Spy balloon confirms 'pattern of Chinese behavior' that poses threat to NATO members, Stoltenberg says
Stoltenberg said European countries have seen an increase in Chinese intelligence activities.
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U.S. explores working with India to increase economic competition against China, says Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says a collaboration between the U.S. and India can compete with the Chinese semiconductor monopoly.
Chinese tech giant Alibaba working on a ChatGPT rival; shares jump
Alibaba joins a flurry of technology firms including Google and Baidu to respond to OpenAI and Microsoft's ChatGPT AI chatbot.
Chinese food delivery firm Meituan plans to hire 10,000 workers as U.S. tech giants ax jobs
Meituan's hiring spree is in contrast to Silicon Valley technology giants from Microsoft to Alphabet that have laid off thousands of workers.
Luxury brand Six Senses is opening its first hotel in Australia
The hotel is scheduled to open in 2025 on a 22-hectare estate called Burnham Beeches, located 25 miles from Melbourne in the Dandenong mountain range.
New photos show the Navy recovering downed China spy balloon off U.S. coast
A Chinese spy balloon was shot down on orders of President Joe Biden, and his administration is considering other actions, Sen. Chuck Schumer said.
Hispanic dialysis patients face 40% higher risk of staph infection than whites, CDC says
People of color on dialysis have a higher risk of staph bloodstream infections than white people, according to the CDC.
Nintendo cuts sales forecast for its ageing Switch console after disappointing holiday season
Nintendo said it now expects to sell 18 million Switch units for the fiscal year ending March 2023, down from a previous forecast of 19 million.
U.S. is 'absolutely' behind on supply chain independence from China, Biden advisor says
For the U.S., whose relations with China can currently be described as tense at best, this poses several potential security risks.
SoftBank's Vision Fund posts fourth straight quarter of losses as tech slump hits Japanese giant
SoftBank's flagship investment arm, the Vision Fund, has been hit by a slump in technology valuations over the past year.
Baidu leaps to 11-month high as it reveals plan to launch ChatGPT-style 'Ernie Bot'
Shares of Baidu jumped more than 13% in Hong Kong as the company said it will launch its own artificial intelligence chatbot.
Chinese spy balloon fallout roils Washington and Beijing
The balloon incident has strained the already fragile U.S.-China relationship.
Hong Kong is giving away 500,000 flights this year—here’s what to know
On Thursday, Hong Kong's leader John Lee announced the city is giving away 500,000 flights in an effort to revive its economy after strict pandemic policies.
U.S.-China relations just got more fragile
U.S.-China relations look increasingly fragile, analysts say, after a now-downed Chinese balloon forced the U.S. Secretary of State to postpone a Beijing trip.
Optimism on Chinese stocks soars to five-year highs
Money is flowing into mainland Chinese and Hong Kong stocks in ways not seen since 2018, according to research firm EPFR Global.
27-year-old pays $1,850/month to live in an old NYC laundromat: 'I knew true community as a child and I know it again now'
Sampson Dahl found the former laundromat online and has lived in the space for four years. It was last a working laundromat in 2005.
China says suspected spy balloon over U.S. skies is a civilian airship
Chinese authorities said Friday that a suspected Beijing-operated spy balloon spotted hovering over sensitive U.S. airspace was in fact a civilian airship intended for scientific research.
Blackouts, currency dives and corruption: Pakistan's economy is on the brink of collapse
Pakistan's foreign currency reserves are so depleted it has only enough to pay for roughly three weeks of imports.
Adani losses top $100 billion in the wake of Hindenburg Research report
Sell-off losses have been accruing since the Jan. 24 publication of a critical report from U.S. short seller Hindenburg Research.
China's Tencent wants to expand its presence in Singapore — and Chinese tourists are a big reason
"We see Singapore as a strategic market for Weixin," Etienne Ng, Southeast Asia's regional director for Tencent's Weixin Pay, told CNBC in an email.
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