A Tangshan migrant worker was sentenced to six years after an explosive device injured four people. His family is challenging the wage case and appeal process.

Hong Kong police searched Have A Nice Stay and Greenfield Book Store and arrested five people over allegedly seditious publications. All five were released on bail.

Declassified US files show that Chinese actors collected and analysed voter data, including public records. They do not establish that ballots, vote counts or the 2020 result were altered.

China recovered a Long March 10B booster and Japan flew RV-X. Ruibao compares their technology, reuse records and costs with SpaceX.

The World Bank says China’s growth may slow to 4.4% in 2026 and urges stronger social protection to support household consumption.

Founder of Beijing’s Zion Church arrives in Los Angeles after release from China; Trump raised his case with Xi, while other church members remain detained.

The UN warned of possible mass atrocities around Sudan’s El Obeid after Amnesty International accused the RSF of war crimes and crimes against humanity in El Fasher.

New York police said a man died after setting himself on fire outside the UN headquarters. US media and Tibetan advocacy figures identified him as Lobga Rangzen, a Tibetan man who had criticized China’s new ethnic unity law.

A recent video by Taiwanese YouTuber Qiangqiang Maze follows young men around Longhua, Shenzhen, as they move between day jobs, cheap lodgings and life outside much of China’s formal safety net.

Japan's Joint Staff said Chinese and Russian military aircraft flew over the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea and waters off Shikoku on June 27. Tokyo scrambled fighter jets, but did not say the aircraft entered Japanese territorial airspace.

Beijing's Chaoyang district said a single-engine, two-seat light sport aircraft collided with a high-rise near the East Third Ring Road on June 26. The pilot was killed and 13 people at the scene were injured.

OpenAI has shown its first custom AI processor built with Broadcom. The chip is already in testing and is expected to reach customer workloads later this year, as investors look beyond GPU sales to the cost of running AI models.

China's National Audit Office said Bank of China packaged 11 private funds as public funds through affiliated financial institutions, using tax preferences to avoid 2.367 billion yuan in tax.

China's new ethnic-unity law takes effect on July 1. Article 63 extends legal responsibility to overseas organisations and individuals, raising concerns among scholars, rights groups and diaspora communities.

Trump said selling IBM was "not a good decision" as he signed quantum technology orders at the White House. IBM shares rose more than 4% intraday, but software and AI infrastructure remain the stock's core support.