A Jurassic fossil dating back 150 million years fills in a vital part of the evolutionary puzzle of how birds took to the skies
3 -MIN READ 3 -MIN
China’s yoga apparel market is grappling with fierce competition and slowing growth amid sluggish domestic consumption, as middle-class shoppers diversify their activities, according to analysts.
Lululemon’s same-store sales growth at sampled Chinese shopping malls dropped 4 per cent year on year in
About 90 per cent of flat owners at the fire-damaged Wang Fuk Court have returned signed letters accepting the government’s buy-back offer, but some residents have raised concerns about rushed decisions tied to priority selection.
The Deputy Financial Secretary’s Office said on Friday that as of July 16, a total of 1,786 owners, or about 90 per cent, had submitted acceptance letters. Of these, 769 had already signed sale and purchase agreements with the government,
The Fukuoka prefectural government admitted it spent more than US$2 million on the excursions, triggering public anger
4 -MIN READ 4 -MIN
The controversies have put pressure
Every month, a Beijing-based ByteDance employee says he burns through close to a billion units of a new corporate currency – one that cannot buy a coffee or pay rent.
Yet, as he noted, that staggering volume “doesn’t even put me near the top of the consumption rankings in my department”.
That currency is not yuan, but artificial intelligence tokens.
“Using AI has become part of almost every task now,” said the employee, who requested anonymity as he was not authorised by the
The historian A.J.P. Taylor wrote one of the most powerful openings of any book. “In the state of nature which Hobbes imagined, violence was the only law, and life was ‘nasty brutish and short’,” he wrote in The Struggle for Mastery in Europe, 1848-1918 .
“Though individuals never lived in this state of nature, the Great Powers of Europe have always done so. Sovereign states have distinguished European civilisation, at any rate since the
Dog owners have welcomed Hong Kong’s first wave of pet-friendly restaurants, but some have been disappointed by restrictive rules, confused staff and limited space, with one saying only half of her pet stroller could fit inside the premises.
After months of anticipation, the Food and Environment Hygiene Department granted an initial 1,000 permits by lottery in June, and 940 restaurants opened their doors to dogs on July 9.
Several businesses pulled out of the scheme days later, saying they needed more time
Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng made its European ambitions clear on Thursday, as the firm unveiled its Mona L03 compact SUV at an event in the heart of Germany’s car industry, Munich.
The launch, arguably the largest ever staged in Europe by a Chinese carmaker, was not just about introducing a new model, but also about convincing Europe that Xpeng is here to stay.
“We are here not only to bring our products
A woman in southeastern China who was mistaken for dead and nearly cremated after falling into a coma has rebuilt her life as a painter.
Chen Cuiju, 49, grew up in a poor rural family in Guizhou province. In 1995, aged 18, she moved to Dongguan, Guangdong province, to work in a factory, but the gruelling hours and harsh conditions left her severely malnourished.
One day, while suffering from a fever and walking alone by a river, Chen collapsed and lost consciousness,
