Will delayed launch put China’s plans to build Starlink rival at long-term risk?
[South China Morning Post] - 12/26/2024
Qianfan’s pause may affect 2024 goals but network of 10,000 satellites is an endeavour of a decade or more, experts say.
In Chinese newspapers
Hong Kong’s November home prices and rents diverge as cheaper loans drove tenants to buy
Lived-in home prices rose slightly in November for a second straight month, while rents fell, according to official (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
South Asia needs to get its political house in order to turn around its economy
Political violence and social unrest have dented support for South Asian countries from investors and multilateral (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
Chinese start-up DeepSeek launches AI model that outperforms Meta, OpenAI products
DeepSeek’s V3 model was trained for two months at a cost of US$5.58 million, using significantly fewer computing (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
US says it pushed retraction of famine warning for north Gaza; aid groups are concerned
Declaration of famine would be an embarrassment for Israel, which insists its war in Gaza is aimed against Hamas, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 26/12/2024
China’s GenAI market continues to heat up as Beijing records more LLM filings
The latest batch of GenAI services registered in Beijing included large language models from Zhipu AI and Xiaomi (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
Time for Christmas excess to give way to eating greener and healthier
The holidays are an ideal time to revisit Michael Pollan’s rules for food and examine how we buy and consume what we (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
US investigates Chinese chips, China’s mega dam: SCMP’s 7 highlights
From China’s new colossal hydropower project to Apple’s investment in Indonesia, here are a few highlights from (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
Against US nepotism and transparency concerns, Hong Kong’s integrity shines
US missteps like Biden pardoning his son are a reminder to uphold the high standards Hong Kong and the ICAC have (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
China’s C919 airliner could spread wings to parts of Asia next year
Landing in Hong Kong on first day of new year will mark start of daily return service from Shanghai.
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
In India, call for more babies sparks debate on future of 1.43 billion-strong economy
A Hindu nationalist leader has urged couples to have more children in the world’s most populous nation, calling it (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
Chinese scientists show animal brain changes while awake through neural imaging
Microscopy technology is promising because of potential for taking live imaging of the brain and other organs and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024