69 h. ago Japanese fandom is having a moment in China – and not in a good way

Japanese fandom is having a moment in China – and not in a good way  CNN

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5 d. ago US sees progress after latest Ukraine talks as Trump envoy heads to Russia

Diplomats faced an uphill battle to reconcile Russian and Ukrainian positions as a renewed US-led push to end the more than three-year war gathered steam, with Ukrainian officials attending talks in the US over the weekend and a Washington official expected in Moscow this week. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with a Ukrainian delegation led by a new chief negotiator in Florida, his home state, for talks that he said were meant to create a pathway for Ukraine to remain sovereign and...

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6 d. ago China’s moment is now: perspectives on the inexorable rise of Chinese biopharma innovation

China’s moment is now: perspectives on the inexorable rise of Chinese biopharma innovation  The Pharma Letter

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7 d. ago China Media Group's 2025 "Shakespearean Moment" Classical Chinese Poetry Contest Generates Widespread Excitement in North America

China Media Group's 2025 "Shakespearean Moment" Classical Chinese Poetry Contest Generates Widespread Excitement in North America  Newsfile

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2 w. ago Tokyo complains over video of diplomat appearing to bow to Chinese official

Footage of a Japanese diplomat appearing to bow to his Chinese counterpart following their talks in Beijing on Tuesday has prompted a complaint from Tokyo that it was not informed about media filming after the meeting. It comes amid a diplomatic feud between Beijing and Tokyo over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan. Tuesday’s meeting between China’s Asian affairs chief Liu Jinsong and his Japanese counterpart Masaaki Kanai ended without consensus. The video of Liu and...

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2 w. ago Astronauts in orbit greet first Thai king to visit China mainland in 800 years

The king and queen of Thailand have become the first visiting heads of state to greet Chinese astronauts in orbit, in an unprecedented moment for China’s tightly controlled human space flight programme. The 73-year-old King Maha Vajiralongkorn – a trained military pilot and long-time aviation enthusiast – and Queen Suthida smiled and waved at the astronauts, who appeared via a large screen from the Tiangong, or “Heavenly Palace”, space station. The encounter, which took place on Sunday at the...

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2 w. ago Astronauts in orbit greet first Thai king to visit mainland China in 800 years

The king and queen of Thailand have become the first visiting heads of state to greet Chinese astronauts in orbit, in an unprecedented moment for China’s tightly controlled human space flight programme. The 73-year-old King Maha Vajiralongkorn – a trained military pilot and long-time aviation enthusiast – and Queen Suthida smiled and waved at the astronauts, who appeared via a large screen from the Tiangong, or “Heavenly Palace”, space station. The encounter, which took place on Sunday at the...

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2 w. ago First Thai king to Beijing in 800 years greeted by Chinese astronauts in orbit

The king and queen of Thailand have become the first visiting heads of state to greet Chinese astronauts in orbit, in an unprecedented moment for China’s tightly controlled human space flight programme. The 73-year-old King Maha Vajiralongkorn – a trained military pilot and long-time aviation enthusiast – and Queen Suthida smiled and waved at the astronauts, who appeared via a large screen from the Tiangong, or “Heavenly Palace”, space station. The encounter, which took place on Sunday at the...

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3 w. ago Moment newly opened bridge in China partly collapses – video

Moment newly opened bridge in China partly collapses – video  The Guardian

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3 w. ago China’s moment: When Washington and Moscow both bow to Beijing

China’s moment: When Washington and Moscow both bow to Beijing  Asia Times

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3 w. ago Watch the dramatic moment Hongqi bridge collapses in Sichuan, China

Watch the dramatic moment Hongqi bridge collapses in Sichuan, China  USA Today

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3 w. ago Social media video shows moment new bridge collapses in China

Social media video shows moment new bridge collapses in China  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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3 w. ago Why new model of China’s Moonshot AI stirs ‘DeepSeek moment’ debate

A new reasoning model developed by a Chinese artificial intelligence start-up – with its performance exceeding OpenAI’s GPT-5 and Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5 in a number of metrics – has fanned fresh debate about another DeepSeek moment and the trajectory of America’s AI supremacy. Beijing-based Moonshot AI, a start-up valued at US$3.3 billion and backed by Chinese tech giants like Alibaba Group Holding and Tencent Holdings, has presented another David-vs-Goliath story after creating an...

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3 w. ago A ’China moment’? Why TikTok Shop is beauty’s next rare growth opportunity

A ’China moment’? Why TikTok Shop is beauty’s next rare growth opportunity  Premium Beauty News

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3 w. ago ‘Very difficult moment’ prompts flight of US scientists to China

‘Very difficult moment’ prompts flight of US scientists to China  Times Higher Education

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4 w. ago C5+1 moment: Can America match China’s power in Central Asia? | Daily Sabah

C5+1 moment: Can America match China’s power in Central Asia? | Daily Sabah  Daily Sabah

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