Understanding China’s Underground Banking System
China’s Underground Banking System (CUBS), often referred to as Feiqian or “Flying Money”, is one of the world’s largest informal ...
Month: June 2026
MHRA launches AI medicines sandbox
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency will launch an AI medicines sandbox after Science Minister Lord Vallance announced the ...
NHS eye care referrals set for overhaul
The Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and Health and Care Minister Stephen Kinnock have announced £20 million ...
£50m Somerset Flooding Investment Announced
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, the Environment Agency and Floods Minister Emma Hardy have announced a £50 ...
UK AI Hardware Plan Backs Chip Firms
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall have announced a £1.1 billion AI Hardware Plan ...
NVIDIA, SK hynix Announce AI Memory Partnership
NVIDIA and SK hynix announced a multiyear technology partnership on June 7, 2026, to advance next-generation memory for AI factories ...
Foreign Secretary Advances UK Security Cooperation in China and India
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper have completed a three-day visit to China and India, ...
Global Talent Fund Brings Researchers To UK
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, UK Research and Innovation and Science Minister Lord Vallance have announced ten international ...
State Department Announces New Cuba Sanctions
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on June 4, 2026, that the State Department is designating five Cuban entities and ...
Community Batteries Could Cut UK Energy Bills
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Energy Minister Michael Shanks have launched a call for evidence on ...