84 m. ago Hong Kong urged to expand carer support scheme to cover other vulnerable groups

A Hong Kong pilot scheme to identify hidden cases of at-risk carers should be expanded to also cover other low-income families and subdivided flat tenants, a social worker and a district councillor have urged, as a new database to address the issue began operation. The first part of the government initiative began at 9am on Monday and will see the Hospital Authority send daily alerts to the Social Welfare Department if any carers among the 8,000 to 9,000 households listed in the database have...

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94 m. ago Chinese car brands are rapidly making inroads in Europe's EV utopia

Chinese car brands are rapidly making inroads in Europe's EV utopia  CNBC

Transport

95 m. ago China, India Should Continue Practical Cooperation, Chinese VP Tells Indian Minister

China, India Should Continue Practical Cooperation, Chinese VP Tells Indian Minister  U.S. News & World Report

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2 h. ago Australia PM touts green steel as iron ore miners meet Chinese steelmakers

Australia PM touts green steel as iron ore miners meet Chinese steelmakers  Reuters

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3 h. ago Your Next Lawn Chair Is Coming From Vietnam, but It’s Still Kind of Chinese

Your Next Lawn Chair Is Coming From Vietnam, but It’s Still Kind of Chinese  MSN

Society

3 h. ago China’s exports accelerate in June as US trade truce creates opening

China’s exports registered a sizeable acceleration in June as exporters took advantage of the 90-day tariff truce to speed up their shipments, beating market forecasts. The world’s top merchandise exporter saw its outbound shipments rise by 5.8 per cent year on year to reach US$325.2 billion in June, according to customs data released on Monday. The figure follows a reported 4.8 per cent rise in May and eclipses the 3.6 per cent increase forecast in a market survey from Chinese financial data...

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4 h. ago Top AI medical scientists Roland Eils and Irina Lehmann leave Germany for China

Top German medical scientists Roland Eils and Irina Lehmann have joined Fudan University in Shanghai as full-time faculty members, according to the Chinese institution’s website. The married couple joined the university in April, their arrival marking another milestone in China’s growing ambitions in artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine – a field that Eils and Lehmann have helped to pioneer. Eils earned his doctorate in mathematics from the University of Heidelberg in 1995, and was elected...

Science

5 h. ago EAM S Jaishankar lands in Beijing today, first visit in 5 years; set to meet Chinese counterpart Wang Yi

EAM S Jaishankar lands in Beijing today, first visit in 5 years; set to meet Chinese counterpart Wang Yi  Mint

Politics

5 h. ago Lawmakers against LGBTQ rights bill shouldn’t stoop to fearmongering

On Wednesday, the Hong Kong government will introduce a bill to recognise same-sex partnerships, despite opposition from some powerful political groups. The move is the government’s answer to a landmark court ruling by the Court of Final Appeal in 2023. The court gave authorities two years to draw up laws to sort out the rights of same-sex couples by October 27, finding the government in violation of Hong Kong’s Bill of Rights. The government has wisely decided that now is the right time to push...

Economics

5 h. ago Shopaholic Chinese woman spends US$280,000, rents flat to store unopened packages.

A 66-year-old woman in Shanghai who spent two million yuan (US$280,000) shopping online and even rented a flat to store her unopened packages has trended on social media. The behaviour of the woman, identified as Wang, has also triggered a heated discussion about the mental health of senior citizens. Wang lives alone in a flat in the Jiading district of Shanghai. Over the past few years, she has spent more than two million yuan buying items from online platforms, according to the news outlet Kan...

Economics

5 h. ago China’s economy likely grew faster than the government’s annual target in Q2

China’s economy likely grew faster than the government’s annual target in Q2  Forexlive | Forex News, Technical Analysis & Trading Tools

Politics

6 h. ago Tech takes centre stage as Chinese students weigh up major choices

Like millions of Chinese students, 18-year-old He Junjie is anxiously waiting to see which university and major will admit him after last month’s intensely competitive National Higher Education Entrance Examination, or gaokao. After evaluating his score and studying the universities and programmes he qualified for, He focused on engineering when submitting his applications a few weeks ago. Information and communications technology, as well as vehicle engineering, were the top choices, the young...

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7 h. ago Phone scams in Hong Kong up 22% in first 5 months of year but losses down

The number of phone scam cases in Hong Kong rose by nearly 22 per cent between January and May compared with the same period last year, but losses fell by almost two-thirds to HK$430 million (US$54.8 million) as fewer mainland Chinese students were cheated, police said. Chief Inspector Grace Wong Chi-man of the force’s Anti-Deception Coordination Centre said police had recorded 2,574 phone scams in the first five months of 2025, with a 45 per cent year-on-year drop in cases involving mainland...

Politics

10 h. ago Chinese Grad Student in India Sheds Light on How India Talks About China Behind Closed Doors

Chinese Grad Student in India Sheds Light on How India Talks About China Behind Closed Doors  The China-Global South Project

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12 h. ago China produces first barrel from its largest natural uranium project

China produces first barrel from its largest natural uranium project  Interesting Engineering

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14 h. ago Not China, not Japan ― This Asian country is testing a revolutionary water

Not China, not Japan ― This Asian country is testing a revolutionary water-powered engine  ECOticias.com El Periódico Verde

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16 h. ago 130 HP and something 'better' than hydrogen ― China unveils historic engine to change the world

130 HP and something 'better' than hydrogen ― China unveils historic engine to change the world  ECOticias.com El Periódico Verde

Politics

17 h. ago ‘More than a restaurant’: Hongkongers bid farewell to social enterprise eatery

Hundreds of diners flocked to a small restaurant in one of Hong Kong’s poorest neighbourhoods on Sunday, taking selfies and lining up to secure their favourite order for one last time. Unlike many other restaurants in recent months that have fallen victim to the sluggish spending environment, social enterprise Agape Garden was forced to close its doors after the government abruptly decided to reclaim the space. One customer who turned up for the final day of operation said she spent 30 minutes...

Politics

17 h. ago Chinese satellites appear to dock in orbit for historic refuelling mission

Two Chinese satellites may have docked in geostationary orbit for a historic refuelling mission, an autonomous satellite servicing feat the United States has yet to achieve. China’s Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 “appeared visually merged in optical sensor data” between July 2 and July 6, US-based space situational awareness software provider COMSPOC said on Saturday in a social media post. “Given the prolonged RPO time, SJ-21 and SJ-25 may have docked,” it said, using the acronym for “rendezvous and...

Events

18 h. ago Opinion | For Chinese firms going out, global success requires truly ‘going in’

Opinion | For Chinese firms going out, global success requires truly ‘going in’  South China Morning Post

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