4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (541+ words) Japan and China are locked in a high-speed rail race to build the world’s fastest train, with next-generation maglev technology aiming to rival short-haul flights. Here’s how the competition could reshape global travel and transport infrastructure Japan and China are…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (428+ words) XPeng, a Chinese EV company, says it has commissioned a production line where humanoid robots are used to assemble other humanoid robots, marking a push towards automated manufacturing at scale. The company says its first advanced general-purpose unit, IRON, completed…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (313+ words) Watch this video as Firstpost explores the possible link between climate change and floods in Nepal. Climate change is accelerating extreme weather patterns across the Himalayas, turning Nepal’s fragile high-altitude landscape into a front line for devastating disasters. Thawing at…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (623+ words) London's robotaxi rollout gives passengers their first public opportunity to experience Wayve's autonomous driving technology through Uber. Human safety operators will oversee the early journeys, while riders can opt out. The service also provides a real-world test of whether AI-driven…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (433+ words) The upgraded network will use seismic sensors, remote cameras and satellite communications after existing monitoring stations were destroyed during the disaster Nepal has begun urgently rebuilding its disaster early-warning network along the northern border with China after a devastating glacial…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (842+ words) China and the US are rapidly advancing military space capabilities, from manoeuvrable satellites and orbital surveillance to spaceplanes and potential spacecraft-to-spacecraft attacks, raising fears of conflict beyond Earth. The military competition between China and the United States is increasingly extending…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (379+ words) Three months before the flash flood ravaged the country, Nepali officials have said that China had rejected their requests for glacier risk and water level data. Following the devastation from the flood in Nepal and Tibet, China's opacity in the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (627+ words) A Chinese DIY maker has given a dead king crab an unconventional second life by turning it into a robot. Built with wires, nuts and bolts over 15 days, the creepy creation can move its claws and legs. The bizarre experiment…...

2+ week, 5+ min ago   (318+ words) In this video, Firstpost explains how a massive meteorological crisis has gripped East Asia. A rare quartet of simultaneous tropical systems—Typhoons Saudel, Narra, Gaenari, and Atsani—churn across the Northwest Pacific and South China Sea. The compound emergency has…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1546+ words) Nepal faces a fresh flood threat after a glacier collapse triggered catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border and created a dangerous barrier lake. Although satellite images show the lake is shrinking, authorities remain alert as another water body has been…...