14+ hour, 25+ min ago   (251+ words) OpenAI will not go public this year, the company’s chief executive Sam Altman said in an interview released on Saturday, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence. “Given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go…...

18+ hour, 15+ min ago   (888+ words) Isolated, under-developed Laos brands itself the “Battery of Southeast Asia”, powering its neighbours with dozens of hydroelectric plants, but frequent power outages leave its own people in the dark. Exports of electricity to neighbouring countries including Thailand and Vietnam are…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (350+ words) French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called on Europe to develop its own crewed spaceflight capability within a decade as part of a broader push to strengthen the continent’s space sector. Macron made the call during an international space summit…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (410+ words) British broadcaster Channel 4 said Wednesday that it would cut around 340 jobs — more than a quarter of its workforce — by the end of the year. The privately-funded television channel, whose programming includes “The Great British Bake Off” and “Big Brother”, said…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (100+ words) GUANGZHOU, China, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A news report from South: Over the past few years, when it comes to Hong Kong, some Western media outlets have been concocting various versions of “doomsday scenarios.” Is Hong Kong’s status as the world’s financial…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (877+ words) BEIJING, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A report from People’s Daily The transformation of a single city can reflect the prosperity of an entire region. As a window into China’s reform and opening-up, Shenzhen in south China’s Guangdong province has grown from a…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (464+ words) Macau Business Axcelis to Build New Manufacturing Facility in Pyeongtaek, Korea BEVERLY, Mass., Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACLS), a leading supplier of enabling ion implantation solutions for the semiconductor industry, today announced plans to invest $35 million in its…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (280+ words) China’s new badminton chief vowed Tuesday to crack down on corruption after the man he replaced was put under investigation and hasn’t been seen in months. Two-time Olympic gold medallist Zhang Jun, then president of the Chinese Badminton Association (CBA),…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (646+ words) World oil prices rallied Tuesday, once more closing in on $100 a barrel, and stock markets mostly retreated owing to a flare-up in the Middle East war. The yen spiked as investors ramped up bets on the Bank of Japan hiking…...