In recent months, courts and arbitration panels in several Chinese cities have sided with employees displaced by AI — in rulings hailed as a victory for workers’ rights. A worker in southern China’s …
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China’s experimental bullet train hits 497 mph in 5 seconds
A nearly 2,550-pound, experimental maglev train car in China recently has beat its own short-distance acceleration world record for the third time in six months. But while it reached 0 to 497 miles in …
China Industry Close-up: How long does it take to build a robot in China? In Shenzhen’s Robot Valley, it can be done in half an hour
The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan called for building a modern industrial system, consolidating the foundation of the real economy, and accelerating high-level technological self-reliance and …
Watch China’s Workhorse Rocket Explode in a Massive Fireball During Launch
The partially reusable rocket is crucial to China’s efforts to compete with industry giants like SpaceX. Earlier in July, a Long March 10B launched on its maiden flight and its first stage was caught …
Scientists say US will suffer if White House bars science with China
A proposed Office of Management and Budget rule will ban all research funding for U.S. science collaboration with China, which has surpassed the U.S. as the world’s top investor and producer of …
Typhoon Dolphin floods central China, parts of Beijing
By Liz Lee, Nicoco Chan and Go Nakamura XIANGYANG, China, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Typhoon Dolphin churned deeper inland to the central Chinese province of Hubei on Tuesday, flooding streets, forcing the …
Cameras on UK military drone sent data to China
The Kraken K3 drone is part of a planned deployment to safeguard commercial traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
Taiwan accuses China of blocking its access to Covid-19 vaccines
For months, the island – regarded by China as its own territory – has been unable to purchase doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech jab, and leaders have declared “Chinese intervention” is at the root of the…
China bets on AI weather forecasting as extreme weather intensifies
By Casey Hall and Chenxi Yang SHANGHAI, Aug 11 (Reuters) – As meteorologists tracked Typhoon Dolphin’s path toward China in recent days, a new generation of artificial intelligence weather models …
Explainer – What is Unitree and why are China’s humanoid robot makers racing to list?
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Chinese robot maker Unitree has priced its Shanghai initial public offering at 150.80 yuan per share, seeking to raise 6.1 billion yuan ($904 million) …
China says Long March 7A rocket launch failed after flight anomaly
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Aug 11 (Reuters) – China said a Long March 7A rocket carrying the ChinaSat-4B satellite failed after an in-flight anomaly following liftoff from the Wenchang space launch …
Typhoon Dolphin’s vast storm system pushes inland, threatens central China
XIANGYANG, China, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Typhoon Dolphin churned deeper inland to the central Chinese province of Hubei on Tuesday, prompting the closure of tourist areas and suspension of construction …
Torrential rain in the air for Beijing
Beijing is bracing for the expected onset of more than one third of its annual rainfall over 24 hours starting late …
