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Japan PM skips controversial shrine visit on anniversary of WW-II surrender

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi avoided Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni Shrine, apparently to prioritise diplomatic relations with China and South Korea, as Japan on Saturday marked the 81st anniversary of its surrender in World War II. However, she did not mention her country's wartime past in Asia or show remorse over it in her address. The Yasukuni Shrine, which commemorates over 2.4 million people who died in wars, became controversial after including 14 convicted Japanese war criminals from World War II. China and South Korea say visits by Japanese officials to the shrine show a lack of remorse over Japan's wartime atrocities. Takaichi mourned the victims of major devastation in Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Okinawa, as well as those who perished in overseas battlefronts, and thanked them for their sacrifice as the "foundation of Japan's peace and prosperity today." "Japan, since the end of the war, has consistently contributed to global peace and prosperity. We will never let

India ranks fifth in GenAI patent filings; China at top: WIPO report

The push for patents illustrates how companies are moving from experimentation to large commercial deployment of AI

China July bank loans post record contraction as credit demand falters

China's new yuan loans contracted by a record 340 billion yuan in July, as weak household and corporate borrowing pointed to subdued credit demand.

China's Z.ai to rival Anthropic, OpenAI in coding with new AI model

The next iteration from the Beijing-based company, GLM-5.3, will bring improved coding capabilities that will help it close the gap on AI leaderboard toppers like Anthropic's Fable 5, the company said

Microsoft retreats in China, but AI boom helps it keep a window open

Microsoft has shut at least 15 China offices and joint ventures in five years and considered exiting the market in 2023, as US-China tensions, regulations and technology curbs weigh on its business

Apple trains its own AI model for China market with Alibaba's support

The AI model was developed in partnership with Alibaba Group and trained with the Chinese tech giant's support

MHI receives 20 bids for rare earth magnet manufacturing scheme

20 bids signal strong industry interest in India's ₹7,280-crore push to build domestic rare earth permanent magnet capacity and reduce import dependence

China's Lenovo Q1 results: Revenue jumps 43% to $26.94 billion on AI boom

Lenovo's revenue rose to $26.94 billion in the three months ended June 30, beating analyst expectations of $22.3 billion, as the consumer electronics hardware giant benefited from AI demand

China extends anti-dumping duties on Indian optical fibre for 5 years

The tax rates will remain unchanged from previous rulings, ranging between ​7.4 per cent and 30.6 per cent across different Indian exporters

China sees underground market for leaks on Xi's next corruption targets

Secretive online groups are selling purported clues on officials under scrutiny as Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaign fuels anxiety across the political system

Zhu Rongji: Fmr premier who was the architect of economic overhaul in China

A young Communist star in the 1950s, Zhu was expelled from the party in one of Mao Zedong's ideological purification campaigns.

Taiwan slams Indonesia, China over planned naval drills near its coast

China's defence ministry said on Tuesday the drill, to take place in mid-August at a location east of Taiwan it did not detail, would be a "navigation exercise" with an Indonesian navy ship

China's Tencent posts 11% Q2 revenue rise, profit misses estimates

For the three months ended June, the ​Shenzhen-based gaming and internet ‌company reported revenue of ​204.8 billion yuan ($30.36 billion), in line with analyst ‌estimates of ​202.2 billion ‌yuan

State of border will dictate overall trajectory of ties with China: India

India on Tuesday described its border issues with China as "most serious" and asserted that maintaining peace and tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is of "utmost importance", as the state of the frontier will govern the overall trajectory of bilateral ties. New Delhi also trashed Beijing's criticism of its decision to formally identify 27 places and geographical features in Arunachal Pradesh by their standard names, emphasising that the state is an "inalienable and integral" part of India and nothing can change this "indisputable reality". "In matters relating to the border areas between India and China, we have always emphasised in discussions with the Chinese side that we consider these issues as most serious and that the maintenance of peace and tranquillity in these areas is of the utmost importance," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at his bi-weekly media briefing. The remarks came amid unconfirmed reports of aggressive posturing by

Chinese users of AI companions bereft after government tightens regulations

The new regulation, which took effect July 15, bans AI platforms from generating content that could lead users to make questionable decisions due to manipulation of their feelings

How China is redesigning higher education, and should India follow?

As AI reshapes job skills, China is redesigning higher education around technology and labour-market needs. Should India adopt parts of its approach without sacrificing academic autonomy?

Mac users in China can connect to Alibaba's Qwen AI service, says Apple

The integration gives Mac users in mainland China access to Qwen-powered AI features for analysing documents and images and generating content

Apple tests China's CXMT chips for iPhones, MacBooks amid supply crunch

Apple ​held early talks with CXMT, which is China's largest chipmaker by market value, about supplying components with ​the goal of using them in ‌some devices sold in China