84 m. ago Video | China's Silent War: How Beijing's Drones Are Redrawing Myanmar's Battlefield

Video | China's Silent War: How Beijing's Drones Are Redrawing Myanmar's Battlefield  NDTV

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2 h. ago Why China’s pause on stablecoins will not dampen Hong Kong’s digital asset hub push

Beijing’s recent moves to rein in mainland Chinese firms’ stablecoin and tokenisation initiatives in Hong Kong may have rattled the city’s crypto sector, but the Chinese government’s increased openness to digital assets overall had not changed amid competition with the US, experts said. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) recently summoned a number of mainland firms under its jurisdiction, asking them to wait for its instructions before moving forward with their stablecoin initiatives in Hong...

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2 h. ago China’s 4th Plenary Session: Beijing Resolved to Prepare for Long

China’s 4th Plenary Session: Beijing Resolved to Prepare for Long-term Confrontation with U.S.  The Japan News

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2 h. ago Together! We Shine! Festival in Beijing: A Stunning Fusion of Technology, Culture, and Entertainment Through Light Shows and Performances

Together! We Shine! Festival in Beijing: A Stunning Fusion of Technology, Culture, and Entertainment Through Light Shows and Performances  Travel And Tour World

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2 h. ago Scam crackdown in Myanmar dismissed as ‘not serious’ ahead of Asean summit

A crackdown on a notorious Myanmar scam base is cosmetic and timed to appease world leaders meeting in Kuala Lumpur this weekend, a senior security source has told This Week in Asia, as links between politicians and fraud empires threaten to embarrass Asean with US President Donald Trump flying in for its summit. Scam factories from Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos have raked in tens of billions of dollars since the pandemic, run mainly by Chinese syndicates defrauding victims around the world through...

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2 h. ago Renowned violinist, Shaham, ends Beijing Music Festival with a stunning performance

Renowned violinist, Shaham, ends Beijing Music Festival with a stunning performance  China Daily

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3 h. ago Beijing Marathon route optimized to enhance running experience

Beijing Marathon route optimized to enhance running experience  China Daily

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4 h. ago Travel Chaos in China as Over 120 Flights Are Cancelled Including Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, and More Affecting Routes to Beijing, Shanghai, Amsterdam, Barcelona, and More – New Update

Travel Chaos in China as Over 120 Flights Are Cancelled Including Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, and More Affecting Routes to Beijing, Shanghai, Amsterdam, Barcelona, and More – New Update  Travel And Tour World

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6 h. ago Local music producer Lee Si Song recovering from brain haemorrhage in Beijing, Entertainment News

Local music producer Lee Si Song recovering from brain haemorrhage in Beijing, Entertainment News  AsiaOne

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6 h. ago AI is rewriting finance: Insights from Beijing's Financial Street Forum

AI is rewriting finance: Insights from Beijing's Financial Street Forum  news.cgtn.com

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7 h. ago Japan café allows customers to serve staff as maids for US$25, attracts many men

A unique café in Japan is charging 4,000 yen (US$25) for customers to experience being a maid by serving members of staff posing as clients. The quirky new trend launched by a creative team dedicated to maid cosplay culture in Japan has attracted much attention from male customers. This spring the group introduced a pop-up concept called the “Cafe Where You Can Become a Maid”. For 4,000 yen, customers can enjoy a 90-minute immersive experience. While the exact number of daily visitors is...

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9 h. ago Beijing Invites The World: Great Wall Hero Campaign Takes Tourism To New Heights

Beijing Invites The World: Great Wall Hero Campaign Takes Tourism To New Heights  Travel And Tour World

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10 h. ago Beijing’s Honeypot Strategy: How China Adopts Russian Espionage Tactics in the United States

Beijing’s Honeypot Strategy: How China Adopts Russian Espionage Tactics in the United States  Robert Lansing Institute

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12 h. ago Beijing’s new plan aims to strengthen manufacturing, tech dominance

Beijing’s new plan aims to strengthen manufacturing, tech dominance - Outcome of CPC’s fourth plenum  Caliber.Az

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14 h. ago COSCO vessel diverts from China after falling under Beijing’s port fee rules

COSCO vessel diverts from China after falling under Beijing’s port fee rules  Chamber of Shipping

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14 h. ago China’s 2020 trade deal under scrutiny: Trump administration launches compliance probe; Beijing agreed to

China’s 2020 trade deal under scrutiny: Trump administration launches compliance probe; Beijing agreed to  Times of India

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14 h. ago Trump deploys world’s largest aircraft carrier amid soaring Venezuela tensions

US President Donald Trump dramatically escalated a US military build-up in the Caribbean on Friday by deploying the Gerald Ford aircraft carrier group to Latin America, a show of force that far exceeds any past counter-narcotics need and represents Washington’s most muscular move yet in the Latin America region. “The enhanced US force presence in the USSOUTHCOM AOR will bolster US capacity to detect, monitor, and disrupt illicit actors and activities that compromise the safety and prosperity of...

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15 h. ago Marsha Blackburn questions Bowser over decision to remove Beijing as DC’s ‘sister city’

Marsha Blackburn questions Bowser over decision to remove Beijing as DC’s ‘sister city’  Washington Examiner

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15 h. ago Trump turns up the heat with probe into China’s compliance with 2020 trade deal

In a move that piles up further US leverage in advance of next week’s planned meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the US Trade Representative announced an investigation on Friday into Beijing’s compliance with the Phase One Trade Agreement. The latest tit-for-tat salvo comes as the two economic giants amass threats that, if carried through, could cripple the global economy. “The initiation of this investigation underscores the Trump administration’s...

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16 h. ago Artificial rain? Delhi tries cloud seeding in fight against deadly smog

India trialled cloud seeding over its smog-filled capital for the first time, spraying a chemical from an aeroplane to encourage rain and wash deadly particles out of the air. Cloud seeding is the practice of using aeroplanes to fire salt or other chemicals into clouds to induce rain. New Delhi city authorities, working with the government’s Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, launched a test run on Thursday afternoon using a Cessna light aeroplane over the city’s northern Burari area. “A...

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