7 h. ago | China strengthens position in France's textile & apparel sourcing

| China strengthens position in France's textile & apparel sourcing  Fibre2Fashion

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8 h. ago ByteDance’s agentic AI smartphone dials up a digital backlash by China’s top apps

ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, has moved to tighten controls on its artificial intelligence-powered smartphone after several of China’s most widely used apps restricted its voice-operated functions. The company said it had scaled back the capabilities of Doubao, the agentic AI that runs on the device. In a statement issued on Friday, ByteDance said it would prevent the Nubia M153 AI phone from claiming incentives that were intended for active human users. It was also disabling the assistant’s...

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44 h. ago Beijing court launches a groundbreaking initiative by appointing 21 retired judges as mediators

Beijing court launches a groundbreaking initiative by appointing 21 retired judges as mediators  China Daily

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45 h. ago Huawei’s founder makes subtle dig at lofty pursuits in AI by the US

The United States and China are pursuing artificial intelligence in “different directions”, and the divergence is being reflected in the strategies that the governments and companies are adopting, according to the founder of one of the world’s largest technology investors. The US is focusing on supercomputing power and large models in the lofty pursuit of artificial general intelligence (AGI) and artificial superintelligence (ASI), while China was adopting a more practical approach, using AI to...

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48 h. ago ‘Breasts will be larger’: China parenting app messages leave expectant dads uneasy

A leading parenting platform in China has sparked discomfort among expectant fathers with feeds such as “her body has become the shape of S” and “you can have some sex at this stage,” leading many to voice their complaints on social media. An internet user, whose wife is 22 weeks pregnant, shared that both he and his wife are registered members of Baby Tree, an app that caters to families with pregnant women and infants. According to the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald, the couple regularly receive...

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55 h. ago Are Singaporean Chinese the ‘least attractive’? Viral image ignites debate

A widely shared image on social media depicting colour sketches of men from different regions in China has ignited debate on the physical appearance of Singaporean Chinese based on their ancestry, with online users concluding they are the least attractive of the gene pool. But psychotherapists say perceptions of beauty might be warped by media and celebrity culture, warning against the normalisation of conversations centred on physical appearance. The discussion was prompted by drawings of male...

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55 h. ago Are Singaporean Chinese the ‘least attractive’? Viral image stirs debate

A widely shared image on social media depicting colour sketches of men from different regions in China has stirred debate on the physical appearance of Singaporean Chinese based on their ancestry, with online users concluding they are the least attractive of the gene pool. But psychotherapists say perceptions of beauty might be warped by media and celebrity culture, warning against the normalisation of conversations centred on physical appearance. The discussion was prompted by drawings of male...

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3 d. ago China approves compliant rare earth exports for civilian use

China approves compliant rare earth exports for civilian use  China Daily - Global Edition

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3 d. ago Apple is staging a 'phenomenal turnaround' in China thanks to the iPhone 17

Apple is staging a 'phenomenal turnaround' in China thanks to the iPhone 17  Business Insider

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3 d. ago Smith & Baumgartner Urge Bipartisan Approach to China Following Historic Trip to Beijing

Smith & Baumgartner Urge Bipartisan Approach to China Following Historic Trip to Beijing  The Ripon Society

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3 d. ago Apple Eyes Record iPhone Shipments This Year, Powered By China Rebound: Report

Apple Eyes Record iPhone Shipments This Year, Powered By China Rebound: Report  Stocktwits

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4 d. ago Ford CEO praises Xiaomi SU7’s experience: It’s the Apple of China

Ford CEO praises Xiaomi SU7’s experience: It’s the Apple of China  CarNewsChina.com

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5 d. ago Antengene Announces IND Approval in China for Phase Ib/II Study of ATG

Antengene Announces IND Approval in China for Phase Ib/II Study of ATG-022 (CLDN18.2 ADC) in Combination with KEYTRUDA® (Pembrolizumab) ± Chemotherapy  Morningstar

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5 d. ago Chinese schools offer ‘embodied intelligence’ courses to aid robotics industry

China is building a talent pipeline for the booming robotics industry, with the country’s top universities launching undergraduate courses in embodied intelligence to support Beijing’s ambitions to overtake the US. Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Zhejiang University were among a batch of seven prestigious universities that had recently applied to add “embodied intelligence” as a new course, China’s education ministry said in November. The new programme was driven by the demands of a national...

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6 d. ago ByteDance teams up with ZTE as China races to take on Apple in agentic AI phones

TikTok owner ByteDance has entered the race against Apple to define the future of smartphones by putting its artificial intelligence agent Doubao into a ZTE-made handset. The Beijing-based company on Monday launched the Doubao Mobile Assistant in a technical preview, describing it as “an operating-system-level collaboration between ByteDance’s Doubao [AI model] and mobile phone manufacturers” that “brings more convenient interaction and richer capabilities”, according to a post on Monday on its...

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6 d. ago A Look At How China’s Conditional Approval Scheme Has Been Working

A Look At How China’s Conditional Approval Scheme Has Been Working  Citeline News & Insights

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6 d. ago Exploring China’s Rich Cultural Heritage: The Global Appeal of Hanfu

Exploring China’s Rich Cultural Heritage: The Global Appeal of Hanfu  Travel And Tour World

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7 d. ago Sublime China Information Submits Listing Application To Hong Kong Bourse

Sublime China Information Submits Listing Application To Hong Kong Bourse  TradingView

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7 d. ago Why do Chinese no longer feel the need to boycott Japanese products?

During past flare-ups in diplomatic tensions between China and Japan, Chinese consumers spontaneously boycotted Japanese goods. But the latest row, sparked by controversial remarks on Taiwan by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, has met with a markedly different response, with almost no one in China calling for a boycott of Japanese products. Part of the reason for the turnaround is a seismic shift in China’s consumer market, with the Japanese home appliances, digital gadgets and cars once...

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7 d. ago 👑 Apple Reclaims the Throne: Why the iPhone Overtook Huawei in China's Smartphone Market

👑 Apple Reclaims the Throne: Why the iPhone Overtook Huawei in China's Smartphone Market  vocal.media

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