42 m. ago Chinese flight bookings to US in summer decline as tariff war ‘adds fuel to the fire’

Cancellations of flights from China to the US in June have been outnumbering new bookings, according to China Trading Desk CEO.

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2 h. ago Senior PLA ideology official Miao Hua removed from China’s top legislature

High-ranking Chinese general is booted from National People’s Congress following corruption investigation.

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3 h. ago Marvel's 'Thunderbolts*' to test Chinese appetite for Hollywood as trade war rages

Marvel's 'Thunderbolts*' to test Chinese appetite for Hollywood as trade war rages  Reuters

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5 h. ago Thai trans woman’s brutal murder exposes dark side of Thailand’s tourist boom

Police say a Chinese national confessed to the horrific killing of a transgender woman in Pattaya, fuelling concerns about visitor screening.

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5 h. ago Disabled Chinese boy wows audiences with street dancing, dreams of performing at Asian Games

11-year-old who suffers from muscular dystrophy defies gravity after throwing away crutches to make difficult breakdance moves.

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6 h. ago Smartphone giant Xiaomi unveils AI model, joining fierce competition in China

Xiaomi says its open-source MiMo reasoning model, trained completely in-house, rivals the performance of OpenAI’s o1-mini and Alibaba’s QwQ-32B.

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9 h. ago Vietnam celebrates 50 years of reunification, end of war with huge parade

Thousands thronged the streets of Ho Chi Minh City for the celebrations, with Chinese troops joining the commemoration for the first time.

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10 h. ago Chinese university recruits South Korean semiconductor expert Lee Young

Lee has taken a job as the head of a quantum materials research centre in Hubei province.

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11 h. ago Japan dismisses viral manga, feng shui earthquake rumours as tourist bookings plunge

The Chinese embassy in Tokyo inadvertently added to the fears by warning citizens to take precautions against natural disasters.

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12 h. ago Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui is world’s top high street, beating Madison Avenue, Bond Street

Prime retail rent in TST, as the area is called, was £17,132 (US$22,976) per square metre per annum in the fourth quarter, according to Savills’ report.

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14 h. ago Walmart, Home Depot, Target Push Chinese Suppliers To Resume Shipments, Agree To Absorb Tariffs: Report

Walmart, Home Depot, Target Push Chinese Suppliers To Resume Shipments, Agree To Absorb Tariffs: Report  Yahoo Finance

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15 h. ago Guatemala ministry says US embassy's Chinese hack report a years

Guatemala ministry says US embassy's Chinese hack report a years-old case  Reuters

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17 h. ago Chief of major US port shares grim warning about Chinese shipments due to Trump tariffs

Chief of major US port shares grim warning about Chinese shipments due to Trump tariffs  New York Post

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20 h. ago 'Rabbits sometimes make mistakes or grow lazy. That's when the tortoise seizes its chance': Chinese scientists make nuclear power breakthrough using abandoned US research

'Rabbits sometimes make mistakes or grow lazy. That's when the tortoise seizes its chance': Chinese scientists make nuclear power breakthrough using abandoned US research  Live Science

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23 h. ago Chinese Carmaker BAIC Blames “BEIJING” Emblem for Poor Sales in Indonesia

Chinese Carmaker BAIC Blames “BEIJING” Emblem for Poor Sales in Indonesia  Jakarta Globe

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24 h. ago Chinese and American analysts find common ground amid Trump’s chaos

At an event in Hong Kong, observers largely agree that US president’s unpredictability and ‘America first’ doctrine have intensified rivalry.

Politics

24 h. ago Chinese biotech giant WuXi AppTec reports strong US revenue despite Washington scrutiny

The company, which has been targeted by Washington, saw US revenue jump 28 per cent in the first quarter, compared with 21 per cent globally.

Politics

25 h. ago ‘Don’t come here’: Warning from the frontlines to Chinese nationals thinking of fighting for Russia

‘Don’t come here’: Warning from the frontlines to Chinese nationals thinking of fighting for Russia  CNN

Events

25 h. ago Air Busan passenger detained by Chinese police after latest emergency door scare

South Korean airlines have been urged to enhance their security measures following a spate of mid-flight incidents.

Events

27 h. ago Walmart, Target resume business with some Chinese factories after tariff

Walmart, Target resume business with some Chinese factories after tariff-related halt, suppliers say  CNN

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