From dance floor to war: How Chinese military researchers are working on eventual deployment of humanoid robots in warfare
China’s defence establishment is accelerating research into humanoids’ military uses and planning for their eventual wartime deployment, according to a Reuters review of more than 100 Chinese military procurement notices, academic studies, patents, official publications, government records and defence-company materials.
China’s former deputy chief of securities regulator escapes death penalty, but handed life imprisonment for bribery
From 2005 to 2019, Wang took advantage of his official positions to provide assistance to relevant organisations and individuals in matters such as companies going public, corporate financing and securing business contracts.
Kenya and China deepen cooperation in artificial intelligence and STEM education
The partnership brings together the Institute of China-Africa Consortium of Universities Exchange Mechanism, the Global Teacher Professional Development Institute for Africa at ZJNU, CEMASTEA and the African Foundation for Women and Youth in Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (AFoWYESTI).
President Xi, wife Peng Liyuan and their host Fattah El-Sisi visit Grand Egyptian Museum
Sisi thanked Xi for extending congratulations on the opening of the museum last year. He said the ancient Egyptian and Chinese civilizations share the qualities of openness, inclusiveness and harmonious coexistence amid diversity, which closely aligns with the vision of the Global Civilization Initiative proposed by Xi
President Jinping Xi roots for deepening of China-Egypt ties as anchor of Middle East stability
Noting that Egypt was the first Arab and African nation to establish diplomatic ties with the People’s Republic of China in 1956, Xi said that the older-generation leaders of the two countries led their peoples in striving side by side for national independence and against imperialism and colonialism, forging an unbreakable bond of friendship.
How two of world’s oldest civilisations converged on River Nile and is now reshaping the Arab world
During the 2016 visit to Egypt, Xi travelled to Luxor, an ancient city nestled on the banks of the Nile widely described as one of the world’s largest open-air museums.
Growing together with a Chinese Company, Hisense South Africa helps build local workforce skills
Like Stephens, Marlon Jacobs joined Hisense SA Industrial Park when it was established in 2013, starting out as a general worker with no experience in refrigeration. Today, he is an Assembly and Quality Technician at the Fridge Factory in the park.
Harare forum told Africa’s partnership with China should plans beyond technology transfer
Abigail Ncube, a gender specialist in the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, said China-Africa cooperation presents an opportunity not only to expand access to technology but also to build the skills that can enable Africa to participate in the modern digital economy.
How China’s new ‘unity with diversity’ law provides vital lessons for Africa that is riven more than 2,500 languages
Drawing on years of field research in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Hu views the legislation as a codification of the country’s experience in combating separatism, countering terrorism and extremism, and promoting ethnic unity and progress.
US president grants military permission to start foreign shipbuilding for Navy for first time in decades
When the Navy selected EMALS in 2009, it said it would lower overall lifecycle costs, require less maintenance than steam catapults and generate less physical stress on carrier-based aircraft. The system, also selected by France’s navy, had initial troubles but has since completed thousands of launches.
