3 d. ago China influencer builds mini underground for cats; video gets 100 million views

A handicraft influencer from central China has spent four months building a mini underground station for his cats. Some netizens suspected the feline railway station was generated by artificial intelligence (AI), but its maker, Xing Zhilei, posted clips showing that every detail was handmade. A DIY creator from Henan province, Xing has more than 1.2 million followers on mainland social media platforms. His handmade work includes mini houses, banks and garages for pets. Xing lives with his wife,...

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3 d. ago Russia, China ink deal to build new gas pipeline as they deepen energy ties

Russia, China ink deal to build new gas pipeline as they deepen energy ties  Al Jazeera

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3 d. ago China to build 'Suez Canal' railroad to connect Europe and Asia

China to build 'Suez Canal' railroad to connect Europe and Asia  Euronews.com

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4 d. ago Hong Kong’s universities will not be asked to return funds again: minister

Hong Kong’s public universities will not be asked to return funds from their reserves again, the city’s education minister has said, months after authorities announced an unprecedented clawback of HK$4 billion (US$513 million) from eight institutions. Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin also said that an “accountability agreement” signed by the University Grants Committee (UGC) and the individual institutions in June sought to ensure they would implement what they had promised. She...

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4 d. ago Russia and China sign deal to build new Siberia gas pipeline

Russia and China sign deal to build new Siberia gas pipeline  Financial Times

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4 d. ago Russia and China sign deal to build new gas pipeline in Siberia

Russia and China sign deal to build new gas pipeline in Siberia  Financial Times

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4 d. ago China’s CSI 300 surges 25% as Beijing pushes reforms to build trust, and a bull market

China’s CSI 300 surges 25% as Beijing pushes reforms to build trust, and a bull market  TradingView

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4 d. ago Beijing analysts argue China is not trying to build a new world order

Beijing analysts argue China is not trying to build a new world order  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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8 d. ago Vietnam is taking a leaf out of China’s playbook to build fortified islands in the disputed South China Sea

Vietnam is taking a leaf out of China’s playbook to build fortified islands in the disputed South China Sea  CNN

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1 week ago China wants to build a hypersonic drone mothership from old NASA tech

China wants to build a hypersonic drone mothership from old NASA tech  Fast Company

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1 week ago Breakneck: Why Can't Britain and the US Build? China Has an Answer

Breakneck: Why Can't Britain and the US Build? China Has an Answer  Bloomberg.com

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1 week ago As China unveils newest military hardware, a closer look at PLA’s build

The People’s Liberation Army is arguably the world’s most rapidly evolving military, yet it remains the least understood by outsiders. The PLA has not engaged in a war in more than four decades and has left no footprint in actual combat in that time, but the intensity of its exercises and expansion of its arsenal have attracted global attention. As China prepares for a major military parade next month to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in World War II, the PLA is expected to showcase...

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1 week ago Red Arsenal: a new databank on China’s latest military hardware

The People’s Liberation Army is arguably the world’s most rapidly evolving military, yet it remains the least understood by outsiders. The PLA has not engaged in a war in more than four decades and has left no footprint in actual combat in that time, but the intensity of its exercises and expansion of its arsenal have attracted global attention. As China prepares for a major military parade next month to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in World War II, the PLA is expected to showcase...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong student in app creation saga to voluntarily return awards: parents

The parents of a Hong Kong student at the centre of an academic integrity controversy have said their daughter will voluntarily return all the awards associated with an app she is credited with inventing, as they apologised for the disturbance caused to the public. But they also hit out at the “relentless” cyberbullying suffered by their 16-year-old daughter, who was “on the brink of a breakdown”. Ronnie Poon Tung-ping and Roberta Pang Wen-chi, parents of a Form Four student from St Paul’s...

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2 w. ago China’s warning over US vessels, shale gas fields found: 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. China warns US over military build-up as warships head towards Venezuela As US destroyers closed in on Venezuela’s coast, China condemned Washington’s military build-up and warned against foreign interference, backing Nicolas Maduro in a showdown that is drawing in powers far beyond the Caribbean. 2. Why are 7 large mainland Chinese cargo ships sailing in...

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2 w. ago E&E News: China races to build world’s largest solar farm to meet targets

E&E News: China races to build world’s largest solar farm to meet targets  POLITICO Pro

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2 w. ago China races to build world’s largest solar farm to meet emissions targets

China races to build world’s largest solar farm to meet emissions targets  AP News

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2 w. ago China races to build world’s largest solar farm to hit emission goals

China races to build world’s largest solar farm to hit emission goals  The Independent

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2 w. ago US underestimating China’s AI progress, OpenAI’s Sam Altman says

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the United States may be underestimating China’s significant advances in artificial intelligence, warning that Washington’s technology restrictions are no impediment to that progress. “I’m worried about China,” the 40-year-old Altman was quoted as saying on Monday in a report by American business news channel CNBC. He indicated that the AI arms race between the US and China was more complex than it appeared. “There’s inference capacity, where China probably can build...

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2 w. ago Philippines reports Chinese ship surge after ‘embarrassing’ collision

The Philippine government has reported a marked increased in Chinese maritime activity near Scarborough Shoal, intensifying a stand-off over the disputed South China Sea atoll. Officials in Manila have characterised the build-up as an attempt by Beijing to reassert control after two Chinese ships collided last week during a chase involving a Philippine vessel. On Sunday, the National Maritime Council cited the Philippine Navy’s latest assessment, reporting that as of Thursday, seven Chinese...

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