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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.
Scientists unleash robotic cockroach army for disaster zones
South China Morning Post, Published on 26/08/2025
» SINGAPORE — Scientists in Singapore have industrialised the production of remote-controlled cyborg cockroaches that one day could form a tiny army suitable for disaster search missions.
China breaks durian import record
South China Morning Post, Published on 23/01/2025
» LONDON — With China's durian imports breaking records in 2024 - reaching nearly US$7 billion in value - competition for its market, the world's largest, has intensified as Vietnam and Malaysia ramp up their efforts to dethrone Thailand as chief provider of the beloved tropical fruit.
New shoe vibrator for visually impaired
South China Morning Post, Published on 08/10/2024
» KYODO - A start-up backed by Japanese carmaker Honda Motor has launched a shoe-mounted vibration device to help visually impaired people navigate their surroundings.
China's next-gen sexbots powered by AI to hit the shelves
South China Morning Post, Published on 18/06/2024
» BEIJING - Chinese scientists and engineers are applying ChatGPT-like technology to sex robots, aiming to create interactive, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered companions in the face of technical and ethical challenges.
China plans to expand 'manta ray' submersible fleet
South China Morning Post, Published on 10/06/2024
» China is expanding its fleet of coral-monitoring submersibles and plans to build larger models that could also be used for reconnaissance purposes.
China and North Korea pledge stronger cooperation in rare talks as Beijing shores up ties with neighbours
South China Morning Post, Published on 18/12/2023
» China and North Korea pledged to deepen cooperation as senior officials met for rare talks last week amid broader efforts by Beijing to shore up relations with its neighbours to counter external risks.
Huawei's cloud unit opens new data centre in Riyadh as it turns to Saudi Arabia for new business amid resistance in West
South China Morning Post, Published on 05/09/2023
» Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies is eyeing opportunities in Saudi Arabia with its first public cloud service in the Middle East, while it faces increasing geopolitical tensions in Western markets.
ChatGPT disrupts Asian property industry
South China Morning Post, Published on 10/06/2023
» HONG KONG: In a city of the future, a citizen looking to buy a home will simply explain their requirements to an artificial intelligence (AI)-based assistant, which will orchestrate the entire selection and buying process without a human property agent - or the commissions such agents command.
Chinese military relaxes physical rules for non-combat, hi-tech troops. But there's a catch
South China Morning Post, Published on 02/04/2023
» The Chinese military will ease the physical thresholds for "urgently needed" hi-tech professionals as it steps up a modernisation drive.