China has never interfered in Canada's internal affairs, nor do we have any interest in doing so, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson once again emphasized on Tuesday, following a Canadian intelligence official's claim that countries such as China and India are ...
Imagine a breathing, drug-testing, metabolizing digital twin of yourself that could predict how treatments will work before you take them. This isn't science fiction: China just announced a groundbreaking "human cell lineage" mega-facility in South China's Guangdong, designed to crack ...
A Shenzhen-based robot producer recently revealed a collaborative practical training program for humanoid robots at an electric vehicle factory, where dozens of its robots are performing coordinated tasks across multiple scenarios and job types.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has decided to let lapse a $23 billion program to incentivize domestic manufacturing, just four years after it launched the effort to woo firms away from China, Reuters reported citing four government officials.
Hong Kong will host the World Internet Conference (WIC) Asia-Pacific Summit for the first time on April 14-15, focusing on AI advancements and digital transformation, with participation from UN representatives and government officials from multiple countries.
New Zealand media hyped that China plans to "construct its second base on the New Zealand side of Antarctica." A Chinese expert highlighted China's stance of being open to cooperation in advancing exploration and at the same time warned against ...
Four departments in China jointly released a notice to standardize the identification of synthetic content generated by artificial intelligence (AI) on Friday, a move an industry observer said will address concerns of deep counterfeiting and scientific dishonesty.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR Thongsavanh Phomvihane in Beijing on Thursday, with both pledging to push forward the building of a China-Laos community with a shared future.
“Thanks to 'Hui Si Kai Wu,' this has given my movement abilities a significant boost!” humanoid robot Tien Kung said at a press conference in Beijing on Wednesday, during which the “general embodied intelligence platform” was officially released.
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was released from custody on Friday after a court accepted his request to cancel his arrest over his short-lived imposition of martial law, the Yonhap News Agency reported. But vastly different reactions in South ...
In response to a question regarding reports that the US has indicted 12 Chinese nationals, including two government officials, claiming they engaged in hacking campaign, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said Chinese firmly opposes US' unreasonable accusation against China, ...
China's national legislature on Wednesday started its annual session. Li Hongzhong, vice chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, explained a draft amendment to the Law on Deputies to the National People's Congress and to the Local People's Congresses at Various ...
The research facility of cold-seep ecosystem, a megaproject whose launch was recently announced in South China's Guangdong Province, aims to deepen humanity's understanding of deep-sea science by studying cold seep systems in the South China Sea. The research program will ...
China on Friday announced to officially launch a deep-sea research megaproject in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province, designed to support cutting-edge fundamental research and development in exploring the origins of life in extreme deep-sea environments and the green development of ...
A Bangladesh friendship delegation comprising leaders from political parties, representatives from think tanks, media and youth delegates has reportedly embarked on a visit to China, which has drawn close attention from some Indian media, characterizing the trip with phrases like ...
The humanoid robot rental business is gaining steam in China as these complex artificial machines spark significant interest across industries and consumer markets. A quick search on major e-commerce and second-hand platforms reveals a growing number of vendors offering humanoid ...
In preparation for the annual two sessions, some political advisors are preparing proposals aimed at improving the care system for the elderly and stimulating the vitality of the silver economy.
After the 2024 Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry were awarded to scientists who made significant breakthroughs at the intersection of AI and fundamental sciences, there are scientists exclaiming that human scientific research may have reached a pivotal moment where ...
Several jurisdictions in China have started deploying DeepSeek's large language models to revolutionize legal processes. From retrieving laws and regulations within seconds to generating visual analysis reports for case evaluations and assisting prosecutors with sentencing and fine range assessments, DeepSeek ...
As Trump administration moved to dismantle the US Agency for International Development (USAID), some US media outlets and political figures began pointing fingers at China, warning that China is quickly taking action to fill the gap. The claim showed a ...
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit, which has brought together global leaders, technology industry executives and top researchers in Paris, held formal talks on Tuesday amid the divergence on the AI governance and regulation, with relevant parties striving to find ...
A report from a Chinese cybersecurity firm revealed on Tuesday that over 1,300 advanced persistent threat (APT) attacks targeted 14 key sectors in China in 2024.
An annual report from a Chinese cybersecurity firm reveals on Tuesday that over 1,300 advanced persistent threat (APT) attacks have targeted 14 key sectors in China. Among these, government agencies, education, scientific research, national defense and military industry, and transportation ...
