29 h. ago New Zealand PM Luxon to meet President Xi in China, then head to Europe

New Zealand PM Luxon to meet President Xi in China, then head to Europe  Reuters

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66 h. ago From AI to chips: China courts private tech firms to help drive next 5

China has signalled growing support for the private sector, as the head of the government department that oversees economic reform sat down with representatives of the tech industry to gather input ahead of Beijing’s next five-year development blueprint, analysts said. Zheng Shanjie, chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), met leaders from five private enterprises to “gather opinions and suggestions for the scientific formulation of the ‘15th Five-Year Plan’, with a...

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3 d. ago National Games ticketing to start in August for Hong Kong, 3 months before event

Tickets for the National Games will be available in Hong Kong from August, three months ahead of the event, to synchronise with sales in Macau and on mainland China, the head of the local coordination office has said. Yeung Tak-keung, head of the National Games Coordination Office, said on Tuesday that the tickets would be sold on a unified platform to ensure easier management. “We are preparing to sell souvenirs from July, and in August, tickets will go on sale in the three places at the same...

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3 d. ago World’s tallest monk? Victor Wembanyama spotted at China’s Shaolin Temple with shaved head

World’s tallest monk? Victor Wembanyama spotted at China’s Shaolin Temple with shaved head  CNN

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4 d. ago ByteDance’s China head of content quality leaves amid stricter censorship

ByteDance has parted ways with a senior executive who oversaw content moderation and data labelling for its China-focused apps, according to sources and media reports, as the Beijing-based company advances content security amid Beijing’s strict censorship requirements. Li Tong, who led the Content Quality and Data Service (CQC) team under Douyin Group, was no longer listed in ByteDance’s internal employee system, according to people familiar with the matter. Douyin, one of ByteDance’s core...

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4 d. ago ByteDance’s China head of content quality leaves amid stricter censorship requirements

ByteDance’s China head of content quality leaves amid stricter censorship requirements  South China Morning Post

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7 d. ago Trade to tech war: why Trump picked his export control head for next China talks

Trade to tech war: why Trump picked his export control head for next China talks  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago Citi names Bank of America veteran Zhang as new China country head

Citi names Bank of America veteran Zhang as new China country head  Reuters

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2 w. ago Li Xiang appointed head coach of Beijing women's basketball team

Li Xiang appointed head coach of Beijing women's basketball team  China.org.cn

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2 w. ago China, EU cooperation urged by former WTO head amid Trump’s ‘mafia

Against the backdrop of tariff negotiations between the United States and various countries, there is “common ground” on which China and the European Union can work together and ensure that mutual and open trade remains a rules-based game, according to a former head of the World Trade Organization. “We should do what China did to us 30 years ago,” Pascal Lamy told the Post on Wednesday on the sidelines of the UBS Asian Investment Conference in Hong Kong, with the message being: “Welcome to the...

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2 w. ago Exclusive | China, EU cooperation urged by former WTO head amid Trump’s ‘mafia

Exclusive | China, EU cooperation urged by former WTO head amid Trump’s ‘mafia-life’ tactics  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago China stray puppy with 2 arrows in head, leads to crowdfunding for surgery, police probe

Fledgling canine found by passers-by, saved by emergency treatment, case sparks fierce online debate about use of police resources.

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2 w. ago China stray puppy has 2 arrows in head, crowdfunding push for surgery, police probe

China stray puppy has 2 arrows in head, crowdfunding push for surgery, police probe  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago China’s head start on clean energy is shaping the debate on the Republicans’ megabill

China’s head start on clean energy is shaping the debate on the Republicans’ megabill  Politico

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3 w. ago Warner Bros. Taps Legendary’s Sirena Liu to Head China Theatrical Ops

Warner Bros. Taps Legendary’s Sirena Liu to Head China Theatrical Ops  Variety

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3 w. ago Taliban, Pakistani Foreign Ministers Head To Beijing For Trilateral Talks With China

Taliban, Pakistani Foreign Ministers Head To Beijing For Trilateral Talks With China  افغانستان اینترنشنال

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