12 h. ago Major Chinese airlines extend full refund offers for Japan flights by 3 months

Major Chinese airlines have extended their offer of full refunds for flights to Japan for another three months, as the heated diplomatic row between Beijing and Tokyo shows no signs of easing. On Friday, Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines – the country’s largest state-owned carriers – along with several others, including Hainan Airlines, Shandong Airlines, Spring Airlines and Xiamen Airlines, issued statements allowing free ticket refunds or itinerary changes for...

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24 h. ago China’s unmanned Moyujian strike helicopter is ready for plateau combat tests

China’s unmanned reconnaissance and strike helicopter tailored for deployment in plateau areas is ready for critical combat testing. The new multipurpose medium-sized helicopter was displayed on November 27 at an air show in Zhuhai, in southern China, where the next stage of testing was announced by its developer. The Moyujian was exhibited at the second Asia General Aviation Exhibition (Aero Asia), held from November 27 to 30. Aero Asia, jointly organised by the German General Aviation...

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61 h. ago Cuba starts restoring power to Havana, as millions suffer blackouts

Cuba has begun to restore power after a partial collapse of its electrical grid on Wednesday that left capital Havana and much of western Cuba in the dark, the latest incident in an energy crisis that has left millions suffering from prolonged blackouts for months. Top energy official Lazaro Guerra said a main transmission line connecting Havana with the country’s largest power plant in Matanzas failed around 5am, but that workers had begun restoring power by midmorning. “We already have a...

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5 d. ago China Southern And China Eastern Lead The Charge In Cutting Over Nine Hundred Flights To Japan For December 2025, Reducing Flight Capacity By Over Sixteen Percent Amid Political Strain

China Southern And China Eastern Lead The Charge In Cutting Over Nine Hundred Flights To Japan For December 2025, Reducing Flight Capacity By Over Sixteen Percent Amid Political Strain  Travel And Tour World

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7 d. ago Zelensky’s chief of staff raided amid Kyiv’s growing corruption scandal

Ukraine’s anti-corruption authorities on Friday raided the home of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s powerful chief of staff and top negotiator, Andriy Yermak, searches that come as a massive corruption scandal embroils Kyiv. Investigators earlier this month said they had uncovered a US$100 million kickback scheme in the strategic energy sector, triggering widespread public anger at a time when Russia is hammering Ukraine’s power grid, causing blackouts and threatening winter heating outages. The...

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8 d. ago Chinese man marries woman 4 hours after blind date, spends US$34,000 in a month

A 40-year-old man has stunned mainland Chinese social media by marrying just four hours after a blind date arranged by multiple matchmakers, subsequently depleting his entire savings of over 240,000 yuan (US$34,000) within a month of marriage. Huang Zhongcheng, hailing from Hengyang in Hunan province, southern China, went on a blind date on the morning of August 21. During the matchmaking process, nine different matchmakers introduced him to the same woman, who works in a beauty salon. “On the...

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8 d. ago Travel Chaos in China As Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, and More Airlines Cancel Over 150 Flights, Disrupting Routes Across Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Shenzhen, and More – New Update

Travel Chaos in China As Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, and More Airlines Cancel Over 150 Flights, Disrupting Routes Across Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Shenzhen, and More – New Update  Travel And Tour World

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1 week ago China ‘best boyfriend’ crochets qipao for girlfriend, inspired by late mother

A fitness fanatic in China has been nicknamed the country’s “best boyfriend” after a classic Chinese dress, or qipao, he crocheted for his girlfriend while working out, went viral. Zheng Tianyuan, 32, from Shenzhen in southern China’s Guangdong province went viral after he crocheted a baby blue qipao, also known as a cheongsam, for his girlfriend. Zheng is a typical “slash youth” who juggles different roles. Coming from an educational background in classical music, Zheng works as a full-time...

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1 week ago China’s power equipment firms ride AI boom amid demand from US, emerging markets

The race to develop artificial intelligence has pushed governments and technology giants to build new electricity plants and upgrade their decades-old grid networks, creating significant opportunities for Chinese power equipment companies, according to analysts. Chinese firms have been benefiting from the spillover of a US order boom, which was driven by US President Donald Trump’s push for tech leaders like Meta and SoftBank to invest in AI infrastructure. “The US buys products from Japan and...

