- The South Korean firm is developing a clamshell-like device and one that folds away from the user like Huawei’s Mate X
A subway train in Shenzhen is seen decorated with Chinese medicine advertisements in December 2018. Photo: Sam Tsang
You will soon be able to pay your subway fare with your face in China
- Shenzhen’s Futian station is demonstrating 5G-backed technologies including facial recognition and payments
- China’s consumers are used to mobile payments and facial recognition has been deployed to nab criminals
Topic | Facial recognition
A subway train in Shenzhen is seen decorated with Chinese medicine advertisements in December 2018. Photo: Sam Tsang
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Chinese and other international students wave flags at a Columbia University commencement ceremony last year. Photo: Xinhua
China’s Thousand Talents Plan fuels US suspicions about overseas students, warns leading ex-Harvard academic Wei Yingjie
- The Thousand Talents plan aims to attract overseas Chinese academics to China; ex-Harvard professor Wei Yingjie is one such man
- But at the ‘two sessions’ meeting, Wei says drive to lure tech specialists home heightens fears about Beijing’s influence on foreign university campuses
Topic | Two Sessions 2019 (Lianghui)
Chinese and other international students wave flags at a Columbia University commencement ceremony last year. Photo: Xinhua
Cost overruns on the 55km Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, which opened in October 2018 after a two-year delay, prompted local analysts to compare it to an ATM machine for large Chinese state-owned companies involved in its construction. Hong Kong invested about HK$120 billion in the project, including connecting roads and flyovers within the city. Photo: Winson Wong
Who is Hong Kong run for: the people, the property developers or the mainland contractors?
- As we have the funds, we should provide more and better services before the public demands them. Waiting until the baby cries to feed it is not wise
Topic | Hong Kong Budget 2019-2020
Cost overruns on the 55km Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, which opened in October 2018 after a two-year delay, prompted local analysts to compare it to an ATM machine for large Chinese state-owned companies involved in its construction. Hong Kong invested about HK$120 billion in the project, including connecting roads and flyovers within the city. Photo: Winson Wong
Forrest Li is only the second person ever to become a billionaire thanks to an online game. Photo: Singapore Press Holdings
‘Free Fire’ game creator Forrest Li earns a spot on the world’s billionaires list
Sea founder Li chose his English name after watching the movie ‘Forest Gump’
Topic | Luxury CEOs
Forrest Li is only the second person ever to become a billionaire thanks to an online game. Photo: Singapore Press Holdings
Sri Lanka was forced to hand over a port to China – highlighting fears that other countries would find themselves caught a debt trap. Photo: AP Photo
China will not buckle in face of belt and road criticism, says Foreign Minister Wang Yi
- State Councillor dismisses criticism that project is a ‘debt trap’ for smaller countries and seeks to allay growing international concerns
Topic | Two Sessions 2019 (Lianghui)
Sri Lanka was forced to hand over a port to China – highlighting fears that other countries would find themselves caught a debt trap. Photo: AP Photo
An employee walks next to supercomputers at The National Supercomputer Centre in Jinan, Shandong province. Photo: EPA-EFE
China plans multibillion-dollar investment to knock US from top spot in fastest supercomputer ranking
- China and the US dominate when it comes to the world’s fastest supercomputers, owning 45.4 per cent and 21.8 per cent of the top systems globally respectively
- Multibillion-dollar investment aimed at upgrading three existing supercomputer labs to the latest exascale computing technology over three-year period
Topic | China technology
An employee walks next to supercomputers at The National Supercomputer Centre in Jinan, Shandong province. Photo: EPA-EFE
The logo of China's Huawei Technologies shines over the German headquarters of the telecommunications giant in Düsseldorf. Photo: Reuters
German security hawks are fighting to keep Huawei out of 5G, in clash with economy ministry and industry lobby
- Hardliners fear Huawei could help China steal secrets from German companies or even the state
- They are pushing for strict criteria on equipment suppliers before the government begins issuing 5G licenses in two weeks
Topic | Huawei
The logo of China's Huawei Technologies shines over the German headquarters of the telecommunications giant in Düsseldorf. Photo: Reuters
A metal strip on an escalator at the Ngau Tau Kok MTR Station sent nine commuters to the hospital with minor scratches at the end of February. Photo: Sam Tsang
A metal strip on an escalator at the Ngau Tau Kok MTR Station sent nine commuters to the hospital with minor scratches at the end of February. Photo: Sam Tsang
