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Japan demands response from Finland over beauty queen's 'slanted eyes' photos
South China Morning Post, Published on 18/12/2025
» KYODO — Japan's top government spokesman on Thursday expressed concern over images posted online of the winner of a beauty pageant and some lawmakers in Finland showing them pulling back the corners of their eyes, a gesture widely regarded as racially offensive to Asian people.
China's durian imports plunge as stricter checks catch out traders
South China Morning Post, Published on 26/06/2025
» HONG KONG - China's imports of fresh durians have fallen this year because of stricter sanitation checks at the border, according to people who follow the trade.
Chinese firm pushes mobile payments via AI glasses
South China Morning Post, Published on 29/04/2025
» HONG KONG — Consumer electronics firm DreamSmart Group, owned by Chinese auto giant Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, will soon enable mobile payments via smart glasses, according to an executive, as the race to make eyewear powered by artificial intelligence (AI) more useful to the public heats up.
US bans Chinese and Russian tech in smart cars
South China Morning Post, Published on 16/01/2025
» WASHINGTON — The Joe Biden administration has finalised rules effectively barring the sale of smart cars containing Chinese or Russian technology in the US market, a last push by the outgoing American president to address national security concerns tied to the auto industry.
China calls for closer financial ties with Britain as both sides seek reset
South China Morning Post, Published on 12/01/2025
» Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng has called for closer cooperation with Britain in areas including financial services, biomedicine and artificial intelligence, as both sides seek to repair ties after prolonged tensions.
Elon Musk wants to buy Liverpool
South China Morning Post, Published on 08/01/2025
» HONG KONG — Elon Musk's father has told a British radio station that his billionaire son had expressed interest in buying English Premier League (EPL) title favourites Liverpool.
Thailand's property boom attracts Chinese investors, but fraud risks loom
South China Morning Post, Published on 19/12/2024
» Thailand's property market is booming and so is fraud. Mainland Chinese buyers, who accounted for nearly half of the purchases by foreigners last year, are among the victims.
BYD to overtake Volkswagen ventures as China's top producer
South China Morning Post, Published on 19/11/2024
» HONG KONG — BYD (Build Your Dreams) is set to overtake perennial market leader Volkswagen as China's biggest carmaker in 2024 after outselling the German company's joint venture units in the first 10 months, as the growing popularity of battery-powered cars strengthens its market dominance.
Mercedes-Benz teams up with TikTok owner ByteDance on AI technology for in-car systems
South China Morning Post, Published on 15/08/2024
» Mercedes-Benz has struck a partnership with the cloud unit of ByteDance, which owns popular short video apps TikTok and Douyin, for "cooperation and exploration" of large language models (LLMs), generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and big data.
Chinese EV makers' price wars will sow doubts over quality
South China Morning Post, Published on 13/06/2024
» BEIJING - Price competition among Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers abroad is not sustainable since consumers will start to doubt the quality and reliability of the cars if they are frequently discounted, according to Bain & Co.