China AI start-up Moonshot snags funds at US$18 billion valuation
Moonshot AI is seeking to raise as much as US$1 billion in an expanded funding round that would value the start-up at about US$18...
Could China build an ‘army of centaurs’ with this non-invasive cyborg tech?
Chinese researchers have developed a wearable human-robot hybrid device that could transform soldiers into mighty “centaurs”, enabling them to push beyond their physical limits...
Iraqi reporter raised in China, famous for viral dance, gets engaged to Xinjiang woman
An Iraqi journalist, who is also an online celebrity in China and was once praised by China’s foreign minister Wang Yi, has become engaged...
Ukraine wants cash, technology in return for helping Middle East nations fight drones
Ukraine wants money and technology in return for helping Middle Eastern nations defend against Iranian kamikaze drones, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, after Kyiv sent...
ByteDance reportedly suspends launch of Seedance video AI model after copyright disputes
TikTok’s Chinese parent, ByteDance, has put on hold the global launch of its latest video-generation model, Seedance 2.0, after copyright disputes with major Hollywood...
Tariffs, stockpiles, distrust: the EU’s messy bid to ditch China hits capacity problems
Ambassadors from the EU’s 27 member states will huddle in Brussels this week to thrash out a memorandum on critical minerals with the United...
China and US begin fresh round of trade talks in Paris
Senior officials from China and the United States have started a new round of trade talks in Paris, as the two sides seek to...
Damp days ahead in Hong Kong, with 95% humidity expected in midweek
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong faces...
Hongkonger, 28, held as HK$20 million of suspected cocaine seized in village house
Hong Kong police seized HK$20 million (US$2.55 million) worth of suspected cocaine in a village house in Sha Tin and arrested a 28-year-old man...