This is not a sci-fi movie - this is real life. A clip featuring a human-like robot ‘police officer’ patrolling the streets of Shenzhen, China, has gone viral online. These silver humanoid robots, dressed in neon yellow police vests, were deployed in late 2024 to patrol alongside human cops, and they have the ability to interact with people on the...
BEIJING: Visitors to a new aquarium in China were left furious this week after discovering one of its top aquatic stars was a robot, despite it being marketed as such. Xiaomeisha Ocean World in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, opened on October 1 but was quickly slammed for its high prices, long queues, and poor conditions for its...
JOHOR BARU: The framework for the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) is currently in the final phase of discussions and is expected to be finalised in September, says Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi. The Johor Mentri Besar expressed his gratitude to all the ministries and agencies involved in developing the JS-SEZ. "Armed with confidence in Johor's strong geographical...
PETALING JAYA: Professional shuttler Lee Zii Jia’s inability to break through Kenta Nishimoto’s brick-like defence cost him dearly in the men’s singles quarter-finals of the China Masters. World No. 11 Zii Jia fell to a disappointing 11-21, 12-21 defeat at the hands of world No. 13 Nishimoto at the Shenzhen Bay Gymnasium yesterday. Zii Jia struggled to...
PETALING JAYA: National coaching director Rexy Mainaky has played down the lack of communication between women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah in the China Masters. Something seemed amiss between Pearly and Thinaah in their first-round match against South Korea’s Jeong Na-eun-Kim Hye-jeong where the duo barely spoke to each other. Pearly-Thinaah went on to lose narrowly 11-21,...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s campaign in the men’s doubles came to end when Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun crashed out in the second round of the China Masters in Shenzhen on Thursday (Nov 23). World No. 2 Aaron-Wooi Yik battled for 75 minutes before losing to China’s He Jiting-Ren Xiangyu 25-27, 21-18,...
You can have anyone sing at your wedding… as long as you can afford it. Hong Kong star Pakho Chau, 38, has been in-demand ever since finishing 13th in the second season of Call Me By Fire, last year. The singer-actor was recently booked to perform at a wedding held at Shenzhen’s Shangri-La Hotel. His fees for singing two song were said to...
Thanks to the position of his hand and his baggy pants, many netizens and news outlets seem to think so. Since focusing more of his efforts in China, Hong Kong actor Ron Ng, 44, has proven to be a hit there with his fast-growing fanbase. So much so that things got, um, turned up when the actor was...
