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In one of the world’s most ambitious geoscience projects to date, Chinese engineers have begun drilling a 10,000-meter vertical borehole into the Earth’s crust. The operation, launched in May 2024, is located in the Tarim Basin, a desert region in northwest China’s Xinjiang province, known for its rich oil deposits and extreme climate. The goal isn’t just depth for depth’s …

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — An outbreak of the chikungunya virus in China has prompted authorities to take preventive measures from mosquito nets and clouds of disinfectant, threatening fines for people who fail to disperse standing water and even deploying drones to hunt down insect breeding grounds. More than 7,000 cases of the disease have been reported as of Wednesday, focused …

What to know about the chikungunya virus outbreak as cases rise in China  The Washington Post China tackles chikungunya virus outbreak with wide range of measures as thousands fall ill  ABC News China Wages War on Chikungunya Virus With Drones and ‘Elephant Mosquitoes’  The New York Times Chikungunya in China – Level 2 – Practice Enhanced Precautions – Travel Health Notices | Travelers’ …

Two Chinese nationals have been arrested and charged with illegally shipping millions of dollars’ worth of powerful AI chips to China, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday. The DOJ alleged that over the last three years ALX Solutions, a company it said was run by Chuan Geng and Shiwei Yang, exported the chips from the US to …

U.S. trade deficit with China tumbles as Trump’s tariffs take off  Quartz US trade gap skids to 2-year low; tariffs exert pressure on service sector  Reuters U.S. trade deficit hits a nearly 2-year low in June; China gap plunges  CNBC U.S. Imports Slid in June on Higher Tariffs  The New York Times Dow Jones Slips as Trade Deficit Slides to Multi-Year Low  TipRanks Source link

AMD’s stock falls despite strong earnings outlook. Is China the reason?  MarketWatch AMD reports weaker-than-expected earnings even as revenue tops estimates  CNBC Advanced Micro Devices Logs Higher Profit, Sales  The Wall Street Journal AMD posts mixed Q2 results but offers better-than-expected Q3 outlook on AI sales  Yahoo Finance AMD Earnings Were Solid. The Stock Is Falling.  Barron’s Source link

China is one of Nvidia’s largest markets, particularly for data centers, gaming and artificial intelligence applications. Avishek Das | Lightrocket | Getty Images Two Chinese nationals in California have been arrested and charged with the illegal shipment of tens of millions of dollars‘ worth of AI chips, including those made by Nvidia, the Department of Justice said Tuesday.  Chuan Geng, …

U.S. travel alerts issued as chikungunya outbreaks spread across China and the world  Axios China Wages War on Chikungunya Virus With Drones and ‘Elephant Mosquitoes’  The New York Times China Revives Covid-Era Health Measures to Prevent Mosquito-Borne Virus  Bloomberg.com Chikungunya in China – Level 2 – Practice Enhanced Precautions – Travel Health Notices | Travelers’ Health  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC …

United States health officials are urging travellers to remain vigilant as a mosquito-borne virus continues to circulate across parts of Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Indian Ocean. Since the beginning of 2025, there have been approximately 240,000 chikungunya virus infections and 90 deaths in 16 countries, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). In …

Chinese researchers found something surprising in the dust brought back by the Chang’e-5 mission: thin layers of carbon called graphene. The spectral fingerprint matched multilayer graphene, a carbon lattice stacked two to ten atoms thick. Lead author Wei Zhang of Jilin University says the find could reshape ideas about lunar birth and guide resource plans for future crews. The study …