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EU’s tech ban, China’s mysterious Nantianmen project: 7 science highlights
We have put together stories from our coverage on science from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. EU bans Chinese organisations from critical tech programmes, including AI, chips Researchers in China have been excluded from the European Union’s most advanced collaborative technology programmes. However,... -
Xiaomi deepens push into chips and AI as peers race to develop humanoid robotics
Xiaomi is doubling down on its five-year plan for core technologies including chips, artificial intelligence and operating systems, aiming to position itself as a deep-tech player amid China’s self-reliance push, while peers such as Li Auto and Xpeng accelerate moves into humanoid robotics. Lei Jun, founder, chairman and CEO of the Beijing-based smartphone and electric vehicle giant, on Tuesday... -
Iran rejects ‘big lies’ after Trump lays out case for possible attack
US President Donald Trump briefly laid out his case for a possible attack on Iran in his State of the Union speech to Congress on Tuesday, saying he would not allow the world’s biggest sponsor of terrorism to have a nuclear weapon. Even while assembling a massive military force in the Middle East, Trump has done little to explain to the American public why he might be leading the US into its... -
South Korea’s Lee uses AI video to honour shared factory worker past with Brazil’s Lula
South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung marked Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s state visit with an AI-generated video animating their shared past as factory workers, before the two men embraced as heads of state. Lula arrived in Seoul on Sunday for a three-day trip – his first to South Korea in 21 years – with the two countries agreeing at a summit on Monday to elevate ties to a... -
Malaysian police arrest student for desecrating Koran in viral social media post
Malaysia’s Communications Ministry has ordered an investigation and immediate action following a social media post showing the desecration of the Koran. Minister Fahmi Fadzil said the government strongly condemned the act, describing it as disrespectful, insulting to Islam and a challenge to the sensitivities of Malaysia’s multiracial society. He said enforcement action had been directed under... -
Kim Keon-hee: shaman’s bribery verdict strikes a legal blow to South Korea’s ex-first lady
He called himself a spiritual guide. Prosecutors called him a fixer. This week, a court in Seoul called him something else: guilty of accepting bribes – a verdict that may yet determine the fate of South Korea’s disgraced former first lady Kim Keon-hee. The man at the centre of it all is Jeon Seong-bae, a high-profile shaman better known as “Monk” Gunjin who was convicted on Tuesday of acting as... -
AI bubble overtakes geopolitics as top concern for credit investors, BofA survey finds
The risk of an artificial intelligence bubble has, for the first time, become the top concern among credit investors, overshadowing geopolitical worries, according to a Bank of America (BofA) survey. In a February survey of investment-grade clients who buy and sell debt, 23 per cent said the threat of an AI bubble was now their top concern, up from 9 per cent in December, according to BofA... -
China’s Xi Jinping declares defeat of extreme poverty in 2021 – SCMP archive
This article was first published on February 26, 2021. By Mimi Lau Xi claims victory in eliminating extreme poverty China has declared complete success in eliminating extreme poverty, with President Xi Jinping hailing the lifting of 850 million people out of destitution as an “unprecedented accomplishment” unmatched by any nation in modern history. In a speech at a ceremony... -
Japan’s Takaichi faces backlash over US$190 victory gifts to ruling party lawmakers
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was under pressure on Wednesday after it emerged she gave congratulatory gift catalogues to lawmakers from her ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) following its landslide election victory this month. Each of her party’s 315 MPs was given the option to choose an item from the catalogue “as an expression of appreciation for their success at this very tough... -
Shenzhen dethrones Shanghai, Beijing as China’s top industrial powerhouse, mayor boasts
The southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen has handed in a glowing report card of technological and economic development, surpassing Shanghai and Beijing as the nation’s largest manufacturing and exporting city while solidifying a lead in artificial intelligence and start-up cultivation, its mayor has revealed. Shenzhen’s economy grew from 2.83 trillion yuan in 2020 to 3.87 trillion yuan...
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