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2 months ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Sarah Newey |Xiao Lin
Perhaps it was a piece of shrapnel or maybe even a speck of explosive powder. Min Mahar isn’t exactly sure what cost him his left eye – his memories of the gruelling gunfight are hazy. The rebel fighter was one of three men posted to a lookout at the foot of a mountain deep inside Myanmar when he spotted a unit of some 30 junta soldiers. Despite being outnumbered, the trio grabbed their AK47 and M16 assault rifles and opened fire.
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2 months ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Sarah Newey |Xiao Lin
The Telegraph crossed into Myanmar to shadow doctors who have joined the revolution and are risking everything for their country Min Mahra wounded his left eye with shrapnel from a bomb blast while fighting the junta in 2024 Credit: Jittrapon Kaicome Sarah Newey Global Health Security Correspondent, in Karen state. Xiao Lin 10 February 2025 6:00am GMT Perhaps it was a piece of shrapnel or maybe even a speck of explosive powder. Min Mahar isn’t exactly sure what cost him his left eye – his...
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Dec 30, 2024 | 
mdpi.com | Xiao Lin
2. State of the ArtThe vision-guided pick-and-assembly operation consist of identifying and grasping a component and accurately inserting it into a hole. The assembly stage is known as peg-in-a-hole problem, and this topic has been studied in the literature [4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13]. This process relies on the accuracy of the grasp during the pick stage.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
thebambooworks.com | Xiao Lin
The company, once a leader in traditional artificial intelligence with a focus on visual recognition, has formally restructured to focus on generative AIKey Takeaways:SenseTime has completed its strategic restructuring that sets generative AI as a primary growth driverThe AI company is making the shift into an area with better mass market potential as it remains deeply in the redBy Xiao LinSenseTime Group Inc.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
thebambooworks.com | Xiao Lin
After seven years of operating its China stores independently, Starbucks is reconsidering returning to a partnership-based business modelKey Takeaways:Starbucks is considering bringing in partners to its China operation, as same-store sales in its second-largest market plunge during a bloody local coffee price warThe coffee giant has faced multiple challenges in China, from severe restrictions during the pandemic to growing consumer caution and fierce competition.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
tradingview.com | Xiao Lin
Locked In Overheated Battle With Its Clone At Home, Luckin Eyes Expansion In U.S. Luckin Coffee plans to expand to the U.S. and other markets following its first offshore move into Singapore, as competition remains stiff and demand weakens at home The budget coffee chain’s quarterly revenue exceeded 10 billion yuan for the first time in the three months to September, up 41% year-on-year “Going out” was and remains a mantra for Chinese businesses in search of new growth opportunities and...
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
thebambooworks.com | Xiao Lin
China’s largest coffee chain is accelerating its move overseas, even as two-year-old rival Cotti Coffee does the same Key Takeaways: Luckin Coffee plans to expand to the U.S. and other markets following its first offshore move into Singapore, as competition remains stiff and demand weakens at home The budget coffee chain’s quarterly revenue exceeded 10 billion yuan for the first time in the three months to September, up 41% year-on-year By Xiao Lin “Going out” was and remains a mantra for...
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Oct 20, 2024 | 
thebambooworks.com | Xiao Lin |Hang Seng Index
The company hopes to revive its prospects through two new joint ventures with ArcelorMittal, as it suffers from weak demand and oversupply in China’s steel industry Key Takeaways: China Oriental’s shares fell after its announcement of a new $2.7 billion green initiative in partnership with global steel giant ArcelorMittal The domestically focused private steelmaker is suffering from sluggish demand from property and infrastructure builders in its home China market By Xiao Lin Think of...
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
thebambooworks.com | Xiao Lin |Hang Seng Index
The B2B marketplace unit of JD.com has filed a second time to list, hoping to entice investors with its strong growth amid a surging Hong Kong stock market Key Takeaways: JD.com has refiled to list its Jingdong Industrials subsidiary in Hong Kong, in a deal that could raise $1 billion or more The move may be timed to seize on the recent rally for Chinese stocks, but the IPO may miss that window due to time needed to complete the offering By Xiao Lin E-commerce giant JD.com (JD.US; 9618.HK) is...
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
mdpi.com | Xiaojun Sun |Xiao Lin |Yang Luo |Dunbo Yu
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