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China plans giant facial recognition database to ID its 1.3 billion people

China is building the world’s most powerful facial recognition system with the power to identify any one of its 1.3 billion citizens within three seconds. The goal is for the system to able to match someone’s face to their ID photo with about 90 per cent accuracy.

SCMP | 2017-10-13 10:07

Body dismorphic disorder in Hong Kong - doctor fears it is rife

Human Ken doll Rodrigo Alves has had 10 nose jobs, silicone chest implants, a butt lift, and much more. Not content with that, the 34-year-old reality star from Brazil plans to have a sex change and become Barbie. He first went under the knife in 2004 after struggling with his identity in his childhood.

SCMP | 2017-10-11 10:20

Cathay crew members 'thrown to ceiling' in air turbulence incident

A passenger and six cabin crew members on board a Brisbane-bound Cathay Pacific flight were injured when the aircraft was struck by severe air turbulence on Monday.

SCMP | 2017-10-10 10:24

What to watch for in Tillerson's China visit: N. Korean crisis, Sino-US trade tensions

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will arrive in Beijing this week with a full agenda, in the midst of an escalating crisis over North Korea’s nuclear and missile weapons development and Sino-US trade tensions.

SCMP | 2017-09-28 10:06

Kissinger urges greater cooperation with China as 'the world's center of gravity' shifts

US elder statesman Henry Kissinger urged greater cooperation with Beijing on its Eurasian infrastructure investment plan, arguing that Washington needs to acknowledge that “the world’s centre of gravity” is shifting.

SCMP | 2017-09-27 10:53

China 'must be ready' for war on the Korean peninsula

Beijing needs to come up with backup plans - either on its own or with Washington and Seoul - in case the crisis on the Korean peninsula escalates into conflict, a leading Chinese analyst has warned.

SCMP | 2017-09-25 10:48

Chinese robot dentist first to fit teeth implants

A robot dentist has carried out the first successful autonomous implant surgery by fitting two new teeth into a woman’s mouth, mainland media has reported.

SCMP | 2017-09-22 10:36

Guam 'very well protected' against N. Korean attack: US nuclear commander

The US Pacific territory island of Guam is “very well protected” by the nation’s missile defence capability against a possible North Korean missile attack, a US nuclear commander said on Wednesday.

SCMP | 2017-09-21 10:06

3 reasons China won't accept nuclear armed N. Korea

China’s ambassador to the US has said Beijing will not accept a nuclear armed North Korea amid the crisis over Pyongyang’s rapidly escalating weapons programme.

SCMP | 2017-09-20 09:39

Tillerson urges China to cut off N. Korea's oil supply

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged China to cut off North Korea’s oil supply as a next step in efforts to halt Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme, a move that was taken off the table to pass a new UN Security Council resolution against Beijing’s neighbour and traditional ally.

SCMP | 2017-09-15 10:36

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Inter-Korean Summit in Pyongyang