China’s biggest 2024 science advances are shaping future of healthcare, chips, space race
[South China Morning Post] - 02/5/2025
From a brain-inspired vision chip to an ice core time machine, these were the most important breakthroughs last year, according to top experts.
In Chinese newspapers
US Postal Service reverses decision to suspend taking parcels from Hong Kong, mainland China
The service will continue to accept low-value duty-free imports, after saying it was stopping deliveries in line (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Countdown to quit: thousands of US federal workers accept Musk’s ‘buyout’ offer
About 1 per cent of the US federal workforce have signed up for a deferred resignation deal as Thursday’s deadline (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Chinese e-commerce in spotlight amid EU push to scrap duty-free access for small packages
Brussels is seeking to scrap tax breaks for low-value shipments as it cracks down on ‘dangerous’ goods sold by firms (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
China launches WTO dispute over Trump tariffs
The US president has paused measures against Canada and Mexico, but left his 10 per cent tariff on Chinese goods in (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Thailand’s Paetongtarn Shinawatra in China, with trade, railway, scam farms on the table
Thailand, a long-time US ally, is also a crucial regional partner for Beijing in light of its fierce rivalry with (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
China trains ‘special mission’ pilots for combat readiness on Fujian carrier: CCTV
Electromagnetic catapult system allows for heavier and more advanced aircraft, such as KJ-600 airborne early warning (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Trump says he’s given instructions for Iran to be ‘obliterated’ if it assassinates him
The US president made the remarks as he signed a memorandum to put ‘maximum pressure’ on Tehran to stop it from (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Saudi Arabia rejects Israel’s push for ties without Palestinian state
Riyadh’s rejection came swiftly after Israel’s PM said establishing formal relations ‘is not only feasible, I think (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Sweden mourns victims of deadliest shooting, but gunman’s motive remains unknown
Police say there was no evidence that suspect – named as Rickard Andersson, 35 – had ‘ideological motives’ for the (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Trump calls for US to take over Gaza, permanently resettle all Palestinians
The US president repeated his proposal – which critics have compared to ethnic cleansing – as he met Israeli PM (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 4/02/2025
Chinese netizens use DeepSeek to copy Barbie Hsu’s style in mourning letters
Artificial intelligence chatbot employed to send online messages of condolence which get over 3 million views on (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025