geopolitics

China’s diplomats are on an “AI governance” offensive. At a May 5 United Nations meeting, China’s vice minister of science and technology championed China’s role in shaping U.N.-led frameworks that determine how the technology should be built and used. Just a week earlier, two top Chinese AI experts

Some have been hammered; even those who haven’t might be soon

Does the country’s manufacturing success leave space for anyone else?

Equities notched their fourth-straight session of gains on Tuesday, with investors hopeful that an agreement to re-open the Strait of Hormuz may be near even as hostilities tested a ceasefire between the US and Iran.

Israel attacks Hamas' new armed wing chief, Netanyahu says Reuters

Tehran vows to ‘not leave any mischief unanswered’ after the attacks

Airlines cancel flights in response to Middle East conflict Reuters

Russia says US did not grant visa for official to attend UN meeting Reuters

Oil was little changed in early Asian trading, as the US touted progress toward a peace deal with Iran despite fresh hostilities and uncertainty over the vital Strait of Hormuz.

Asian stocks were set to edge higher Wednesday in a sign traders are clinging to expectations the US and Iran will sign a peace deal even as military strikes in the Persian Gulf persisted.