With the aim of addressing how to harness artificial intelligence's (AI) potential while enhancing AI governance, political and industry leaders from more than 100 countries gathered at the Grand Palais in Paris, France for the two-day AI Action Summit, which ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping's special representative, Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council Zhang Guoqing will travel to France from Sunday to Wednesday for the Artificial ...
As some US politicians push to ban Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from government devices and amplify so-called security concerns, global tech experts are increasingly focusing on the groundbreaking advancements the software could bring to the world, with DeepSeek set to ...
After DeepSeek's explosive rise in the market, a wave of related training courses emerged across Chinese social media platforms. Experts said that the popularity of DeepSeek training reflects the Chinese public's growing interest in artificial intelligence and provides more accessible ...
Following DeepSeek's rapid ascent, another Chinese large language model (LLM), Alibaba Cloud's Qwen2.5-Max, has achieved impressive results on Chatbot Arena, a platform for evaluating LLMs and AI chatbots, entering the global top 10 for the first time, with a strong ...
Australia has banned all services from Chinese tech company DeepSeek on government systems and devices, a move that Chinese AI experts on Wednesday criticized as ideologically driven and indicative of some Western countries' inability to assess China's technological rise fairly ...
US President Donald Trump agreed to pause tariffs on Canada and Mexico after speaking with the leaders of the two countries on Monday. The pause introduces a game-like unpredictability designed to exert pressure on these two countries, according to an ...
Cooperation is a key driver of innovation, and weakening the strong commercial and trade relationships between nations will lead to self-defeating results, a Chinese expert told the Global Times on Saturday following the first meeting between US President Donald Trump ...
The recent wide adoption of Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek reflects a market-driven choice, experts told the Global Times, emphasizing that Chinese companies' technological progress should be viewed objectively. This comes after NASA, following the Pentagon's move to block ...
US President Donald Trump is set to impose tariffs of 25 percent on Mexico and Canada, and 10 percent on China starting Saturday, says the White House, according to CNN. Experts view this as an escalation of US protectionism, warning ...
Chinese tech start-up DeepSeek is shaking the US' AI sector with its open-source approach and low-cost models, drawing curiosity and significant coverage from US media and AI forums about how this Chinese company has produced competitive AI systems comparable to ...
The phone conversation between Chinese President Xi Jinping and European Council President Antonio Costa has charted the course forward and identified priorities for bilateral relations in the years to come, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake kicked off a four-day state visit to China on Tuesday, according to Sri Lanka local media Sunday Times. This marks the leader's first visit to China after taking office.
The wildfires in Los Angeles County continue to rage, with the death toll from the two most severe blazes - Palisades and Eaton - rising to 24 as of press time, with some local media predicting the wildfires among "the ...
Massive wildfires have claimed the lives of at least 16 people and ravaged 37,000 acres in the greater Los Angeles area, destroying entire communities and over 12,000 structures, NBC reported.
A number of foreign hacker organizations have been utilizing malicious websites and overseas IP addresses to execute cyberattacks targeting China and other nations, according to China's national cybersecurity and information security notification center on Monday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government and Sberbank, the country's largest bank and a tech innovator, to team up with China to develop AI, RT reported on Wednesday. The directive tasks Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Sberbank CEO Herman ...
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command organized naval and air forces to conduct combat readiness patrols in the territorial waters and airspace around China's Huangyan Dao and its surrounding areas on Sunday, according to the PLA Southern Theater ...
"For many vocational school graduates today, the label of 'blue-collar' has been shed, as we are no longer confined to the traditional occupations typically associated with vocational education," said a vocational education graduate surnamed Chen.
With the aim to deepen foreign-related fishery governance, a draft amendment to the Fisheries Law has been submitted to the ongoing 13th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, for deliberation.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam met with Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun in Hanoi on Thursday. Dong and his delegation attended a grand gathering marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of ...
Agibot, a Chinese robotics start-up launched in February 2023, has stirred significant excitement in the industry with its announcement of having already begun mass production of general-purpose robots, while Tesla, the US electric car giant, envisions launching mass production of ...
Shenzhen, China's tech hub, announced a series of measures on Wednesday that include the provision of "vouchers" respectively for research and development of artificial intelligence (AI) models, and AI training and corpus, with vouch for model training up to 500 ...
The 23rd meeting of Special Representatives for China-India Boundary Question was held on Wednesday in Beijing where six points of consensus were reached.
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) will lead a team to develop a multi-functional lunar surface operation robot equipped for dexterous operations and featuring a mobile charging station that contributes to Chang'e-8 mission lunar exploration.
