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SHANGHAI, China — Artificial intelligence (AI) should not be dominated by a single country, China’s President Xi Jinping said at a major technology conference in Shanghai on Friday, urging international cooperation on its development.
TAIPEI — Taiwan said on Thursday that it rejected Papua New Guinea's (PNG) decision to shut down its representative office in the South Pacific nation, a move welcomed by China.
THROUGH an official mouthpiece, China doodled the Filipino as a monkey and succeeded in shaming itself.
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City says decision could help restore normal economic and trade ties after years of tensions over the national security law
Rapidus President Atsuyoshi Koike said AI agents will play a central role in speeding up chip design. (Photo by Shuhei Ochiai)
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Industry data shows China’s shipyards secured 82 per cent of tanker orders placed this year, as measured by carrying capacity
Industry data shows China’s shipyards secured 82 per cent of tanker orders placed this year, as measured by carrying capacity
Moonshot AI's booth is seen at the World AI Conference in Shanghai on July 17. (Photo by Itsuro Fujino)
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Donald Trump alleges Beijing stole 220 million voter files, in a prime-time speech potentially clouding Xi Jinping’s planned US visit
In a prime-time speech, Donald Trump alleges Beijing stole 220 million voter files, potentially clouding Xi Jinping’s planned US visit
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Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
It was an artificial intelligence summit with very real-world geopolitical messaging.
MANILA, Philippines — The National Maritime Council (NMC) on Friday said a racist video published by Chinese state-run outlet China Daily would not alter the Philippines’ legal rights in the West Philippine Sea.
Air China says it will purchase 15 widebody A350-900 jets, while subsidiary Shenzhen Airlines will buy 40 narrowbody A320neo aircraft
Air China says it will purchase 15 widebody A350-900 jets, while subsidiary Shenzhen Airlines will buy 40 narrowbody A320neo aircraft
The cost of goods brought into the U.S. posted an unexpected increase in June as the price of goods from China rose by their largest monthly level in more than 18 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
Legal counsel for independent panel investigating Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades delivers closing remarks at final public inquiry session.
According to state media, at least nine people had been rescued as emergency teams continued to search through rock, mud and debris. The landslide hit at around 9:08 a.m. local time after heavy rainfall triggered the collapse of a mountainside near the Wujiang River. Hundreds of residents were evacuated as authoriti…
MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. did not let China’s video parody of the Philippines pass, describing it as a “schizophrenic” and “dehumanizing” behavior of the Chinese government which reveals its true intentions on the Philippines.
The conference attracted more than 1,100 companies displaying some 3,000 exhibits, with hundreds of products making their global debut.
A surprise breakthrough from Chinese AI startup Moonshot (which is now at the top of the Frontend code benchmark on Arena) rumbled through global markets, sending chip stocks reeling, as queasiness returned about the industry’s unprecedented spending spree (something we have been warning about for the past year). Mo…
North Korea denounced Friday an ongoing US-led multinational military exercise taking place in Hawaii, calling it a "war rehearsal" that will trigger a "chain of countermeasures" from countries in the region.
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SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Heavy rainfall is forecast to hit central parts of South Korea, prompting the government to strengthen emergency response measures, the interior ministry said Friday.
United States President Donald Trump has renewed a campaign to cast doubts on the 2020 elections that saw him lose to Joe Biden – this time painting China as a major adversary that helped “manipulate” the vote.
BEIJING (AP) — China afirmó el viernes que nunca ha interferido en las elecciones de Estados Unidos y que no tiene interés en hacerlo, e instó a Washington a dejar de plantear lo que describió como “acusaciones infundadas”, después de que el presidente Donald Trump señaló a Beijing por una supuesta intromisión en lo…
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Online post about 2 million won monthly payments to settle apartment noise dispute goes viral
PetroChina’s Xinjiang hub shifts output to the western interior region to rebalance coastal-heavy sector and hit green goals as Middle East conflict flares
PetroChina’s Xinjiang hub shifts output to the western interior region to rebalance coastal-heavy sector and hit green goals as Middle East conflict flares
Japan’s parliament has enacted a controversial law introducing criminal penalties for desecrating the national flag.
Chinese tech firms NetEase and 37 Interactive Entertainment are allowing employees to enjoy a half-day off on Monday morning
Chinese tech firms NetEase and 37 Interactive Entertainment are allowing employees to enjoy a half-day off on Monday morning
Recent graduate Li Sitong hopes for more acting roles after starring in emotional telling of a decades-spanning secret involving a stranger
Recent graduate Li Sitong hopes for more acting roles after starring in emotional telling of a decades-spanning secret involving a stranger
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Virginia’s Mark Warner says speech was ‘just lies and long-debunked conspiracies’
In this image made from video provided by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, a Chinese coast guard ship uses water cannon on a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 as it approaches Second Thomas Shoal, locally called Ayungin shoal, at the disputed South China Sea on March 23, 2024. (Armed Forces of the Philipp…
Following the US leader’s explosive accusations against Beijing, online commenters respond with mockery, concern and calls for self-reliance
Following the US leader’s explosive accusations against Beijing, online commenters respond with mockery, concern and calls for self-reliance
South China Morning Post infographics on Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades examine chain of events, systemic lapses and inquiry evidence
South China Morning Post infographics on Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades examine chain of events, systemic lapses and inquiry evidence
The president has been making similar accusations for years, claiming China wanted him to lose against his Democratic rivals
The president has been making similar accusations for years, claiming China wanted him to lose against his Democratic rivals
Beijing: Invoking comparisons to the invention of the steam engine, electricity and the internet, Xi Jinping has made clear he wants China to be at the forefront of the next humanity-altering age: the rise of artificial intelligence.