2 d. ago A Newly Confident China Is Jockeying for More Global Clout as Trump Pulls Back

A Newly Confident China Is Jockeying for More Global Clout as Trump Pulls Back  The Wall Street Journal

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1 week ago Hongqi Bridge Collapse Is a Warning. China’s Leaders Should Listen.

Hongqi Bridge Collapse Is a Warning. China’s Leaders Should Listen.  The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine

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2 w. ago 13 killed in Cambodia bus crash near Angkor Wat en route to Phnom Penh

A passenger bus in Cambodia crashed off a bridge into a river on Thursday, killing at least 13 passengers and injuring two dozen others, police said. The bus was travelling from Siem Reap, home to the country’s fabled Angkor Wat temple complex, to the capital Phnom Penh, when it crashed in the predawn hours in the central province of Kampong Thom, the deputy police chief for the area, Siv Sovanna, said. All those on the bus were Cambodian nationals, he said. A preliminary investigation suggested...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong PolyU’s top AI expert Yang Hongxia eyes ‘last mile of generative AI’

Chinese artificial intelligence scientist Yang Hongxia, a professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), is seeking to democratise large language models (LLMs) by empowering hospitals and various enterprises to train their own AI systems. Yang, who previously worked on AI models at ByteDance and Alibaba Group Holding’s Damo Academy, said in a recent interview with the South China Morning Post that her newly formed start-up, InfiX.ai, envisioned a world in which various businesses could...

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2 w. ago At least 32 killed in DR Congo after bridge at mine collapsed

A bridge at a copper and cobalt mine in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo collapsed due to overcrowding, killing at least 32 people, a regional government official said on Sunday. The bridge at the Kalando mine in Mulondo in Lualaba province fell on Saturday, Roy Kaumba Mayonde, the province’s interior minister, said during a press conference. “Despite the strict prohibition on accessing the site due to heavy rainfall and the risk of landslides, illegal diggers forced their way into the...

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3 w. ago The Soapbox: Stampedes in Ghana, bridge collapse in China and bird flu in Spain

The Soapbox: Stampedes in Ghana, bridge collapse in China and bird flu in Spain  Washington Square News

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3 w. ago Bridge collapse raises questions about the pace of China's infrastructure development

Bridge collapse raises questions about the pace of China's infrastructure development  WBUR

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3 w. ago Harrowing Video Shows Bridge Collapsing in China Less Than 1 Year After It Opened to Traffic

Harrowing Video Shows Bridge Collapsing in China Less Than 1 Year After It Opened to Traffic  People.com

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3 w. ago Moment newly opened bridge in China partly collapses – video

Moment newly opened bridge in China partly collapses – video  The Guardian

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3 w. ago Video shows part of newly built bridge in China collapsing in seconds

Video shows part of newly built bridge in China collapsing in seconds  The Washington Post

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3 w. ago Watch part of newly built bridge in China crumble in seconds

Watch part of newly built bridge in China crumble in seconds  The Washington Post

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3 w. ago Shocking video shows Hongqi bridge collapse months after opening in South China

Shocking video shows Hongqi bridge collapse months after opening in South China - WATCH  The Economic Times

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3 w. ago Video Shows How a New Bridge Partly Collapsed in China’s Southwest

Video Shows How a New Bridge Partly Collapsed in China’s Southwest  The New York Times

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3 w. ago Hongqi bridge collapses: Newly constructed bridge in China falls apart, splashes into river — watch

Hongqi bridge collapses: Newly constructed bridge in China falls apart, splashes into river — watch  The Times of India

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3 w. ago Watch the dramatic moment Hongqi bridge collapses in Sichuan, China

Watch the dramatic moment Hongqi bridge collapses in Sichuan, China  USA Today

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3 w. ago Social media video shows moment new bridge collapses in China

Social media video shows moment new bridge collapses in China  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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3 w. ago Bridge at Chinese hydropower station collapses just months after reopening

Bridge at Chinese hydropower station collapses just months after reopening  Fox News

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3 w. ago Crazy footage shows China’s Hongqi bridge collapsing months after opening

Crazy footage shows China’s Hongqi bridge collapsing months after opening  New York Post

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3 w. ago WATCH: Entire Section of China’s Newly Opened Bridge Collapses, Crashing Into River Below

WATCH: Entire Section of China’s Newly Opened Bridge Collapses, Crashing Into River Below  Yahoo

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3 w. ago Hongqi Bridge in China Collapses Months After Construction Finishes

Hongqi Bridge in China Collapses Months After Construction Finishes  Newsweek

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