Tag: China
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China Executes 11 Members of Myanmar Scam Mafia, Highlights Cross-Border Crime Crackdown
Overview of the Case Chinese state media report that 11 members of a notorious family, known as the Ming family, were executed in connection with a string of crimes linked to scam centers in Myanmar. The executions mark a dramatic and high-profile culmination of a cross-border crackdown on organized crime that authorities say exploited victims…
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China to Aid Australia in Baby Coffee Attack Investigation
Background of the Incident In a high-profile case that has drawn international attention, a man allegedly attacked a nine-month-old baby with boiling coffee in a Brisbane park in 2024. The infant sustained serious burns, prompting rapid local police response and widespread concern among families and communities. The incident occurred while the child’s family was spending…
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China Deploys Police to Australia in Hunt for Man Who Doused Baby with Boiling Coffee
Overview Authorities in Australia have confirmed that China is sending a police delegation to assist with the investigation into a shocking incident in Brisbane. A nine‑month‑old baby was reportedly doused with boiling coffee while the family was in a park in the city’s southern suburbs. The child sustained serious burns, and investigators are seeking the…
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Stable genius? How a defective ‘crying horse’ toy went viral in China
What the crying horse craze reveals about China’s consumer mood As China braces for the Year of the Horse, a seemingly trivial toy incident has captured national attention. A red stuffed horse with an unusually tearful face—marketed as a “crying horse”—turned from a standard retail item into a social media sensation. The toy’s defect, not…
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Pony.ai Expands Robotaxi Commercialization With ATBB, Advancing Asset-Backed Growth
Strategic Partnership Accelerates Robotaxi Commercialization Beijing-based autonomous driving leader Pony.ai announced a strategic partnership with Beijing ATBB Travel & Express Service Co., Ltd., signaling a major step forward in the commercialization of robotaxi services. The collaboration aims to scale production-ready autonomous driving solutions and expand the deployment of robotaxis across transportation networks that ATBB operates,…
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Pony.ai Expands Robotaxi Commercialization With ATBB, Advancing Asset-Heavy Partnerships
Strategic partnership accelerates mass-market deployment Pony.ai, a global leader in autonomous driving technology, announced a strategic partnership with Beijing ATBB Travel & Express Service Co., Ltd., to accelerate the commercialization of robotaxi services. The collaboration marks a significant step toward large-scale, asset-backed deployment of autonomous ride-hailing fleets, combining Pony.ai’s self-driving software with ATBB’s ground transportation…
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Hafted Stone Tools Dating Back 160,000 Years Found in China
Ancient Hafted Tools Revealed in Henan Archaeologists working in central China’s Henan Province have uncovered a remarkable collection of hafted stone tools dating back as far as 160,000 years. The site, known as Xigou, yielded more than 2,600 individual lithic pieces, many showing signs of hafting—the practice of attaching a stone or blade to a…
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160,000-Year-Old Stone Tools in China Challenge Assumptions About Early Humans
New discoveries push back the timeline of stone tool technology in Asia Archaeologists have unveiled stone tools in China dating back about 160,000 years, suggesting that sophisticated tool-making may have emerged among early humans in Asia far earlier than previously believed. The find raises questions about who crafted these tools and how their techniques compared…
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160,000-Year-Old Stone Tools in China Challenge Homo Sapiens
New Evidence Pushes Back the Timeline for Stone Tool Technology Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkable set of stone tools in what is now China dating back around 160,000 years. The find suggests that sophisticated toolmaking occurred in East Asia far earlier than many previous assessments, and it raises possibility that the tools were not made…
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Ancient Tools in China Suggest Sophisticated Skills Precede Homo sapiens by 160,000 Years
New Findings Push Back the Dawn of Advanced Tool Making Archaeologists have unveiled a remarkable discovery in what is now China: sophisticated stone tools dating to about 160,000 years ago. The findings, unearthed at a site where early humans inhabited the landscape, suggest that the development of complex tool technology may have occurred much earlier…