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The tale of murkiness that is the Lok Ma Chau Loop

3 Mar 2018 - 8:34pm 14

Mind the Gap Peter Guy

Can artificial intelligence lie, if it’s served inaccurate data sets?

4 Feb 2018 - 10:55pm 1

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Society

Looted Chinese bronze fetches double expected price in UK sale

12 Apr, 3:57pm 3

Society

One down, two to go: the hunt for China’s celebrated warlords

8 Apr, 9:55pm 6

Travel & Leisure

How to enjoy the Great Wall’s wild side: tips from an expert

23 Dec, 6:36pm 1

People & Events

The woman who ‘ruled’ China: what you didn’t know about Empress Dowager Cixi

31 Mar, 10:48am 3

Society

Mystery over why tonnes of ancient coins were hidden in village

26 Oct, 4:57pm 1

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Long Reads

Holding a mirror to China’s selfie obsession

13 Apr, 10:57am 7

Companies

US start-up WeWork eyes China co-working crown with Naked Hub deal

12 Apr, 11:05pm

Money

Alibaba hometown invests in US$1.59 billion blockchain fund

11 Apr, 7:30am

Tech

This Chinese lab wants to speed up data to enable driverless cars

11 Apr, 7:10am

Insight & Opinion

Financial inclusion, not flashy IPOs, will be the marker of fintech’s success

10 Apr, 10:33pm

Global Economy

Forget the trade war, China wants to win the computing arms race

9 Apr, 1:04pm 3

Business

Threat from online, mobile fraud growing in Asia-Pacific: Experian

4 Apr, 1:48pm

Dolby Laboratories chief scientist Poppy Crum. Photo: AFP

It’s only a matter of time before machines will read our emotions

Dolby Laboratories chief scientist Poppy Crum tells of a fast-coming time when technology will see right through people no matter how hard they try to hide their feelings.

14 Apr 2018 - 8:57pm 1 More on Technology

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TOPSHOT - A handout picture released by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) on April 12, 2018 shows the Australian Mary River turtle, Elusor macrurus, a native of Queensland, Australia. Boasting a green, punk hairdo and the unusual ability to breathe through its butt, an Australian turtle has become famous overnight -- but not only for its eccentricity. Unfortunately, just as many of us are discovering the Mary River Turtle's many tantalising traits, it has become the latest creature to join the "EDGE of Existence" list of endangered species compiled by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL). / AFP PHOTO / ZSL / Chris VAN WYK / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / ZSL / CHRIS VAN WYK " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

This ‘punk turtle’ breaths through its genitals and is nearing extinction

13 Apr 2018 - 9:20pm

The expedition to underwater Brothers volcano encountered dozens of "black smoker chimneys" up to 20m tall and perched on the steep walls of volcano's crater. Photo: Anna-Louise Reysenbach

Robot that explored Titanic wreck observes underwater volcano

13 Apr 2018 - 2:51pm

Photo: Bret Hartman/TED

Your body emits data that could be used to read emotions and health

13 Apr 2018 - 12:07pm

TAL Education runs a network of 575 physical learning centres across China located in 36 cities. Photo: Alamy Stock Photo

How TAL Education is using AI to improve online tuition

10 Apr 2018 - 4:39pm

When bricks and mortar meet hi-tech: Evergrande’s US$15.9 billion fare on the technology bandwagon

Evergrande’s US$15.9 billion ride on China’s tech bandwagon

9 Apr 2018 - 11:42pm

Chinese AI start-up SenseTime snags Alibaba funding at a record US$3 billion valuation

SenseTime snags Alibaba funding at record US$3 billion valuation

9 Apr 2018 - 10:51am

Facial recognition technology can be used by financial firms to prevent fraudulent activities such as identity theft. Photo: SCMP Pictures

How Ping An is using tech to clamp down on absentee agents

6 Apr 2018 - 8:00am

In the wake of the crash, a scientist has revealed that Beijing routinely reclaims its fallen space debris to keep sensitive information secret - even when it lands in another country

Can Tiangong-1 debris reveal secrets of China’s space programme?

