23 h. ago China driver accused of sexual harassment for praising passenger for ‘nice smell’

A driver has been suspended from an online ride-hailing platform for 21 days following accusations of verbal sexual harassment by a female passenger, who claimed he commented on her fragrance by saying she “smells good”. The driver, identified only by his surname Zhao, from Hangzhou in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, was blocked from the platform after an incident on June 8, as reported by Zhejiang TV. During the ride, Zhao asked the woman three times if she was wearing perfume. When she...

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35 h. ago Eastern China swelters under early heatwave, threatening crops and industry

Eastern China swelters under early heatwave, threatening crops and industry  Reuters

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45 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...

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4 d. ago China + Trump’s Abraham Accords Remake Middle Eastern Energy

China + Trump’s Abraham Accords Remake Middle Eastern Energy  Forbes

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4 d. ago China And Trump’s Abraham Accords Remake Middle Eastern Energy

China And Trump’s Abraham Accords Remake Middle Eastern Energy  Forbes

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4 d. ago ONMT, China Eastern Airlines Sign Agreement to Boost Morocco’s Appeal in Chinese Market

ONMT, China Eastern Airlines Sign Agreement to Boost Morocco’s Appeal in Chinese Market  Morocco World News

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6 d. ago Chinese girl vomits live worms for a month; doctors find tiny moths to blame

An eight-year-old girl in China who had been vomiting live worms for a month discovered that the cause of her ills was a common household problem. Despite seeing many doctors, the unidentified girl from Yangzhou City, eastern China’s Jiangsu province, could not pinpoint the reason why she was throwing up. Her father said she would vomit a handful of 1cm-long worms each time. No one else in the family suffered the same problem. A doctor at the Children’s Hospital of Soochow University in Jiangsu...

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7 d. ago Hmm: Former Head Of China Eastern Faces Corruption Investigation

Hmm: Former Head Of China Eastern Faces Corruption Investigation  One Mile at a Time

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7 d. ago China Declares The True Cause Of China Eastern MU5735 Accident a State Secret: Pilot Suicide?

China Declares The True Cause Of China Eastern MU5735 Accident a State Secret: Pilot Suicide?  LoyaltyLobby

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1 week ago Back to the future: how eastern China’s factory hub fuels tech sovereignty quest

In Suzhou, eastern China’s Jiangsu province, the start-up Magic Lab specialises in full-sized humanoid robots designed to interact with people and work in factories – just one example of the Yangtze River Delta region’s transformation into a national innovation hub. “More than 90 per cent of the components, including critical parts like torque motor joints, actuators, control units and dexterous robotic hands, are developed in-house and locally manufactured,” said Wu Changzheng, the company’s...

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1 week ago How China’s manufacturing hub spins a new yarn to become a tech powerhouse

In Suzhou, eastern China’s Jiangsu province, the start-up Magic Lab specialises in full-sized humanoid robots designed to interact with people and work in factories – just one example of the Yangtze River Delta region’s transformation into a national innovation hub. “More than 90 per cent of the components, including critical parts like torque motor joints, actuators, control units and dexterous robotic hands, are developed in-house and locally manufactured,” said Wu Changzheng, the company’s...

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1 week ago Chinese man offers US$70,000 bounty to find real killer after wrongful jailing

A Chinese man who was wrongly jailed for murder has offered a generous 500,000-yuan (US$70,000) bounty for information leading to the arrest of the real killer. Chen Shijiang, 49, from eastern China’s Shandong province, has taken to social media in search of clues. In 1998, at the age of 22, Chen was wrongly convicted of killing a woman in his village. The 56-year-old victim was the wife of a cash keeper for the village government. Chen was accused of killing her to steal money for a furniture...

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1 week ago Chinese man, 64, swallowed toothbrush at 12, finds it stuck in his intestine, needs surgery.

A 64-year-old Chinese man who felt a strange sensation in his stomach and went to the doctor was shocked to discover that a toothbrush had been stuck in his intestines for 52 years. The man, surnamed Yang, from eastern China’s Anhui province, said he remembered swallowing it at the age of 12 and was too scared to tell his parents about it. Yang said he thought the toothbrush would dissolve by itself and had not felt anything untoward until recently. Hospital doctors checked his digestive system...

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1 week ago Chinese man, 64, finds toothbrush he swallowed at age 12 stuck in intestine

A 64-year-old Chinese man who felt a strange sensation in his stomach and went to the doctor was shocked to discover that a toothbrush had been stuck in his intestines for 52 years. The man, surnamed Yang, from eastern China’s Anhui province, said he remembered swallowing it at the age of 12 and was too scared to tell his parents about it. Yang said he thought the toothbrush would dissolve by itself and had not felt anything untoward until recently. Hospital doctors checked his digestive system...

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1 week ago China not likely to use navy to secure Hormuz Strait, analyst says

China is highly unlikely to use its navy to secure the vital Strait of Hormuz if Iran threatens to close it as Middle East tensions rise, a top US analyst told reporters Monday. Although China depends heavily on Middle Eastern oil, its approach would be shaped by quiet negotiations and self-interest, not direct military intervention, Richard Fontaine, chief executive of the Center for a New American Security, a Washington-based think tank, said. Fontaine spoke at a CNAS press briefing on the...

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1 week ago China dad rejects daughter’s US$72,000 wedding banquet bill, over cost, subpar food

A company boss in China set up 252 tables for his daughter’s grand wedding, then refused to pay the 520,000-yuan (US$72,000) bill. A pork vendor, surnamed Wang, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province said the boss of a local company, surnamed Qian, commissioned him to prepare food for his daughter’s wedding banquet in April. Wang said he dedicated himself to the task as he had known Qian for more than a decade. He provided the pork, contacted seafood vendors in another city in Zhejiang and bought...

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2 w. ago Cool: China Eastern Launching Auckland To Buenos Aires Route

Cool: China Eastern Launching Auckland To Buenos Aires Route  One Mile at a Time

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2 w. ago Shanghai firm sues to liquidate Hozon amid EV maker’s financial struggles

The cutthroat competition in mainland China’s electric vehicle (EV) market threatens to sink Hozon New Energy Automobile, as the maker of Neta-branded cars faces a lawsuit from a Shanghai-based advertising agency that wants the debt-ridden company to be liquidated. According to a document recently published on the National Enterprise Bankruptcy Information Disclosure Platform, a court in Jiaxing, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, is reviewing the bankruptcy case after Shanghai Yuxing...

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3 w. ago Chery’s stock to debut in third quarter in carmaker’s Hong Kong IPO

Chery Automobile, China’s second-largest automobile maker by volume, is aiming to complete its initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong in the third quarter of this year, said its chairman. The company, based in Wuhu city in eastern China’s Anhui province, has filed its intention to list on the Hong Kong stock exchange and use the city as its springboard for venturing into the global market, said Yin Tongyue during the 2025 Automotive Expo in the city. “We hope to have more of our...

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3 w. ago China maths genius opens first social media account, gains 23 million fans in 5 days

Chinese mathematics prodigy Wei Dongyi has recently launched his first social media account, capturing widespread attention due to concerns about his appearance and dental health, while amassing an impressive 23 million followers in just five days. The 33-year-old, originally from Shandong province in eastern China, serves as an assistant professor in the mathematics department at the esteemed Peking University. Despite his remarkable achievements, Wei prefers a life centred on research and...

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