21 h. ago China Eastern Airlines Cancels Twenty Flights Amid Severe Weather Disruptions, Grounding Thousands of Passengers in Major Cities like Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chongqing, and Haikou

China Eastern Airlines Cancels Twenty Flights Amid Severe Weather Disruptions, Grounding Thousands of Passengers in Major Cities like Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chongqing, and Haikou  Travel And Tour World

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39 h. ago China Experiences Widespread Travel Disruption as Air China Cancels 66 Flights, Affecting Passengers at Beijing, Shenzhen Bao’an, Chengdu, and Other Airports: New Updates

China Experiences Widespread Travel Disruption as Air China Cancels 66 Flights, Affecting Passengers at Beijing, Shenzhen Bao’an, Chengdu, and Other Airports: New Updates  Travel And Tour World

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61 h. ago Venture firm Lanchi doubles down on Chinese AI, robotics start

Chinese venture capital firm Lanchi Ventures is doubling down on investing in China’s artificial intelligence and robotics start-ups while raising a new fund amid increased global investor appetite for the country’s early-stage tech firms, its executives said. Lanchi Ventures, formerly known as BlueRun Ventures China, would continue to be “all in” on AI and robotics, focusing on AI applications, multimodal AI models and firms targeting overseas markets, managing partner Jui Tan said in an...

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7 d. ago China’s Home Sales Slump Extends as Prices Continue to Decline

China’s Home Sales Slump Extends as Prices Continue to Decline  Bloomberg.com

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7 d. ago China Factory Activity Slump Continues Despite US Tariff Relief

China Factory Activity Slump Continues Despite US Tariff Relief  Bloomberg.com

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7 d. ago China Factory Activity Slump Continues Despite Tariff Relief

China Factory Activity Slump Continues Despite Tariff Relief  Bloomberg.com

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7 d. ago Indonesia’s president cancels China trip and TikTok suspends live video as deadly protests continue

Indonesia’s president cancels China trip and TikTok suspends live video as deadly protests continue  CNN

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7 d. ago Indonesia’s president Prabowo cancels China trip as protests continue

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Saturday cancelled a planned trip to China as days of protests spread further outside the capital Jakarta, with several regional parliament buildings set ablaze. Prabowo had been expected to attend a “Victory Day” parade in Beijing on September 3 to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II following Japan’s formal surrender. The protests, the first major test for Prabowo’s nearly year-old government, began in Jakarta this week over lawmakers’...

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7 d. ago Indonesia's president cancels China trip as protests continue

Indonesia's president cancels China trip as protests continue  Reuters

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8 d. ago Keeping light shining on dark days of Japanese occupation of Hong Kong

Ahead of the 80th anniversary of Victory Day, marking the end of the Sino-Japanese war and the global fight against fascism, we look at the effects of the conflict and its aftermath, and how they continue to affect China’s place in the world. In the third part of a series, the Post looks at Hong Kong’s experience and one veteran’s call for the people’s sacrifices to be remembered. Lam Chun witnessed the brutality of war up close in Japanese-occupied Hong Kong when she was just eight years...

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9 d. ago Profitability pressure grows for China’s state banks amid low rates

China’s top banks face continued pressure, as a slowing economy, lower interest rates and weak loan demand weighed on first-half earnings. Net profit at Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world’s largest bank by assets, fell 1.4 per cent in the first half from a year earlier to 168.1 billion yuan (US$23.5 billion), according to its interim results announced on Friday after the market closed. Its net interest margin (NIM), a key indicator of a bank’s profitability, fell to 1.3...

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1 week ago In Washington, China’s top trade negotiator readies for talks

One of China’s top trade negotiators, Li Chenggang, will be meeting with relevant US officials this week while in Washington, the Ministry of Commerce has confirmed. “China is willing to work with the United States to continue leveraging the China-US economic and trade consultation mechanisms effectively, resolve issues through equal dialogue and consultation, and jointly maintain the healthy, stable and sustainable development of China-US economic and trade relations,” ministry spokeswoman He...

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1 week ago China continues to dominate shipbuilding with latest amphibious assault ship

China continues to dominate shipbuilding with latest amphibious assault ship  Fox News

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1 week ago 80 years on from WWII, has China become a main guarantor of the post

Ahead of the 80th anniversary of Victory Day, marking the end of the Sino-Japanese war and the global fight against fascism, we look at the profound changes of the post-war period and how they continue to affect China’s place in the world. Part one of this series examines how the Chinese sacrifices of the conflict underpin Beijing’s determination to uphold global norms. An estimated 35 million Chinese soldiers and civilians died as part of their country’s sacrifice as a key Allied power, yet 80...

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1 week ago Once a forgotten WWII ally, China to reassert role as defender of world order

Ahead of the 80th anniversary of Victory Day, marking the end of the Sino-Japanese war and the global fight against fascism, we look at the profound changes of the post-war period and how they continue to affect China’s place in the world. Part one of this series examines how the Chinese sacrifices of the conflict underpin Beijing’s determination to uphold global norms. An estimated 35 million Chinese soldiers and civilians died as part of their country’s sacrifice as a key Allied power, yet 80...

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1 week ago Air China Abandons Passengers Across Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu and more, Causing Travel Disruptions all over China as it Grounds Over Twenty Flights, All You Need to Know Now

Air China Abandons Passengers Across Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu and more, Causing Travel Disruptions all over China as it Grounds Over Twenty Flights, All You Need to Know Now  Travel And Tour World

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1 week ago Trump’s 200% rare earth tariff threat proof of China’s leverage: analysts

Revived threats of tariff increases from US President Donald Trump over China’s supply of rare earth elements highlight the minerals’ importance in global manufacturing, analysts said – and show Beijing its dominance in this area remains a potent source of leverage in trade negotiations. China will face “200 per cent tariffs, or something” unless it continues to ensure shipments of permanent magnets containing the minerals will reach the US, Trump said during a meeting with South Korean...

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1 week ago Trump’s fresh tariff threat, China’s invisibility tech: 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. Trump says China must ensure rare earth magnets or face 200% tariffs US President Donald Trump said on Monday that China must ensure the US supply of rare earth magnets or face 200 per cent tariffs, and that he will continue to allow Chinese students into the country. 2. Why China and US still invest in crewed military systems when they have drones Rapid...

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1 week ago Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Changsha Trip.com Group Presents Taste Of China Innovative Culinary And Cultural Journey

Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Changsha Trip.com Group Presents Taste Of China Innovative Culinary And Cultural Journey  Travel And Tour World

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1 week ago Australia, China Southern Airlines Accelerates Sydney To Guangzhou, Beijing, And Shanghai Operations, Driving Tourism, Trade, And Economic Growth

Australia, China Southern Airlines Accelerates Sydney To Guangzhou, Beijing, And Shanghai Operations, Driving Tourism, Trade, And Economic Growth  Travel And Tour World

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