Robot dogs being tested in quest to keep Mount Tai clean
CARRYING nearly 40 kilogrammes despite their slender limbs, an unusual group of robot dogs were recently spotted moving up and down the steps on Mount Tai, a UNESCO World Heritage…
China’s industrial profits top 5 trln yuan in first three quarters
THE combined profit of major industrial enterprises in China reached 5.23 trillion yuan (US$735.41 billion) in the January-September period, down 3.5 per cent year on year, the National Bureau of…
Global stocks diverge, oil prices tumble as Iran fears ease
GLOBAL stocks diverged and oil prices tumbled on Monday as markets were relieved that Israel’s strikes on Iran had avoided the country’s energy infrastructure. Israel avoided Iran’s oil and nuclear…
Joining BRICS may help Palestine expand international support – Official
JOINING BRICS could help Palestine gain broad international support, Mahmoud al-Habbash, an aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, told Sputnik. At the BRICS summit, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said…
Death toll from tropical storm Trami in Philippines climbs to 116, 39 missing
THE death toll from catastrophic flooding and landslides triggered by tropical storm Trami that slammed into the Philippines last week has risen to 116, with at least 39 people remaining…
Iranian leadership to decide best response to Israel’s attack – Supreme Leader
IRANIAN officials will decide how to respond to the recent attack on Iranian territory carried out by Israel, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday. “How to convey…
China’s AI boom sees new wave of applications
“I’M thirsty,” a visitor told a towering humanoid robot standing 1.7 metres tall and weighing 65 kilogrammes at the 7th World Voice Expo in Hefei, east China’s Anhui Province. Without…
BRICS banknote: ‘All big deals began with symbols’
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin was presented with a symbolic BRICS banknote at the group’s recent summit in Russia’s Kazan. Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, called the note quasi-money because he stressed…
US media claim that Israeli strike paralyzed ballistic missile production in Iran
SATURDAY’S Israeli strike paralyzed ballistic missile production in Iran, US-based portal Axios reported citing sources. Israel’s retaliatory strike on Iran has disabled a critical component of Iran’s ballistic missile program…
China’s BeiDou navigation system drives growth in more emerging sectors
With a quick online reservation, residents in the central Chinese city of Zhuzhou can now board a bus within five to 10 minutes at “virtual bus stops”. Introduced in mid-October,…