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The chips could be used in space or weapons systems. Photo: Shutterstock

‘Historic’: Chinese team makes world’s first 2D industrial chip for military use

The chips continue to function even when exposed to high levels of gamma radiation and could have a range of strategic and military uses.

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ABB’s top industrial chip and robotics expert Pang Zhibo leaves Sweden for China

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China accuses Netherlands of fuelling chip crisis over Nexperia seizure

Beijing says The Hague’s interference in semiconductor firm exacerbates global supply-chain instability, despite recent trade concessions.

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Science

Lead scientist of China’s thorium reactor project died working on the computer

Death of nuclear physicist Xu Hongjie came just weeks before the project he led achieved a breakthrough in fourth-generation nuclear power.

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Lifestyle & Culture

Singapore’s caning of scammers reaffirms ‘moral’ severity of crime

Scammers as well as members and recruiters of scam syndicates will be punished with six to 24 strokes of the cane under the new law.

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Technicians inspect the Chinook-style Boying T1400 at United Aircraft factory in Harbin, northeast China on October 30. Photo: Xinhua

China’s Chinook-style heavy-duty helicopter drone makes debut with test flight

Society

Hong Kong’s Operation Santa Claus eyes HK$11 million for 13 charitable projects

This year’s theme, ‘Building Bridges’, calls for using power of compassion to connect people and inspire collective action for a better community.

(From left) Angel Cheng, Paul Wong, Lisa-Marie Tse and Jamie Cheung lauch the latest edition of Operation Santa Claus. Photo: Wong Kin Fung
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Big Tech

Alibaba’s Amap rides the China car boom in challenge to Google Maps

Alibaba’s mapping arm is expanding overseas, positioning itself as a key partner for Chinese carmakers accelerating into foreign markets.

Society

Hong Kong health chief eyes Medical Council overhaul after botched inquiry

Official statistics show that more than 60 per cent of the complaint cases took longer than the target of two years to resolve.

Business

The secret ingredient in your daily life: why Malaysian palm oil is used around the world

Found everywhere from food products to biofuel, this vegetable oil is preferred for its versatility, safety and sustainable production.

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Palm oil is a versatile ingredient found in a wide range of everyday items, from ice cream and cake to lipstick and biofuel.

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Avoiding Xi-Trump ‘disruptions’, Chinese robot praised: SCMP daily highlights

From US-China trade plans to Xi’s relations with Putin and a celebrated humanoid robot, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.

Unitree Robotics’ R1 robot is seen doing a handstand in a promotional image from the company. Photo: Unitree Robotics

Tech Trends

AI coding tools built by US firms face scrutiny over Chinese model origins

There is speculation that the underlying models for the coding tools from US firms Cognition and Cursor are Chinese.

Politics

Chinese court gives death sentence to Myanmar crime syndicate boss Bai Suocheng

He and core members of his group are said to have run industrial-scale fraud and gambling operations that led to deaths of Chinese citizens.

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Economics

Indonesia’s China-funded ‘Whoosh’ railway faces corruption probe

The investigation follows allegations that Indonesia paid almost three times more per kilometre than China did for its own high-speed rail.

Trains pictured on the Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Railway in Padalarang, West Java. Photo: AFP

Global Economy

China’s digital competitiveness hits high amid trade-splintering worries: survey

China’s R&D and tech innovation boost its digital competitiveness, but geopolitical headwinds pose growth risks, according to Swiss academic institute.

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China has reached an all-time high of 12th place among 69 economies in terms of overall digital competitiveness, according to new findings by the International Institute for Management Development. Image: Shutterstock

China Economy

China sets up new department to spearhead government debt clean-up drive

The move comes as Beijing steps up efforts to clear up masses of ‘hidden debt’ accumulated by local governments.

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United States & Canada

Dick Cheney, architect of Iraq war and Biden-era Trump critic, dies at 84

Dick Cheney, the influential and controversial US vice-president who shaped post-9/11 policy and opposed Trump, dies at 84.

Russia & Central Asia

Putin orders rare earths plan, eyes China and North Korea links

Moscow aims to implement a mineral extraction plan by December and boost transport links to China and North Korea to counter Western sanctions.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s cabinet to draw up a road map for the extraction of rare earth minerals. Photo: AP

South Asia

Deadly collision on India’s rail network kills 7

A passenger train hit a goods train from behind and toppled over some coaches, a senior government official said.

A passenger train crashed into a cargo train in central India on Tuesday. Photo: Handout

China Economy

‘Future of luxury’: China’s shoppers hailed as French giant vows faith in market

As Beijing prepares its next five-year plan, LVMH expects Chinese consumers to remain central to global luxury market.

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Diplomacy

Xi calls it a ‘strategic choice’ to deepen ties in meeting with Russian PM

Chinese leader holds talks with Mikhail Mishustin in Beijing on Tuesday, days after his summit with US President Donald Trump.

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International relations expert discusses looming flashpoints in the US-China rivalry and the ‘colossal mistake’ if Ukraine joined Nato.

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Open Questions | Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

Economist, business executive advocates looking beyond geopolitics, avoiding policy pitfalls and building a culture that celebrates success.

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Dutch seizure of Nexperia faces uncertainty after Xi-Trump summit

Beijing says Washington will pause its updated export measures, which prompted The Hague to take control of the chipmaker.

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The headquarters of chipmaker Nexperia in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Photo: Reuters

Global Economy

China accuses Netherlands of fuelling chip crisis over Nexperia seizure

Beijing says The Hague’s interference in semiconductor firm exacerbates global supply-chain instability, despite recent trade concessions.

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Big Tech

Alibaba’s Amap rides the China car boom in challenge to Google Maps

Alibaba’s mapping arm is expanding overseas, positioning itself as a key partner for Chinese carmakers accelerating into foreign markets.

Global Economy

China’s digital competitiveness hits high amid trade-splintering worries: survey

China’s R&D and tech innovation boost its digital competitiveness, but geopolitical headwinds pose growth risks, according to Swiss academic institute.

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How did Chen-ning Yang miss out on a second Nobel Prize in physics?

Chinese scientist is remembered as one of the greatest physicists of the 20th century, alongside Albert Einstein.

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Will China’s 5-year plan lift or sink the nation’s tech stocks?

‘The five-year plan is expected to reset investment themes and the valuation system on the capital market,’ an analyst says.

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Hong Kong's first 'patriots-only' Legislative Council: how did they perform?

Hong Kong’s revamped legislature wrapped up its four-year term on October 24. While lawmakers’ relations with the government were cordial and lawmaking was efficient, has the public been as tuned in? The Post takes a look at the hits and misses over the past four years.

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‘Unforgivable’: Chinese county still living in shadow of wild spending binge

In the 2010s, Dushan splashed billions on high-rises and a fake Big Ben. Today, the buildings are mostly empty – but the debts remain.

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