Man in India dies after swallowing live chick to cure infertility in ritual mishap
[South China Morning Post] - 12/27/2024
Man and his wife, married for years without children, turned to healer in his desperation to become a father.
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New bird flu mutation discovered in US as cat infections cause alarm
A cat in Oregon died after eating raw pet food confirmed to be contaminated with H5N1, prompting recall of a (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
It was East Asia: Chinese scientist challenges ‘out of Africa’ theory of human evolution
Evolutionary biologist Huang Shi argues that lack of genetic diversity among East Asians suggests they are real (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 28/12/2024
Tech war in 2024: China catches up fast in AI race, but US chip curbs cast shadow
Abundant investment and an open-source approach have pushed China to the AI forefront, but a lack of advanced chips (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 28/12/2024
China’s growing appetite for durian spurs market innovations
A Shenzhen restaurant has gone viral online after launching a 199-yuan-a-head buffet featuring more than 200 durian (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 28/12/2024
LGBTQ rights, deepfake threats, falling fertility: Asia’s gender equality landscape in 2024
In 2024, Asia’s gender equality landscape saw advancements in LGBTQ rights amid alarming rates of violence against (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 28/12/2024
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
Chinese woman wrapped in large plastic bag after hospital discharge post-childbirth – but why?
New mothers in China follow post-partum ‘sitting the month’ tradition for rest and recovery.
[South China Morning Post] - 28/12/2024
Chinese cities offer subsidies to boost access to the computing power needed for AI
Voucher programmes help reduce computing power rental costs for companies and researchers.
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
Slovakia threatens Ukraine with power cuts if Russian gas flows stop as tensions deepen
Prime Minister Robert Fico’s warning comes as the gas transit deal between Russia and Ukraine is set to expire at (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 28/12/2024
China launches investigation into beef imports as local price of the meat trends downwards
Imports have surged, with China representing a hugely important market for countries such as Brazil, Argentina and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
Hong Kong schools to receive HK$400,000 to boost English and Mandarin learning
Funds aimed at improving students’ self-learning and will cover academic years to 2027.
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024