China is probing an acquisition of an artificial intelligence (AI) platform based in Singapore with Chinese origins from Meta. On Thursday (Dec. 8), China’s commerce ministry said it will review the deal to determine whether it violates export controls or foreign investment rules. Meta wants to buy Manus and use it to boost AI on
The final hearing in former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s trial just wrapped up after a marathon 12-hour session in Seoul. If convicted, Yoon could face a life sentence or even the death penalty, though South Korea has not carried out an execution in decades. Prosecutors argue that Yoon was behind a plan to
The US this week approved a subpoena for a pro-Beijing billionaire who is suspected of bankrolling organised protests in the U.S. The groups behind these protests are socialist groups, like the Party for Socialism and Liberation, suspected to be bankrolled by China-based billionaire Neville Roy Singham. Singham is alleged to be backed by the Chinese
