13 h. ago As China defies US tech blockade, can local AI chipmakers capture Nvidia share?

With the technology race between the United States and China, the world’s two largest economies, intensifying even though a trade truce was reached in late October, analysts say the prospects of China achieving self-sufficiency in semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI) are positive, despite American efforts to maintain leads in those fields. “If any country can do it [achieve self-sufficiency in semiconductors], it’s China, owing to its vast resources and pool of engineering talent,”...

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17 h. ago China set to host World Conference of Science Journalists in 2029

China set to host World Conference of Science Journalists in 2029  China Daily

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21 h. ago Waste to wealth: why China is building incinerators around the world

Waste to wealth: why China is building incinerators around the world  South China Morning Post

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22 h. ago Japan moves to ease tensions; China’s reusable rocket: SCMP’s weekly roundup

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. Japan’s Sanae Takaichi moves to ease weeks of tensions with China over the Taiwan Strait After weeks of turmoil in relations with China, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has sought to dial down tensions with Beijing over a...

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22 h. ago Chinese boy lost after US detention, helper’s last call in fire: weekly roundup

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. Japan’s Sanae Takaichi moves to ease weeks of tensions with China over the Taiwan Strait After weeks of turmoil in relations with China, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has sought to dial down tensions with Beijing over a...

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23 h. ago Japan Issues Safety Advisory in China Ahead of Nanjing Massacre Anniversary

Japan Issues Safety Advisory in China Ahead of Nanjing Massacre Anniversary  U.S. News & World Report

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36 h. ago EDANA: European Commission Imposes Registration On Imports Of PET Spunbond From China

EDANA: European Commission Imposes Registration On Imports Of PET Spunbond From China  Textile World

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41 h. ago China Buys Nearly Two in Five Cars Sold Worldwide in October

China Buys Nearly Two in Five Cars Sold Worldwide in October  The China-Global South Project

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41 h. ago Xi to Macron: France, China should make 'new contributions' toward a multipolar world

Xi to Macron: France, China should make 'new contributions' toward a multipolar world  TRT World

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42 h. ago World’s first ‘ethical AI’ wades into risks of China’s new drug abuse law

A new Chinese AI system called Wen Dao – billed as the world’s first such model to be designed explicitly for ethical risk detection – has landed in the middle of its first major moral dilemma. Its immediate challenge is to navigate one of 2025’s most explosive social debates: whether the country should automatically seal the records of convicted drug users under the newly revised Public Security Administration Punishments Law. Effective January 1, an amendment to the law known as Article 136...

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43 h. ago As China’s companies become industry leaders, where in the world are they going?

With their domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints in search of new, more lucrative markets. In this series, we examine China Inc.’s next phase of “going global” and the complex, challenging international environment its companies have chosen to enter. The “Made in China” label has evolved considerably in recent decades. Mostly found affixed to low-cost goods of relative simplicity in China’s early years as a...

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43 h. ago France, China should 'make new contributions' toward multipolar world: Xi tells Macron

France, China should 'make new contributions' toward multipolar world: Xi tells Macron  Anadolu Ajansı

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44 h. ago World Council of Churches hold its Executive Committee Meeting in East China's Hangzhou

World Council of Churches hold its Executive Committee Meeting in East China's Hangzhou  ecns.cn

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51 h. ago China warns that growing Japanese militarization threatens world peace

China warns that growing Japanese militarization threatens world peace  Peoples Dispatch

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52 h. ago Nvidia CEO meets Trump, says he’s not sure if China would accept H200 chips

Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said he was unsure whether China would accept the company’s H200 artificial intelligence chips should the United States relax restrictions on sales of the processors, following a meeting Wednesday with US President Donald Trump. Addressing reporters at the US Capitol, Huang said he and Trump talked about export controls but declined to offer specifics. The Nvidia chief’s meeting with the president comes after Trump administration officials discussed...

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53 h. ago Macron visits China seeking pressure on Russia and fairer trade

Macron visits China seeking pressure on Russia and fairer trade  TVP World

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61 h. ago This chart explains China's worldwide dominance in renewables and EVs

This chart explains China's worldwide dominance in renewables and EVs  Axios

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61 h. ago Macron in Beijing as EU–China relations enter a tense new phase [VIDEO]

Macron in Beijing as EU–China relations enter a tense new phase [VIDEO]  TVP World

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63 h. ago Collapsed UK China spy case due to ‘shambolic’ failures, not conspiracy: inquiry

A high-profile case against two British men accused of spying for China collapsed because of “systemic failures” and not a government conspiracy, a UK parliamentary inquiry concluded on Wednesday. The handling of the case against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry was at times “shambolic” and reforms are needed to prevent “similar issues” happening again, the cross-party committee of MPs and members of the House of Lords said in its report. Ex-parliamentary researcher Cash and China-based...

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64 h. ago China trains industry AI tool using ‘world’s largest’ port operation data set

China is training an artificial intelligence tool to support the country’s port industry using what the National Development and Reform Commission said was the “world’s largest” port operation data set. The AI application draws on data covering “the most comprehensive range of port business scenarios”, according to Li Chao, deputy director of the NDRC’s policy research office. “It will provide strong support for technological research and development as well as verification in areas such as port...

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