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Emirates 24/7
4 days ago
- Sport
- Emirates 24/7
World Humanoid Robot Games opens in Beijing
The 2025 World Humanoid Robot Games kicked off on Thursday in Beijing, showcasing the cutting-edge achievements of humanoid robots in intelligent decision-making and collaborative movement. According to China Central Television (CCTV), the Games will see 280 teams from 16 countries, including the United States, Germany and Italy, compete from Friday to Sunday at the National Speed Skating Oval. Competitors will take part in 26 events, spanning athletic challenges such as running, long jump, free exercises and football, as well as skills-based tasks like moving materials, sorting drugs and cleaning across different scenarios. Planned and designed by China Media Group (CMG) with an innovative and integrated approach, the "Robot Show" made a stunning debut at the opening ceremony. 'This Humanoid Robot Games can be described as a grand event for the global robotics community. It features the largest number of participating robots, the most comprehensive range of events, and the broadest level of participation ever,' said Jiang Guangzhi, Director of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology. He added, "Our goal in hosting the Humanoid Robot Games is to further test and challenge the technological limits of humanoid robots, identify breakthroughs in technological innovation, accelerate the evolution of humanoid robots, and form such new productive forces at an early date." The sports event follows the 2025 World Robot Conference, which opened on 8th August under the theme of 'Making Robots Smarter, Making Embodied Agents More Intelligent'.
Epoch Times
12-08-2025
- Business
- Epoch Times
Chinese State Media Urges Companies to Avoid Buying Nvidia H20 Chips
A Chinese state-affiliated social media account on Aug. 10 urged companies to avoid buying Nvidia's H20 graphics processing units, or GPUs, over an alleged backdoor feature embedded in those chips. Yuyuan Tantian, an account affiliated with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV and China Media Group, stated on the microblogging platform Weibo that H20 chips have a backdoor feature that could enable 'remote shutdown,' a feature that could allow Nvidia to remotely access and disable the chips.
Gulf Today
18-07-2025
- Business
- Gulf Today
Sharjah Media City explores ties with China Media Group
Sharjah Media City (Shams) welcomed a delegation from China Media Group (CMG) during an official visit aimed at exploring prospects for strategic cooperation and enhancing partnership in digital media, media training, and technological development. During the visit, Rashid Abdullah Al Obad, Director-General of Sharjah Media City (Shams), met Mu Li, Director-General of China Media Group in the Middle East. The meeting, attended by senior representatives from both sides, focused on ways to deepen media collaboration and expand the scope of partnership between the two institutions. Both sides agreed that the meeting reflected a shared vision on the importance of building strategic partnerships that support innovation and invest in the future of media. They also emphasised that this mutual understanding paves the way for future projects that serve cultural and technological exchange between the UAE and China, opening new avenues in digital media, training, and content creation. The visit included a comprehensive presentation about Shams and its pioneering initiatives, with particular focus on the Shams Studios project-currently under development as a fully integrated space for creative and film production. The studio is designed to offer a flexible, professional environment built to the highest standards, attracting content creators and producers from around the world. The tour also featured visits to key facilities including the podcast room, training and innovation zones, and a detailed introduction to some of Shams' flagship creative initiatives. These included "Hekaya - The Writing Room" and the Influencers Room, which received notable interest and appreciation from the Chinese delegation for their forward-thinking approach to supporting talent and content creators. WAM
Sharjah 24
16-07-2025
- Business
- Sharjah 24
Shams welcomes China Media Group to explore collaboration
High-Level Meeting to Discuss Media Collaboration During the visit, His Excellency Rashid Abdullah Al Obad, Director General of Sharjah Media City (Shams), met with M u Li, Director General of China Media Group in the Middle East. The meeting, attended by senior representatives from both sides, focused on ways to deepen media collaboration and expand the scope of partnership between the two institutions. Both sides agreed that the meeting reflected a shared vision on the importance of building strategic partnerships that support innovation and invest in the future of media. They also emphasised that this mutual understanding paves the way for future projects that serve cultural and technological exchange between the UAE and China, opening new avenues in digital media, training, and content creation. Showcasing Shams and Its Creative Initiatives The visit included a comprehensive presentation about Shams and its pioneering initiatives, with particular focus on the Shams Studios project—currently under development as a fully integrated space for creative and film production. The studio is designed to offer a flexible, professional environment built to the highest standards, attracting content creators and producers from around the world. Tour Highlights Innovation and Talent Support The tour also featured visits to key facilities including the podcast room, training and innovation zones, as well as a detailed introduction to some of Shams' flagship creative initiatives. These included 'Hekaya – The Writing Room' and the Influencers Room, which received notable interest and appreciation from the Chinese delegation for their forward-thinking approach to supporting talent and content creators.
