Month: January 2024

It also lays an important foundation for the establishment of a global optical clock network, the team, led by physicist Pan Jianwei, wrote in the peer-reviewed journal Metrologia earlier this month. In addition, they said it opened up new pathways to test fundamental physics theories, detect gravitational waves and search for dark matter. Physicist Pan Jianwei led the team of researchers in Hefei, Anhui province. Photo: Xinhua The current record holder for the most precise strontium-based optical clock is hosted at the University of Colorado in Boulder, developed by a…

This came after Pyongyang test-fired a number of strategic cruise missiles on Wednesday, amid a flurry of weapons launches in the new year and belligerent rhetoric against the South. While China has remained low key in its response to North Korea’s latest weapons developments and its growing alignment with Russia, Bejing’s ties with both allies are under close international scrutiny. The North’s latest tests came two days after Chinese foreign vice-minister Sun Weidong met his North Korean counterpart Pak Myong-ho in Pyongyang, in what was their second meeting in just…

While the win was regarded as strong proof of Korea’s status as a global esports powerhouse, LCK league seems to be getting off on the wrong foot in 2024. Chinese teams dominate in esports matches at Asian Games despite Beijing’s harsh policies As LCK kicked off its spring season last week, Huya, a video game streaming platform in China backed by Tencent Holdings, which also owns Riot Games, has stopped the official Chinese-language broadcasts of the new season. That marked the first time that LCK broadcasts have been halted in…

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) battery giant CATL and ride-hailing powerhouse Didi have formed a joint venture (JV) focusing on battery-swapping technology, as they seek to leverage their strengths to make headway in China’s EV charging infrastructure market. The tie-up will see the companies work closely to “swiftly build out battery-swapping stations and promote vehicles’ support for swapping technology”, according to a statement CATL published to its official WeChat account on Sunday. The new venture will improve efficiency of public EV charging and make the transport sector greener, CATL said. It…

It is Ivory Coast’s largest stadium and was financed by US$40.6 million from the China International Development Cooperation Agency or China Aid – Beijing’s official foreign aid and global development agency. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi with Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan earlier this month. Photo: Reuters There is also the US$107.5 million Laurent Pokou Stadium in San Pedro, funded by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. According to China’s nationalist tabloid Global Times, the country has built more than 100 stadiums across Africa. “All of this is…

More Chinese travellers are expected to head overseas during the Lunar New Year next month but the exodus will still be below pre-pandemic levels amid a weaker economic outlook and changing consumer preferences, analysts said. Official figures released so far point to significant growth in passenger traffic during this year’s chun yun, the 40-day festive travel period when millions of Chinese return home or go overseas to celebrate the Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival. On Friday, the first day of the travel season, 189 million passenger…