6 d. ago Why a police DNA collection drive in China has sparked privacy worries

A controversial plan by police in a northern Chinese city to build a crime-fighting tool using blood samples from men has sparked a debate over privacy rights. Police in Xilinhot in Inner Mongolia announced last month that they would start collecting DNA samples to update a data bank for identification information used for such items as ID cards and passports, according to a report by China Newsweek magazine. The police also said at the time that the samples would help in “preventing elderly and...

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8 d. ago MP Materials, USAR, Other Rare Earth Stocks Soar. Trump and China Drive the Rally.

MP Materials, USAR, Other Rare Earth Stocks Soar. Trump and China Drive the Rally.  Barron's

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2 w. ago China, India drive historic milestone as renewables generate more power than coal for first time

China, India drive historic milestone as renewables generate more power than coal for first time  TRT World

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2 w. ago China accelerates oil reserve site build amid stockpiling drive

China accelerates oil reserve site build amid stockpiling drive  Reuters

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2 w. ago More military technologies targeted for civilian sector to boost economy

China will strengthen innovation by developing high-tech industries with military technologies to boost military-civil integration, a move that aims to cultivate new growth drivers and boost the economy, said a recent State Council guideline.

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2 w. ago China’s “AI+” drive aims for integration across sectors: a wake

China’s “AI+” drive aims for integration across sectors: a wake-up call for Europe  Mercator Institute for China Studies

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3 w. ago China’s drive to attract foreign tech talent sparks rare anti

China’s drive to attract foreign tech talent sparks rare anti-immigrant backlash  The Globe and Mail

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3 w. ago China, Japan, and the U.S. Drive Seoul’s Tourism Surge; Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Delta, and United Airlines Add New Routes as Hyatt Hotels Report Record Occupancy

China, Japan, and the U.S. Drive Seoul’s Tourism Surge; Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Delta, and United Airlines Add New Routes as Hyatt Hotels Report Record Occupancy  Travel And Tour World

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3 w. ago Hamad International Airport and Shenzhen Bao'an Airport Strengthen Partnership to Drive Innovation and Connectivity Between Qatar and China

Hamad International Airport and Shenzhen Bao'an Airport Strengthen Partnership to Drive Innovation and Connectivity Between Qatar and China  PR Newswire

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3 w. ago Household income growth holds key to Chinese consumption hopes: ex

China should make greater efforts to boost household income over the next five years as the world’s second-largest economy looks to consumption to power future growth, a former senior official said. Yang Weimin, a former deputy head of the Office of the Central Leading Group on Financial and Economic Affairs, made the comments ahead of next month’s fourth plenum of the Communist Party’s Central Committee. Committee members will discuss the country’s next five-year plan, with the economic...

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3 w. ago RELEASE: China's new target unlikely to drive down emissions

RELEASE: China's new target unlikely to drive down emissions  Climate Action Tracker

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3 w. ago Everybody Hates China’s Hilariously Bad Battery Ejector Idea

Everybody Hates China’s Hilariously Bad Battery Ejector Idea  The Drive

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4 w. ago Guangdong kicks off nationwide campus recruitment drive at Tsinghua University

Guangdong kicks off nationwide campus recruitment drive at Tsinghua University  China Daily

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4 w. ago CKGSB Survey Finds China's Investor Confidence Rebounds as Tech Innovation and Policy Support Drive A

CKGSB Survey Finds China's Investor Confidence Rebounds as Tech Innovation and Policy Support Drive A-share Rally  Yahoo Finance

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