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Virtual reality and augmented reality (VR and AR)

China’s latest music sensation : Virtual idol Luo Tianyi

From an outsider’s point of view, Luo Tianyi is just a hologram. But in the eyes of her fans, she is their daughter or wife.

 

March 1, 2019
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China’s VR industry is booming, VR is changing the way people consume film and play video game, even the way to pursue a romantic relationship.02:10
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China's VR revolution: films, gaming and girlfriends
December 9, 2017
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These smart glasses show real-time subtitles of conversations, which could be useful to deaf people. The XRAI Glass software turns speech into text, which is then displayed on the inside of the...02:21
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Smart glasses let deaf people ‘see’ chats
July 29, 2022
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Meta opened its first bricks-and-mortar store on May 9, 2022, in the Silicon Valley town of Burlingame, California. It gives customers an opportunity to experience virtual reality devices,...01:51
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Meta opens a physical store
May 10, 2022
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Virtual YouTubers, or VTubers, who voice animated characters have transformed a niche Japanese subculture into a thriving industry where top accounts can rake in more than a million dollars a year....02:04
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Japan’s VTubers making millions
May 9, 2022
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The late Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng has been brought back to life as an interactive character you can talk to in a video call. Twenty-seven years after her death, digital production and visual...08:32
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Singer Teresa Teng lives on in VR
February 9, 2022
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Late Taiwanese singing legend Teng Li-chun, commonly known as Teresa Teng, has been brought back to life by a Beijing firm. The digital production and visual effects company Digital Domain has made...01:18
Taiwan
Taiwanese singing legend ‘resurrected’
January 21, 2022
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These cows enjoy green pastures all year round thanks to virtual reality goggles. Turkish rancher/dairy farmer Izzet Kocak says the headsets, accompanied with classical music, soothe the cows and...01:36
Virtual reality and augmented reality (VR and AR)
Cows enjoy VR and produce more milk
January 13, 2022
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Chinese search engine giant Baidu will launch the country's first metaverse platform. Xi Rang, which means "land of hope" in English, can be accessed via smartphones, computers or VR goggles,...04:36
Virtual reality and augmented reality (VR and AR)
Xi Rang: China’s first metaverse platform
December 25, 2021
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Robots are increasingly getting more jobs in Japan, a nation struggling to cope with an ageing, shrinking workforce. The machines have been deployed to help with tasks such as stacking shelves,...03:06
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Robots help Japan cope with ageing workforce
September 6, 2020
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A South Korean mother got to see her 7-year-old daughter who died four years earlier thanks to virtual reality. The tearful reunion was aired in a documentary by the country’s broadcaster MBC.  03:04
Virtual reality and augmented reality (VR and AR)
Mother ‘reunites’ with dead daughter in virtual reality
February 20, 2020
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Six months of social unrest in Hong Kong has been turned into a VR game by a team of pro-democracy developers. The game, ‘Liberate Hong Kong’, allows players to have an immersive experience as a...02:46
Hong Kong protests
VR game lets you fight as a Hong Kong protester
December 6, 2019
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Founded in Hong Kong in 2016, Sandbox VR has developed into one of the world’s leading virtual reality (VR) game companies. ...02:10
Virtual reality and augmented reality (VR and AR)
VR startup creates Star Trek’s ‘Holodeck’ experience
July 22, 2019
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A man in southern China put his feet up in the direction of the passengers behind him to get back at them for not allowing him to recline his seat on a high-speed train.01:15
Society
Man in China puts feet up to get back at other train passengers
February 10, 2025
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Parents of a 16-month-old boy were criticised for bringing their son to work out at the gym in eastern China’s Jiangxi province. The toddler started hanging around gyms when he was just one month...01:30
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Chinese parents slammed for taking 16-month-old son to gym
March 17, 2025
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A 26-year-old man earned over 300,000 yuan (US$41,000) last year by offering hiking-related services to tourists to Mount Tai in China. Apart from route planning and photo taking, Chen would also...01:17
Society
Chinese hiker earns US$41,000 a year guiding tourists up popular mountain
March 14, 2025
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A truck was seen loaded with two cargo containers side by side, blocking traffic as it took up two lanes on a highway in western China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.  01:10
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Truck in China carries 2 containers side by side, blocking traffic on highway
March 12, 2025
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A four-year-old girl found herself stranded on a narrow ledge outside her home after climbing out of a window in southwestern China’s Sichuan province. A firefighter managed to bring her back to...01:03
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Chinese girl rescued after being stranded on window ledge
March 11, 2025
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Society
China doubles down on job creation
March 10, 2025
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A zoo in eastern China has been criticised for dyeing the fur of chow chow puppies to resemble tiger stripes, in a bid to attract live-stream viewers.01:23
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Chinese zoo slammed for dyeing dogs’ fur in ‘tiger stripes’
March 10, 2025
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China society
Senior skydiver takes the plunge
March 7, 2025
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Taiwan began culling iguanas nearly 10 years ago with the 2025 target set at more than 100,000  03:04
Taiwan
Taiwan bounty hunters kill invasive iguanas
March 7, 2025
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A skilful driver in southern China’s Guizhou province made an elaborate “three-point” turn on a narrow road that was captured in footage that went viral online.01:07
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Chinese driver skilfully manoeuvres car on narrow road
March 6, 2025