12 h. ago Does Switzerland beat China in innovation? Ranking raises questions about bias

China topped the world in knowledge and technology outputs this year in a leading innovation index, driven in large part by its scientific productivity, patent applications and hi-tech exports. Despite its strong showing in sci-tech output, China came in 10th overall in the World Intellectual Property Organisation (Wipo)’s annual Global Innovation Index (GII) released last month. It was Switzerland that took the top spot in the ranking for the 15th year in a row, raising questions among some in...

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21 h. ago Are China’s lithium battery export curbs slowing upgrades to US Abrams tanks?

Weeks after China unveiled its lightweight but powerful Type 100 main battle tank featuring diesel-electric propulsion, the US Army’s pursuit of a similar design for a hybrid-electric next-generation version of the Abrams tank faces a new strategic hurdle. Beijing has imposed export controls on the advanced lithium batteries critical for powering such next-generation military systems, creating a significant and immediate supply challenge for the US development timeline. The Type 100 tank was...

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23 h. ago Hong Kong’s annual Wine and Dine Festival returns with focus on Chinese wines

Hong Kong’s annual Wine and Dine Festival returned on Thursday, showcasing an expanded range of premium wine and food offerings, along with a focus on promoting Chinese wines. The four-day event, themed “Remix – Best of All Worlds”, featured around 300 booths and was expected to attract some 150,000 visitors throughout the festival. Organisers had arranged for the event’s hours to be extended until midnight, with doors opening at 7.30pm on Thursday and noon on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The...

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23 h. ago Hong Kong’s annual Wine and Dine Festival returns with focus on Chinese vintages

Hong Kong’s annual Wine and Dine Festival returned on Thursday, showcasing an expanded range of premium offerings along with a focus on promoting Chinese wines. The four-day event, themed “Remix – Best of All Worlds”, features around 300 booths and is expected to attract 150,000 visitors throughout the festival. “We invite you to explore a world of flavours designed to surprise and delight guests,” Peter Lam Kin-ngok, chairman of organiser Hong Kong Tourism Board, said at the opening...

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24 h. ago China and Indonesia to set up remote sensing centre to help monitor environment

China and Indonesia have agreed to establish a satellite remote sensing centre as part of a joint project to improve resource management and environmental monitoring. “It will provide strong technical support for both countries in resource management [covering areas] such as agriculture, forestry and water resources and bring resource-sharing, complementary advantages and mutual benefits,” according to the Chinese Land Satellite Remote Sensing Application Centre. The technology can monitor...

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25 h. ago China cautions against ‘raging storms’ as fourth plenum comes to a close

Beijing has pledged to make “notable progress in pursuing high-quality development” and “substantially improve” its capacity for technological self-reliance and innovation in the next five years, as the fourth plenum of the Communist Party’s Central Committee – where the country's political leadership deliberated on the next five-year plan – came to a close. China will make new breakthroughs in “further deepening reforms across the board” while continuing to improve people’s living standards,...

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27 h. ago Alibaba’s Quark app adds AI chatbot in challenge to ByteDance, Tencent

Alibaba Group Holding has upped the ante in China’s crowded consumer artificial intelligence market by adding chat integration to its Quark app, putting it in direct competition with services from ByteDance and Tencent Holdings, as the country’s tech giants ramp up their AI rivalry. The chat feature, powered by Alibaba Cloud’s latest Qwen3 AI models, adds ChatGPT-like text and voice conversational functions to Quark, which already offered tools spanning search to AI writing, the tech...

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35 h. ago Editorial | Japan’s new PM must respect China’s red lines if ties are to improve

Editorial | Japan’s new PM must respect China’s red lines if ties are to improve  South China Morning Post

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41 h. ago Is China’s new Type 076 assault ship being put through its paces?

Speculation has grown that China’s latest Type 076 amphibious warship, which will serve as a drone carrier and is capable of launching fixed-wing fighters, has begun testing its advanced electromagnetic catapult. The Sichuan, which is currently being fitted out at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai, was pictured on Chinese social media with its state-of-the-art launch system pointing towards the open waters of the Yangtze River, rather than facing inward towards the dock. The photo, claimed to...

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41 h. ago Is China’s new Type 076 drone carrier starting key catapult test?

Speculation has grown that China’s latest Type 076 amphibious warship, which will serve as a drone carrier and is capable of launching fixed-wing fighters, has begun testing its advanced electromagnetic catapult. The Sichuan, which is currently being fitted out at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai, was pictured on Chinese social media with its state-of-the-art launch system pointing towards the open waters of the Yangtze River, rather than facing inward towards the dock. The photo, claimed to...

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47 h. ago Belarusian model reportedly killed in Myanmar went there on her own: Thai police

Thai immigration officials have denied claims that a Belarusian model was abducted while in Bangkok and forcibly taken to Myanmar, where tabloids claim she was reportedly killed by a criminal gang. The unconfirmed death of 26-year-old Vera Kravtsova has gained international attention in recent days after Russian and British tabloids reported that, following her arrival in Thailand, she was kidnapped and brought to northern Myanmar, where she was tortured and had her organs harvested while being...

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49 h. ago Hermes ’very slight’ China improvement in third quarter fails to excite By Reuters

Hermes ’very slight’ China improvement in third quarter fails to excite By Reuters  Investing.com

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50 h. ago Hermes 'very slight' China improvement in third quarter fails to excite

Hermes 'very slight' China improvement in third quarter fails to excite  Reuters

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50 h. ago Hermès Sees ‘Very Slight’ China Improvement as Q3 Sales Rise 9.6%

Hermès Sees ‘Very Slight’ China Improvement as Q3 Sales Rise 9.6%  The Business of Fashion

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51 h. ago Hermes 'very slight' China improvement fails to excite as shares fall

Hermes 'very slight' China improvement fails to excite as shares fall  Reuters

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52 h. ago Hermes sees "very slight" China improvement as Q3 sales rise 9.6%

Hermes sees "very slight" China improvement as Q3 sales rise 9.6%  Reuters

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53 h. ago Peru declares state of emergency in capital to combat spiralling crime

Peru’s interim president Jose Jeri announced a state of emergency in Lima and the neighbouring port of Callao on Tuesday, after weeks of anti-government protests over corruption and organised crime. “The state of emergency approved by the Council of Ministers will take effect at midnight on Wednesday and will last for 30 days in Metropolitan Lima and Callao,” Jeri said in an address to the nation broadcast by state television. Under the state of emergency, the government can send the army to...

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64 h. ago L’Oréal’s China Business Recovering on Improved Luxury Demand, Group Sales Miss

L’Oréal’s China Business Recovering on Improved Luxury Demand, Group Sales Miss  The Business of Fashion

Economics

67 h. ago China’s analogue AI chip could work 1,000 times faster than Nvidia GPU: study

Chinese scientists have created a superfast analogue chip that can solve complex maths problems for advanced scientific tasks and artificial intelligence (AI) while using less power than conventional computing, according to a paper published this month. The analogue device designed by researchers from Peking University uses memory chips made of resistive materials. With future improvements, it could perform calculations at a processing rate 1,000 times faster than top digital processors, such as...

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3 d. ago Sea CEO sees path to US$1 trillion market cap with help of AI

Sea founder Forrest Li told employees a trillion dollar market capitalisation – an increase of about 10 times – is possible as the Southeast Asia e-commerce leader joins tech companies globally betting on artificial intelligence for growth. In a memo to staff Monday, seen by Bloomberg News, Li compared the rapid growth of AI to the personal computer and smartphone revolutions that expanded consumer access to products and services once available only to the wealthy. But Li said it would not be...

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