China and Nepal have agreed to strengthen the synergy of their development strategies, and pursue deeper and even more concrete high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, according to a joint statement between the two countries issued during Nepali Prime Minister KP ...
Pangolin decoction pieces remain ineligible for medical insurance coverage and drugs containing pangolin ingredients must not be newly included in medical insurance coverage, according to a recent notice by three central departments in China to strengthen pangolin protection and management ...
Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli has arrived in Beijing on a four-day official visit on Monday, the Kathmandu Post reported. The “tradition-breaking” visit has drawn much attention from Indian media outlets, as the Nepali leader would usually visit ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Senior Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong in Beijing on Tuesday, calling for further synergy of development strategies and enhanced cooperation.
China has always opposed unilateral sanctions that lack international law basis and are not authorized by the United Nations Security Council, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Tuesday in response to the European Union reportedly is proposing to ...
Countries at the COP29 summit in Baku adopted a $300 billion a year global finance target on Sunday to help poorer nations cope with impacts of climate change, a deal its intended recipients criticized as "woefully insufficient," Reuters reported. Chinese ...
Following the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday that on the question of Palestine, China always stands on ...
In response to the US and the Philippines signing a security agreement that allows the two countries to exchange highly confidential military intelligence, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday that no military agreement, or defense and security ...
Australia, Japan and the US on Sunday committed to closer military cooperation in training their forces, agreeing to the regular deployment of Japanese troops in northern Australia's Darwin.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directed the new Philippine Navy Flag Officer in Command, Rear Admiral Jose Ma. Ambrosio Ezpeleta, to lead the naval force, amid tension in South China Sea, according to media reports. Chinese observers said the new ...
The PLA Air Force, Navy, and Army, along with the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, held a joint press conference in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province, on Wednesday during Airshow China, marking the first joint press conference by the three ...
The world's first electric running humanoid robot "Tiangong" went open source on Monday, a move that is expected to facilitate secondary development of humanoid robots and accelerate robots' integration into human life.
Imposing sanctions and engaging in trade wars does not align with China's interests, nor with the EU's interests, a Chinese observer said on Sunday, describing the complexity of China-EU relations like that of a "wrangling married couple."
A Chinese research team collaborates with Chinese tech giant Baidu, integrating brain-language output systems with Ernie Bot large language model. This framework utilizes a “single brain-computer interface (BCI) system” to flexibly adapt to various application scenarios, enabling users to truly ...
Protests have erupted in Israel following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's abrupt firing of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, the Times of Israel reported Wednesday.
President Xi Jinping on Friday met with Sam Hou Fai in Beijing, who was newly elected as the chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) and recently appointed by the central government.
The National Bureau of Statistics is set to launch a nationwide sampling survey on 2024 population changes beginning on Friday, with multiple regions recently releasing specific survey procedures.
Israel passed a law on Monday banning the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA from operating in the country, legislation that could impact its work in war-torn Gaza, Reuters reported.
Israeli overnight attacks on military sites in Iran captured global attention, prompting concerns over escalation of conflict and the potential for a full-scale regional war. Chinese observers said further conflict would not benefit anyone involved,as neither US, Israel nor Iran ...
An AI social simulation platform developed by Chinese scientists was unveiled on Friday at a forum, capable of integrating multidimensional data to support social governance through early warning and analysis, particularly in areas such as intelligent transportation, public safety, and ...
Bill Nelson, head of US space agency NASA, has revealed that in order to join world scientists in analyzing rocks retrieved by China from the moon, he has engaged with American lawmakers to dismiss "national security" concerns and believes that ...
As leaders of the BRICS members are about to gather in Russia's Kazan for the 16th BRICS Summit, one trend that has been under spotlight and expected to be of a key agenda during the summit is the growing waitlist ...
China has officially launched a fresh round of population and family development survey aimed at understanding family dynamics and reproductive behaviors, ultimately providing data to enhance fertility support policies.
The central ministries and their affiliated branches are about to start recruiting civil servants from Tuesday. This year the quota is of 39,700 jobs, and being skilled in political literacy is a prerequisite for candidates to be considered.
Up to now, the registered users of the large generative AI models in China have surpassed 600 million, the latest data released from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology showed. Observers said on Sunday that the technology has become ...
Human scientific research may have reached a pivotal moment where scientific research landscape may adopt a new paradigm — the AI-driven research paradigm, Chinese scientists said on Thursday after the 2024 Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry were announced.
Chinese remote-sensing commercial satellite manufacturer Changguang Satellite Technology is scheduled to launch its "Jilin-1" platform 02A03 satellite in October at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, which is capable of supporting multiple payloads, the Global Times learnt from the satellite manufacturer ...
