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Robot guide dog debuts in China amid severe lack of furry counterparts
A Chinese defence industry research facility has unveiled what it calls the world’s first wheeled and legged robot guide dog for visually impaired people, in…
Why are fuel and petrochemical prices outpacing crude – and how long will it last?
This summer, David Chen, a Chinese national living in Japan, got an unexpected lesson in global industrial supply chains – delivered through a bag of…
In Burkina Faso, Sky Dragon 30 missiles point to China’s military export inroads
The West African country of Burkina Faso has tested what observers say is a Chinese Sky Dragon 30 surface-to-air missile, in the latest sign that…
How US military presence spurred Pattaya’s rise into Thailand’s city of pleasure
The Amazon deliveries stopped reaching the USS Abraham Lincoln in February as it entered the conflict zone with Iran. A few weeks later – much…
Dairy Queen to make Hong Kong comeback with 4 stores. Is it scooping up cheap rents?
American ice cream chain Dairy Queen will open four Hong Kong outlets in the fourth quarter of this year, as part of an ambitious expansion…