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1 week ago ‘Dramatic failure’: Tejas crash deals blow to India’s jet export ambitions

The crash of India’s Tejas fighter in front of global arms buyers at the Dubai Air Show is the latest blow to a key national trophy, leaving the jet reliant on Indian military orders to sustain its role as a showcase of home-built defence technology. The cause of Friday’s crash was not immediately known but it capped a week of jockeying for influence at the event, attended by India’s arch-rival Pakistan six months after the neighbouring foes faced off in the world’s largest air battle in...

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1 week ago Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, and More Airlines Cancel 70 Flights Across China Stranding Passengers Heading to Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Urumqi, and Beyond – New Update

Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, and More Airlines Cancel 70 Flights Across China Stranding Passengers Heading to Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Urumqi, and Beyond – New Update  Travel And Tour World

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2 w. ago China Southern Power Grid Marks Its First Delegation Appearance at COP30, Showcasing Sustainability and Low

China Southern Power Grid Marks Its First Delegation Appearance at COP30, Showcasing Sustainability and Low-Carbon Initiatives  Yahoo Finance

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2 w. ago Global South Talks: China Southern Power Grid Steps Up China

Global South Talks: China Southern Power Grid Steps Up China-Africa Energy Cooperation  WDEL

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2 w. ago Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs meets HSBC CEO Georges Elhedery

Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs has met a delegation led by HSBC Group CEO Georges Elhedery, marking his second meeting with the bank’s leadership in eight months. But the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office did not reveal what was discussed in the meeting between its director, Xia Baolong, and Elhedery in Beijing on Thursday. Xu Qifang, the executive deputy director of the office and veteran HSBC banker Peter Wong Tung-shun had also attended the meeting. During his meeting with group...

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2 w. ago China woman makes dresses from peanut shells, kernels, turning farmland into runway

A rural Chinese woman has gone viral online for her creativity, transforming farmland into a dazzling catwalk by designing dresses from natural materials such as peanut shells, corn leaves, red beans, sweet potatoes, and corn kernels. The blogger, known online as “Village Magical Treasure,” boasts over 152,000 followers on Douyin and hails from Hengzhou in Guangxi province, southern China. In her videos, she artfully uses materials like peanut shells, dried grass, corn kernels, and corn husks to...

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2 w. ago Lightning start: China’s Juno ‘ghost particle’ detector delivers record results

The world’s largest “ghost particle” detector, located in southern China’s Guangdong province, has shattered expectations in just two months. Initial results from the vast new Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (Juno) have shown a record level of precision, surpassing decades of cumulative data from other global experiments on neutrinos. The immediate success has confirmed that the detector is ready to tackle fundamental questions, potentially uncovering new laws of physics and solving...

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2 w. ago PhD for landfill supervisor raises a stink over credential excess in China

A county-level sanitation office in southern China has invited ridicule and stoked a public debate after posting a job that requires a PhD to supervise garbage trucks and landfills – an unusual demand that critics say epitomises China’s runaway degree inflation. The posting in Guangdong province, by the office that manages urban environmental sanitation for Shixing county, appeared online last week under a notice for “urgently needed high-level talent for public institutions” issued by the...

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2 w. ago China Southern Plans New Flagship Interiors, IFE/C for A350, A321neo

China Southern Plans New Flagship Interiors, IFE/C for A350, A321neo  PaxEx.Aero

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2 w. ago Chinese man who donated US$20 as child to aircraft carrier project visits fleet 26 years on

A man from southern China who donated 140 yuan (US$20) as a child to help build an aircraft carrier has seen his dream of the country becoming a stronger nation come true. To top his wish, in November, the China State Shipbuilding Corporation invited him to visit the carrier fleet and gave him a commemorative watch. Chen Yuwen, from Qinzhou city in Guangxi province, developed an early interest in the military, influenced by his father’s background as a soldier. In 1999, at just five years old,...

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2 w. ago China Southern picks SES as MSP for 30 A350s contracted for HBCplus

China Southern picks SES as MSP for 30 A350s contracted for HBCplus  Runway Girl

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