Tech war: US firm SiFive opens China office to tap growing appetite for open-source chips
[South China Morning Post] - 01/8/2025
California-based SiFive has set up a subsidiary in Shanghai to help customers ‘achieve technological breakthroughs’.
In Chinese newspapers
EU stays mum as Donald Trump eyes Greenland and Elon Musk courts far-right
Told to cease ‘lecturing and moralising’, Brussels officials ready for ‘strong transatlantic agenda’ as they (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
EU firms in China lament having to silo operations to stay competitive, survey finds
Latest report from EU Chamber of Commerce in China also flags increased costs and market barriers that are (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
Japanese crime boss could face life behind bars in US over bid to sell nuclear material to Iran
Takeshi Ebisawa admitted at his plea that he ‘brazenly trafficked’ material including weapons-grade plutonium out of (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
Jimmy Carter’s legacy endures in Indian village renamed in late US president’s honour
The village, once home to Carter’s mother, a Peace Corps volunteer, now holds a small memorial to the late US (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Who needs Art Basel? Town in ‘Uruguay’s Tuscany’ hosts international Campo Artfest
Pueblo Garzon, an old mill town, drew 6,000 visitors to its eighth Campo Artfest. For one resident artist, the (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
Allan Zeman’s Lan Kwai Fong Group plans major entertainment hub in Xian
The planned project ‘is huge and it’ll be the largest Lan Kwai Fong we have,’ Zeman says.
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
China EV giant BYD hits the skids in Brazil as ‘slavery-like’ claims run over labour force
China’s labour practices are driving a wedge between the world’s biggest EV maker and efforts to expand globally in (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Inside Myanmar drug rehab centre where tough love is the prescription
Weightlifting, karate drills and tug-of-war contests are all activities at the facility in a country that produces (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
Cathay expands European network with direct flights from Hong Kong to Rome
The service, which was suspended in February 2020, will be relaunched on June 5.
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
‘Obamacare’ hits record enrolment, but under Trump 2.0, the future is uncertain
While Democrats celebrate the programme’s success, Republicans remain critical, as its future remains uncertain with (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Closer defence ties pledged as PLA joint staff chief Liu Zhenli visits Malaysia
Malaysian prime minister hails ‘strong’ China ties in talks with Liu, as defence minister urges dialogue to manage (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025