Inside China’s micro-drama boom: How one-minute episodes are taking cellphone viewers by storm
In 2024, the revenue of this industry, which boasts over 500 million users in the country, surpassed box office earnings for the first time
In 2024, the revenue of this industry, which boasts over 500 million users in the country, surpassed box office earnings for the first time
The inauguration speech of the new U.S. president has already provided a colossal shock, a stress test for American democracy and the international liberal order
The U.S. president tells Davos Forum he wants to meet Vladimir Putin soon and has asked Xi Jinping to help stop Ukraine war
The Chinese city registered the first cases of the infection and implemented the first lockdown of the population to curb contagion
The Ukrainian government has postponed a summit at which it was to discuss with its allies a common position vis-à-vis Moscow to end the war
The president of the United States granted his first interview after his inauguration to Fox News
The withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, the WHO, and the pact to tax large multinationals adds to the president’s expansionist rhetoric and his conviction that ‘everybody needs’ the United States
The president withdraws the US from the Paris Agreement, pardons those convicted of the assault on the Capitol and renames the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, but has not yet imposed tariffs on imports
Donald Trump has promised to save the app, which has transformed how we consume and create content today
In his second term, the U.S. president will be far more free to implement his proposals
Tens of thousands of cyber slaves are held captive in Southeast Asia’s scam compounds, working around the clock to defraud love-seeking victims through dating apps and social media
The nine justices support the law forcing the platform to divest from its parent company, China-based ByteDance
While the United States decides whether to ban the platform, China must manage the flood of Western users on its alternative, the Little Red Book where there’s fun to be had with cultural crossover
Donald Trump’s return to the White House threatens to revolutionize international relations, which were already shaken by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Everything points to profound changes in conflicts, alliances, trade, the fight against climate change and the future of democracy
The threat of new tariffs is heightening mistrust among investors as China’s central bank pledges to maintain exchange rate stability
In late December inspectors rescued 163 Chinese workers from the construction site of a plant owned by the electric car manufacturer that has come to symbolize Beijing’s growing influence in the South American country
As social media removes anti-hoax controls and relegates the serious media to the sidelines, China is jailing the journalist who documented the 2022 Zero-Covid protests in ‘Not the Foreign Force’. Yet Musk claims that the real tyranny comes from Keir Starmer in the United Kingdom
The doctor has assisted more than 10,000 people in 136 countries after revolutionizing operating theaters with minimally invasive single-cut video surgery on the chest
There is no out-of-control engineering causing damage or drought, but the threat of climate change is increasing interest in some countries in techniques to alter the weather
In the first 10 months of 2024, over 280,000 migrants crossed the barrier between Colombia and Panama, including Venezuelans, Ecuadorians, and people from countries as far afield as Vietnam, DR Congo, and Afghanistan. EL PAÍS delves into the jungle to follow these travelers, sharing their difficult stories and big dreams. Some are left behind along the way. With the help of UNICEF, we visit the towns that welcome these weary souls on the other side
Possible technological transfers from Moscow to Pyongyang are a concern fo Seoul and Tokyo, while Beijing juggles its interests to remain equidistant
A group of experts claims that a geological event has confused the age of the satellite, which could be up to 180 million years older than previously thought
Marieke Blom believes that the trade and tax measures announced by the US president-elect could cause the shares of the country’s companies to fall, forcing him to rectify his policies
Nile tilapia move to warmer waters when they become ill to mimic the effects of fever in warm-blooded animals
The head of European diplomacy insists that now is not the time to talk about the recognition of the new Syrian government and asks the 27 for a common position on the return of refugees
Everything indicates the appointment will benefit SpaceX and that the project of taking humans to Mars will receive a notable boost
The president-elect is already acting as if he is in power, a month and a half before officially taking office, while Joe Biden continues to fade into the background