17 h. ago China joins US in hunt for ripples in spacetime with new telescope in Tibet

High on the Tibetan Plateau, China has completed a cutting-edge telescope designed to detect ripples in spacetime from the dawn of the universe with the help of the United States – strengthening a global effort to probe how everything began. The Ali Cosmic Microwave Background Polarisation Telescope (AliCPT), perched at 5,250 metres (17,220 ft) in Tibet’s remote Ali prefecture, was finished this month after eight years of construction involving 16 institutions worldwide, including Stanford...

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21 h. ago China family has funeral as Indian neighbours host wedding in show of communal unity

A Chinese funeral and an Indian wedding took place on the same street on the same day in Malaysia, but the two families managed to coexist and show mutual respect, winning applause online. Both ceremonies took place on July 5 in Tampin, in the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan. The funeral was that of the mother of a local Democratic Action Party politician of Chinese origin. On the other side of the street, an Indian family rented a hall to host a wedding. Funerals are usually considered...

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21 h. ago BHP says Australian green iron too costly despite joint China deal

BHP says Australian green iron too costly despite joint China deal  Reuters

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30 h. ago AMD cleared to join Nvidia and resume selling some underpowered AI chips to China

AMD cleared to join Nvidia and resume selling some underpowered AI chips to China  theregister.com

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42 h. ago Trump lightens chip bans on China, AMD to restart MI308 AI chip sales in the country, joining Nvidia's H20 — 'We plan to resume shipments as licenses are approved'

Trump lightens chip bans on China, AMD to restart MI308 AI chip sales in the country, joining Nvidia's H20 — 'We plan to resume shipments as licenses are approved'  Tom's Hardware

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68 h. ago China and Serbia gear up for first joint military training exercise

China will hold its first joint military training exercise with the Serbian military this month as defence ties deepen between Beijing and the Balkan country. Chinese defence ministry spokesman Jiang Bin said on Monday that army special forces from China and Serbia would hold the joint training exercise Peace Defenders-2025 in Hebei in late July. “This will be the first joint training between the Chinese and Serbian militaries. It will help strengthen the combat skills of participating troops...

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3 d. ago Top AI medical scientists Roland Eils and Irina Lehmann leave Germany for China

Top German medical scientists Roland Eils and Irina Lehmann have joined Fudan University in Shanghai as full-time faculty members, according to the Chinese institution’s website. The married couple joined the university in April, their arrival marking another milestone in China’s growing ambitions in artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine – a field that Eils and Lehmann have helped to pioneer. Eils earned his doctorate in mathematics from the University of Heidelberg in 1995, and was elected...

Science

4 d. ago Will China’s mega dam in Tibet bring a water crisis to India? Study gives hint

On the Tibetan plateau, a super dam will harness the roaring river of Yarlung Tsangpo, generating triple the electricity of the Three Gorges Dam. But politicians in India, sitting downstream, have voiced fears the dam could be a “water bomb” exacerbating floods in monsoons, or that it could steal water in dry seasons. Since Beijing approved the project in December last year, there have been lots of discussions, but little proof. Now a joint study by Hohai University and China’s Ministry of Water...

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4 d. ago Ancient Silk Road tombs in China join Unesco World Heritage list

The Western Xia Imperial Tombs in northwest China has been designated as a Unesco World Heritage site – a recognition of the site’s importance as a centre of cultural fusion and commercial activity on the ancient Silk Road. The group of burial sites, also known as the Xixia Imperial Tombs, officially received the designation from the United Nations cultural body on Friday, according to state news agency Xinhua. The site dates back to the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227), which was ruled by the...

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5 d. ago US officer urges closer South Korea, Japan defence ties amid North threat

America’s highest-ranking military officer has called for closer trilateral defence ties with South Korea and Japan in response to what he described as an “unprecedented” military build-up by North Korea and China. The remarks by General Dan Caine, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, come amid growing pressure on Seoul to shoulder more of the cost of hosting 28,500 US troops and to support their expanded role beyond the Korean peninsula – a move that could test South Korea’s willingness to...

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5 d. ago Volkswagen to close joint plant with SAIC in China's Nanjing, reports Handelsblatt

Volkswagen to close joint plant with SAIC in China's Nanjing, reports Handelsblatt  Reuters

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6 d. ago Young people from 14 countries join Beijing salon on cultural exchange

Young people from 14 countries join Beijing salon on cultural exchange  China.org.cn

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1 week ago NATO Head: WWIII Will Begin With Joint Attacks by China and Russia

NATO Head: WWIII Will Begin With Joint Attacks by China and Russia  kboi.com

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2 w. ago Philippines to view maritime rows with China as ‘one theatre’, partner Japan

The Philippines is adopting a Japan-led strategy to treat the East and South China seas as a unified theatre of operations – a shift analysts say reflects growing alignment among regional allies in the face of China’s expanding maritime footprint. Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said the “one-theatre” concept would promote operational synergy, intelligence-sharing and mutual reinforcement among members of the minilateral “Squad” – comprising the Philippines, Japan, the United States, South...

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2 w. ago Wang Yi tells top EU officials to unite against ‘unilateralism and bullying’

Beijing’s top envoy has called for China and Europe to join forces against “unilateralism and bullying” in a thinly veiled swipe at the United States, after meeting European Union leaders in Brussels. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday, before sitting down for marathon political talks with the bloc’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas that were expected to run over dinner. “The world today...

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2 w. ago Communication expert Julian Cheng leaves Canada career for China university

Julian Cheng Zhizhen, a global expert in optical and radio frequency wireless communication, has left his position in Canada to join the newly established Great Bay University (GBU) in southern China. Cheng, previously an electrical engineering professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC), will be chair professor and dean of the school of information science and technology, GBU announced in a post on its official social media account on June 23. The announcement came just four days...

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2 w. ago Now India Set to Join China, UAE, Thailand, US, Australia, and Mexico as Countries Turn to Artificial Rain to Boost Tourism

Now India Set to Join China, UAE, Thailand, US, Australia, and Mexico as Countries Turn to Artificial Rain to Boost Tourism  Travel And Tour World

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2 w. ago China’s No 4 official joins in mourning death of Hong Kong tycoon Charles Ho

China’s No 4 politician was among senior Beijing officials and other heavyweights who sent wreaths to the wake for Hong Kong tobacco and media tycoon Charles Ho Tsu-kwok. The ceremony for Ho, former chairman of the Sing Tao News Corporation who died at the age of 75 earlier this month, was held at the Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point on Saturday. Ho became a standing committee member of China’s top political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in...

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2 w. ago Trailblazing mathematician Yitang Zhang leaves US for job at Chinese university

Chinese-American mathematician Yitang Zhang has left the United States to join Sun Yat-sen University in southern China as a full-time professor. The 70-year-old number theorist has been appointed to the university’s newly established Institute of Advanced Study Hong Kong and will live and work in the Greater Bay Area, the university announced at a ceremony on Friday afternoon. While the university did not give further details about his appointment, it noted that Zhang had relocated to China...

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2 w. ago Iran Joins China and Russia in Security Talks After US Strikes

Iran Joins China and Russia in Security Talks After US Strikes  Newsweek

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