CHINA’s vast economy — 1.4 billion people spread over 9.6 million square kilometers and a $18 trillion GDP — is made up of so many distinct and disparate features that any observer can easily find themes to support a predetermined optimistic or pessimistic outlook. Viewed through a pessimistic lens, the …

The world is on the cusp of a neurotechnology revolution that could transform human health and welfare, but urgent action is needed to protect brain data, experts told AFP. Medical neurotechnology breakthroughs have allowed paralysed people to walk again, or deaf people to hear. Elon Musk’s firm Neuralink has also …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia selectors have dropped veteran campaigner Steve Smith from their squad for the T20 World Cup and ignored calls to include Jake Fraser-McGurk despite the young batsman’s sensational form in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Smith, a member of Australia’s title-winning squad at the 2021 tournament in …

KOTA KINABALU: The Kaamatan mood is in the air, and one cyclist showed it by donning a shirt adorned with traditional Sabah motifs while pedalling along the picturesque 60km Tamparuli -Kundasang route. Kadazandusun Cultural Association (KDCA) Youth Council chairman Steve Mositun said his ride was just a “spur of the …

TOKYO: Japan’s factory activity shrank at a slower pace in April as declines in output and new orders eased, a private-sector survey showed on Wednesday. Inflationary pressure continued but firms found market demand was strong enough to allow them to raise output costs, the survey found. The final au Jibun …

A LOCAL councillor has questioned the need for an RM860,000 allocation by Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ) to buy a holiday property in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu. Zone 24 councillor Thamilarusu Sandayan asked during MBSJ’s full board meeting if the purchase was a productive use of funds. “MBSJ had a holiday …

The University of Maine has developed the world’s largest 3D printer, capable not only of printing huge single parts from thermoplastic polymers, but also individual houses. At its own scale, it could therefore play a role in the construction of new housing that is both economical and sustainable. The University …

A WOMAN fell from the fifth floor of a shopping mall, injuring a shopper below, Sin Chew Daily reported. The 52-year-old woman, known only as Li, did not survive the fall. She died on the spot in the 4pm incident last Saturday in Nansha district in Guangzhou, China. The shopper, …

(Reuters) – An early investor in bitcoins dubbed the “Bitcoin Jesus” has been arrested in Spain on U.S. charges that he evaded paying at least $48 million in taxes, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday. Roger Ver, 45, was charged with mail fraud and tax evasion in an …

HOUSTON: Oil prices fell 1% on Tuesday, extending losses from Monday, on the back of rising US crude production, as well as hopes of an Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Brent crude futures for June, which expired on Tuesday, settled down 54 cents, or 0.6%, at US$87.86 a barrel. The more active July …