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GT investigates: Experts warn against politicizing submarine cable incidents, stressing China’s role in protecting undersea cables

May 2, 2025

Workers lay submarine cables at an offshore wind farm in Zhoushan, East China

GT investigates: China’s open innovation offers new options for global submarine cable construction

May 2, 2025

GT investigates: Negative reports about China in Western media seen a recent decline, has China changed or Western media changed?

April 2, 2025

GT investigates: Why is eradicating telecom fraud in eastern Myanmar so difficult?

March 25, 2025

GT investigates: How will American special operations team intervene in S.China Sea?

December 12, 2024

GT investigates: Lithium protests in Serbia: environment driven or politically motivated?

October 15, 2024

Australian murder suspect is cross-examined over poisonous mushroom meal
SYDNEY — An Australian woman accused of using poisonous mushrooms to murder three elderly relatives of her estranged husband was cross-examined by the prosecution on Thursday, denying she had measured a “fatal dose” on her kitchen scales. Erin Patterson, 50, is charged with the July 2023 murders of her mother-in-law Gail Patterson, father-in-law Donald Patterson…
The clock is ticking on South Korea’s new president — even on Day 1
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of “Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan’s Lost Decades.” It took Lee Jae-myung three hard-fought runs at the South Korean presidency to finally prevail this week. Yet Lee will quickly find that winning the job was the easy part.
Shein and Temu see U.S. demand plunge on ‘de minimis’ trade loophole closure
Use of low-cost e-commerce giants Temu and Shein has slowed significantly in the key U.S. market amid President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports and the closure of the de minimis loophole, new data shows. Temu’s U.S. daily active users (DAUs) dropped 52% in May versus March, before Trump’s tariffs were announced, while those at…
Israeli forces recover bodies of 2 hostages with U.S. citizenship held in Gaza
Israeli forces have recovered the bodies of two hostages with dual Israeli-U.S. citizenship, Judith Weinstein-Haggai and Gadi Haggai, a married couple whose remains were being held by Hamas in Gaza since the beginning of the war there in October 2023. The Israeli milit and Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic security agency, recovered the bodies of Weinstein-Haggai,…
Auto assembler Handal rides China’s EV expansion into Indonesia
BEKASI, Indonesia — By any stretch of the imagination, vehicle assembler Handal Indonesia Motor is not a major player in the domestic auto market. Its one plant, in Bakasi just outside Jakarta, has an annual capacity of 14,000 units, just 1.6% of national sales last year. But it has grand ambitions. And these are an indicator of…
Citigroup to cut around 3,500 tech jobs in China
HONG KONG — Citigroup will axe around 3,500 tech jobs in its China Citi Solution Centers in Shanghai and Dalian as part of efforts to simplify its global operations, the company announced on Thursday. While based in China, workers in these positions support Citi’s global business. The reduction is expected to be completed by the…
Pakistan unveils crypto reserve plan seen as ploy to woo Trump
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has unveiled a plan to establish a national crypto reserve, making the country an early adopter of digital currencies as a national asset. However, the move faces a mounting backlash, with critics expressing concerns about a possible erosion of national wealth. The quickly taken decision is also seen as way to garner…
Maori lawmakers suspended over protest haka performed in New Zealand Parliament
Three Māori lawmakers in New Zealand received record suspensions of up to three weeks on Thursday, local media reported, over a protest haka they performed in Parliament last year against a contentious bill. The lawmakers drew global attention in November when they performed the haka, a ceremonial chanting dance of defiance that is a cherished…
Hajj pilgrims to perform Wuquf Arafat today
Hajj pilgrims to perform Wuquf Arafat today Makkah: On the 9th of Zul Hajj, which is Thursday, June 5, 2025, pilgrims perform the most significant ritual of Hajj – Wuquf-e-Arafat (stay at Mount Arafat). Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam, a religious duty that must be carried out at least once in the lifetime…