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Why the world’s most valuable company is set to become even more powerful

Nvidia’s rise from obscurity to become a $5.5 trillion market-moving beast brings with it a lot of wild expectations.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz

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Flurry of mass casualty attacks in China causes alarm

Flurry of mass casualty attacks in China causes alarm

There have been at least nine mass killings and attacks in China in 2024 – three more than in the entire previous decade.

  • byCasey Hall
Media tycoon tells court he did not use Trump officials to influence policy on Hong Kong

Media tycoon tells court he did not use Trump officials to influence policy on Hong Kong

Pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai has taken the stand for the first time since his arrest on national security charges.

  • byLisa Visentin
China’s renewables push puts Australia on the spot

China’s renewables push puts Australia on the spot

Ross Gittins is spot on when he suggests that China would enjoy usurping the US in the move to renewables.

Chinese cargo ship suspected in ‘sabotage’ of Baltic Sea cables

Chinese cargo ship suspected in ‘sabotage’ of Baltic Sea cables

Swedish public broadcaster SVT and several Finnish media outlets reported that two Danish navy ships shadowed the cargo vessel as it sailed out of the Baltic Sea on Tuesday.

  • byRob Harris
‘Mr Putin could end this conflict today’:Albanese makes case for peace at summit without solutions

‘Mr Putin could end this conflict today’:Albanese makes case for peace at summit without solutions

Leaders from the world’s biggest economies have split on how to end conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine,highlighting the deep divisions at the G20 summit.

  • byDavid Crowe
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Australian man Gordon Ng sentenced in Hong Kong to more than seven years’ jail

Australian man Gordon Ng sentenced in Hong Kong to more than seven years’ jail

The Australian was convicted in May on national security charges along with 13 other pro-democracy activists.

  • byLisa Visentin andDaniel Ceng
‘Turnaround’:Xi talks up China ties in G20 talks with Albanese

‘Turnaround’:Xi talks up China ties in G20 talks with Albanese

The Chinese president has acknowledged the “twists and turns” in Beijing’s relations with Australia during a meeting that sought to cement a strategic partnership rocked by trade disputes.

  • byDavid Crowe
The age of the carnivores is upon us:China,Russia and their war machine

The age of the carnivores is upon us:China,Russia and their war machine

The world is made up of herbivores and carnivores,Emmanuel Macron says. The meat-eaters are circling for a carnivores’ picnic of territorial conquest.

  • byPeter Hartcher
Global dance group Shen Yun faces inquiry over underage labour practices

Global dance group Shen Yun faces inquiry over underage labour practices

The troupe,operated by the Falun Gong religious movement,requires dancers to train under abusive conditions,former performers say.

  • byMichael Rothfeld andNicole Hong
Port guide:Hong Kong,China

Port guide:Hong Kong,China

Hong Kong has frantic energy,a spectacular setting and some of the world’s best shopping and dining. Plunge into the excitement of one of the world’s great cities.

  • byBrian Johnston