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Chinese AI solves decade-old maths problem in hours, with no human intervention
South China Morning Post, Published on 13/04/2026
» A Chinese artificial intelligence framework has autonomously resolved an open problem proposed more than a decade ago by a US mathematician, according to the Peking University-led team that developed it.
'Sawadeekowloon': Mural celebrates Thai culture in Hong Kong under renovation scheme
South China Morning Post, Published on 08/04/2026
» HONG KONG — Seven murals celebrating the Thai and Chiu Chow heritage of Hong Kong's Kowloon City will be erected in the district known for its ethnic Thai population and traditional stores under a public scheme to encourage building renovations in the area.
Brazil blacklists BYD for slave labour conditions at its biggest plant outside China
South China Morning Post, Published on 08/04/2026
» RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil's labour ministry on Tuesday added Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD (Build Your Dreams) to a registry of employers found to have subjected workers to conditions analogous to slavery, limiting access to state financing and increasing reputational risks in its most important market outside China.
Why AI cannot - and should not - replace human judges
South China Morning Post, Published on 05/03/2026
» HONG KONG — Every few months, another headline announces that artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to "disrupt" the legal profession. Lawyers, we are told, will soon be replaced by algorithms.
Beijing and Manila working on 'road map' for South China Sea talks
South China Morning Post, Published on 22/01/2026
» MANILA — China's ambassador to the Philippines, Jing Quan, said Beijing and Manila were seeking a "road map" for the next phase of talks aimed at settling their long-running dispute in the South China Sea.
Chinese student numbers at Harvard rise despite Trump visa crackdown
South China Morning Post, Published on 14/01/2026
» WASHINGTON — Enrolment at Harvard for Chinese students rose in the autumn from a year earlier, even as the Donald Trump administration moved to rein in visas for them and limit foreign enrolment and funding at the prestigious university.
Private art museum Dib Bangkok opens in Thailand in honour of late collector
South China Morning Post, Published on 13/01/2026
» With his curly hair and thick-rimmed glasses, the late Thai collector Petch Osathanugrah cut a distinct figure. An industrialist, musician and heir to a popular energy drink company, he amassed a vast collection of more than 1,000 artworks and was in the early stages of building a private museum in Bangkok when he died from a heart attack in 2023.
2,000-year-old machine found in China tomb could be binary computer
South China Morning Post, Published on 02/01/2026
» BEIJING —The computer, at its core, is an input-output device: it receives instructions, executes programmes, performs calculations automatically and produces results.
Malaysia arrests 2 over video of man in headscarf drinking alcohol
South China Morning Post, Published on 25/12/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — Two people have been arrested in Malaysia after a viral video showing a man wearing a headscarf while drinking alcohol at a hair salon triggered religious sensitivities in the Muslim-majority country.
Why mammals that band together may face lower cancer risks
South China Morning Post, Published on 02/12/2025
» BUENOS AIRES — Much research on cancer prevalence has focused on genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors. But a new study by Argentine researchers offers a novel evolutionary perspective: the social structure of mammals may play a critical role in cancer risk.