What does a hit film about the Iraq war say about Chinese views of the world?

A new film telling the story of the Iraq war through Chinese eyes marks the latest in a series of soft power initiatives designed to get Beijing’s message across to the wider world.

Although Once Upon a Time in the Middle East does not explicitly state the name of the country in question, it is set in the 2000s and features an invasion by American troops.

The film’s central character, a Chinese chef named Xu Fu who is working off his debts at the time the war starts


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Amazonにおいて、GMKtecのミニPC「NucBox K17」が、直近価格から2万9,824円引きとなる8万8,998円で販売されている。

Meta trial begins with states accusing social media giant of exploiting, intentionally addicting children

Meta Platforms rejected accusations by U.S. states that it intentionally sought to addict children to its Facebook and Instagram platforms in pursuit of profit as a trial that could reshape some of the most popular apps on the planet got underway Tuesday.


外長王毅今明訪韓國 將晤總統李在明

中國外交部長王毅今明兩日訪問韓國,將拜會總統李在明,並與韓國外交部長趙顯舉行會談,討論中韓關係、朝鮮半島等議題。這是王毅時隔5年再次訪問韓國。

李在明今年1月首次訪華,並同國家主席習近平會談。王毅上述行


China’s LandSpace Nails ZQ-3 Booster Landing After December Crash, Making China The Only Nation With Both Public And Private Reusable Rockets

In what is a seminal step for China's fast-evolving space industry, LandSpace has just managed to successfully recover the booster of its Zhuque-3 (ZQ-3) rocket, becoming a viable counterpart to the state-backed CALT and its CZ-10B rocket.

China's space-related ambitions are growing by leaps and bounds. We reported recently that the Asian giant has now reserved over 200,000 orbital slots with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), with

A comparison table shows the LandSpace Zhuque-3 and CALT Long March 10B rockets, highlighting features like 'Developer Type', 'First Stage Fuel', 'First Flight Date', and 'LEO Capacity (Reusable)', with the Zhuque-3 having a maiden recovery result of 'Crash' and the Long March 10B achieving a 'Successful Catch'.

Kazuma Okamoto sets Blue Jays rookie record for home runs

It hasn’t taken long for Kazuma Okamoto to make a big impact for the Toronto Blue Jays .

Okamoto set a franchise record for most home runs by a rookie when he belted his 25th of the season in the fifth inning off Tampa Bay Rays reliever Steven Matz on Tuesday night.

The solo shot to left-centre, which gave the Blue Jays a 7-3 lead, allowed Okamoto to overtake Eric Hinske’s team record of 24, set in 2002. Hinske was named

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Tempo unveil Dot the Arctic Hare and Dez the Snapping Turtle as mascots

An arctic hare and a snapping turtle are the new faces of the Toronto Tempo.

The lone Canadian WNBA franchise unveiled Dot the Arctic Hare and Dez the Snapping Turtle as the team’s two official mascots on Tuesday.

The mascots were revealed during halftime of the Tempo’s game against the Indiana Fever.

The Tempo are in the midst of their inaugural season and now have two figures that will be forever associated with the team.

“From the beginning, we wanted our mascots to feel distinctly Tempo – rooted in who

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Tumbler Ridge school demolition 'new chapter' in recovery after shooting, residents say

Residents in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., gathered for an emotional milestone this week as the site of February’s mass shooting is torn down and returned to grass.


Modular's Mojo Language Now Open-Source Following Qualcomm Acquisition

Modular, the AI startup founded by Chris Lattner of LLVM and Swift fame, has open-sourced their Mojo systems programming language! This comes following the recent acquisition of Modular by Qualcomm.

Modular had previously open-sourced the Mojo standard library. With the recent Qualcomm acquisition I didn't expect to see much on the open-sourcing side given Qualcomm's mixed history, but following last week's Mojo 1.0 release, Mojo is now available under an Apache 2.0 license.

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China’s LandSpace beats SpaceX with steel-booster recovery after orbital launch

In a global first, China’s leading commercial rocket company LandSpace has recovered a stainless-steel booster after an orbital launch, marking a major step in the country’s efforts to develop lower-cost, reusable rockets. Photo: CCTV

Ling Xin in Ohio and Victoria Bela in Hong Kong

In a global first, China’s leading commercial rocket company LandSpace has recovered a stainless-steel booster after an orbital launch, marking a major step in the country’s efforts to develop lower-cost, reusable rockets.

The successful mission makes Zhuque-3 China’s first commercial rocket to both reach