The carriages of trains sped through the tunnel in front of Zechim Yoindain as he raised his hand in salute. Before him stood the Yangbajing Tunnel of the Qinghai-Xizang Railway, a structure he has diligently guarded in the past ...
Two Chinese nationals were killed and one was injured after a convoy carrying Chinese staff of the Port Qasim Electric Power Company (Private) Limited was attacked near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi on Sunday around 11 pm. The attack also ...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that artificial intelligence (AI) should not be used as a tool to maintain hegemony.
A report, released by a US House committee claimed that hundreds of millions of dollars in US federal research funding over the last decade has contributed to China's technological advancements and military modernization, to which Chinese observers on Tuesday slammed ...
The heads of state of China and Nigeria recently decided to elevate their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership and build a high-level China-Nigeria community with a shared future. Nigeria's Foreign Minister Yusuf Maitama Tuggar told the Global Times in ...
“Mutual respect is the foundation for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and China to conduct cooperation.” Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, DRC state minister for Foreign Affairs, told the Global Times in a recent interview that the tangible impacts of ...
China passed the revision to the Law on National Defense Education on Friday, stressing national defense education on campus and the assisting role of military organs in students' military training.
The anti-terror body under the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Friday outlined practical cooperation for the next steps in fighting the "three forces" of terrorism, separatism and extremism in Beijing.
The 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) concluded in Beijing on Friday with significant achievements made. In addition to reaching a clear political consensus on enhancing all-round cooperation, China and African countries drafted a blueprint for future ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday lauded the “stellar example” of China-Africa relations as China rolled out the red carpet for African leaders attending a grand summit expected to further elevate ties.
After China and Nigeria elevated their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Uba Sani, the governor of Nigeria's Kaduna State, said he is thrilled to see his state partner with China in a "smart city" project, which aligns with the ...
China is actively taking responsibility in addressing the challenges of cyberspace governance, playing a crucial role in narrowing the technological gap among countries, scholars attending a seminar in Beijing said on Tuesday.
After decades of hard work, China has solved the issue of feeding 1.4 billion people. As food shortage has been a major problem plaguing African countries for a long time, we empathize with pursuit of the African people to achieve ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday started holding bilateral events with foreign leaders who will attend the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), set to run from Wednesday to Friday in Beijing.
Several national leaders of African countries have arrived in Beijing to attend the upcoming 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) which will be held in Beijing from Wednesday to Friday, as analysts from both China and Africa ...
China urged some politicians from the West to stop political manipulation of the judiciary under the pretext of “press freedom” after they made irresponsible remarks regarding the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) court's trial of the criminal case involving ...
Learning Chinese and Chinese culture contributes to achieving the "Nigerian dream" of the young generation in Nigeria, allowing them to better align with national development, Nigerian teachers and students told the Global Times, emphasizing the broad prospects of China-Africa education ...
How to "enlarge the economic pie" and provide a solid wealth reserve for all public policies addressing population aging and negative population growth is the fundamental solution to the population challenges facing China, a renowned Chinese demographer told the Global ...
The joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) by China and Africa has provided a high-level cooperation platform for Africa's development.
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will visit China from August 27 to 29, Chinese Foreign Ministry announced Saturday, and the two sides will hold a new round of China-US strategic communication.
China on Friday urged the US to stop official exchanges with China's Taiwan island and cease support for any form of "Taiwan independence" separatist activities, after top officials from the island reportedly made a secret trip to the greater Washington ...
Amid a collection of robots that bear an uncanny resemblance to humans at the grand entrance of the World Robot Conference 2024, a reporter inquired of a young boy, “Can you tell which one is human?”
African scholars emphasized the importance of creating a comprehensive and unbiased narrative that portrays the stories of China-Africa cooperation at a forum in Beijing on Wednesday, noting that misleading Western voices have hindered the African people from getting to know ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji Sitiveni Rabuka in Beijing on Tuesday, after the leader from the Pacific Island country (PIC) has traveled in Southwest China's Yunnan Province, and in East China's Fujian ...
Vietnam's top leader To Lam will make a three-day state visit to China starting Sunday, his first overseas trip since becoming the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee.
The public debut of giant pandas has ignited a fresh wave of "panda-mania" as California Governor Gavin Newsom called it, with throngs of media gathered and numerous visitors waiting to see the fuzzy ambassadors in person.
