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We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. China’s analogue AI chip could work 1,000 times faster than Nvidia GPU: study
Chinese scientists have created a superfast analogue chip that can solve complex maths problems for advanced scientific tasks and artificial intelligence (AI) while using less power than conventional computing, according to a paper published this month.
2. How Hong Kong pair landed in Myanmar scam farm ‘living a life worse than death’

Having lived in safe Hong Kong all her life, Nancy never imagined that an overseas job would lead to forced labour in a scam farm, a harrowing experience that lasted for half a year before she could be reunited with her family.
3. China’s soybean imports surge as orders to US hit zero and American farmers fret
China imported no soybeans from the United States in September, but total imports remained at high levels amid a recent escalation in the US-China trade war, the latest Chinese customs data showed.
4. Malaysian boy, 14, charged with murder of 16-year-old schoolmate

A Malaysian court charged a 14-year-old boy with the murder of a 16-year-old schoolmate on Wednesday, in a case that has stunned the nation and raised pressing concerns about violence among its children.
5. Apple CEO Tim Cook pushes AI system launch in China after iPhone Air release

Apple CEO Tim Cook is looking forward to launching the company’s artificial intelligence system in China, following the successful effort to release the iPhone Air in the vast market.
6. Why top Chinese scientist warned public against ‘hubris’ over country’s advances

The Chinese people have been urged to stay “calm and objective” about the country’s advances in cutting-edge weapons by a veteran rocket scientist, who warned that “a lot of effort” was still needed.
7. China shop clerk breaks jade bangles worth US$140,000; owner seeks no compensation

A shop clerk in eastern China accidentally broke jade bangles valued at over one million yuan (US$140,000), yet the owner chose compassion over compensation, giving the young man a chance to learn from his mistake.


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Myanmar scam farm ‘worse than death’, China’s superfast analogue AI chip: SCMP’s 7 highlights

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Chinese scientists say they have created a superfast analogue chip that can solve complex maths problems for advanced scientific tasks and artificial intelligence. Photo: Shutterstock

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Yap Shing Xuen, 16, died at a school in Malaysia on October 14. Photo: Facebook

Apple CEO Tim Cook poses for a selfie with photographer Trunk Xu and Vogue China editorial director Rocco Liu in Beijing. Photo: Weibo

The Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket are transferred to the launch area in October 2024. Zhao Ruian’s work helped in the development of the launch vehicle for the Shenzhou crewed space programme. Photo: Xinhua

A shop clerk accidentally broke jade bangles worth over 1 million yuan, but the owner chose not to seek compensation. Photo: Douyin

China’s double threat, a hidden card in the trade war: 7 science highlights

An outbound freight train heads for Laos from Huaihua, a city in central China’s Hunan province. Picture: Xinhua

Chen-ning Yang, “one of the greatest theoretical physicists of the 20th century”, helped to promote collaboration between Chinese and American scientists. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

The team had only a fragment of the original Luoshen Fu poem to work with. Photo: CCTV

Concept diagram of the Yuheng spectral imaging chip developed by researchers from Tsinghua University. Photo: Handout

China faces an average of US$1.5 billion in annual economic losses because of subsidence, with Shanghai alone accounting for more than US$3 billion in damages between 2001 and 2020. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images

Heart Evangelista’s wealth under fire, Singaporeans flock to Johor: 7 Asia highlights

Heart Evangelista at Paris Fashion Week in June 2023. Photo: Getty Images

East Timorese activists hold a pro-independence protest in the capital of Dili in 1999. Photo: Reuters

China’s fourth carrier takes shape, missing Filipino helpers found: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Apple CEO Tim Cook takes a selfie with Chinese singer-actress Wang Feifei at her music video set in Shanghai on Tuesday. Photo: Handout

China’s fourth aircraft carrier, known as the Type 004, is believed to be under construction at a shipyard, in Dalian, Liaoning province. New hull sections have been seen in the latest satellite images from the site. Photo: Handout

China has launched a drive to reduce its reliance on foreign technology, including software systems like Microsoft Office, amid rising geopolitical tensions. Photo: AP

Chuuk Lagoon in the Federated States of Micronesia, around 5,800km west of Hawaii. Photo: Julian Ryall

A woman in China woke from a coma, only to reveal that her boyfriend, who spent 200,000 yuan on her care, had abused her. Photo: SCMP composite/Sohu

The Subsea Precision Instrument Deployer with Elastic Releasing (Spider) on its recent sea trial at an undisclosed location in the South China Sea. Photo: Handout

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From China importing no soybeans from US to Hong Kong pair in Myanmar scam farm, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting


From China importing no soybeans from US to Hong Kong pair in Myanmar scam farm, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.


Myanmar scam farm ‘worse than death’, China’s superfast analogue AI chip: SCMP’s 7 highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From China importing no soybeans from US to Hong Kong pair in Myanmar scam farm, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting

1. China’s analogue AI chip could work 1,000 times faster than Nvidia GPU: study

2. How Hong Kong pair landed in Myanmar scam farm ‘living a life worse than death’

From China importing no soybeans from US to Hong Kong pair in Myanmar scam farm, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting