Day: August 18, 2025

Chinese doctors have saved a patient whose head was nearly severed by a robotic arm. Advertisement Doctors said the patient’s cervical vertebrae had been severed and crucial neurovascular structures had been damaged, but the spinal cord remained intact despite sustaining serious contusions. “We have looked through much literature at home and abroad, but have never come across a case of such severe cervical vertebra separation, let alone one that survived after treatment,” Chen Huajiang, director of the cervical spine surgery department at Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, an affiliate of the Naval…

Xtep International Holdings’ interim earnings surged to a record, as the sportswear maker and distributor of the Saucony brand of running shoes benefited from the new-found popularity of marathons and trail running in China. Advertisement Net profit rose to a record 913.6 million yuan (US$127.3 million) in the first half, 6.4 per cent more than the revised interim earnings last year, Xtep said in a statement on Monday. Sales increased 7.1 per cent to 6.84 billion yuan, from the restated revenue of 6.38 billion yuan last year. While Xtep’s mass-market…

European envoys in Beijing are discussing plans to skip China’s massive military parade next month after considering the attendance of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the possible participation of Russian troops, the Post has learned. Advertisement According to five sources familiar with the matter, European missions in Beijing have been invited to the parade and events on the same day but are particularly troubled by the Russian leader’s attendance as Moscow has intensified its attacks on Ukrainian territory. As the war in Ukraine drags on, some European diplomats were conflicted…

Chinese semiconductor firm Cambricon Technologies, seen as a potential future challenger to Nvidia, plans to raise nearly 4 billion yuan (US$560 million) for AI chip development, boosting its standing in the country’s tech self-sufficiency drive. Advertisement In a statement on the weekend, Cambricon said the Shanghai Stock Exchange had given the go-ahead for its 3.98 billion yuan fundraising plan, which is pending approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission. The move comes after its stock price nearly tripled over the last 12 months as China’s onshore investors rushed to bet…

Chinese scientists have found a way to turn human stem cells into dopamine-producing brain cells, transplanting them into mice and helping reduce depressive behaviour and boost pleasure. Advertisement When the engineered neuron-like cells were grafted into depression-model mice, they helped lessen symptoms like anxiety and resignation while increasing feelings of enjoyment. The development has the potential to be employed as a therapy to treat neuropsychiatric disorders by directly targeting and repairing parts of the brain involved in mood regulation. “This study provides proof-of-concept evidence supporting the use of cell therapy…