Hisense companion robots sit on display during the CES tech show in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Tesla CEO Elon Musk‘s big concern about China dominating the humanoid robots sector and leaving America behind was wide at display at this year’s Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Chinese-made human-like robots were everywhere across the…
The proportion of overweight and obese people in Hong Kong increased by more than five per cent over the last seven years, making up nearly half the population, a study has found, as doctors warned against using injectable weight-loss drugs bought online or from parallel importers without a doctor’s prescription. The Hong Kong Association for…
We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China builds a record-breaking hypergravity machine to compress space and…
Chinese authorities recently penalised a foreign vessel for illegally using Starlink within Chinese waters. According to a South China Morning Post report, the satellite-based internet service offered by Elon Musk’s SpaceX – is banned in China and is viewed as a national security threat. In fact, the company has not been given licence to operate…
An engineer debugs robots at the factory of AgiBot, a leading robotics company specializing in embodied intelligence, on December 8, 2025 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Tang Yanjun/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images) Tang Yanjun | China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images Billionaire Elon Musk has put humanoid robots in the…
China seems to be working hard to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The country is reportedly seeking ways to advance its reusable rocket capabilities through new regulations that would help its commercial space companies access public markets. According to a Reuters report, the Shanghai Stock Exchange recently announced that Chinese companies developing reusable rockets will…
Dec. 26 (UPI) — A federal judge has blocked the deportation of a British man targeted by President Donald Trump. Imran Ahmed, founder and CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, was one of five people placed on a visa ban after the government accused him of censorship. Ahmed filed suit against Secretary of…
Google’s former CEO, Eric Schmidt, has raised questions on the power generation capacity of the United States even as the tech industry is accelerating towards the AI-first model. He also emphasised that China is making huge investments in renewable energy sources, like nuclear and solar energy – something that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has previously…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sounded the alarm on America’s energy infrastructure crisis, calling the country’s lagging power generation capacity a “major competitive disadvantage” as China races ahead in the global power race. Musk’s stark warning came in response to market analyst Adam Kobeissi’s December 19 analysis revealing that China now commands 3.75 terawatts of…
Xu Bo, a 48-year-old Chinese billionaire and founder of online gaming company Duoyi, has fathered more than 100 US-born children through surrogacy agencies and reportedly hopes they will one day marry Elon Musk’s children to create a sprawling family dynasty, according to social-media posts verified by the Wall Street Journal.Xu, who calls himself “China’s first…