The entry of Chinese tech company ByteDance into the text-to-video industry underscores the intense competition between Chinese and US companies in the rapidly evolving field of AI, particularly after the US-based OpenAI boasted its standout creation, Sora.
The Palestinian political group Hamas called for prayers for its political chief Ismail Haniyeh and declared a "day of furious rage" on Friday over his killing and the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. Analysts said that the assassination of ...
Since China announced its commitment to gradually raising the retirement age in a flexible and voluntarily manner, which is currently one of the lowest levels globally, many have hailed the policy as it allows people to work for more years ...
Copyright infringement cases related to artificial intelligence（AI）-generated content are becoming increasingly common as AI technology has been largely incorporated into various sectors. Recently, a Chinese online novel platform had to retract its proposal to request the permission of the creators ...
Former President Donald Trump, in his address at the Republican National Convention on Thursday night, officially accepted his party's nomination for a third consecutive presidential election, boasting about how good the US economy will be and highlighting the lack of ...
China highly values its relations with Iran and stands ready to work with its new government for the continued advancement of the China-Iran comprehensive strategic partnership, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday after President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran "looks ...
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is set to adopt the "Hong Kong version of ChatGPT," also known as the "civil servant document assistance system," in the city's government departments within this year.
China urged Japan to play a constructive role in maintaining and promoting peace, stability, development, and not act as a "vanguard" of NATO's Asia-Pacific expansion, following Japan's new defense white paper, which delivers its strongest words yet on Taiwan island.
The Supreme People's Court (SPC), China's top court, on Wednesday issued its first batch of typical cases for clarifying and applying extraterritorial laws after the country in 2023 adopted judicial interpretations on the applicability of international treaties and practices in ...
China is mulling over establishing a Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) standardization technical committee under its Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), aiming to guide enterprises to enhance industrial standards and boost domestic innovation.
The US' recent move targeting investments in artificial intelligence (AI) in China is not helpful to the healthy development of the technology and will lead to divisions in global governance, China's envoy to the UN said, after the UN adopted ...
One year after China implemented its revised Counter-Espionage Law, the country's national security agencies have successfully thwarted a number of espionage activities carried out by foreign entities, such as the notable British MI6 spy case, effectively safeguarding national sovereignty, security ...
Following San Francisco-based OpenAI announcing plans to suspend services to Chinese developers, AI developers are turning to domestic alternatives. Industry observers warned that the US government engaging in strategic competition with China is escalating the "de-coupling" situation and hindering cooperation ...
After a two-year hiatus, the country's highest science and technology awards were announced in Beijing, with two scientists, Li Deren and Xue Qikun, winning the national top sci-tech award for the year 2023.
Chinese authorities on Friday issued a set of guidelines on imposing criminal punishments on diehard "Taiwan independence" separatists for conducting or inciting secession, which allows death penalty and a trial in absentia in relevant cases and stipulates that those who ...
While it may seem harmless to upload a photo and have it processed with deep synthesis algorithms to copy the style of a famous individual, there are risks involved.
Amid laughter and joy, local kids danced and sang to celebrate the 86th birthday of Hongkonger Chow Chi-ming at a nursing home in Zhaoqing, South China's Guangdong Province on Thursday.
Plagiarism by an artificial intelligence (AI) team at Stanford University shows the need for open-source development of artificial intelligence, the CEO of the Chinese company whose work had been plagiarized said on Friday.
During the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holidays from June 8 to 10, cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area showed a trend of "two-way travel" and "two-way consumption."
Artificial intelligence (AI) education in China has been flourishing. Starting from September this year, Shanghai-based Fudan University will launch at least 100 AI courses during the upcoming academic year, with no less than 60 courses being offered in the fall ...
The Chinese mainland will suspend tariff concessions on 134 import items from the island of Taiwan starting in mid-June, and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities bear full responsibility for the move, as it has long imposed unilateral trade restrictions ...
Giant pandas are returning to Washington DC! Panda enthusiasts from both China and the US are excited about the news, with many looking forward to the pandas returning to the US capital to pour in new impetus to people-to-people exchanges ...
Before this year's International Children's Day, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) of China on Thursday issued for the first time a set of guiding cases on judicial protection for minors. On the same day, the SPC also released opinions over ...
"China's version of Neuralink unveiled" - that's how observers described Neucyber, an invasive implanted brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, independently developed by Chinese scientists.
During a series of live demonstrations, GPT-4o's remarkable capacity for understanding, rapid responsiveness and human-like ability to empathize and convey emotions left audiences in awe. Within 24 hours, Google released its main updates including the launch of Gemini 1.5 Flash ...
