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Physical gym closure, Messi and waste charging dominated Hong Kong consumer news
[South China Morning Post] - 02/5/2025
Consumer Council reveals results of survey about biggest news stories of year, which attracted record-high 14,429 voters, triple last year’s 4,620.
In Chinese newspapers
Ashes of actress Barbie ‘Big S’ Hsu sent back to Taiwan
Hsu’s sudden death caused by flu-triggered pneumonia shocked fans around the world.
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
China Future Tech webinar | How is DeepSeek shaping the race for AI supremacy?
A deep dive into China’s AI start-up, DeepSeek.
[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
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
ByteDance’s new AI model goes viral for its deepfake capabilities that animate photos
Clips from the TikTok owner’s new OmniHuman-1 multimodal model have gone viral for their lifelike appearance and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Lu Shaye, China’s controversial ex-envoy to France, handed new role on Europe
Appointment of experienced diplomat known for abrasive style and high-profile fallouts comes at delicate time for (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
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
Russians told not to panic over ‘gas cloud’ near Ukraine-hit plant
The gas was the result of work to restart the plant near Astrakhan, which has a population of about 475,000 people, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Belt and robot: Chinese start-up to open first robotics facility in Central Asia
Shanghai-based start-up AgiBot will partner with Kazakhstan to open the first Chinese robotics manufacturing and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
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
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