22 m. ago Nvidia boss Jensen Huang meets Shanghai mayor in wake of new US export controls on chips

The tech chief executive’s visit is seen by Chinese media as a sign the US company remains committed to the country.

Politics

52 m. ago China’s humanoid robot half marathon winner wants to be ‘Android’ of robotics

Likening its tech to Google’s Android, the state-backed X-Humanoid is seeking a greater role in China’s highly competitive robotics industry.

Technology

82 m. ago How China is filling a weapons supply gap in Africa’s Sahel left by France and Russia

Beijing is expanding its military footprint in the region with rapid deliveries of affordable equipment.

Events

82 m. ago Chinese woman pays late boyfriend’s debt, cares for parents even after marrying another man

Woman shows ‘great love’ to pay off debts of US$82,000 by moving around country for work, borrowing cash from a friend.

Economics

3 h. ago Hong Kong police arrest 8 over deepfake scams bypassing bank security checks

Successful attempts to open bank accounts involved images created by merging scammers’ faces and those on stolen ID cards using artificial intelligence, force says.

Events

4 h. ago Elephant alert: in India, a tracking system helps prevent deadly conflict

Community trackers in Chhattisgarh hunt for signs of elephants to feed into an alert system for nearby villagers.

Events

4 h. ago AI paper by 4 Chinese paved way for ChatGPT, AlphaGo. It’s set for greater glory by 2030

Work on deep residual learning is most-cited since 2000 and may become the top of the all-time list within five years, Nature analysis finds.

Politics

5 h. ago Running robots put through their paces alongside humans in Beijing half

The race was used to showcase the Chinese tech industry and used to test the robots’s ability to carry out various tasks.

Politics

5 h. ago Easter’s date remains divisive 4 centuries on. Some church leaders want that to change

Different calculations and calendars by the Catholic and Orthodox churches have meant that Easter dates can coincide or be several weeks apart.

Politics

5 h. ago Easter’s date remains divisive 4 centuries on, but some church leaders want that to change

Different calculations and calendars by the Catholic and Orthodox churches have meant that Easter dates can coincide or be several weeks apart.

Politics

7 h. ago China’s museums get new mission: promote ethnic unity, counter ‘wrong historical views’

Ethnic policy chief Pan Yue tells training session that exhibits should emphasise unity over ethnic division between Han and minorities.

Events

7 h. ago China’s museums get new mission: promote ‘diverse but unified’ ethnic history

China’s museums get new mission: promote ‘diverse but unified’ ethnic history  South China Morning Post

Events

8 h. ago From gifted student to AI hero, DeepSeek’s founder Liang Wenfeng inspires a nation

Hailing from an obscure village in southern China, Liang Wenfeng has risen from humble roots to become a household name.

Politics

8 h. ago From gifted student to AI hero, DeepSeek founder inspires a nation

From gifted student to AI hero, DeepSeek founder inspires a nation  South China Morning Post

Politics

8 h. ago China’s aggressive export strategy has shattered the U.S. glass industry

China’s aggressive export strategy has shattered the U.S. glass industry  New York Post

Politics

9 h. ago Female engineer leads China’s challenge to Boeing and Airbus widebody airliners

Zhao Chunling has been lead designer for ambitious programme aimed at challenging Western duopoly since 2023.

Politics

9 h. ago Who is the female engineer leading China’s challenge to Boeing and Airbus?

Who is the female engineer leading China’s challenge to Boeing and Airbus?  South China Morning Post

Politics

9 h. ago Louis Vuitton, Gucci owners face tough times in China amid trade war, property slump

Louis Vuitton, Gucci owners face tough times in China amid trade war, property slump  South China Morning Post

Events

10 h. ago Major rice producers have world’s worst heavy metal pollution, Chinese scientists warn

India, Pakistan, Thailand and China all have heavy concentrations of cadmium in arable soil, raising the risk of cancer and other diseases.

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10 h. ago Major rice producers have worst heavy metal pollution, Chinese scientists warn

Major rice producers have worst heavy metal pollution, Chinese scientists warn  South China Morning Post

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