An Airbus plane has caught fire at an airport of South Korea’s city of Busan, forcing the evacuation of all 176 people on board, fire authorities say. They say four…
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China: DeepSeek shows AI’s centre of power could shift away from US
DeepSeek’s arrival at the top of the Apple App Store charts has placed it firmly in the public consciousness, shaking the belief that the US would continue as the largely…
Japan: Lonely sunfish gets cardboard human friends
A sociable sunfish who was reportedly missing its human audience during a temporary closure of its aquarium in Japan has been comforted in an unorthodox way. In a photo posted…
Japan: Top executives resign over TV host’s sex scandal
The chairman and president of Fuji TV, one of Japan’s biggest networks, have resigned in the wake of a sexual misconduct allegation against a famous TV host. Dozens of companies…
South Korea: Bird feathers found in engines of crashed Jeju Air jet
Investigators say they have found evidence of a bird strike on a passenger plane that crashed in South Korea in December, killing 179 people. The feathers and blood stains on…
China: ‘AI heroes’ overcame US curbs to stun Silicon Valley
When ChatGPT stormed the world of artificial intelligence (AI), an inevitable question followed: did it spell trouble for China, America’s biggest tech rival? Two years on, a new AI model…
China: DeepSeek AI shakes the tech industry
The speed at which the new Chinese AI app DeepSeek has shaken the technology industry, the markets and the bullish sense of American superiority in the field of artificial intelligence…
S Korea: President Yoon indicted for insurrection over martial law attempt
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has been charged with insurrection after he attempted to declare martial law in December. His ill-fated attempt to impose military rule plunged the…
China: Authorities hand death sentence to man who killed Japanese boy
A Chinese man has been sentenced to death for fatally stabbing a 10-year-old Japanese schoolboy, in a case that sparked concern among Japanese expats living in China. The sentence for…
India: Court orders seizure of ‘offensive’ MF Husain paintings
A court in the Indian capital, Delhi, has ordered the seizure of two “offensive” paintings by MF Husain, one of India’s most famous artists. The court on Monday granted permission…