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Today — 17 December 2025Main stream

Does China Have a Robot Bubble?

17 December 2025 at 13:01
The Chinese government is betting that robots will drive economic growth. But the bots can’t really do much yet.

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A new Chinese humanoid robot appeared so lifelike that workers cut its leg open during a demonstration last month.
Yesterday — 16 December 2025Main stream

Venezuela’s Oil Is a Focus of Trump’s Campaign Against Maduro

In public, the White House says it is confronting Venezuela to curb drug trafficking. Behind the scenes, gaining access to the country’s vast oil reserves is a priority.

© Adriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York Times

Oil drilling equipment in Cabimas, Venezuela. The country has about 17 percent of the world’s known oil reserves, nearly four times the amount in the United States.

Ford Will Take $19.5 Billion Hit as It Rolls Back E.V. Plans

16 December 2025 at 07:10
Ford Motor said the costs came from its decision to make fewer electric vehicles than it had planned and more hybrids that use both gasoline engines and batteries.

© Brittany Greeson for The New York Times

A Ford F-150 Lightning electric truck at the company’s plant in Dearborn, Mich., in 2022. The Lightning will no longer be a pure electric vehicle.

Controlling Blood Sugar Cut Heart Disease Risk in Half, New Study Says

16 December 2025 at 04:41
People who brought their blood glucose down to a normal level had a lower risk of death from heart disease or hospitalization for heart failure after 20 years.

© Rachel Bujalski for The New York Times

Before yesterdayMain stream

To China, Jimmy Lai Was an Arch Villain. To His Supporters, He Was Their Hope.

Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong publisher and democracy campaigner, was convicted of national security charges in a city where even minor dissent is now whispered.

© Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times

Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong in 2019. Mr. Lai, who has been behind bars for five years, received guilty verdicts in a national security trial on Monday.

China Approaches First Investment Decline in 3 Decades

15 December 2025 at 14:21
A broad measure of investment fell more than 10 percent in November, continuing a recent reversal and signaling the depth of China’s property crisis.

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A residential complex being built by Vanke in Nanjing, China. Vanke is the latest developer in financial distress as property investment has plunged.

Jimmy Lai’s Life, in Photos and Video

15 December 2025 at 10:00
He attributed his rags-to-riches ascent to the freedoms of Hong Kong, and has paid a hefty price for defending them.

© Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times

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