The rapid rise of the Chinese start-up DeepSeek, a low-cost AI model, has shocked many and turned the world of artificial intelligence upside down. However, DeepSeek's quick ascent to fame has led to widespread scrutiny over its security and safety. Regulators worldwide are closely examining the Chinese AI app,...
The first week of February is marked by grief for Zubayra Shamseden not only because she lost loved ones nearly three decades ago, she says, but because China’s repressive policies toward Uyghurs continue.
"The Ghulja massacre in 1997 was the beginning of today’s ongoing genocide of Uyghurs."
Many protesters were killed...
Pakistan's external financing needs will remain significant in the coming year, despite progress in rebuilding its foreign exchange reserves, Fitch Ratings said on Tuesday.
The South Asian nation needs to repay over $22 billion in external debt in the fiscal year 2025, including nearly $13 billion in bilateral deposits, Fitch...
A group that opposes forced labour in China has challenged fast fashion retailer SHEIN’s plans to list in London. The organisation has said that if Britain’s regulator approves the float, it will seek a judicial review of the IPO.
According to the organisation Stop Uyghur Genocide, cotton made using Uyghur...
Taiwan on Monday banned government departments from using Chinese startup DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence (AI) service as it was a security risk, toughening language from last week which said it should not be used.
Democratically governed Taiwan has long been wary of Chinese technology given Beijing’s sovereignty claims over the island...
A 20-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead by her brothers for making TikTok videos in Pakistan's Jhelum region.
According to police sources, the incident took place in Jhelum’s Dhoke Korian, when neighbours had objected to the victim’s video-making, which led to a confrontation within the family.
The brothers allegedly opened fire...
The Netherlands' privacy watchdog AP on Friday said it will launch an investigation into Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek's data collection practices and urged Dutch users to exercise caution with the company's software.
"The AP is (issuing this) warning because of the serious concerns that there are over DeepSeek's privacy...
A man who recently brought his family back to Pakistan from the United States confessed to shooting dead his teenage daughter, motivated by his disapproval of her TikTok content
According to the report, the shooting happened on a street in the southwestern city of Quetta on Tuesday. Initially, the suspect, Anwar...
Suspected Chinese spies posing as Taiwanese tourists were arrested in the Philippines after allegedly taking photographs of Philippine Coast Guard ships
The two suspects had been staying at a resort in Palawan, where they discreetly used their phones from a secluded location to record the comings and goings of coast...
Simmering tensions between India and China have gone beyond their historically contested land borders, evolving into a broader strategic rivalry encompassing the Indian Ocean and the wider Indo-Pacific region.
Both nations are not just modernizing their militaries but doing so at a rapid pace, signaling their intensifying determination to assert...
