1 week ago China sanctions US firms; ‘super golden week’ spending: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China sanctions US defence firms, chip data provider in latest curbs Beijing has announced sanctions on a slew of Western companies and institutions in the defence sector and a leading semiconductor data analysis provider, marking its latest salvo amid ongoing trade tensions with the United States. 2. China says foreigners are using its rare earth exports...

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1 week ago China’s ‘super golden week’ box office lags, but annual picture improves

China’s extended “super golden week” holiday saw cinemas’ box-office revenues slump compared to last year’s National Day break, but nationwide takings since the start of the year have already exceeded the total for all of 2024. According to box-office tracker Dengta Data, cinemas raked in 1.83 billion yuan (US$257 million) during the eight-day holiday, which ended on Wednesday. That was the second-lowest total since 2017 and down from the 2.1 billion yuan reported for the regular seven-day...

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1 week ago China sees uptick in ‘super golden week’ spending amid record travel surge

China logged a welcome uptick in spending on services during the just-concluded eight-day “super golden week” public holiday, as the country’s transport hubs handled record numbers of passengers. Chinese transport authorities logged 2.432 billion passenger trips – a record high and a 6.2 per cent year-on-year increase – during this year’s extended holiday, which combined the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations. The surge was mainly driven by overlapping demand for tourism and...

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1 week ago How China turns "super golden week" into national spending spree

How China turns "super golden week" into national spending spree  Big News Network.com

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1 week ago China Focus: How China turns "super golden week" into national spending spree

China Focus: How China turns "super golden week" into national spending spree  Big News Network.com

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2 w. ago Nigeria in Talks With China for $2 Billion Loan for Super Grid

Nigeria in Talks With China for $2 Billion Loan for Super Grid  Bloomberg.com

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2 w. ago 🌀 Super typhoon strikes China, worst storm of the year – you won’t believe what happened next

🌀 Super typhoon strikes China, worst storm of the year – you won’t believe what happened next  warpnews.org

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2 w. ago NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER with upgraded 32GB of GDDR6X memory has been spotted in China

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER with upgraded 32GB of GDDR6X memory has been spotted in China  TweakTown

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2 w. ago Unprecedented Travel Rush Across China During Super Golden Week, From Shanghai’s Forbidden City to Sichuan’s Jiuzhaigou – Delving Into the Details

Unprecedented Travel Rush Across China During Super Golden Week, From Shanghai’s Forbidden City to Sichuan’s Jiuzhaigou – Delving Into the Details  Travel And Tour World

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2 w. ago Unrelated clips falsely misrepresented as Super Typhoon Ragasa's impact in China

Unrelated clips falsely misrepresented as Super Typhoon Ragasa's impact in China  Yahoo

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2 w. ago Climate change made damage from Super Typhoon Ragasa significantly worse: study

Climate change may have been responsible for more than a third of the direct damage to homes and property caused by the super typhoon that struck southern China last month, a study has concluded. A warming Earth also made Ragasa – the strongest storm recorded this year – more powerful when it made landfall in Guangdong province, according to researchers from Imperial College London. They added that as the planet continued to warm, tropical cyclones were expected to become increasingly...

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2 w. ago How China was ready for Super Typhoon Ragasa – and what still needs to be done

Super Typhoon Ragasa may have been the biggest storm of its kind in the world this year, but when it made landfall in mainland China last month, it left no fatalities in its wake. Rewind to 2018 when Mangkhut, the last super typhoon to hit Guangdong province, struck and at least four people were killed in southern China. Typhoon Hato also left nine dead in Guangdong in 2017, and Typhoon Fanapi caused 34 deaths in the coastal province in 2010. The contrast is even sharper when compared with the...

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2 w. ago US’ National Day message to China; a ‘super golden week’: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Marco Rubio marks China’s National Day with message of peace, prosperity from US US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sent a congratulatory message for China’s National Day, reinstating a tradition to mark the occasion before October 1 arrives in the United States. 2. China’s military sees threat in expanded US drills with Japan and South Korea The US...

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3 w. ago China’s ‘super golden week’ forecast to spark travel boom at home and abroad

Visa-free travel abroad and free toll roads at home are expected to fuel a surge in travel by Chinese citizens during an extra-long holiday starting this week, in what analysts call a boon for the service economy. Total trips outside mainland China are forecast to reach between 8 million and 8.4 million – more than double the 3.8 million recorded for the holiday in 2024 – according to travel marketing and technology company China Trading Desk on Monday. Demand is “surging” for visa-free...

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3 w. ago Ragasa’s wake brings pride and important lessons for Hong Kong

Last week, Hong Kong braved the strongest storm of the year in the world as Super Typhoon Ragasa ripped through the city as well as the Philippines, Taiwan, Macau and coastal mainland China, causing havoc. Compared with the devastation caused by Super Typhoon Mangkhut in 2018, Hong Kong did well this time. Mangkhut sank boats, damaged infrastructure, left roads strewn with debris, injured hundreds of people and caused economic losses estimated at HK$4.6 billion (US$591.3 million). Economist...

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3 w. ago Why Hong Kong idol Nicholas Tse photos used as ‘typhoon amulets’ during Ragasa

Hong Kong entertainment idol Nicholas Tse Ting-fung has notched up a new claim to fame as a lucky charm in the face of extreme weather. When Super Typhoon Ragasa approached Hong Kong and southern China, residents found a new way to protect themselves, attaching a picture of the star to their exposed windows. The reason? In Cantonese and Mandarin, Tse’s name sounds like a phrase meaning “thanks for stopping the wind”, Jimu News reported. As a result, as well as using adhesive tape to criss-cross...

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3 w. ago Super Typhoon Ragasa: workers move to restore communications in southern China

Workers in Guangdong province in southern China are still trying to restore communication networks and transport to several islands on Friday after the area was battered by Super Typhoon Ragasa. Ragasa made landfall in Yangjiang, western Guangdong, around 5pm on Wednesday, bringing torrential rain and strong winds that caused flooding and transport disruptions across cities in the province. The storm’s record strength delivered sustained wind speeds of up to 265km/h (165 mph) on Monday, making...

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3 w. ago Super Typhoon Ragasa rampages through Taiwan, Hong Kong and southern China

Super Typhoon Ragasa rampages through Taiwan, Hong Kong and southern China  The Guardian

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3 w. ago China sanctions 6 US firms, Guangdong’s Ragasa recovery: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Southern China cleans up after lashing from Super Typhoon Ragasa Ragasa made landfall at Yangjiang, in western Guangdong, at around 5pm on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain and strong winds that caused flooding and disrupted transport in cities across the province. On Thursday, provincial officials said damage assessments were continuing and the priority was...

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3 w. ago Super Typhoon Ragasa leaves devastation across China, Taiwan, Philippines

Super Typhoon Ragasa leaves devastation across China, Taiwan, Philippines  Al Jazeera

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