43 m. ago Chinese baby gains online fame for skateboarding with protective gear and nappies

An 11-month-old baby in southwestern China has been skateboarding independently for two months, earning viral fame for his confident posture in videos shared by his parents. The baby, affectionately nicknamed Juanjuan, is not yet a year old but already exhibits impressive skill on the skateboard, all before mastering the art of walking. The family lives in Chengdu, Sichuan province. Juanjuan’s father, Liu Daolong, is a former snowboarding athlete and a member of the Chinese national snowboard...

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4 h. ago Chinese government officials ban LDS Church activities in Beijing

Chinese government officials ban LDS Church activities in Beijing  ABC4 Utah

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8 h. ago Chinese National Team Kicks Off Training Camp in Beijing in Lead

Chinese National Team Kicks Off Training Camp in Beijing in Lead-Up to World Championships  SwimSwam

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8 h. ago Guinea bauxite exports up 36% to 99.8 million tons on Chinese demand

Guinea bauxite exports up 36% to 99.8 million tons on Chinese demand  Reuters

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10 h. ago Russia damages Chinese consulate in Odesa as Chinese drone parts found in Kyiv following similar attack

Russia damages Chinese consulate in Odesa as Chinese drone parts found in Kyiv following similar attack  The Kyiv Independent

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10 h. ago Beijing fears Russia's defeat due to nuclear arsenal risks – Chinese expert

Beijing fears Russia's defeat due to nuclear arsenal risks – Chinese expert  Ukrinform

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10 h. ago Chinese captain in Baltic sea cable damage case appears in Hong Kong court

Chinese captain in Baltic sea cable damage case appears in Hong Kong court  Reuters

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10 h. ago France praises China Cognac progress, warns of unresolved issues

France praises China Cognac progress, warns of unresolved issues  CBS 19 News

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12 h. ago Beijing is enabling Moscow’s crimes: Ukraine finds Chinese parts in Russian drones used in 4 July most massive strike of war

Beijing is enabling Moscow’s crimes: Ukraine finds Chinese parts in Russian drones used in 4 July most massive strike of war  Euromaidan Press

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14 h. ago China Will Not Allow Russia to Be Defeated in Its War in Ukraine, Chinese Foreign Minister Says

China Will Not Allow Russia to Be Defeated in Its War in Ukraine, Chinese Foreign Minister Says  UNITED24 Media

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14 h. ago China tells India to stop using Tibet to interfere in Beijing’s affairs

China has urged India to stop using Tibet issues to interfere in domestic affairs, again spelling out Beijing’s position on the succession of the Dalai Lama. The Chinese foreign ministry made the call on Friday, a day after a senior Indian minister said that only the Dalai Lama and the trust he set up had the authority to identify his successor as the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism. The comment is in opposition to China’s long-held position that the succession should be in line with...

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14 h. ago DeepSeek’s LinkedIn AI job listings show hunger for international Chinese talent

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek has posted a flurry of new job openings on the professional networking site LinkedIn over the past week, coinciding with Meta Platforms’ aggressive hiring blitz amid an intensifying global race for AI talent. The Hangzhou-based company listed 10 new positions online, including two internships focused on large language models. Other roles include deep learning researchers, core systems engineers, front-end developers and full-stack engineers,...

Society

14 h. ago HSBC offers Hong Kong SMEs a helping hand amid tariff turmoil

HSBC is launching a new education series to equip Hong Kong’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with knowledge to help them maintain smooth business operations amid the threat of disruption from US tariffs. The city’s largest lender said the Account Fitness initiative would help SMEs effectively manage and maintain healthy accounts. “Many entrepreneurs of SMEs do not yet know how to take good care of the assets in their bank accounts,” said Frank Fang, general manager and head of...

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14 h. ago HSBC offers Hong Kong SMEs a helping hand with account fitness initiative

HSBC is launching a new education series to equip Hong Kong’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with knowledge to help them maintain smooth business operations. The city’s largest lender said the account fitness initiative would help SMEs effectively manage and maintain healthy accounts. “Many entrepreneurs of SMEs do not yet know how to take good care of their bank accounts,” said Frank Fang, head of commercial banking for HSBC Hong Kong and Macau, on Friday. “Therefore, it is necessary...

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15 h. ago Leading Hong Kong forensic pathologist Philip Beh dies after battle with cancer

Leading Hong Kong forensic pathologist Dr Philip Beh Swan-lip, who dedicated his career to helping families that had lost loved ones find closure and co-founded the city’s first sexual violence crisis centre, has died. Beh was also involved in a high-profile inquest into the death of a 15-year-old girl whose naked body was found at sea during the 2019 anti-government protests. In an email sent to faculty, students and alumni of the University of Hong Kong on Thursday, Professor Lau Chak-sing,...

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15 h. ago Indonesian can leave Hong Kong pending decision to drop fallen tumbler case

A Hong Kong court has allowed an Indonesian tourist to return home while awaiting authorities’ decision on whether to continue with his prosecution over a fallen tumbler that hit another visitor at The Peak. Merchant Satnauli Bangun, 44, was not required to enter a plea on a count of allowing an object to fall from a height when he first appeared at Eastern Court on Friday. Court prosecutor Jennifer Cheung Toi-ling said the Department of Justice needed time to decide whether to press on with...

Politics

15 h. ago China TV host faces criticism for serving men drumsticks, women wings, exposes bias

A renowned Chinese TV host ignited a heated online controversy after openly expressing her preference for boys over girls and presenting drumsticks to two young men instead of a young woman during a show. Zhu Dan bizarrely justified it by stating that “boys need more nutrition to grow.” Zhu, 44, hailing from Zhejiang province in eastern China, is celebrated for her work on popular TV programmes like Do You Remember and The X Factor. She is a mother to a daughter and a son with her husband, actor...

Culture

16 h. ago Chinese sales of foreign phone makers, including Apple, drop 9.7% in May

Chinese sales of foreign phone makers, including Apple, drop 9.7% in May  Reuters

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16 h. ago ‘Powerful’: why Shandong’s visit to Hong Kong is geopolitically significant

As Hong Kong celebrates the 28th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule, Beijing has once again deployed a powerful naval fleet, this time spearheaded by the aircraft carrier Shandong, highlighting both symbolic significance and strategic resolve amid escalating geopolitical tensions. China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier and its fleet arrived in Hong Kong on Thursday morning, embarking on a five-day visit, which is set to include public tours this weekend. The Shandong is...

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16 h. ago France fines Shein US$47 million for ‘deceptive’ pricing amid EU scrutiny

The French government has fined online retailer Shein €40 million (US$47 million) for “deceptive marketing practices” and incomplete information about the environmental impact of its products. The penalty was announced just days after a European Union official said on Monday that he was “deeply concerned” about the millions of small parcels entering the region every day, many from Chinese-founded platforms like Shein and Temu. The fine by France’s Ministry of Economy followed investigations...

Economics