China mum, inspired by son’s heroic death, has handcrafted shoe pads for soldiers for 20 years
A Chinese mother has handcrafted more than 1,000 pairs of shoe pads for new army recruits in memory of her soldier son who died...
Regional diplomats gather in Pakistan for talks to end Iran war
Top diplomats from key regional powers were gathering in Pakistan on Sunday to discuss how to end the fighting in the Middle East, but...
ByteDance bolsters Seedance 2.0 with watermarking, IP safeguards ahead of global roll-out
ByteDance has bolstered its controversial video-generation model Seedance 2.0 with “advanced” watermarking and intellectual property (IP) protection guardrails ahead of its global roll-out, the...
Jiang Xueqin, the viral ‘prophet’ predicting the world’s fate from a Beijing classroom
Beijing-based high-school teacher Jiang Xueqin may not seem like an obvious candidate for a geopolitical “prophet”. Dressed casually in a polo shirt, the greying...
Australia’s Karratha LNG plant closed after cyclone amid fuel shortages
At least one of the world’s largest LNG plants remained closed on Sunday after a cyclone knocked out power to thousands of people in...
How to assess China’s real chance of winning AI race against US
In January, a top Chinese AI researcher told an industry summit in Beijing there was less than a 20 per cent chance of any...
China’s high-end yacht owners say industry growth stifled by structural gaps
As the country with the world’s largest cohort of billionaires, China is no stranger to wealthy elites engaging in luxurious leisure activities, but one...
Dedicated Northern Metropolis laws may speed up projects by 1 year: minister
Dedicated laws to streamline statutory procedures for Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis could speed up some projects by about one year, the development chief has...
Hong Kong’s ageing challenge: is Singapore’s Kampung Admiralty model the answer?
Hongkongers Oscar and Stella Chan, a couple in their late 60s, have little interest in moving into a traditional residential care home. The retired...