Author: Rachel Shannon

AI-powered robot dances for Putin days after another Russian robot stumbles

An AI-powered robot danced for President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday at an exhibition put on by Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, designed to showcase the company's technological advances.

Zohran Mamdani makes history as New York's first Muslim mayor

New Yorkers elected young leftist Zohran Mamdani as their next mayor Tuesday and Democrats won two key state governor races as U.S. voters delivered an early warning to President Donald Trump ahead of 2026's midterms.

Takeoff of China's flying taxis hits turbulence

An unmanned, oval-shaped craft from flying taxi maker EHang hovers, whirring noisily like a mini-helicopter over a riverside innovation zone on the outskirts of the southern Chinese business hub of Guangzhou, part of a trial of a mini-flying taxi that once might have been found only in sci-fi films.

China and US agree to fresh trade talks

China and the United States agreed on Saturday to conduct another round of trade negotiations in the coming week, as the world's two biggest economies seek to avoid another damaging tit-for-tat tariff battle.

Uppingham School partners with Viet Capital Education to open first campus in Asia

Uppingham School and Viet Capital Education have unveiled the first architectural designs for Uppingham School Vietnam – Hung Yen campus, located in Ecopark, Hung Yen, marking the British institution's first campus in Asia.

Viet Nam–Australia Business Forum held in Melbourne

The Ministry of Industry and Trade organised the Viet Nam–Australia Business Forum in Melbourne, Australia, on November 19. Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien attended and delivered an important speech.

Vietnam sees spike in spyware attacks, ranking 2nd in Southeast Asia after Singapore

Cybersecurity company Kaspersky claims to have blocked 191,976 spyware attacks targeting organizations in Vietnam in the first half of 2025.

'Guess what!': Macron phones Trump after blocked by presidential convoy

In New York for the UN General Assembly and rushing to a meeting from UN headquarters, French President Emmanuel Macron was to his astonishment told to go no further by police as the street was blocked by the convoy of U.S. President Donald Trump.

China’s humanoid robot sets Guinness World Record with non-stop 106-km walk

A Chinese-made humanoid robot developed in China has earned a Guinness World Record after completing a 106.286-kilometer trek between two eastern cities without shutting down.

Tourists return to Hue Imperial Citadel after historic flooding

As floodwaters that had submerged Hue for four days began to recede on Friday, international tourists returned to visit the Imperial Citadel and royal tombs.

Trade truce in balance as Trump meets 'tough negotiator' Xi

U.S. President Donald Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping opened on Thursday their first face-to-face meeting in six years, seeking a truce to end a trade war that has roiled the world economy.

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