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China's DeepSeek releases long-awaited new AI model

China's DeepSeek releases long-awaited new AI model

Chinese startup DeepSeek released a new artificial intelligence model with "drastically reduced" costs Friday, more than a year after it stunned the world with a low-cost reasoning model that matched the capabilities of US rivals. The AI race has intensified the rivalry between China and the United

Young Chinese use AI to launch one-person firms over job anxiety

Young Chinese use AI to launch one-person firms over job anxiety

Young Chinese, many who fear age discrimination in their workplace after turning 35, are increasingly starting "one-person companies" that have artificial intelligence do most of the work. Smaller startups are already in vogue in Silicon Valley and elsewhere, with rapidly advancing AI tools seen as a welcome

Chinese, Taiwanese will unite, Xi tells Taiwan opposition leader

Chinese, Taiwanese will unite, Xi tells Taiwan opposition leader

China's President Xi Jinping met Taiwan's opposition party leader Cheng Li-wun in Beijing on Friday, telling the visiting delegation he had "full confidence" that Taiwanese and Chinese people would be united. Kuomintang (KMT) chairwoman Cheng is the party's first leader to

China bans entombing cremated remains in empty flats

China bans entombing cremated remains in empty flats

Chinese authorities have banned entombing cremated remains in empty apartments, a practice that had gained popularity as mourners took advantage of the subdued housing market to dodge rising funeral costs. "Bone-ash apartments" are units in often barely occupied residential complexes used by some families as resting places

China's leaders project stability despite Middle East war

China's leaders project stability despite Middle East war

China's leaders wrapped up nine days of annual legislative meetings in Beijing on Thursday, projecting an image of domestic stability seemingly unaffected by the war in key trading partner Iran. Officials under President Xi Jinping vowed to boost domestic consumption and invest in new technologies including artificial intelligence

Young Chinese parents tighten belts as childcare costs rise

Young Chinese parents tighten belts as childcare costs rise

New mother Zhang Xiaofei wanted to be financially secure before having a baby, wary of high childcare costs that have been softened only a little by Chinese government cash incentives to boost record-low births. The world's second-most populous country is threatened with a demographic crisis after