Scheduled high-level talks between China and the US over the risks of artificial intelligence (AI) and global governance are widely seen by Chinese experts as a positive sign for the two major powers to mitigate misunderstandings, close the gap in ...
China and the US agreed on climate change cooperation including deploying emission reduction technologies for methane emissions control and reductions, following talks between China's special envoy for climate change Liu Zhenmin and US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Podesta ...
China and France released on Monday Paris time a joint declaration on artificial intelligence (AI) and global governance during Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to France, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Tuesday.
Chinese bicycle producers are showcasing their latest products at the nation's largest bicycle industry expo in Shanghai, aiming to solidify their position as the industry's leading force in terms of global supply. With reliable and comprehensive supply chains, as well ...
The Beijing Internet Court ruled on Tuesday that a software company had infringed upon a person's rights after the company used an AI-powered tool to replicate her voice, without her consent, and sold it to other platforms.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi wrapped up his visit to Papua New Guinea (PNG) with a meeting with Prime Minister James Marape, confirming mutual interests of speeding up cooperation in broad fields, which analysts said will inject more vitality into ...
A Beijing-based research institute is set to officially unveil the world's first prototype of intelligent humanoid robot TongTong, also known as “Little Girl.” Once activated, it can be customized to provide warm companionship in households and nursing homes.
China is emphasizing biosecurity as a crucial component of its national security system during the celebration of National Security Education Day that fell on Monday. Customs in numerous cities have launched a series of events to raise public awareness about ...
As of the end of 2023, China is leading the world with 26 nuclear power units currently under construction, with a total installed capacity of 30.3 GW. However, a report released by the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA) highlights a ...
After seven months of conflict in Gaza, a cease-fire still seems distant. Meanwhile, the Palestine-Israel conflict is causing ripple effects across the region, and has led to major humanitarian crises. The international community, including China, is making efforts to alleviate ...
Despite calls to decouple from China, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is set to embark on a three-day visit to China with the aim of shoring up ties with the country, fostering areas of practical cooperation, Chinese observers noted as the ...
Changsha, the capital city of Central China's Hunan Province, has captured hearts of Hong Kong residents, following the introduction of direct trains, making travel to the mainland city more convenient.
The Philippines and other related countries should return to the commitment to the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) by refraining from actions that could complicate the situation and exacerbate disputes, said Chinese and ...
As the tension between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea heightens and the overall situation in the region becomes more complicated, a panel of observers called for more concrete cooperation and effective management of conflict during a ...
Against the backdrop of recent terrorist attacks in Russia and Pakistan, diplomats and representatives from international and organizations are convening in South China's Hainan to discuss the importance and potential impact of China-proposed Global Security Initiative (GSI) on global peace ...
Cooperation between China, Japan and South Korea is needed "as soon as possible" in the face of various challenges and crises, including geopolitical tensions and supply chain disruptions, Lee Hee-sup, Secretary General of the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS) told the ...
Experts have expressed excitement about the potential for artificial intelligence (AI), at the Boao Forum for Asia in South China's Hainan Province. Zhang Keke, director of the Macau Institute of Space Technology and Application, told the Global Times that Mars ...
High-level Chinese officials on Monday met with heads of global organizations and business leaders as the China Development Forum (CDF) concluded in Beijing, reaffirming China's pursuit of high-quality development and high-level opening-up to create more opportunities for the world.
On Saturday, Chinese scholars unveiled a preliminary proposal draft in Beijing that could potentially shape the nation's forthcoming artificial intelligence (AI) law.
The European Parliament voted Wednesday to adopt the long-awaited AI Act, which it has dubbed “the world's first comprehensive AI law.” Chinese observers said the Act sets out a risk-based framework for AI which will help to prevent the fast-growing ...
There are new dangers of an escalation in the Ukraine crisis as media claimed that NATO members are mulling deploying ground troops to join the war and the West continues to send weapons to fan the flames of the conflict. ...
According to Wang, in the Year of the Dragon in 2024, a year traditionally associated with an increase in birth rate due to cultural beliefs, and with the government's ongoing efforts to improve fertility support measures, it is expected that ...
International media outlets and foreign diplomats are paying high attention to the ongoing two sessions as they are eager to learn - from the country's annual political events - the latest information about China, a vibrant powerhouse for the global ...
China should establish a national team to address the country's supercomputing bottleneck, a political advisor told the Global Times on Tuesday. He said he believed this initiative is crucial for China to achieve sovereign Artificial Intelligence (AI) development.
