Chinese courts concluded 23,732 drug cases in 2025, sentencing nearly 7,400 to 5+ years, SPC says; cases fell over one-third from 2024 as severe sentencing rate rose 4.4 points.

Syrian authorities seize 600,000 Captagon pills and arrest two suspected traffickers in Homs and Idlib

Syrian authorities arrested two suspected drug traffickers and seized 600,000 Captagon pills during a security operation in the central province of Homs and the northwestern province of Idlib, according to interior authorities. Forces also confiscated light and medium weapons, RPG launcher rounds, ammunition and various types of grenades.

Chinese banks curb retail precious metals trading channels, tighten risk controls amid market concerns

Major Chinese banks are restricting retail precious metals trading services and tightening risk controls amid risk concerns.

China's LineShine supercomputer tops latest TOP500 ranking with 2.198 EFLOPS, first system to sustain over 2 EFLOPS on HPL benchmark, Shenzhen center says

China's domestically-developed LineShine supercomputer has topped the latest TOP500 list with 2.198 EFLOPS of sustained double-precision performance, becoming the world's first supercomputer to sustain more than 2 EFLOPS on the High Performance Linpack benchmark, according to the National Supercomputing Center in Shenzhen.

Hong Kong overtakes Switzerland as world's biggest offshore wealth hub; renewed Chinese regulatory clampdown casts pall over billionaire boom

Hong Kong has overtaken Switzerland as the world's largest offshore wealth hub, while a renewed clampdown by Chinese regulators casts a pall over the resurgent billionaire boom.