Japan’s Takaichi sends offering to Yasukuni on WWII anniversary, Koizumi visits shrine

Sources have said Takaichi, a conservative, is likely to refrain from visiting the war-linked shrine on the war anniversary. The shrine honours Japanese leaders convicted as war criminals. Visits by Japanese prime ministers and lawmakers have drawn sharp rebukes from China and South Korea, which both suffered under Japan’s wartime aggression.

Takaichi, as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, paid for the offering out of her own pocket, according to a senior party executive.

Koizumi became the first sitting defence minister confirmed to have visited

Then Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Sanae Takaichi visited the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II last year, two months before she became prime minister. Photo: Kyodo

真實的人說真實話

真實的人說真實話

6 22 日,愛特伍( Margaret Atwood )在西班牙格拉納達大學獲頒榮譽博士學位,並在典禮上發表演說《為人文學科辯護》。她以作家的身份為人文教育辯護,提醒聽眾,語言、故事與批判思維是文明不可或缺的基礎。

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抗戰勝利81年 國防部:提防日本新型軍國主義

8月15日是抗日戰爭勝利紀念日,中國國防部昨在記者會上表示,日本沒有真正吸取歷史教訓,長期縱容右翼勢力歪曲否定侵略罪行,近期「新型軍國主義」禍患更不得不防。另外,中國海警梅山艦編隊昨在釣魚島海域維權巡


'Ridiculous, racist' remark leads to member’s exit from Alberta Prosperity Project events

A member of the prominent pro-separation group the Alberta Prosperity Project has “resigned” after he used a racial slur at an event on Thursday where the group presented a draft constitution for an independent Alberta.


美國主流AI「拒答」涉華政治問題

美媒《華爾街日報》前日報道,研究發現,ChatGPT、Claude和Gemini等美國主流AI模型,在面對涉中國敏感政治提問時,或因「安全理由」拒絕回答,或輸出更接近中國官方敘事的內容。

現象源於模型訓練作用

報道指,現象部分源於AI模型的


英國宣布6,500萬英鎊農業抗旱援助計劃


AMD Posts Massive 109 Patch Series For GFX 12.1 RAS Support On Friday Evening

AMD has a tendency to send out large feature patch series for their open-source Linux drivers on Friday afternoons/evenings. Today we were greeted by a set of 109 patches working on RAS support for the upcoming AMD GFX12.1 target.

AMD GFX12.1 is yet to be ascertained for what products it's going to serve. GFX 12.0 is for existing RDNA4 parts, GFX 12.5 (GFX 1250) is for the Instinct
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香水新手也會天天想用的「BAUM古龍水」

香水新手也會天天想用的「BAUM古龍水」

※本文為 2022年12月11日刊登文章 的重新刊載。 Text and Photographed by 小池田

大家有喜歡的香味嗎?

硬要說的話,我不太擅長太濃郁的香味,也不太了解香水。

即使如此,我一直都很想找到一款屬於自己的「經典香味」,今年終於讓

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‘Living in two worlds at once’: work in Hong Kong, live and play in Greater Bay Area

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
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Chinese boy abducted at 3, who inspired child trafficking film, enters direct PhD programme

A young Chinese man who has just graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Technology from the prestigious Wuhan University is set to embark on a new life as a doctoral student at the same institution.

Peng Wenle is not just another ordinary 21-year-old; he was abducted at the age of three in 2008 from outside his parents’ telephone service shop in southern China’s Shenzhen and was recovered three years later, thanks to his parents’ tireless search.

Wenle seized this

Wenle expressed heartfelt gratitude to his parents for their unwavering commitment during the three-year search that led to his rescue, enabling him to lead the fulfilling life he enjoys today while pursuing academic studies. Photo: Douyin