A Chinese rocket carrying a communications satellite failed in its launch, state media said, attributing the failure to a “flight anomaly” as reports and videos suggested the spacecraft had exploded in mid-air. Beijing has plowed billions of dollars into its space program in the past few years to achieve what Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平)…
By Jonathan Chin / Staff writer Foreign journalists last year faced an increasingly “challenging and restrictive” environment that comprised the “new abnormal” in China, a report released on Monday by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in China (FCCC) said. China is one of the most challenging environments globally for reporters, an assessment the group confirmed in…
Research strength is quickly becoming China’s greatest geopolitical asset By Johan Rockstrom and Inga Strumke As scientists, we had the uneasy privilege of witnessing China’s rise earlier than most. Long before a country’s regional or global dominance shows up in macroeconomic aggregates and stock valuations, it can be inferred from the kinds…
The US has cleared about 10 Chinese firms to buy Nvidia Corp’s second-most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) chip, the H200, but not a single delivery has been made so far, three people familiar with the matter said, leaving a major technology deal in limbo as chief executive officer Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) seeks a breakthrough in…
INDIA Capital braces for heat wave Schools in New Delhi must ring regular bells to remind schoolchildren to drink water as the megacity gears up to face heat wave conditions, the city ordered on Tuesday. Temperatures yesterday were expected to reach 41°C to 43°C, and rise to 42°C to 44°C later in the week. The…
FRANCE Picasso painting won A Parisian art enthusiast could not believe his luck when he found out on Tuesday that he had won a Pablo Picasso painting worth US$1 million with a US$117 raffle ticket. “How do I check that it’s not a hoax?” said Ari Hodara, 58, after organizers called him following the draw…
The virality of ‘Are You Dead?’ has exposed a demand for personal connections in an isolating tech era where you do not even have to say a word to a real person to hail a ride or order food By Catherine Thorbecke Bloomberg Opinion / Bloomberg Opinion This time last year, the hottest…
PHILIPPINES Eruptions force evacuations A series of eruptions at the nation’s most active volcano has prompted the evacuation of nearly 3,000 people from a danger zone on its foothills, officials said on Wednesday. Authorities raised the five-stage alert around Mayon Volcano in the northeastern province of Albay to Level 3 on Tuesday after detecting intermittent…
CONFERENCE LEAGUE Palace miss easier route Crystal Palace missed a chance to advance directly to the Conference League round-of-16 on Thursday, held to a 2-2 draw with Finnish club KuPS. Palace midfielder Justin Devenny headed home an equalizer in the 76th minute at Selhurst Park, just three minutes after the visitors were reduced to 10…
British police yesterday charged a 32-year-old man with attempted murder over a mass stabbing attack on a train that wounded 11 people, and said he also tried to kill someone at a London transit station earlier the same day. British Transport Police said Anthony Williams is charged with 10 counts of attempted murder, one of…