Home prices rise

HOME prices in first-tier Chinese cities rose again in January on a monthly basis, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday.

New and resold home prices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen each rose by 0.1% month-on-month. Among the 70 large and medium-sized cities, 24 recorded monthly increases in new home prices, up from 23 in December, while seven also saw gains in pre-owned home prices, down from nine the previous month. New home prices in second-tier cities increased by 0.1% in January, marking their first rise since June 2023.

AI medical assistant

RUIJIN Hospital, an affiliate of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, and Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies have unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI) pathology model expected to significantly improve diagnostic efficiency and accuracy.

It took around three years to develop RuiPath, Ruijin Hospital said at the 2025 Medical AI and Precision Diagnosis Development Forum Tuesday. The model is based on Huawei’s DCS AI solutions, with technical support from AI startup SenseTime Group and Shanghai Hengdao Medical Pathology Diagnosis Center.

Falling luggage leads to death of newborn

A RAILWAY passenger who was pregnant lost her child after a piece of falling luggage struck her in the belly on a moving train from Guangdong’s Foshan to Guangxi’s Chongzuo last month.

The woman surnamed Zhang said she disembarked in Nanning after the accident, where she underwent an emergency C-section in hospital, but still lost her premature newborn a few days later. Railway authorities said they were investigating the accident. The victim said she has identified the owner of the luggage and is ready to pursue legal action for compensation.