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Objects observed ‘manoeuvring in and out and around each other’, practising tactics, techniques and procedures, according to USSF general.
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China-US trust issues threaten hope of diplomatic backchannel: Joerg Wuttke
Former president of EU Chamber of Commerce in China says it is ‘completely nonsense’ to believe the US can pull Russia from Beijing’s orbit.
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Chinese breakthrough challenges Elon Musk’s verdict on paralysed patients
Patients with spinal cord injuries have been offered the chance to walk again after the success of a Chinese trial.
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Education
172% surge of dependant enrolments into Hong Kong universities in past 2 years
Influx of children of non-local professionals admitted by the eight public universities has prompted angry backlash from local parents.
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Canada’s lobster exporters feel the pinch as China’s tariffs snip prices
Retaliatory tariffs from China on Canadian seafood, particularly lobsters, have led to a dramatic drop in price as exporters work to keep supply chains moving.
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Nvidia unveils new AI products that can help DeepSeek’s models run faster
CEO Huang explained how Nvidia’s latest products could dramatically boost reasoning capabilities for large models like DeepSeek’s R1.
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30 years on, Tokyo sarin attack victims seek justice against Aum cult offshoots
The cult behind the attack has yet to compensate its victims, while its offshoots continue to gain followers and amass wealth.
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Exploration of Earth’s most biodiverse areas can solve planet’s environmental challenges
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Beijing to host global executives, China ‘needs stimulus’: SCMP daily highlights
From Beijing’s summit for key global business leaders to an engineer being sentenced to death, here’s a round-up from today’s China coverage.
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US Navy to extend Pacific reach with long-range anti-ship F-16 missiles: report
Missile upgrades are part of effort to expand capabilities in preparation for potential conflict with China in Asia-Pacific, US report says.
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Engineer gets death penalty for selling state secrets to foreign spy agencies
Former assistant engineer had copied classified documents when he was working at a research institute, Ministry of State Security says.
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Military
China’s rival to US’ THAAD: a missile that can counter hypersonic weapons
The anti-ballistic missile system can intercept threats beyond the atmosphere and is seen as a more competent rival to the US Army’s THAAD.
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Southeast Asia
Malaysia agrees ‘no find, no fee’ terms to restart flight MH370 search
Exploration company Ocean Infinity will receive US$70 million if the wreckage is successfully located.
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Diplomacy
Distinguished Chinese-Americans condemn visa veto aimed at students from China
The Committee of 100, whose founding members include Yo-Yo Ma and I.M. Pei, warns that Republican-sponsored bill ‘betrays’ US values.
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Duterte’s arrest sparks Philippine disinformation frenzy targeting ICC judges
Duterte’s ICC arrest sparked a wave of disinformation, with fake news and fabricated quotes flooding Philippine social media, potentially affecting his interim release.
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China Economy
China’s Silicon Valley sees exports slump over 16% as trade war fears rise
Analysts are divided over the causes of the sharp slowdown in Shenzhen, one of China’s most important trade hubs.
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Entertainment
How the Assassin’s Creed series became a multibillion-dollar franchise
With new game Assassin’s Creed Shadows out on March 20, we look back at the rise of the historical action-adventure series.
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China’s top memory chipmaker YMTC to raise prices, alongside Micron, Sandisk
The expected increase from April, which averages around 10 per cent, indicates that NAND Flash memory prices are set to rebound this year.
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Xpeng says robotics industry will get bigger than automotive sector
Xpeng plans to mass produce humanoid robots and flying cars for the consumer market by the end of next year.
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