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SCI & TECHSep 5Korea - Africa Ministerial Conference Convenes Under AI Theme , Two Weeks After Seoul First AI Loan to the ContinentA Korea-Africa Ministerial Conference convened with a focus on Artificial Intelligence, following a recent AI loan from Seoul to the continent. This highlights international cooperation in technological development between the regions.iafrica.com · South Africa
SCI & TECHSep 5Inaugural Global Education Summit explores AI, future talent and changing pathwaysMore than 2,000 policymakers, educators and parents from around the world gathered in Hong Kong on Saturday for the inaugural Global Education Summit, which focused on regional talent development, artificial intelligence integration and changing academic pathways. The two-day event, held at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong in Wan Chai and co-organised by the South China Morning Post and HSBC Premier, aims to help parents and students navigate an increasingly complex range of academic options. It caters...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 5New reality for China’s entertainment sector as AI drama goes prime timeFrom low-quality “slop” such as soap operas starring humanlike cats and dating shows featuring anthropomorphic fruit, to increasingly slick productions realistic enough to pass for live action, artificial intelligence-generated video dramas have become almost inescapable on Chinese social media feeds. This week, the format graduated to prime time. A fully AI-generated adaptation of the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West debuted on Hunan Satellite Television, a major state-owned...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 5US , China gear up for mid - September AI safety talksThe United States and China are preparing for talks on AI safety scheduled for mid-September. This signifies an upcoming international discussion on a critical technological issue.businesstimes.com.sg · Singapore
SCI & TECHSep 4What Sputnik couldn’t do to American science, Beijing hasThe US government owns 9.9 per cent of Intel, converted out of US Chips Act grants, alongside a golden share in US Steel, US$400 million in the rare earth mining firm MP Materials and stakes in roughly 30 firms worth US$26.7 billion. In 2025, Nvidia and AMD gave up 15 per cent of their China chip sale revenues in exchange for export licences. The country that spent four decades advising its allies against picking winners now runs a portfolio. The United States has not fully turned to state...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 4AI eyed to ease Phl specialist shortageAcer Medical seeks Philippine FDA approval for AI-powered disease screening technology that could expand access to specialist care through retinal imaging, X-ray and other medical AI tools.tribune · philippines
SCI & TECHSep 4At just 17 years old, he walked for 40 nights through the mountains in search of an exotic snake that biologists needed for scientific researchHu Jiahao was interested in wildlife from a young age and dedicated his free time to hiking in the mountains to photograph and observe animalsClarín
SCI & TECHSep 4Cliff Cypress Returns in Chongqing After Extinction in the Wild“After being declared extinct, the ancient cliff cypress — a 300-million-year-old 'living fossil' — has staged a stunning comeback in Southwest China's Chongqing, thanks to a two-decade-long conservation effort that is now earning global recognition. The International Union for Conservation of Nature classified the species as 'Extinct in the Wild' in 1998. Now, of the […] The post Cliff Cypress Returns in Chongqing After Extinction in the Wild appeared first on Human Progress.Human Progress
SCI & TECHSep 4Humanoid Robots and China’s Vision of the FutureChina’s humanoid robots are more than a showcase of state ambition. They reveal how differently we interpret visions of the technological future depending on who builds them.The Diplomat
SCI & TECHSep 4Chinese team extracts uranium from seawater at 8 times the US target rateChinese researchers have found a way to extract uranium from seawater at several times the target rate set by the US Department of Energy, putting China at the forefront of a global quest to tap into a vast source of nuclear fuel. The team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Qingdao did this using a material they developed called PhosCage – a sponge-like molecular structure filled with phosphate groups that act as chemical traps. In a statement, the researchers said they had recovered up to...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 4Thailand suspends building of 49 data centres as resource strain concerns growThailand’s embrace of data centres hit a speed bump after the government suspended construction of 49 server farms as public concerns about the power-hungry facilities’ impact on communities intensify. The projects were halted to give officials time to develop new industry regulations, expected to be announced in a month, Danucha Pichayanan, secretary general of the National Economic and Social Development Council, said at a press briefing on Friday. Danucha spoke after the first meeting of the...