40 m. ago Chinese man sues fiancée for US$7,000 in gifts, dating expenses, claims she eats too much

A “petty” Chinese man has faced online scorn after he sued his fiancée to get back all the money he had spent on her because she “ate too much”. A court hearing involving the ex-couple went viral on social media after it was reported on December 9. According to the Chinese media outlet Zonglan News, the man, surnamed He, sued his girlfriend, surnamed Wang, to secure the return of a 20,000-yuan (US$2,800) initial bride price payment his family had made to her family. He also demanded that Wang...

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10 h. ago Exclusive: Nexperia's China unit switches to local firms for wafer supplies, document shows

Exclusive: Nexperia's China unit switches to local firms for wafer supplies, document shows  Reuters

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11 h. ago China’s Sugon unveils new AI infrastructure to rival platforms from Nvidia and Huawei

Chinese supercomputer maker Sugon has launched an advanced artificial intelligence infrastructure for data centres that is expected to rival similar high-performance platforms from Nvidia and Huawei Technologies. Beijing-based Sugon, listed in Shanghai as Dawning Information Industry, on Thursday unveiled its scaleX platform at an event in Kunshan, a city in eastern Jiangsu province. The company claimed that it was China’s first 10,000-card AI supercluster, designed to deliver in excess of 5...

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11 h. ago China’s Sugon launches AI infrastructure to rival platforms from Nvidia, Huawei

China’s Sugon launches AI infrastructure to rival platforms from Nvidia, Huawei  South China Morning Post

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14 h. ago What a Houston AI chip smuggler reveals about Trump's China surrender | Opinion

What a Houston AI chip smuggler reveals about Trump's China surrender | Opinion  Houston Chronicle

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15 h. ago Need for speed: Alibaba ramps up China instant commerce push with Cainiao and Tmall tie

Alibaba Group’s logistics arm Cainiao and online grocery business Tmall Supermarket are teaming up to expand fulfilment infrastructure and speed up deliveries, as the Chinese e-commerce giant ramps up its efforts in China’s fast-growing instant commerce battle to fend off rivals such as JD.com and Meituan. Cainiao will launch new or expand instant commerce warehouses for Tmall Supermarket across 31 mainland Chinese cities by the end of January 2026, it said in a statement on Thursday. Alibaba...

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15 h. ago Exclusive: Nexperia's China unit switches to local firms for wafer supplies

Exclusive: Nexperia's China unit switches to local firms for wafer supplies- document  Reuters

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15 h. ago Hong Kong, China successfully defend title at Hong Kong International Baseball Open

Hong Kong, China successfully defend title at Hong Kong International Baseball Open  World Baseball Softball Confederation - wbsc

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15 h. ago Squirrel AI's Xu Yihan Attends Forbes China Education Summit and Receives Influential Education Figure Award

Squirrel AI's Xu Yihan Attends Forbes China Education Summit and Receives Influential Education Figure Award  PR Newswire

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16 h. ago Lululemon sees China business surge despite global profit decline

Lululemon sees China business surge despite global profit decline  Dao Insights

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18 h. ago How China cracked the US ‘super code’ that controls most power grids in the world

China is no longer using American software to run its power grid. The Southern Regional Electricity Market (SREM) – the world’s largest unified power market – has switched fully to Tianquan, a solver developed by Chinese engineers with speeds 14 per cent faster than American products, according to a report by the official Science and Technology Daily. It follows recent reports that the State Grid, Huawei and many other leading Chinese companies have abandoned US solvers. If China no longer needs...

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18 h. ago How China cracked US ‘super code’ that controls most power grids in the world

How China cracked US ‘super code’ that controls most power grids in the world  South China Morning Post

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20 h. ago Chip Shortage Lingers as Honda Plans to Halt Output in Japan, China

Chip Shortage Lingers as Honda Plans to Halt Output in Japan, China  Supply Chain Brain

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21 h. ago China’s heat pump tech, Tokyo clarifies Taiwan stance to Beijing: SCMP’s 7 highlights

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China’s ultra-hot heat pump breakthrough paves way for melting ore with sunlight For over a century, the dream of efficiently concentrating low-grade heat into high-temperature industrial energy has been constrained by a stubborn...

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22 h. ago China A500 ETFs Inflows Surge to Record High Toward Year End

China A500 ETFs Inflows Surge to Record High Toward Year End  Bloomberg.com

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32 h. ago China's power paradox: clean energy surge conflicts with coal safety net

China's power paradox: clean energy surge conflicts with coal safety net  RFI

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34 h. ago China sues after Missouri seeks to collect on $25 billion court judgment, prosecutor says

China sues after Missouri seeks to collect on $25 billion court judgment, prosecutor says  AP News

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36 h. ago China slams EU subsidy probes as ‘egregious’ and discriminatory

China’s Ministry of Commerce has expressed strong opposition to recent European Union investigations into Chinese companies and vowed to use necessary means to defend their rights. “The European Union has recently launched a series of Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) investigations targeting Chinese enterprises such actions are egregious, with clear targeting and discriminatory intent,” ministry spokesman He Yadong said during a press conference on Thursday. Last week, Brussels launched an...

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36 h. ago Discriminatory and egregious: China blasts EU’s subsidy crackdown

Discriminatory and egregious: China blasts EU’s subsidy crackdown  South China Morning Post

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40 h. ago Gazprom says discussed prospects of Russian Gas supplies to China with CNPC in Beijing

Gazprom says discussed prospects of Russian Gas supplies to China with CNPC in Beijing  UNITED NEWS OF INDIA

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