New Straits Times
28-06-2025
- Politics
- New Straits Times
World is going through a new era of conflict escalation
AS India's defence chief attended an international security conference in Singapore in May, soon after India and Pakistan fought what many in South Asia now dub "the four-day war", he had a simple message: Both sides expect to do it all again. However, Indian Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan denied either nation had come close to the "nuclear threshold", describing a "lot of messaging" from both sides. There have been several dramatic examples of escalation in several global stand-offs over the past two months. Recent weeks have witnessed what is now referred to in Israel and Iran as their "12-day war". It ended last week with a US-brokered ceasefire. As events in Ukraine have shown, conflict between major nations can become normalised at speed — whether that means "just" an exchange of drones and missiles, or a more existential battle. More concerning still, such conflicts appear to have become more serious throughout the current decade, with plenty of room for further escalation. This month, that included an audacious set of Ukrainian-organised drone strikes on long-range bomber bases deep inside Russian territory, destroying multiple aircraft which, as well as striking Ukraine, have also been responsible for carrying the Kremlin's nuclear deterrent. Simmering in the background, meanwhile, is the largest and most dangerous confrontation of them all — that between the United States and China. US officials say Beijing has instructed its military to be prepared to move against Taiwan from 2027, potentially sparking a hugely wider conflict. Addressing senators on Tuesday, America's next top commanders in Europe and the Middle East were unanimous in their comments that the US strikes against Iran would strengthen Washington's hand when it came to handling Moscow and Beijing. Chinese media commentary was more mixed. Han Peng, head of state-run China Media Group's North American operations, said the US had shown weakness to the world by not wanting to get dragged into the Iran conflict due to its "strategic contraction". Other social media posts talked of how vulnerable Iran looked, with nationalist commentator Hu Xijn warning: "If one day we have to get involved in a war, we must be the best at it." On that front, the spectacle of multiple US B-2 bombers battering Iran's deepest-buried nuclear bunkers — having flown all the way from the US mainland apparently undetected — will not have gone unnoticed in Moscow or Beijing. Nor will President Trump's not so subtle implications that unless Iran backed down, similar weapons might be used to kill its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei or other senior figures, wherever they might hide. None of America's adversaries have the ability to strike without warning in that way against hardened, deepened targets, and the B-2 — now being replaced by the more advanced B-21 — has no foreign equal. In reality, the threat of an overwhelming US military response, and hints of an accompanying switch of US policy to outright regime change or decapitation in Iran, coupled with the Israeli military success against Hizbollah and Hamas, appear to have forced Teheran to largely stand down. What that means in the longer term is another question. Behind the scenes and sometimes in public, US and allied officials say they are still assessing the implications of the success of Ukraine and Israel in infiltrating large numbers of short-range drones into Russia and Iran, respectively, for two spectacular attacks in recent weeks. According to Ukrainian officials, the drones were smuggled into Russia hidden inside prefabricated buildings on the back of trucks, with the Russian drivers unaware of what they were carrying until the drones were launched. Israel's use of drones on the first day of its campaign against Iran is even more unsettling for Western nations. Its drones were smuggled into Iran and, in some cases, assembled in secret there to strike multiple senior Iranian leaders and officials in their homes. As they met in The Hague last week for their annual summit, Nato officials and commanders would have considered what they must do to build their own defences to ensure that they do not prove vulnerable to a similar attack. Judging by reports in the Chinese press, military officials there are now working on the same.
