46 h. ago Chinese asset manager hits Rmb1tn ETF milestone as ‘national team’ supports stocks

Chinese asset manager hits Rmb1tn ETF milestone as ‘national team’ supports stocks  Financial Times

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7 d. ago Air China Launches New Route Between Beijing and Abu Dhabi: A Game

Air China Launches New Route Between Beijing and Abu Dhabi: A Game-Changer for Travel in 2026  Travel And Tour World

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1 week ago Humanoid showdown: Chinese firms make up 55% of robot exhibitors at US tech event

Humanoid showdown: Chinese firms make up 55% of robot exhibitors at US tech event  Interesting Engineering

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1 week ago Could there be a link between glucose levels in the brain and Alzheimer’s disease?

An experimental Chinese treatment for Alzheimer’s disease focused on glucose levels has shown promise in a trial on mice, with researchers reporting significant improvement in late-stage symptoms. A team from the Kunming Institute of Zoology, under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said the mice showed a substantial reversal in memory loss and reduced brain plaque within weeks of being treated with the drug. The researchers reported the results of their study in peer-reviewed journal Advanced...

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2 w. ago How Chinese robotaxi giants are steering the Middle East towards a driverless future

When hailing a car on Uber, riders usually choose between economy and premium options. But in certain areas in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, the first choice that flashes on the screen is “autonomous”. The availability of driverless cars underscores the urgency of the nation’s push to promote clean energy and reduce dependence on oil and gas. At the forefront of this effort are Chinese robotaxi developers, which see the Middle East as one of their starting points for global...

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2 w. ago UAE to withdraw forces from Yemen after Saudi ultimatum over Mukalla air strike

The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it was pulling out its remaining forces in Yemen after Saudi Arabia backed a call for UAE forces to leave the country within 24 hours, in a major crisis between the two Gulf powers and oil producers. The UAE made its announcement hours after a Saudi-led coalition air strike on the southern Yemeni port of Mukalla. The attack on what Riyadh said was a UAE-linked weapons shipment marked the most significant escalation between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi to date...

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2 w. ago Saudi Arabia bombs port in Yemen over shipment of weapons for separatists from UAE

Saudi Arabia bombed the port city of Mukalla in Yemen on Tuesday over what it described as a shipment of weapons for a separatist force there that arrived from the United Arab Emirates. The UAE did not immediately acknowledge the strike. The attack signals a new escalation in tensions between the kingdom and the separatist forces of the Southern Transitional Council, which is backed by the Emirates. It also further strains ties between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, which had been backing competing sides...

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2 w. ago Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen port over weapons shipment and warns UAE

Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen’s port city of Mukalla on Tuesday over what it described as a shipment of weapons for a separatist force there that arrived from the United Arab Emirates. The kingdom later directly linked the UAE to the separatists’ recent advances in Yemen and warned Abu Dhabi its actions were “extremely dangerous”. The attack signals a new escalation in tensions between the kingdom and the separatist forces of the Southern Transitional Council, which is backed by the Emirates. It...

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2 w. ago Video. Chinese team operates thousands of drones using a single computer

Video. Chinese team operates thousands of drones using a single computer  Euronews.com

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3 w. ago Chinese SUV maker Jetour bets on localised product offerings to hasten go

Chinese sports utility vehicle maker Jetour, with an eye on becoming a global SUV powerhouse, plans to accelerate its overseas expansion in the Middle East with products tailored to local motorists. Already present in more than 100 countries and regions after seven years in operation, Jetour said at a recent fan gathering in Abu Dhabi that it was banking on local research and development (R&D) efforts to design and build world-class SUVs for countries in the Middle East. “We are listening...

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3 w. ago Chinese team slams rival into glass wall, as sparks fly at robot showdown in Abu Dhabi

A Chinese combat robot tore through the competition at the Games of the Future Abu Dhabi 2025 on Sunday, sealing the Battle of the Robots title in a shower of sparks after slamming its rival into the glass wall of the arena. The robot, dubbed Deep-Sea Shark 3, was built by a China-based student team calling itself Fierce Roc, which was crowned champion, according to organisers. The contest was staged as part of a multi-sport festival of so-called “phygital” games – sport that blends real-world...

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3 w. ago Chinese team smashes robot rival as sparks fly at Abu Dhabi showdown

Chinese team smashes robot rival as sparks fly at Abu Dhabi showdown  South China Morning Post

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4 w. ago TikTok reaches new US deal; China’s answer to Nvidia’s A100: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. TikTok reaches deal on new US venture with American investor group In a landmark move that ends years of legal and political uncertainty, TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi informed employees that the company has signed a binding agreement to divest its US entity into a joint venture controlled by a consortium of American investors. 2. Chinese team builds optical chip...

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last month Chinese team builds optical chip AI that is 100 times faster than Nvidia’s market leader

Chinese scientists have unveiled an optical computing chip that outperformed Nvidia’s leading AI hardware by over a hundredfold in speed and energy efficiency – particularly for generative tasks such as video production and image synthesis. The LightGen chip was developed by a team from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Tsinghua University, harnessing the speed of light to execute complex artificial intelligence workloads. With more than 2 million photonic neurons integrated into a compact chip,...

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last month Chinese team builds optical chip AI that is 100 times faster than Nvidia’s A100

Chinese team builds optical chip AI that is 100 times faster than Nvidia’s A100  South China Morning Post

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