55 h. ago Data Shows China’s Business Aviation Market Is Still Growing

Data Shows China’s Business Aviation Market Is Still Growing  Aviation International News

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63 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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65 h. ago Drones are on the rise over South China Sea with shift to data

Drones are on the rise over South China Sea with shift to data-driven strategies  Yahoo

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67 h. ago Tesla’s China plant sees shipment surge ahead of subsidy expiry

Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory reported a significant rebound in shipments last month as Chinese consumers took advantage of soon-expiring government incentives to snap up cars. The US carmaker’s Shanghai plant, its largest production facility globally, delivered a total of 86,700 Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles (EVs) in November, a 41 per cent jump from October and a 10 per cent rise from a year earlier, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). The deliveries...

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3 d. ago ‘Strategic’: why are drones taking off among South China Sea claimant states?

Across the strategic waterway of the South China Sea, claimant countries are increasingly relying on long-endurance aerial drones to carry out continuous patrols – overcoming the geographic and logistical limitations of traditional aircraft and ships. The US Marine Corps last month deployed MQ-9A Reaper drones to the Philippines, at Manila’s request, to “support Philippine regional maritime security through shared maritime domain awareness”, according the US Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. The...

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3 d. ago China looks to AI and big data to guard against Western values

China will use new technology, especially artificial intelligence, to guard against Western influence and reinforce its own ideology, according to state media. At a study session of the Politburo, the Communist Party’s top decision-making body, on Friday, President Xi Jinping said new technologies such as AI and big data posed challenges to cyberspace governance but they also presented opportunities. According to state news agency Xinhua, Xi called for efforts to develop new information...

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4 d. ago China Tells Stats Providers to Halt Home Sales Data Publication

China Tells Stats Providers to Halt Home Sales Data Publication  Bloomberg.com

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5 d. ago China’s Private Data On Home Sales Vanishes After Vanke Turmoil

China’s Private Data On Home Sales Vanishes After Vanke Turmoil  Bloomberg.com

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8 d. ago China regulations on personal data for large online platforms get public airing

China regulations on personal data for large online platforms get public airing  Biometric Update

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1 week ago China’s LNG Imports Set to Drop for 13th Month, Kpler Data Shows

China’s LNG Imports Set to Drop for 13th Month, Kpler Data Shows  Bloomberg.com

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1 week ago ‘Important steps’: what Cop30 deal means for climate unity and Global South

A joint declaration at the Cop30 summit in Brazil – struck without United States participation after Washington withdrew from the Paris climate pact – has kept fragile climate cooperation alive for the Global South even as the meeting fell short of a fossil fuel phase-out. Observers said the outcome revealed both the limits of strained multilateralism and the room that still existed for developing nations to influence the global transition, with several pointing to the UN climate change summit’s...

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1 week ago China, allies drive agenda at G20 South Africa summit amid US no

The G20 summit in Johannesburg delivered major wins for African countries on debt, climate and critical minerals processing, but the progress was undercut by an unprecedented US boycott. The United States will host the event next year when it takes over the rotating Group of 20 presidency. But when the summit ended on Sunday, there was no US leader present for the ceremonial handover. With the US a no-show, China and its allies drove the consensus on a Global South agenda that has dominated G20...

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1 week ago China opens draft regulations on data protection to public consultation

China opens draft regulations on data protection to public consultation  China Daily - Global Edition

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2 w. ago Fire breaks out at Brazil’s Cop30 talks, forcing delay at critical phase

A fire broke out Thursday inside the UN climate summit venue in Brazil, burning through the roof and causing a panicked evacuation and the suspension of talks entering a crucial phase. The blaze engulfed pavilions in the summit site in Belem around 2pm, torching a hole through its fabric ceiling, sparking a rush for the exit as smoke filled the corridors and people cried “fire!” It was the third major incident since the Cop30 negotiations started last week in the Amazon region, after Indigenous...

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2 w. ago ‘We can’t have it all’: Turkey to host UN climate summit as Australia budges

Turkey will host next year’s UN climate summit while Australia will lead the conference’s negotiations among governments under a compromise deal taking shape in talks in Brazil, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday. The annual Cop conferences are the world’s main forum for driving climate action. The compromise would resolve a stand-off between Australia and Turkey over who would stage Cop31. Both bid in 2022 to host it and refused to stand down. The two sides were now...

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2 w. ago Germany tries man accused of attempt to give China sensitive data obtained during work at US base

Germany tries man accused of attempt to give China sensitive data obtained during work at US base  Stars and Stripes

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2 w. ago USDA data indicates China buying fewer soyabeans from the USA despite expectations

USDA data indicates China buying fewer soyabeans from the USA despite expectations  Oils & Fats International

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2 w. ago China’s Markets Send Mixed Signals As Investors Wait For US Data

China’s Markets Send Mixed Signals As Investors Wait For US Data  Finimize

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2 w. ago USDA data dump shows minimal soybean sales to China, record U.S. corn crop

USDA data dump shows minimal soybean sales to China, record U.S. corn crop  Farm Talk

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2 w. ago Can Brazil’s Cop30 spark a climate breakthrough in the Amazon?

With a direct letter sent to nations and a draft text released on Tuesday, host country Brazil is shifting the UN climate conference into a higher gear. The letter sent late on Monday comes during the final week of the first climate summit in the Amazon rainforest, a key regulator of climate because trees absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that warms the planet. Cop30 President Andre Correa do Lago later released a proposal with 21 options for negotiators to choose from on four sticky and...

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