December 1941 brought the Pacific War to the doorstep of Hong Kong, a British colony that had quietly become a crucial supply hub for China during the ongoing Sino-Japanese War. In this episode, we ...

A new framework suggests the worst moment of your life may actually mark the beginning of reinvention. After rebuilding ...

President Xi Jinping’s ⁠crackdown cut ​real estate debt by ​17%, crushed speculation and lowered systemic risk. ​Five years ​on, though, house prices continue ‌to ⁠fall and the distortions that fed ...

Warmer waters in the Pacific Ocean may have brought devastating floods to the cradle of ancient Chinese civilization, ...

Evidence suggests that China's "cradle of civilization" experienced marked climate disasters and social upheavals during the mid-late Holocene (around 3,000 years ago). However, the direct causes and ...

READING, Pa. - Demolition is underway after a home in Reading partially collapsed overnight. Bit by bit, crews removed crumbling pieces of a home in the 100 block of Poplar Street after the building ...

Emergency services say at least six people died when part of a building collapsed in the South African city of Johannesburg on Monday.

China has ramped up its production of nuclear-powered submarines over the past five years to the point where it is launching subs faster than the United States, threatening to negate a sea-power ...

NELSONVILLE, Ohio — The Mine Tavern, a nearly 200-year-old bar in Nelsonville, was forced to close indefinitely after a six-foot section of brick collapsed Sunday morning, prompting evacuations and ...

When Steven Shi got the keys to his new $1m flat in northern Shanghai, in December, things were not quite right. The walls were crooked. The balcony’s tiles had not been installed properly. The power ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The Semafor headline reads “China’s AI industry gears up ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... It’s a story Washington tells itself whenever reality grows uncomfortable: China is about to collapse. The People’s Republic of China (PRC), ...