4 d. ago ‘Weight gain subsidy’: China food tasters share videos, reveal new side to job

Chinese food tasters are going viral by sharing videos that reveal a job much tougher than its dreamy image, even if the task comes with a “weight-gain subsidy”. The unusual workers are hired by snack brands, food factories and supermarkets. They earn an average of about 10,000 yuan (US$1,400) a month for their taste-testing duties. Their formal title is “sensory evaluation engineer”. Their job is to detect the tiniest shifts in flavour, from milk-fat concentration to how long the aftertaste...

Society

1 week ago Chinese civilian firm starts mass production of Mach 7 missiles at low cost

A private Chinese aerospace company has become the first in the world to start mass production of a low-cost, high-performance hypersonic missile, suggesting a seismic shift in military technology and defence industrial dynamics. On Tuesday, Beijing-based Lingkong Tianxing Technology released a video on its official social media account showcasing the YKJ-1000 hypersonic missile in flight and how it struck a real target in a desert testing range. A company representative said the missile was...

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2 w. ago Bombshell docs reveal alleged Chinese mole Linda Sun 'forged' Hochul's signature: feds

Bombshell docs reveal alleged Chinese mole Linda Sun 'forged' Hochul's signature: feds  nypost.com

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4 w. ago Watch: Chinese company's new humanoid robot moves so smoothly, they had to cut it open to prove a person wasn't hiding inside

Watch: Chinese company's new humanoid robot moves so smoothly, they had to cut it open to prove a person wasn't hiding inside  Live Science

Politics

4 w. ago The big reveal: Xpeng founder unzips humanoid robot to prove it’s not human

In a scene that could have stepped out of a sci-fi film classic like Blade Runner or Ex Machina, Xpeng founder He Xiaopeng had the back of his company’s new humanoid robot unzipped to prove there was no person inside – after its lifelike movements sparked disbelief online. According to He’s post on Weibo on Thursday, Xpeng’s robotics team was “too excited to sleep” on Wednesday night after unveiling the new-generation robot that afternoon. After months of preparation for the public debut, the...

Politics

4 w. ago The big reveal: Chinese firm cuts open its robot to prove it’s not human

In a scene that could have stepped out of a sci-fi film classic like Blade Runner or Ex Machina, Xpeng founder He Xiaopeng had the back of his company’s new humanoid robot unzipped to prove there was no person inside – after its lifelike movements sparked disbelief online. According to He’s post on Weibo on Thursday, Xpeng’s robotics team was “too excited to sleep” on Wednesday night after unveiling the new-generation robot that afternoon. After months of preparation for the public debut, the...

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