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Paul Buck

Paul Buck

@paulbuckhk
Senior Production Editor, SCMP Plus
Paul has performed a variety of editing roles for the SCMP since 1996. He graduated from the University of Bradford in 1986 with a Bachelor's degree in economics.
Paul has performed a variety of editing roles for the SCMP since 1996. He graduated from the University of Bradford in 1986 with a Bachelor's degree in economics.
Languages Spoken:
English

Robotics | Chinese robot co-workers on the rise. Say hello to AI cobots

Collaborative robots designed to operate alongside human workers are a fast-growing market for Chinese firms, with AI making them smarter and more useful.

Listing could be country’s second biggest at US$9.8 billion and comes as global demand for memory chips soars on the back of AI infrastructure build-out.

Upticks in June retail sales and industrial output growth to meet export demand are the bright spots amid a raft of sobering economic indicators.

Torrid pace of export growth in June, fuelled by global AI boom, keeps country on track for another huge surplus despite Iran war headwinds and big rise in imports.

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The successful capture of the booster stage of a Long March-10B rocket is a first step on the road to narrowing the decade-long head start of Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

China and the US are vying to put people on the moon for the first time in more than 50 years in a contest that is as much about economics and geopolitics as it is about technology.

At least nine reusable rocket projects are nearing maiden flights in China, posing a potential threat to Elon Musk-led SpaceX’s grip on the commercial satellite launch market.

Our verdicts on some of the top films and stars nominated for Oscars this year

Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Revenant." (Photo courtesy 20th Century Fox/TNS)

From Chinese to Japanese and Korean restaurants, there is a cornucopia of choice for lovers of Asian food. There are plenty of options, too, for those craving an international dining experience.

The things that come into our heads after a week of rain ...

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It's been a wet week and things aren't looking that good for the weekend. So stay undercover and sample new hardware and video games at the Ani-Com fair or books at a floating book fair, enjoy a great family movie, or try some tempting Chinese cuisine. For more ideas, see 48 Hours on our Magazines subsite.

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There's an art fair, some great movies, some tempting restaurants, plus shopping, indoor games and more.

In yesterday's report, "Xi cements control over PLA with unique background", the word "first" was missing from the concluding sentence of the second paragraph. The sentence should have read: Just one week after taking over as chairman of the party's Central Military Commission (CMC) - a post that some believed President Hu Jintao might attempt to keep for another two years - Xi demonstrated his grip on power by appointing his first PLA general on Friday.

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