Special Representative of the Chinese Government on Eurasian Affairs Li Hui arrived in Moscow on Saturday to begin the second round of shuttle diplomacy on the Ukraine crisis. Chinese analysts say China can play a better role in promoting dialogue ...
China's cybersecurity technology ranks in the "top tier" globally, and in the realm of security and defense it can now stand on par with the US. However, there remains a gap between China and developed countries such as the US ...
A Chinese lawmaker has proposed implementing a fertility policy specifically designed for the rural population to address the growing dilemma in rural regions where there is a trend of people not getting married, mirroring the situation in urban areas.
As the two sessions approach, political advisors are considering more supporting measures to support childbearing women.
Donald Trump, the former president, emerged victorious in the Republican Presidential Primary in South Carolina, triumphing over Nikki Haley, the former US Ambassador to the United Nations, in her home state. Analysts believe the results means Trump is now a ...
China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) released its third episode of serialized comic on Sunday, revealing the story of a team member of the Secret Special Investigation Division (SPD) who goes undercover at a consulting company to investigate the “black ...
San-Francisco based OpenAI made its big drop as China was enjoying the last days of Spring Festival holidays. The up-to-one-minute-long realistic videos created by the text-to-video AI generator Sora are so remarkable that they resulted in people imaging the boundless ...
Chinese researchers released an artificial intelligence (AI) governance index on Monday, which shows that the US and China are leading in terms of overall quantity in AI development and China ranks in the first echelon, second only to the US ...
China has rolled out an ethical guideline for brain-computer interfaces (BCI) aiming to better guide the compliant development of BCI research and prevent ethical risks in the process of research and technological applications.
While the Philippines has been provoking tensions in the South China Sea, Enrique Manalo, the country's foreign sffairs secretary, has presented himself as a proponent of peace during an international forum, aiming to garner support from European nations to further ...
Days before China rings in the Spring Festival, emergency authorities have discouraged cities to take a 'one-size-fits-all' approach on fireworks ban. The reminder from the Ministry of Emergency Management came amid recent debate over how to balance the age-old tradition ...
More than 1,200 APT attacks from 13 foreign APT organizations targeting China were detected in 2023, according to a newly released annual cybersecurity report by Chinese firm 360 Security Group on Tuesday. The report showed that cyberattacks affecting China occurred ...
A new batch of artificial intelligence (AI) large language models (LLMs) was recently incorporated into regulations, underscoring the country's dedication to both expediting the implementation of vertical AI models and effectively governing AI development.
Recognizing the immense potential of artificial intelligence (AI), Chinese provincial lawmakers and political advisors are actively brainstorming innovative ideas to seize the opportunity for growth in the AI sector in their respective provinces. As an important driving engine for the development ...
A cybersecurity report for 2023 released by a Chinese company on Thursday said that global advanced persistent threat (APT) activities remain at a severe level. APT organizations are primarily distributed in countries and regions such as the US and India, ...
Chinese provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities recently convened their local “two sessions,” with provincial-level lawmakers and political advisors putting forward a number of proposals to contribute to encouraging larger families in the face of low population growth. Luo Haining, a member ...
A blue book on China's overseas security risks released on Wednesday predicted that the global security situation in 2024 will see a return to geopolitical games, with the risk levels of 29 countries and regions, including the US, classified as ...
A comic released by China's Ministry of National Security on its WeChat account on Sunday showed safeguarding the security of key mineral resources is an important part of national security and that infiltration, bribery, and espionage activities have been involved ...
While leaders from across the globe gathered at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland to discuss "Disease X" - an imaginary virus that is hypothetically 20 times more lethal than COVID-19, Chinese experts called for ...
Chinese demographers on Tuesday proposed reshaping fertility support policies to support childbearing women to give birth and promote high-quality population development in response to the established reality of long-term negative population growth in the country.
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) can complete image creation and document writing in seconds, bringing novelty but also causing more anxiety for creators.
Tilting social welfare policies in favor of young people to encourage new births in the face of a low birth rate has been a common view in Chinese society. However, the idea of offering a house as a gift to ...
China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Monday disclosed a case in which the British Secret Intelligence Service (known as MI6) has used foreign personnel from "a third country" to engage in espionage activities against China.
China's Ministry of National Security unveiled its first national security-themed comic series on Sunday, which is adapted from real cases of counter-espionage operations cracked by frontline officers.
The US federal government's public debt has skyrocketed to an unprecedented $34 trillion on this week, marking a historic milestone. Simultaneously, the federal government finds itself on the brink of a funding battle. Chinese experts have cautioned of a possible ...