2 Apr 2018 - 11:25pm 5

An artist's impression of the Tiangong-1 space station while it was in orbit. Photo: Handout

Tiangong-1’s watery grave in the remotest place on Earth

2 Apr 2018 - 5:28pm 2

Researchers say that although dogs see the world nose first, their perception isn’t necessarily simpler than that of how humans see the world

How dogs see the world very differently from human beings

3 Apr 2018 - 4:17pm

An artist’s impression of China’s Tiangong-1 space lab, which is expected to crash to Earth on Easter Monday. Photo: Aerospace Corp

China’s space lab set to enter Earth’s atmosphere on Easter Monday

1 Apr 2018 - 11:13pm 6

Using an alternative plant type like plantain (pictured) in grazed pasture could help cut nitrous oxide emissions from soils. Photo: NZ Herald

‘Greener’ pastures could help farms slash emissions, says study

30 Mar 2018 - 3:45pm

A revamp of Hong Kong’s listing rules will allow biotechnology firms that do not have a profit track-record to float their shares. Photo: AFP

Taiwan drugmaker looks to Hong Kong bourse to raise funds

30 Mar 2018 - 6:42pm

Scientists are developing a device to detect the insect flapping its wings up to 2km away – and it could be used to save millions of lives, researcher says

China is using military technology to wage war ... on mosquitoes

31 Mar 2018 - 6:11pm 17

Photo: SCMP/Edward WONG

Babies fed yogurt less likely to get allergies, says NZ study

31 Mar 2018 - 5:03pm

Photo: Shutterstock/Yevhen Vitte

The largest organ in the body may have just been discovered

29 Mar 2018 - 12:07pm 1

Unanimous AI says it blends human decision-making processes with AI algorithms

This US start-up is tapping collective human intelligence for AI

26 Mar 2018 - 2:07pm

The Tibetan Plateau is the source of most of Asia’s largest rivers, but it suffers from low annual rainfall. Photo: Alamy

China’s building a rain-making network three times the size of Spain

27 Mar 2018 - 6:49pm 144

Team will survey 29 sites over two weeks and share daily updates with colleagues...if they can get a good Wi-fi signal

Scientists from Singapore and Indonesia to explore secrets of the deep

23 Mar 2018 - 3:32pm 1

China and US are locked in a race to develop autonomous vehicles. Beijing issued the first license for a self-driving car to Baidu, days after an Uber autonomous vehicle killed a pedestrian in the US

Beijing goes ahead with self-driving cars as US reviews safety after Uber crash

22 Mar 2018 - 11:34pm 1

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China will win the AI race, according to Credit Suisse

22 Mar 2018 - 5:31pm

A mobile missile launcher in a military parade in Islamabad. Pakistan’s missile programme has been advancing rapidly. Photo: AFP

Pakistan needed a powerful tracker for its missiles. China sold it to them

22 Mar 2018 - 11:17pm 103

Beijing’s goals include building a domestic AI industry worth about US$150 billion by 2030. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s only weapon in AI race is its huge population, study finds

19 Mar 2018 - 11:22pm 65

March 4 paper sets out a way of testing whether other universes are real and its
mathematical theories could be tested with a deep-space probe

Hawking’s final paper could lead to parallel universe discovery

19 Mar 2018 - 11:08am 1

The restructure aims to strengthen Beijing’s “research-driven development strategy” and improve “the distribution of funding on science and technology”. Photo: Xinhua

China’s scientists braced as ministry takes over funding body

17 Mar 2018 - 11:05pm 1

Team of researchers at Microsoft claim a milestone in artificial intelligence with human quality Chinese to English translation of news articles

Will Microsoft translation bot mean end of bilingual journalists?

15 Mar 2018 - 7:05pm

World’s fourth largest telecommunications equipment supplier aims to deploy trial 5G mobile networks in China and other key markets this year

Telecoms giant ZTE returns to profit, gears up for 5G projects

16 Mar 2018 - 12:58am

Forget the trade war, China wants to win the arms race in computing

Forget the trade war, China wants to win the computing arms race

9 Apr 2018 - 1:04pm 3