Things kicked off with just the fifth Ezekiel choke in UFC history courtesy of Uran Satybaldiev, followed by a spirited three-round tussle between SuYoung You and Xiao Long. Three of the next four fights ended in spectacular fashion, as Yi Zha, Kyle Daukaus, and Charles Johnson all scored knockout wins, with Rongzhu and Austin Hubbard…
External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday strongly defended India’s energy choices, asserting that New Delhi would continue to make decisions in line with its national interest and strategic autonomy, despite growing international scrutiny, including Donald Trump’s tariff threats, over its Russian crude oil purchase. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Indian external affairs minister…
When Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang revealed Friday that the company is working with the Trump administration on a new computer chip designed for sale to China, it marked the latest chapter in a long-running debate over how the U.S. should compete with China’s technological ambitions. The reasoning has sometimes changed — with U.S. officials citing…
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China warns US over military build-up as warships head towards Venezuela As US destroyers closed in on Venezuela’s coast, China condemned Washington’s military build-up and warned against foreign interference,…
LI HAORAN, who did not major in computer science, spent the better part of his final year in university cycling through internships and job applications. After failing to secure a satisfactory offer during the main autumn recruitment season in 2024, he kept interning and interviewing until May, finally landing a position in the large-model division…
Trump tariffs: Despite the Trump-Putin meeting and the Trump-Zelensky meeting, uncertainty over the Russia-Ukraine war persists, and disputes over trade tariffs are still ongoing. A strategic convergence is reshaping the world’s economic architecture in the corridors of power from Beijing to Moscow to New Delhi. What appears as diplomatic pleasantries masks one of our time’s…
File photo China’s President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit will be held in Tianjin on August 31 and September 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters It is important to have regional solidarity amid turbulence in international landscape, China said on Friday (August 22, 2025) as it prepared to…
Amid the buzz of a TikTok return for India, the ban, imposed five years ago, remains in full effect. Officials have also clarified that the app hasn’t been approved for Indian markets again. Several people in India claimed that they were able to access the TikTok website, prompting a clarification from the Centre.(Representational image) “Government…
BANGKOK (AP) — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Friday that the company is discussing a potential new computer chip designed for China with the Trump administration. Huang was asked about a possible “B30A” semiconductor for artificial intelligence data centers for China while on a visit to Taiwan, where he was meeting Nvidia’s key manufacturing partner,…
Bizarre imagery flooded newsfeeds this week as word spread about a new “pregnancy robot” in development in China. The images featured plump human babies curled inside the bellies of chrome-plated robots complete with visible wiring and ample curves, despite their lack of mammary glands. Many outlets — including Newsweek, The Economic Times, and ChosunBiz —…