35 y. ago State Visit to the People's Republic of China by HM King Taufa‘ahau Tupou IV and Queen Halaevalu Mata‘aho

State Visit to the People's Republic of China by HM King Taufa‘ahau Tupou IV and Queen Halaevalu Mata‘aho  Matangi Tonga

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19 m. ago China debuts instant tax refunds for tourists through overseas e

China has introduced its first tax refund service via overseas e-wallets, allowing travellers departing from Shenzhen to instantly claim refunds as part of Beijing’s broader efforts to boost inbound tourism. Backed by the Shenzhen Taxation Bureau and the local branch of the People’s Bank of China, Ant International’s Alipay+ global payment platform partnered with tax refund agent Guangdong Huaxing Bank to launch the service on Monday, the city government announced on its official social media...

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20 m. ago Alibaba donates to Tsinghua University in effort to groom AI talent

Alibaba Group Holding has donated an undisclosed sum of money to China’s prestigious Tsinghua University to “contribute to the cultivation of high-quality AI talent”, as the nation rallies around efforts to embrace the development and use of the advanced technology. The donation would go to Tsinghua’s Wuqiong College, or Boundless College, a new school created in May to train the country’s top artificial intelligence undergraduates with a focus on core AI innovations and applications, according...

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20 m. ago China lover pays US$31,000 to boyfriend’s family over his suicide following fight

Prosecutors in China have ordered a woman to pay compensation of 218,000 yuan (US$31,000) to the family of her boyfriend who died after he jumped from the car she was driving during a row. Dashboard camera footage shows the man unexpectedly open the car door and jump out of the car after the woman taunted him about dying. The woman, known as Liu, was detained by police in Hejin, in the northern province of Shanxi, following her boyfriend’s death in April last year, the Legal Daily reported. Liu...

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24 m. ago Portugal PM Urges China’s Xi to Mediate Ukraine War, Deepen Trade Ties

Portugal PM Urges China’s Xi to Mediate Ukraine War, Deepen Trade Ties  Modern Diplomacy

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29 m. ago Dior Fined By China’s Cybersecurity Authority For Sending Consumer Data Overseas

Dior Fined By China’s Cybersecurity Authority For Sending Consumer Data Overseas  WWD

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41 m. ago China's luxury automaker Hongqi to launch 15 models in Europe by 2028

China's luxury automaker Hongqi to launch 15 models in Europe by 2028  Reuters

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47 m. ago China: Legislature review of draft cybersecurity law has global consequences

China: Legislature review of draft cybersecurity law has global consequences  ARTICLE 19 - Defending freedom of expression and information.

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49 m. ago China on course to peak fossil fuel power as soon as this year, reports say

China on course to peak fossil fuel power as soon as this year, reports say  Climate Home News

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50 m. ago China's big weapons flex in Beijing shows it's gearing up for an uncrewed and electronic warfare fight, but that's not all

China's big weapons flex in Beijing shows it's gearing up for an uncrewed and electronic warfare fight, but that's not all  Business Insider

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55 m. ago Relatives honor US hero during China's resistance against aggression

Relatives honor US hero during China's resistance against aggression  China Daily

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65 m. ago Tourists, locals, flock to Attack on Titan Japanese manga exhibition on Day 1

Mainland Chinese tourists and local residents have flocked to a Japanese manga exhibition in Hong Kong featuring a 6.2-metre-tall (20.3 feet) display, with fans splashing out on souvenirs exclusive to the city. The “Attack on Titan Exhibition FINAL ver. Hong Kong” opened at The Twins shopping centre in Kai Tak on Tuesday, featuring more than 200 artwork replicas, animations, and interview clips with creator Hajime Isayama. Attack on Titan has sold more than 140 million copies since it was first...

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70 m. ago Nvidia gets H20 chip licenses for some customers in China, but geopolitical woes linger

Nvidia gets H20 chip licenses for some customers in China, but geopolitical woes linger  Seeking Alpha

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72 m. ago From megaprojects to green corridors, Belt and Road enters a new phase

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] As China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) enters its second decade, its playbook is changing.  HSBC Global Investment Research’s latest report describes how the Belt and Road Initiative is moving from state-led megaprojects towards smaller, greener and more tech-focused investments driven by private capital. Released just in time ahead of the Belt and Road Summit (September 10-11) in Hong Kong, the report identifies a...

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75 m. ago Exclusive / House defers to Trump on curbing investments in China

Exclusive / House defers to Trump on curbing investments in China  Semafor

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77 m. ago Tesla Model Y sales in China fall for 2nd consecutive month in Aug

Tesla Model Y sales in China fall for 2nd consecutive month in Aug  CnEVPost

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77 m. ago Nvidia Accuses Rivals of Being A.I. Doomers as US Debates Sale of Chips to China

Nvidia Accuses Rivals of Being A.I. Doomers as US Debates Sale of Chips to China  The New York Times

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80 m. ago A Man From China Pursued U.S. Asylum. Deportation Sent Him Home Again

A Man From China Pursued U.S. Asylum. Deportation Sent Him Home Again  The New York Times

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80 m. ago China's Currency Coup: How Beijing is targeting America's wallet and future

China's Currency Coup: How Beijing is targeting America's wallet and future  Fox News

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80 m. ago Baidu updates AI reasoning model to rival systems from DeepSeek, OpenAI, Google

Baidu, one of China’s artificial intelligence champions, on Tuesday released an updated version of its proprietary reasoning model with comparable performance to advanced AI systems from DeepSeek, OpenAI and Google. Citing data from third-party AI benchmarks, Baidu chief technology officer Wang Haifeng said at a developer conference in Beijing that the firm’s X1.1 reasoning model had surpassed the performance of DeepSeek-R1, while it matched OpenAI’s GPT-5 and Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro. “From...

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