An offshore drilling platform called Prospector 5 sank off southwestern Gabon on the night of October 24, with 110 of the 115 people aboard confirmed safe and five still missing. Operators suspect seabed settling beneath one of the rig's support points during positioning work.
A Chinese science explainer tackles the viral claim that rocks picked up on holiday carry dangerous radiation. Most common stones are safe to keep, though a few minerals and old industrial sites deserve caution.
GAC Aion's new Ray7 launches with Huawei's DriveONE EMB, a fully electric brake-by-wire system that removes the hydraulic fluid Bosch has long dominated. It is the clearest sign yet that Huawei wants a bigger slice of the parts business, not just software.
Cambodia's Sihanoukville, once a backpacker paradise, is now known for casinos, drugs and street-level vice. A Chinese travel account asks how a resort town rotted from the inside, and what its casino licensing boom left behind.
Two high-profile failures — a luxury Huawei-JAC sedan's brake bracket snapping in tests and a Chery SUV's rear axle tearing off in Malaysia — have overseas buyers asking whether Chinese cars are rushed to market.
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