The mood music emanating from the Brexit talks has turned cheerier. Let’s hope the tune continues to be upbeat in the few days remaining to clinch a deal. For No Deal won’t just have serious, negative consequences for Britain and the European Union. It would be a setback for the West and democracies everywhere. The … Read more
Black-and-white giant pandas might all look similar, but there are apparently two different types of them living in today’s China. One of the subspecies from Sichuan looks more like bears while the other from Shaanxi has facial characteristics closer to cats, according to the Chinese state broadcaster. The two groups have not interacted with each … Read more
Death from above! Drone is converted into a flying flamethrower costing £9,000 in dramatic Chinese campaign to destroy 100 wasp nests Blue Sky Rescue teamed with villagers in Zhong county near city of Chongqing Group raised 80,000 yuan (£9,200) to buy the drone and equip it with a gasoline Footage released by Blue Sky shows … Read more
On the surface, there are so many ‘moral’ reasons NOT to invest in China . For example, draconian new security laws in Hong Kong; human rights abuses against the Uighurs in the region of Xinjiang; Beijing’s sabre rattling against Taiwan; and the country’s continued militarisation of the South China Sea. And, of course, its lack … Read more
They call it ultracold quantum technology, and it will change the world. It’s a mind-boggling new field of science that is at once hugely exciting and – as we shall see – utterly alarming. It will change everything we know about computing and ultimately render all devices currently in use obsolete. As well as myriad … Read more
Sizewell C nuclear power station, thrown into doubt as China ponders pulling out of £20bn project By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 11 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 11 December 2020 China is considering pulling out of the Sizewell C nuclear plant in a move that throws the future of … Read more
Steve Wozniak is repeating his claims that he may have contracted COVID-19 during a trip to China in December. The Apple co-founder, 70, first spoke out in March, saying he and his wife, Janet, could have brought the coronavirus into the US when they arrived back in the country on January 4. At the time, … Read more
Britain is facing a Christmas gift shortage with chaos at ports meaning deliveries of popular products including Barbies, Micro-Scalextric and Peppa Pig toys may not arrive before December 25. Go-karts, scooters and Paw Patrol merchandise are among the other children’s presents held up at ports due to a global shipping crisis, retailers said today. Must-have … Read more
Chinese university faces backlash after telling its students ‘women who are beautiful and wear revealing clothes are mostly likely to get sexually harassed’ The claims were made Monday in a seminar at Shandong Agricultural University Pictures of the lecture slides sparked fury after being posted online by students One note claimed ‘beautiful women are most likely … Read more
China is pushing for its social credit system with a sweeping data-collection scheme to monitor and solidify control over companies, a study has said. The Corporate Social Credit System (CSCS) would punish and reward companies by putting them on ‘blacklists’ and ‘redlists’ after compiling information and analysing their behaviour, according to a Beijing-based consulting firm. … Read more