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Nikkei Asia
2 days ago
- Sport
- Nikkei Asia
Androids go for the gold in China's robot 'Olympics'
Humanoid robots fight at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Aug. 15. (Photo by Shunsuke Tabeta) SHUNSUKE TABETA August 16, 2025 04:36 JST BEIJING -- More than 500 androids will run, kick and play table tennis to show off their capabilities in the world's first Olympic-style humanoid robot games.
Nikkei Asia
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Nikkei Asia
China's anime, comic and video game IP market swells to $83bn
Two cosplayers pose for a photo at the Bilibili World convention July 11 in Shanghai. (Photo by Shunsuke Tabeta) TOMOKO WAKASUGI and SHUNSUKE TABETA SHANGHAI -- China's market for 2D character fandom has doubled in five years and spans an estimated 500 million people, with the growth fueled by intellectual property imported from Japan and created at home. The Bilibili World convention opened in Shanghai on Friday. Billed as a "carnival" for anime, comics and gaming fans, the event is hosted by China's anime streaming giant Bilibili.
Nikkei Asia
03-07-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Baidu revamps search engine in bid to stay ahead of DeepSeek
Baidu unveils its revamped search engine with added generative AI. (Photo by Shunsuke Tabeta) SHUNSUKE TABETA Beijing -- Chinese internet giant Baidu announced on Wednesday a major overhaul of its core search engine. The update increases the character limit in the search box from a few dozen characters to over 1,000, allowing users to input full-length queries and receive responses similar to those from generative AI chat apps. The enhancement is part of Baidu's broader strategy to integrate generative AI more deeply on its platform and enhance the user experience.
