59 m. ago Could flying wind farms be the future of energy generation in China?

A giant airship launched in a densely populated area of southwestern China earlier this month has set social media on fire. Footage of the S2000, the world’s most powerful flying wind farm, in the skies above Yibin, Sichuan province, prompted comparisons with an alien spaceship or the airships that featured in the animated film Big Hero 6. The white airship – measuring 60 metres (200 feet) in length and a width and height of 40 metres – was filled with helium on the ground before ascent,...

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4 d. ago China's Wind Farms Are Doing A Lot More Than Generating Electricity

China's Wind Farms Are Doing A Lot More Than Generating Electricity  SlashGear

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4 d. ago How Qeelin’s CNY story drums up the spirit of China’s younger generations

How Qeelin’s CNY story drums up the spirit of China’s younger generations  Jing Daily

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9 d. ago US Has Lost A Generation Of Nuclear Expertise As China and Russia Have Surged Ahead, Hearing Told

US Has Lost A Generation Of Nuclear Expertise As China and Russia Have Surged Ahead, Hearing Told  NucNet

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1 week ago It’s HAL out there: Tencent AI chatbot tells user to ‘get lost’ in rare angry outburst

Chinese social media and gaming giant Tencent Holdings apologised after its artificial intelligence chatbot Yuanbao was accused of “verbally insulting” a user, fuelling online debate about the risks posed by fast-evolving generative AI tools. Yuanbao is among China’s most popular AI chatbots. Embedded in Tencent’s WeChat and used by tens of millions of people each day, there have been no previous reports of the assistant generating insulting replies in user conversations. The complaint surfaced...

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1 week ago AI Video Generation Leads China’s Kuaishou to 84% Stock Surge

AI Video Generation Leads China’s Kuaishou to 84% Stock Surge  Bloomberg.com

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1 week ago The ‘biology winter’ thaws: why investors are piling into Hong Kong’s biotech IPOs

Hong Kong’s biotech fundraising momentum is expect to extend into 2026, as licensing deals and strong post-initial public offering (IPO) trading last year persuaded investors that China’s drug developers are worth backing again – even before they generate revenue. “Chinese innovation drugs expanding into overseas markets have become the industry mainstream, indicating the domestic innovation sector has entered its harvest phase,” said Felix Huang, head of equity at Oakwise Capital. “New trends...

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2 w. ago China Built A Supercritical CO Generator. That Doesn’t Mean It Will Last.

China Built A Supercritical CO Generator. That Doesn’t Mean It Will Last.  CleanTechnica

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2 w. ago China’s 6th Generation ‘NGAD’ Stealth Fighters Have an Engine Problem

China’s 6th Generation ‘NGAD’ Stealth Fighters Have an Engine Problem  19FortyFive

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2 w. ago Record year propels China's animated film industry onto global stage

Record year propels China's animated film industry onto global stage  China Daily

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2 w. ago China's Tarim Oilfield records solar generation of over 2 billion kWh

China's Tarim Oilfield records solar generation of over 2 billion kWh  news.cgtn.com

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3 w. ago US Department of Defense highlights China’s advances in sixth

US Department of Defense highlights China’s advances in sixth-generation fighter and AEW&C capabilities  Air Data News

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3 w. ago China’s reusable rocket failure, PLA’s growth leaves US ‘vulnerable’: 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. Pentagon says Chinese aircraft carriers, 6th-gen fighters make US ‘vulnerable’ A Pentagon report contends that China’s development of its aircraft carriers, sixth-generation fighters and nuclear arsenal illustrates Beijing’s...

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3 w. ago Over 700 generative AI large model products complete filing in China

Over 700 generative AI large model products complete filing in China  China Daily - Global Edition

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3 w. ago China’s first AI generated animated film hits the big screen

China’s first AI generated animated film hits the big screen  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago Xinhua News | China's 2025 animated film box office tops 25 bln yuan, hitting record high

Xinhua News | China's 2025 animated film box office tops 25 bln yuan, hitting record high  Xinhua

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3 w. ago China's 2025 animated film box office tops 25b yuan, hitting record high

China's 2025 animated film box office tops 25b yuan, hitting record high  China Daily - Global Edition

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3 w. ago China’s 2025 animated film box office tops 25 bln yuan, hitting record high

China’s 2025 animated film box office tops 25 bln yuan, hitting record high  Macau Business

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4 w. ago World's 1st commercial sCO2 power generator begins operation in China

World's 1st commercial sCO2 power generator begins operation in China  news.cgtn.com

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