Another AI ‘black horse’

An artificial intelligence (AI) video creation platform HappyHorse-1.0 has made itself a "black horse" lately. The AI model, with multiple clues indicating it is most possibly developed by a Chinese team affiliated with Alibaba, has topped both text-to-video and image-to-video leaderboards of independent third-party AI benchmarking platform Artificial Analysis during the past week, generating a […]

China launches AI empowering education action plan, includes AI into teacher qualification exams

China launched an "artificial intelligence (AI) empowering education" action plan in which AI will be incorporated into teacher qualification exams and certification, and efforts will be accelerated to expand AI education among primary and secondary school students, the Ministry of Education said on Friday. The action plan proposes strengthening the application of intelligent teaching systems […]

Xi urges major provincial economies to gain experience in solving new problems

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday urged major provincial economies to redouble efforts to gain experience in analyzing new situations and solving new problems. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while taking part in a deliberation with his […]

National Meteorological Center issues dual warnings as Typhoon Podul slams China with heavy rainstorms

The center of the year's strongest typhoon, Typhoon Podul, made a second landfall in the coastal area of Zhangpu county, East China's Fujian Province, around 12:30 am on Thursday, with maximum winds of Force 11 near its center. After the landfall, Podul is expected to slow down, bringing significant wind and rain to South China's […]

Missing high school student from E.China’s Anhui safely returns to China: media report

A high school student surnamed Hu from Lujiang, East China’s Anhui Province, who had been reported missing, has safely returned to China via the Meng’a port in Pu’er, Southwest China’s Yunnan Province on Friday, according to CCTV News.  Police investigations revealed that after going missing, Hu traveled through Ma’anshan in Anhui, Nanjing in East China’s […]

Hong Kong strongly disapproves of and opposes UK politicians’ remarks on wanted notices for 19 individuals linked to subversive organization

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government strongly disapproved of and opposed untrue and biased remarks by the British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper on HKSAR's lawful act to pursue wanted persons endangering national security absconding from Hong Kong. The National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force issued […]

Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe issues urgent safety notice after Chinese employee fatally shot in mine robbery

The Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe on Sunday issued an urgent safety notice for Chinese businesses and nationals after armed robbers fatally shot a Chinese employee during an attack on a Chinese-operated mine in the Midlands Province. The embassy also dispatched a medical aid team, urged local police to intensify their investigation, and outlined enhanced security […]

3rd CISCE kicks off, enthusiastic participation ‘vote of confidence’ in China’s economic devt

The third China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) kicked off on Wednesday in Beijing, gathering more than 600 exhibitors from over 70 countries and regions. Participants and analysts said this demonstrates the global community's common aspiration to maintain the stability and smoothness of industrial and supply chains, meanwhile, the enthusiastic participation is also a vote […]