China’s semiconductor developers eye shift to RISC-V chip architecture (www.scmp.com)
Apache Log4j bug: China’s industry ministry pulls support from Alibaba Cloud for not reporting flaw to government first | South China Morning Post (www.scmp.com)
Japan, US risk losing military tech edge to China, Tokyo official says (www.scmp.com)
Chinese athlete comes out as gay as government steps up LGBT repression (www.scmp.com)
A Chinese volleyball athlete has taken the rare step of publicly revealing she is gay by releasing a marriage-registry-style photo of her and her girlfriend on Weibo. “She doesn’t need to do anything, but I am surrendered time and again. She is the whole part of me, for one year and another,” athlete Sun Wenjing wrote on...
China’s internet watchdog shuts down 13,600 mukbang (online eating shows) accounts for promoting food waste [SCMP] (www.scmp.com)
Japan sees record 3 million foreigners in March, as tourists cash in on low yen (www.scmp.com)
Tourism to Japan has been booming since pandemic-era border restrictions were lifted, and the government has been working hard to boost visitor numbers.
Acid attacks, death threats: Malaysian filmmakers in trouble with conservatives (www.scmp.com)
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Are high-speed trains becoming Xi Jinping’s preferred way to travel in China? (www.scmp.com)
Unparalleled, nation-wide coverage has virtually turned China’s high-speed rail network into a giant version of a city’s metro grid....
China’s Communist Party mourns Li Keqiang’s death, praises achievements (www.scmp.com)
Official obituary of former leader, who died in Shanghai on Friday, hails his contributions to the economy, belt and road, poverty relief and his support for President Xi Jinping.
China to hit 2023 economic growth target, more needed for long-term stability (www.scmp.com)
Prediction by the Institute of Economics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences that China’s economy will grow by 5.1 per cent in the fourth quarter would ensure meeting Beijing’s annual growth target for 2023 of around 5 per cent.
How Bruce Lee-inspired series gave Hong Kong actor Jason Tobin a second life (www.scmp.com)
A Bruce Lee fan from childhood, Hong Kong actor Jason Tobin took a hardscrabble 25 years to land a leading part in Warrior
How are traditional lion heads made? (www.scmp.com)
Chech out the history of lion heads, art of paper crafting, and how modernisation has complemented the traditional aspects of producing these functional works of art.
Apple’s iPhone 15 gets thumbs up from Chinese consumers with pre-orders booming (www.scmp.com)
Pre-order sales of iPhone 15 in China get off to robust start, indicating demand is still strong for US giant’s iconic handset despite Huawei revival and partial government ban.
A Western-led challenge to China’s belt and road? Not so fast, analysts say (www.scmp.com)
Announced on the G20 margins, the US$20 billion India-Middle East-Europe Corridor (Imec) hopes to connect India to Europe via the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel.
2 Germans charged with treason in Russia spy case (www.scmp.com)
Two German men been charged with high treason for gathering state secrets from Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency and passing them to Russia, prosecutors said on Friday....
Baidu teases next AI model after chatbot wins Beijing’s approval (www.scmp.com)
The Beijing-based search giant will soon launch a new version of its large language model, founder and CEO Robin Li said on Tuesday.
Ecuador votes in tense presidential election marred by candidate’s murder (www.scmp.com)
Ecuadorans headed to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election tarnished by the murder of a top candidate, which cast a spotlight on the violence ravaging a once-peaceful nation caught up in the illicit global drug trade....
‘Surprisingly, I told her everything’: Malaysia warns against black magic scams (www.scmp.com)
Victims recount being put into a trance by strangers who convince them to hand over their valuables in return for help ‘to turn their fate around’, police said.
Uber is developing a ChatGPT-like AI bot to integrate into its app (www.scmp.com)
3 of 7 Hong Kong prison officers face rape charges in court (www.scmp.com)
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Malaysia’s Islamist PAS looks to repeat its TikTok trick in state polls (www.scmp.com)
PAS became Malaysia’s single biggest party in November, fuelled by a collapse of support for disgraced ex-ruling party Umno and figurehead Najib Razak...
Malaysia’s central bank to step in to stabilise ringgit amid ‘excessive’ losses (www.scmp.com)
‘Taking them off feels sad’: Japan researchers develop wearable robot arms (www.scmp.com)
‘In the future we might see wings growing out of people’s backs, or drones attached to people … Maybe someone will come up with a sport that requires six arms,’ said the lead scientist behind the breakthrough.