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Don’t expect Greenland crisis to realign EU with China, former US diplomat says
HKU seminar hears that the core task for Brussels is to navigate US-China rivalry while seeking a balance between the two.
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China’s nuclear fusion start-ups power up with record funding round
Startorus Fusion raised US$143 million, a record for a private firm, while Supermag New Energy received ‘several hundred million yuan’.
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Taiwanese military’s closed-door meeting draws ‘black box’ criticism
Taiwan’s defence minister delivers classified briefing on record US$39.5 billion budget in a bid to break opposition blockade.
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AI models face a critical limitation known as the long-context bottleneck, which restricts their ability to process lengthy documents.
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From visa suspensions to Pakistan’s arms deal, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.
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Chinese-owned Temu catches up with Amazon in global cross-border e-commerce
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How narrowing China-US gap could reshape global power play by 2035
Political scientist Yan Xuetong predicts Beijing will be on ‘equal footing’ in strategic rivalry with Washington in the post-Trump era.
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Hong Kong set to receive long-awaited inquest verdict on 2012 Lamma ferry crash
Coroner’s Court set to deliver verdict on ferry disaster that claimed the lives of 39 people more than a decade ago.
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Labubu maker Pop Mart surges 10% on buy-back in show of confidence
Repurchase signals management’s confidence and healthy balance sheet, analysts say, though stock remains 42 per cent below last year’s peak.
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Saturday’s twin failures involved a state-owned rocket and a private one, but observers attribute them to industry’s growing pains.
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Chinese automotive suppliers speed up localisation to boost global market share
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Why US raid on Venezuela could ‘work to China’s advantage’: John Mearsheimer
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China curbs US AI chips, shuns foreign capital in pursuit of tech self-reliance
These restrictions signify a new phase in the US-China tech war where ‘offensive and defensive roles have shifted’, says an analyst.
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