2 h. ago South Korea’s ban on foreign homebuyers to cool Seoul prices, Chinese spending

South Korea’s new restrictions on foreign homebuyers are likely to cool housing prices in Seoul and neighbouring cities, according to property agents, following a surge in the number of buyers from mainland China and Hong Kong who bought homes in the middle and high-end segments of the market. Hongkongers and mainland Chinese had acquired 96,955 properties in South Korea as of May, a 78.5 per cent increase from the 54,320 real estate assets that they owned in 2020, according to a report by The...

Economics

2 h. ago Wang calls for peace and multilateral cooperation on European tour

Wang calls for peace and multilateral cooperation on European tour  chinadailyasia.com

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10 h. ago Morocco Receives 723 Chinese Yutong Buses Ahead of AFCON 2025

Morocco Receives 723 Chinese Yutong Buses Ahead of AFCON 2025  Morocco World News

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13 h. ago Mainland China plans to defeat Taiwan’s most advanced weapons

A popular mainland Chinese military magazine has detailed plans to counter Taiwan’s most advanced weapons in a conflict – including its newly acquired US-made Himars multiple rocket launcher – a weapon it says does not change the battlefield. Ordnance Science and Technology published an analysis article in August that focused on the performance of three weapons showcased by Taiwan during the annual Han Kuang military exercises – and potential countermeasures that could be used by the People’s...

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14 h. ago China opposes US sanctions on Chinese entities: commerce ministry

China opposes US sanctions on Chinese entities: commerce ministry  China Daily - Global Edition

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14 h. ago China warns against ‘unilateral actions’ as US pushes tariffs over Russian oil

Beijing has warned against “unilateral actions” targeting Chinese interests, as the US intensifies pressure on Western allies to impose steep tariffs on China and India for allegedly “enabling” Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by continuing to buy Russian oil. US President Donald Trump issued a letter to Nato members on Saturday, urging them to stop buying Russian oil and jointly impose major sanctions on Russia to help end its war in Ukraine. Trump also proposed that Nato collectively impose 50 per...

Events

15 h. ago US church in fight with HKIS ‘not looking to sell or redevelop’ its 7 properties

A US-based church suing a top Hong Kong school is “not looking to sell or redevelop” seven local properties it owns with an estimated value of nearly HK$1 billion (US$127 million), insisting it intends to make a “significant investment” in the city through a new institution. The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) told the Post on Saturday that it was in a “comfortable financial position”, despite expressing concerns last month about a “significantly deepening deficit” based on multi-year...

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16 h. ago Charlie Kirk, US political violence – and what it looks like from China

Shock, disbelief and sympathy. Those were just some of the reactions Chinese social media users expressed in the aftermath of two murders in a politically polarised United States. The most recent of the two was the high-profile shooting of conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk on September 10. Kirk was a familiar figure to many younger Chinese, with his videos shared on Chinese social media accounts in recent years. The second incident was the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna...

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17 h. ago FOCUS | Remains of 30 Chinese martyrs from Korean War buried in homeland

FOCUS | Remains of 30 Chinese martyrs from Korean War buried in homeland  Xinhua

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18 h. ago How China’s space station became a film frontier – and Liu Cixin’s inspiration

A new Chinese documentary is giving the public an ultra high definition look at life in space – and capturing the imagination of fans, including award-winning science fiction writer Liu Cixin. Shenzhou 13 is the first production to be shot in space on a format known as 8K and was filmed by the crew on China’s space station. It was released nationwide on September 5, with Liu, the Hugo Award-winning author of the science fiction trilogy The Three-body Problem, among those at the premiere. “What...

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18 h. ago Myanmar air strike kills at least 19 youngsters while they sleep

A Myanmar ethnic minority armed group said on Saturday that a junta air strike killed at least 19 students, including children, in western Rakhine state. The Arakan Army (AA) is engaged in a fierce fight with Myanmar’s ruling military for control of Rakhine, where it has seized swathes of territory in the past year. The Rakhine conflict is one element of the bloody chaos that has engulfed Myanmar since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government in a 2021 coup, sparking a...

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19 h. ago Chinese Autos Steal Munich Spotlight, But BMW, Mercedes Fight Back

Chinese Autos Steal Munich Spotlight, But BMW, Mercedes Fight Back  Forbes

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19 h. ago Letter: US must sanction brutal Chinese practice of organ harvesting

Letter: US must sanction brutal Chinese practice of organ harvesting  Knoxville News Sentinel

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19 h. ago GLOBALink | Chinese innovation injects new momentum into global services trade

GLOBALink | Chinese innovation injects new momentum into global services trade  Xinhua

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19 h. ago China Focus: Remains of 30 Chinese martyrs from Korean War buried in homeland

China Focus: Remains of 30 Chinese martyrs from Korean War buried in homeland  Xinhua

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20 h. ago Ai Weiwei and the lost backpack: A Chinese exile’s brush with bureaucracy

Ai Weiwei and the lost backpack: A Chinese exile’s brush with bureaucracy  Al Jazeera

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20 h. ago Global experts gather in Beijing explore the legacy of human history

Global experts gather in Beijing explore the legacy of human history  news.cgtn.com

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21 h. ago Remains of 30 Chinese martyrs from Korean War buried in homeland

Remains of 30 Chinese martyrs from Korean War buried in homeland  chinadailyasia.com

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21 h. ago Remains of 30 Chinese martyrs in Korean War returned to China

Remains of 30 Chinese martyrs in Korean War returned to China  ecns.cn

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22 h. ago Germany’s Bavaria welcomes Chinese investment, state minister says

Fifty years ago, Christian Social Union in Bavaria chairman Franz Josef Strauss visited Beijing, becoming the first West German politician to meet Chinese leader Mao Zedong. According to German media reports, the late conservative politician sent a postcard to Helmut Schmidt, Germany’s chancellor at the time and head of the rival Social Democratic Party, saying “Beijing is worth a trip.” Schmidt became the first German leader to visit China later that year. A half-century later, the roles have...

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