Four paralysed men in China undergo breakthrough surgery
The first of its kind in the world, it involved the implantation of electrodes in the brain and spinal cord to build a "nerve bypass" between the two body parts, with an ultimate…
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Competition for ‘non-terrestrial’ network systems intensifying in Japan
The country's telecommunications industry aims to provide services to remote islands and areas where it has been difficult to develop communication networks, by utilising…
Japanese startup’s lunar lander on course to land June 6
It is set to be the first Japanese private company to achieve moon landing.
South Korea ups ante in chips, AI with US$34.4 policy financing
A new visa initiative is expected to boost the country’s high-tech workforce with global talent.
Vietnam achieves coral reproduction milestone
Coral spawning lasts mere minutes and occurs just once annually per colony, forcing the team to conduct hundreds of night dives to capture these fleeting moments.
Malaysia data centre market shaken by Singapore’s chip smuggling probe
Singapore Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam revealed on March 3 that the police were investigating whether servers from US firms Dell and Supermicro containing the prized…
Deepfake pornography crimes in South Korea shift to other encrypted messaging apps
As South Korean police collaborate with Telegram to investigate deepfake pornography chatrooms, concerns are growing over users migrating to other encrypted messaging services,…
Chinese carmakers set sights overseas
The new energy vehicle startup Xpeng shipped the first batch of 300 right-hand drive X9 MPVs overseas on Feb 22. The vehicles will mainly be sent to the Southeast Asian market,…
China’s 41st Antarctic expedition team deploys cutting-edge drill to gather data
Data gathered is about how the Antarctic sheet may evolve in response to future climate change.
Korea Herald Explains: Microsoft’s new quantum computing chip: A game changer?
The new processor, powered by what is known as topological qubits, enables the development of quantum computers “capable of solving meaningful, industrial-scale problems, in…