The New York Times has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing them of copyright infringement. This has once again brought attention to the issue of non-transparent data collection by US tech companies in training their chatbots. Chinese industry ...
The US is acting out an old trick of "a thief crying stop thief" in its propaganda by accusing China of stealing its secrets to empower intelligence operations through artificial intelligence (AI), , which according to Chinese AI experts on ...
The speed of development of China's large model is already a miracle. The world needs to be patient with China's large models.
China has introduced a four-tier classification mechanism in a draft regulation to address possible data security incidents. Industry observers believe the draft highlights the country's comprehensive security strategy, focusing on promoting industry development and the bottom line of ensuring security.
Chinese mainland has detected seven cases of contracting COVID-19 subvariant JN.1 in about one month. The possibility of the variant becoming a dominant strain in the country cannot be ruled out, according to the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration.
China's elderly population aged 60 and above reached 280.04 million by the end of 2022, accounting for 19.8 percent of the total population, according to the latest report released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Demographers say China has paid ...
China held its 10th national memorial ceremony on Wednesday to mourn the 300,000 victims of the Nanjing Massacre. During the day, former curator of the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders called for the ...
While OpenAI has been continuously iterating and gaining widespread attention in the past few months, Google finally dropped a bombshell by unveiling its long-awaited multimodal model, Gemini, which Google itself touted as “the most capable model” they've ever built.
Given Israel's military has been pushing its operations deeper into southern Gaza, intensifying its airstrikes and even reportedly considering flooding Gaza tunnels with seawater to drive out Hamas fighters, some Chinese experts raised concerns over the worsening humanitarian crisis. They ...
Hong Kong, a rising star in innovation and technology, is witnessing the creation of a surge of world-leading projects at the Hong Kong Science Park. As the sun rises in the morning, researchers and scientists flock to the park, eager ...
Within days, Sam Altman, who had been ousted from OpenAI's board, will be back in charge of the company. “Even Netflix couldn't write this,” some Chinese netizens joked, having let their imaginations run wild while watching the internal power struggle.
The first cat to be cloned using only Chinese equipment, reagents and consumables throughout the entire process was born in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province. A researcher on the project said the process will increase efficiency in cloning animals, while ...
For the first time, Chinese scientists have developed a model of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in dogs by using gen-editing technology, a breakthrough that will provide a new avenue for developing medicines in treating the brain disease, the Global Times ...
Hong Kong possesses all the ingredients to become an international innovation and technology (I&T) center and within one or two years, fruitful scientific results are expected, said Timothy Tong Wai-cheung, chairman of the Hong Kong Laureate Forum.
A world-class forum that has invited more than 200 scientists from different countries officially kicked off in Hong Kong on Monday, contributing to the city's endeavors to become an international innovation and technology center.
China together with some 28 countries and regions, including the US and Europe, were present at the UK AI Safety Summit which was held on November 1 and 2 signing the Bletchley Declaration and the event was splashed all over ...
"I take pride in the fact that my course has helped a wide range of individuals transition their careers in the face of AI's growing influence," said Liang Jie (pseudonym). In 2022, Liang made a career shift from an internet ...
China and Europe are partners, not rivals, and their common interests far outweigh their differences. It is hoped that the EU will carry out cooperation with China in a more pragmatic and rational manner, avoid external interference, ensure mutual openness, ...
Joe Biden's attempt to use his trip to the Middle East to intervene in the Israel-Palestine conflict was always going to be a gamble, and the deadly bombing of a hospital that killed hundreds of people, about which both sides ...
As US President Joe Biden is about to travel to Tel Aviv on Wednesday in a show of support to Israel as it prepares for a ground offensive in Gaza and with the aim to mitigate the expansion of the ...
Sina Weibo, China's equivalent of X (formerly known as Twitter), reportedly will start to publish the real names of online influencers on their front account page by the end of October, a move that experts believe is being made to ...
Representatives of the Afghan Taliban government are expected to attend the upcoming Belt and Road Forum (BRF) for International Cooperation in Beijing, according to Reuters.
Multiple countries are looking to cooperate with China in the field of meteorological technology to address the climate change challenges that have gripped countries around the world.
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad officially kicked off his first official trip to China in almost two decades on Thursday. Chinese observers believe that his visit will push bilateral relations to a new level and a string of practical cooperation projects ...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will travel to China this week, where he is expected to engage in a bilateral summit as well as other high-level meetings. It is the first time the Syrian president has visited China since the start ...
