A new ethnic unity law came into effect in China on Wednesday (July 1, 2026), despite warnings from Taiwan, the United Nations and rights groups that it could threaten freedoms, especially for ...

Float Financial announces a CAD $85 million Series C, led by Inovia Capital with continued investment from Goldman Sachs, raising the company’s valuation 70% as it expands coast to coast and deepens ...

The European Parliament has called for the law, which is due to come into effect next week, to be repealed. The Australian government says it has raised concerns directly with China over the country's ...

BEIJING, June 24 (Reuters) - China has a right to target people outside of its borders who contravene its new law on ethnic unity, a senior official said on Wednesday, adding that this was in line ...

At first, the images were grainy: A speck appeared on satellite pictures at an uninhabited atoll sitting in a highly contested waterway that China claims as its own. The speck was at Scarborough Shoal ...

For years, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has pushed ethnic minority groups like Tibetans and Uyghurs to adopt an identity rooted in Chinese nationality and allegiance to the ruling Communist Party. Now, ...

Toronto-based Float Financial Solutions Inc. has raised $85-million in new funding, pushing its valuation to $548-million as investors place a fresh bet on one of Canada’s fastest-growing financial ...

Index providers are bending their rules. Do they have a choice? Nasdaq tweaked its rules to allow Elon Musk’s newly public SpaceX SPCX into its flagship Nasdaq-100 Index after 15 days of trading. FTSE ...

It’s officially swimming season, which means many of us are relying on floating accessories to make pool time even more fun and relaxing. The best pool floats are durable and comfortable, with useful ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...