‘The Botanist’ Review: A Graceful Chinese Coming-of-Ager With Dreamy Images More Captivating Than the Story
First-time director Jing Yi sets his feature in the northern province of Xinjiang, in a remote community just across the border from Kazakhstan.
What a fourth-century drinking game tells you about contemporary China
The endless iterations of the Orchid Pavilion preface are both an emblem of Chinese culture, and a lens through which China ...
In China, a factory worker-poet dreams of a better life — with papers
Some 300 million migrant workers in China live as second-class citizens without proper documents. This worker-poet is trying ...
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More Vacation Destinations Inspired by Literature
When the weather turns dreary, my mind tends to take a mental vacation . . . by planning a dream getaway. If you’re the same—or if you’re lucky enough to, you know, be planning an actual vacation—you ...
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Australia expresses 'serious concerns' for writer jailed in China
Australia has voiced serious concerns over the health of jailed Chinese-Australian writer Yang Jun, who received a suspended death sentence in 2024. Foreign minister Penny Wong urged China to ...
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Australia concerned for writer jailed in China
Australia said on Feb. 5 that it is concerned for the health of jailed Chinese-Australian dissident writer Yang Jun, who was handed a suspended death sentence a year ago by a Beijing court. "We hold ...
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China’s rare earth jackpot: 1.15 million tons of minerals uncovered
China has announced a major addition to its rare earth inventory – a vast trove of critical metals has been discovered in Yunnan Province and is likely to bolster the nations supply. Many industries ...
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Famous birthdays for Feb. 2: Tom Blyth, Zosia Mamet
They include: Advertisement -- Pope Benedict XIII in 1649 -- French statesman Charles de Talleyrand in 1754 -- Writer James Joyce in 1882 -- Charles Correll, Andy of radio's "Amos and Andy ...
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Upstart Chinese AI company DeepSeek’s founder started out as a low-key hedge fund entrepreneur
(AP Photo/Andy Wong) BANGKOK (AP) — The 40-year-old founder of China’s DeepSeek, an AI startup that has startled markets with its capacity to compete with industry leaders like OpenAI, kept a low ...
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DeepSeek Has Rattled the AI Industry. Here’s a Look at Other Chinese AI Models
HONG KONG — The Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek has rattled markets with claims that its latest AI model, R1, performs on a par with those of OpenAI, despite using less advanced ...
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DeepSeek has rattled the AI industry. Here’s a quick look at other Chinese AI models
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A frenzy over an artificial intelligence chatbot made by Chinese tech startup DeepSeek upended stock markets ...