The upside of downsizing: Chinese youth leave the rat race for more affordable small towns
For five years, Alice Zheng, a former bank loan reviewer, followed the path expected of many young Chinese:…
What is the breakthrough in China’s artificial sun project? A 6.5 Tesla magnet
New Delhi: China’s superconducting magnets have passed key tests at the Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of…
China hopes to banish blackouts as quantum tech puts power grid in superposition
China plans to expand the application of quantum technologies – including precision sensors and computer simulations – across…
US lawmakers investigate DoorDash’s use of Moonshot AI’s Kimi K2.6 model
The move underscores growing tensions between US lawmakers and industry, as Chinese AI models have become increasingly popular…
Chinese AI models are getting better and cheaper and Australian businesses are taking notice
When China’s DeepSeek sent shock waves through the technology world early last year, it raised a confronting question…
China sets 95% transport goal for 2030, focusing on efficiency and shielding supply chains
China aims to make its transport systems even more expansive and efficient in the next five years, setting…
Chinese AI Researchers Are Finding Their Voice on X
The prevailing narrative in Silicon Valley is that Chinese AI models like Kimi K3 and DeepSeek R1 came…
China’s debt ratio dips as households cut borrowing and firms slash investment: report
China’s debt-to-GDP ratio fell in the second quarter for the first time since 2022, even as the government…
Saudi real GDP contracts 4.8 pct in Q2 as oil activity plunges
Saudi Arabia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 4.8 percent year on year in the second quarter of…
ZHA unveils first images of Beijing tower as start on site draws near
Drawn up for the state-owned Beijing Kuntai Holding Group, the new visualisations show a 140m-tall Z8 Tower which…
AI boomtowns worsen divide in China’s split-screen economy
In Hefei, the heart of China’s memory-chip industry, factories can barely keep up with the world’s appetite for…
Apple posts record June quarter as iPhone sales surge; Cook weighs in on AI, China
Apple delivered its strongest June quarter on record, reporting $109.4 billion in revenue and beating analysts’ estimates of…