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 4Robot guide dog debuts in China amid severe lack of furry counterpartsA Chinese defence industry research facility has unveiled what it calls the world’s first wheeled and legged robot guide dog for visually impaired people, in an example of the sector’s push into a growing range of civilian applications. Hangzhou-based Zhiyuan Research Institute, affiliated with China North Industries Group, the country’s largest defence contractor, launched the robot, dubbed Xiaoyuan, on Friday at the China Care and Rehabilitation Expo in Beijing. Equipped with wheels for smooth...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 4As the China-US AI race reaches Cairo, Egypt faces a strategic decisionEgypt walks a tightrope as China and the US vie for dominance in AI data centre development.Al Jazeera [en]
SCI & TECHSep 4The machine revolution that is preparing in China and goes far beyond humanoid robotsLa mise en œuvre de robots dans de nombreux secteurs industriels de ce géant asiatique est en train de transformer la production.BBC Afrique
SCI & TECHSep 4Việt Nam enters global top 10 for mobile and fixed broadband speedsVietnam has achieved a position within the global top 10 for both mobile and fixed broadband speeds. This indicates significant advancements in the nation's digital infrastructure.vietnamnews.vn · Vietnam
SCI & TECHSep 4China’s solar, wind innovations amid rapid green power buildoutEven as China installs new solar and wind power capacity faster than the rest of the world combined, it is setting new benchmarks for the technologies through innovation. This year alone, Chinese companies and researchers have generated the first electricity from high-altitude winds 4,000 metres above Earth, cleared the last hurdle to commercialising a cheaper and more efficient alternative to silicon solar panels, begun trials of the world’s most powerful floating and fixed-bottom offshore wind...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 4Boost for EVs: Chinese carmaker Chery to begin testing solid-state batteries next yearChery Automobile, China’s largest car exporter by deliveries, will begin testing its solid-state batteries next year, aiming to spearhead commercialisation of a technology likely to further spur the electrification of the global automotive industry. Yin Tongyue, the chairman of the state-owned carmaker, which is based in central China’s Anhui province, said on Thursday that it would invest 10 billion yuan (US$1.49 billion) in the new battery technology over the next two years, with 1,200...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 4Sarawak to host global microelectronics conferenceSarawak is set to host a global conference focused on microelectronics. This event will gather international experts in the field of advanced technology.ttrweekly.com · Thailand
SCI & TECHSep 4South Korea's AI rally is reshaping romance, reality shows and academic preferencesSouth Korea rally is changing what Koreans watch, how Koreans date, and what Koreans study.CNBC
SCI & TECHSep 3Hideki Shirakawa, the Japanese Nobel laureate who "accidentally" discovered conductive plastics, died at 90.Recibió el Nobel de Química compartido en el 2000 por un trabajo que abrió la puerta a materiales más livianos, flexibles y económicos.El error y la curiosa historia de la pausa para un café que terminaron siendo claves en el descubrimiento de que el plástico puede conducir la electricidad.Clarín
SCI & TECHSep 3Secular problems solved by two Chinese professors rewarded with the «Nobel Prize of mathematics»La prestigieuse médaille Fields, considérée comme l'équivalent du prix Nobel de mathématiques, est décernée tous les quatre ans à des mathématiciens exceptionnels âgés de moins de 40 ans.BBC Afrique
SCI & TECHSep 3Chinese military AI attack chain lags foreign models : researchersResearchers indicate that Chinese military AI attack chains are less advanced than foreign models. This assessment provides insight into the comparative development of military artificial intelligence.scmp.com · China
SCI & TECHSep 3China’s rare earth cerium drug can kill gout pains once and for all: scientistsOne of the world’s most abundant rare earth elements could offer a comprehensive, long-lasting treatment for gout, a Chinese team has found. The extremely painful form of inflammatory arthritis has plagued humanity for millennia. “No other pain is more severe than this, not iron screws, nor cords, nor the wound of a dagger, nor burning fire” – that is how the ancient Greek physician Aretaeus described the disease in the second century AD. More than 55 million people worldwide had gout in 2020,...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 3Will the US or China emerge as the AI superpower?The US and China race to produce the world's leading artificial intelligence.Al Jazeera [en]