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Chinese team wins award for AI booster that may help counter US chip ban
The Mooncake platform increases efficiency and could, as a result, help reduce dependency on graphics processing units such as Nvidia’s.
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China, Russia and Iran issue joint call for end to ‘illegal’ sanctions on Tehran
Iran recently rejected Donald Trump’s proposal to restart talks about a nuclear deal that the US President withdrew from during his first term.
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Trump picks ex-ambassador Michael DeSombre for top State Department Asian role
The nomination of Michael DeSombre, the former ambassador to Thailand, is expected to be well-received in Beijing.
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Is North Korea a nuclear power? Trump seems to think so
The comments have sparked fears the US might favour talks on nuclear arms reduction with North Korea instead of full denuclearisation.
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US House Republicans set to introduce bill to block Chinese from student visas
Legislation comes as Trump administration reportedly weighs travel ban for citizens from a select group of countries.
14 Mar 2025 - 7:06AM
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Mainland China calls for legal improvements to fight Taiwan independence
Country’s No 3 official Zhao Leji says it will step up determination to achieve reunification with Taiwan.
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Hong Kong arrivals rise 7% to 8.4 million in first 2 months of 2025
Short-haul markets such as the Philippines and Indonesia record the steepest growth in arrivals.
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Top Beijing office runs scathing attack on Panama deal by Hong Kong’s Hutchison
Conglomerate under fire over bombshell announcement it is selling Panama Canal port operations in deal led by US firm BlackRock.
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Chinese cities call for bids to dismantle and recycle makeshift Covid hospitals
Items listed on auction inventories reportedly include prefabricated containers, air conditioners, fire extinguishers, beds and computers.
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Will Typhon system feature in Philippines’ full-battle Balikatan drills?
Similar to Balikatan 2024, this year’s drills will feature sinking exercises 12 nautical miles outside the Philippines’ territorial waters.
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Biohybrid robots at the gym? It might make them stronger, Chinese study finds
Researchers built a bot with living tissue. Electrical and mechanical ‘training’ during growth nearly doubled muscle contraction strength.
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East Asia
South Korea says fire on Hong Kong-bound jet possibly caused by power bank
According to the interim probe into the January incident, the blaze may have started because insulation inside the battery had broken down.
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Big Tech
Foxconn’s profits drop as iPhone sales falter, but AI boom offers hope
The Taiwanese company reported a 13 per cent fall in net income, worse than analysts’ estimates for a 2 per cent gain.
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China Economy
China’s central bank to create ‘more tools’ to shore up economy
The bank also pledged to cut interest rates and keep the yuan stable amid an uncertain global outlook.
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Tesla plans cheaper model to put brakes on China sales slide
The US company’s share of the world’s largest EV market has dropped to 4.3 per cent from more than 16 per cent in 2022.
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South Korean firms axe ads with actor Kim Soo-hyun over underage dating scandal
Star’s agency denies claims that he had a relationship with the late actress Kim Sae-ron when she was underage.
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Indonesia’s clean energy transition in doubt after US withdrawal from JETP
Despite Jakarta’s ambitious net-zero goals, analysts say the country has limited political will to fulfil its climate commitments on its own.
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US and Israel look to Africa for resettling Palestinians from war-torn Gaza
US and Israel explore resettling more than 2 million Palestinians in Sudan, Somalia and Somaliland.
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China manufacturing, AI pose an ‘existential threat’ to US in robotics sector
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Freed from US jail, top immunologist picked up where he left off – in China
Song Guo Zheng was jailed for failing to disclose his China ties under a controversial initiative to counter alleged Chinese espionage.
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‘A geopolitical move’: Trump’s big bet on crypto raises questions for China
China has kept unregulated digital currencies at arm’s length, but the US is going all-in on crypto. Will this big bet give the US dollar new life?
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