A 35-year-old hiker has died after falling about 20 metres (65 feet) at a mountain stream near Hong Kong’s border with mainland China. Police said the man, surnamed Choi, fell at a stream in Sha Tau Kok and his friends reported the accident to emergency services. Authorities said he was later pronounced dead at the…
OPEC+ will ramp up oil production more aggressively than anticipated in August, accelerating the rollback of its 2023 voluntary supply cuts in a bid to capture market share amid peak summer demand. At a virtual meeting Saturday, eight core members led by Saudi Arabia agreed to add 548,000 barrels per day (bpd) to global supply—exceeding…
Huawei has filed a patent detailing a sulfide-based solid-state battery design with energy densities between 180 and 225 Wh/lb, roughly two to three times higher than today’s typical electric vehicle batteries. While the Chinese tech giant does not manufacture its own branded vehicles, it works closely with automakers to integrate in-house advanced technologies into electric…
US President Donald Trump has reaffirmed his interest in visiting China and announced that talks between Beijing and Washington were set to start early next week on a possible TikTok deal that could determine the future of the popular video-sharing platform. The fate of TikTok, which faces a potential ban in the US over national…
HONG KONG: Typhoon signal No. 1 will remain in force the whole day on Saturday (July 5), the Hong Kong Observatory has said, adding that the chance of issuing higher tropical cyclone warning signals is rather low. At 6.45am on Saturday (July 5), the forecaster issued a “very hot weather” alert, warning that the local…
China and the European Union have largely finalised the “technical” part of negotiations towards resolving their electric vehicle (EV) tariff dispute, with the deal now hinging on “political will” from the European side, according to Chinese state-affiliated media. Yuyuan Tantian, a social media account linked to state broadcaster CCTV, reported on Friday night that the…
SHANGHAI (AP) — A giant 26-meter (85-foot) Lego figure named Dada welcomed visitors to the new Legoland resort in Shanghai. The resort, which opened Saturday, is the first in China. It is one of 11 parks across the world and was built with 85 million Lego bricks. Among the main attractions is Miniland, which replicates…
People attend the grand opening ceremony of the Legoland Shanghai Resort, the world’s largest Legoland theme park (STR) Thousands of local tourists poured into China’s first-ever Legoland as it opened its gates in Shanghai on Saturday, the latest theme park hoping to capitalise on a domestic tourism boom. The Chinese branch of the British-owned theme…
From steel mills to display panel factories, Chinese companies are rapidly integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into traditional industries, marking a major shift toward intelligent, digital manufacturing. Leading the transformation is Shougang Group, one of China’s largest steelmakers, which has deployed an AI-powered visual system that boosted production efficiency by over 20% and cut defects by…
China is welcoming a new wave of international tourists, thanks to dramatically loosened visa policies designed to revitalize the economy and reshape global perceptions of the country. From the ancient alleys of Beijing to the neon-lit skyline of Chongqing, tourists are finding a China that defies expectations, News.Az reports, citing The Washington Post. The Chinese…