Baidu CEO Robin Li says number of users has doubled since December. China’s Baidu has announced that “Ernie Bot”, its rival to ChatGPT, has racked up more than 200 million users, roughly double as many as in December. Baidu CEO Robin Li also said Ernie Bot’s application programming interface (API)…
Jonatan Christie wins first continental title, establishing the 26-year-old as a medal contender at Paris 2024. Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie clinched his maiden Badminton Asia Championships crown, seeing off Li Shi Feng in two sets. Christie defeated home favourite Li 21-15, 21-16 in the tournament finale in the Chinese city of…
Manila, Philippines – Against a backdrop of rising tension in the South China Sea between Beijing and Manila, the leaders of Japan, the Philippines and the United States have forged an unprecedented level of cooperation to counter China. But while US President Joe Biden and Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida…
United States President Joe Biden has welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to the White House, with an upgrade in defence ties topping the agenda. The meeting is only the fifth official state visit of Biden’s presidency, with the lavish events typically reserved for only the most formidable of US…
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her team are leaving China and returning to the United States after trying to tackle the major questions of the day between the countries. Here’s a look at what she tried to accomplish, what was achieved and where things stand for the world’s two…
This is the first in a two-part series from the Philippines’s most northerly province. Mavulis Island, Philippines – The military detachment on the Philippines’s northernmost island faces northwest, towards the setting sun – and the country’s biggest potential adversary. The island of Mavulis was uninhabited until 2016, when the Philippine…
Recent clashes between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea have raised concerns of a maritime escalation. The Philippines has said that two Chinese coastguard ships “harassed” Filipino fishing vessels within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the disputed South China Sea, ahead of joint military drills with…
The first time 27-year-old Ong Mei Ching* came across the Chinese online magazine, Sixth Tone, it immediately caught her attention. For years, Ong had been interested in Chinese current affairs and had stayed updated about news from China, but she found that much of the coverage revolved around similar topics….
United States President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have had their first direct conversation since November, with officials describing their talk as “constructive”. But details from Tuesday’s phone call hinted at long-running tensions between China and the US, with Xi calling questions of sovereignty in Taiwan a…
China is accelerating efforts to establish a massive blockchain network, despite its strict anti-crypto stance. The goal is to allow the government of China to engage in blockchain-related activities, especially in a cross-border setting. The Chinese government has launched the ‘Ultra-Large Scale Blockchain Infrastructure Platform for the Belt and Road…
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