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Nury Vittachi

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China breakthrough points the way to 1 nanometer chip production

CHINESE SCIENTISTS just made the world’s smallest, most energy-efficient transistor, with node chips less than 1nm (one nanometer) in size, Science reported. Their new super-miniature memory device opens the path to ultra-high performance computing. We can’t show you a picture of it, as 1nm is invisible to the human eye and even to standard optical…

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China news Culture

Scientists in China create chip that bridges optic and wireless systems

SCIENTISTS IN CHINA found a way to transmit huge amounts of data instantly over distances at world record speeds, a paper published in Nature magazine said this week. They tested it by streaming a mega-high resolution 8k movie to 86 channels at once. Their success moves the world closer to the fabled 6G, not due…

February 25, 20260Comments ByNury Vittachi

China news Chinese medicine Culture

Scientists find treasure trove of antibodies in paediatricians’ blood

BREAKING NEWS: Paediatricians don’t catch colds. So scientists decided to investigate their blood—and found a “treasure trove” of 56 antibodies, it was revealed today. These will be developed to create treatments to help everyone fight respiratory diseases, including severe ones that can kill small children and older people. Hui Zhai and his team at the…

February 24, 20260Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

Toilet troubles cause problems on Iran-bound warship

[Note: this report went viral on social media, with more than 4 million views in less than 24 hours] THE PLANNED U.S. ATTACK ON IRAN has a problem: most of the crew on the biggest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R Ford, are too busy queuing for the toilet. This is not a joke. A…

February 24, 20260Comments ByNury Vittachi

Hong Kong News News

Panama storms Hong Kong company after US threats of invasion

BREAKING NEWS: THE PANAMA AUTHORITIES stormed the Hong Kong-run port terminals in its country and ordered staff to leave immediately, workers revealed yesterday. The strong-armed takeover of the pair of terminals follows threats from US President Donald Trump that his country’s armed forces would invade Panama unless the area was rid of “Chinese soldiers”. The…

February 24, 20260Comments ByNury Vittachi

China news Culture News

China, Brazil, Germany, become Guardians of the High Seas

CHINA, BRAZIL, AND several other countries this week became legal guardians of the creatures of the High Seas. Leave that giant squid alone! But the United States and Russia declined to sign to join them. After 20 years of legal tinkering, the United Nations this weekend launched can international agreement to protect marine life—and the…

January 19, 20260Comments ByNury Vittachi

China news

Japan to China: ‘Sell us gear to make weapons to use against you’

“SELL US WEAPONS parts we need to make missiles and drones to use against you.” A bizarre argument is running in East Asia. Japan’s war-thirsty new leader Sanae Takaichi announced her country would remilitarize and threatened to go to war with China. Then came an “oops” moment. Takaichi seemed to have not realized that to…

January 13, 20260Comments ByNury Vittachi

China news

China actions likely caused steep fall in US, Canada opioid deaths: scientists

BREAKING NEWS: The number of opioid deaths in the US and Canada fell dramatically as the Chinese government took action to make life difficult for international drug labs, scientists discovered. Deaths were rising to huge numbers before “the trend began to sharply reverse in mid-2023, dropping the annual rate of fentanyl overdose deaths by over…

January 10, 20260Comments ByNury Vittachi

Chinese history Culture

China revives sky lantern tradition, after making them safe and non-polluting

THE BEAUTIFUL TRADITION of flying lanterns has been revived in China. To avoid pollution and fire hazards, the lanterns contain LED "candles" and are tied to the users. This 27 Dec 2025 video (below) is from Gexian Village in Jiangxi province, home of a mountain immortal from the Taoist faith. China developed the first hot…

January 6, 20260Comments ByNury Vittachi

Hong Kong News Opinion

How I fell out of love with the Hong Kong pan-democrats

I SUPPORTED THE so-called pro-democracy party in Hong Kong for many years. I knew the main members personally and happily stuffed my hard-earned cash into their collection boxes. But I increasingly felt something wasn’t right. Then I did some digging. And then I backed off as fast as I could. Here’s the story. A NEW…

December 15, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi