27 m. ago Why a Chinese University Expelled a Student for ‘Improper Contact’ With a Foreigner

Why a Chinese University Expelled a Student for ‘Improper Contact’ With a Foreigner  The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine

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1 hour ago Mars discovery, NBA star writes for Chinese state media: 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. China’s export growth slows in August under shadow of trade war uncertainty China’s exports continued to rise in August, though at a slower pace, with the near-term outlook clouded as global markets watch to see whether the world’s two largest economies can reach a lasting and durable trade deal. 2. Oxford’s Ian Goldin on the biggest challenges for China’s...

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2 h. ago China’s Xi makes rallying call against hegemonism, protectionism in Brics speech

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a unified response to trade challenges posed by the United States, emphasising the need to build an open global economy and resist all forms of protectionism as he addressed a virtual summit of the Brics group on Monday. “No matter how the international situation changes, we must unwaveringly promote the construction of an open world economy, share opportunities and achieve win-win outcomes through openness,” Xi told leaders of the 11 key emerging...

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2 h. ago China’s top flash memory maker YMTC creates US$3 billion chip venture

Yangtze Memory Technologies Co (YMTC), China’s top flash memory maker, has established a US$3 billion venture in its home city of Wuhan, capital of central Hubei province, as the company doubles down on next-generation NAND chips. The new venture, led by YMTC chairman Chen Nanxiang, was incorporated last week with a registered capital of 20.7 billion yuan (US$2.9 billion), according to information from Chinese corporate data provider Qichacha. YMTC held a 50.2 per cent stake in the venture,...

Economics

2 h. ago Chinese robotics leader Unitree Robotics preps for $7 billion IPO in China

Chinese robotics leader Unitree Robotics preps for $7 billion IPO in China  Seeking Alpha

Economics

2 h. ago No amount of China scapegoating will reverse America’s decline

Disturbing reports have surfaced of Chinese students travelling to the United States being subjected to discriminatory and politically motivated treatment. Young students have been pulled aside for hours of questioning, even denied entry under the pretext of national security. While the US has implemented stricter border controls and immigration policies, Chinese students have nothing to do with illegal immigration. They are genuine assets to both countries – not national security risks. As the...

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2 h. ago Alibaba Cloud leads US$140 million funding round for AI start

Alibaba Group Holding’s artificial intelligence and cloud computing services unit recently led a 1 billion yuan (US$140 million) Series A+ funding round for X Square Robot, a Shenzhen-based developer of embodied intelligence models. The deal marked Alibaba Cloud’s first investment in the embodied intelligence field, according to a statement on Monday from X Square Robot. The start-up said it expected “multidimensional support” from the Hangzhou-based company. Alibaba owns the South China Morning...

Economics

2 h. ago LeBron James pens essay in Chinese state newspaper in sign NBA's China revival almost complete

LeBron James pens essay in Chinese state newspaper in sign NBA's China revival almost complete  Reuters

Politics

3 h. ago UN human rights chief slams Israel’s ‘mass killing’ of Palestinians in Gaza

The United Nations human rights chief condemned Israel on Monday for its “mass killing” of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and “hindering of sufficient life-saving aid”, saying the country had a case to answer before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Volker Turk, who heads the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), stopped short of describing the Gaza war as an unfolding genocide, as hundreds of UN staff had urged him to do. But in his opening address to...

Politics

3 h. ago Chinese Exports to Russia Record Sharpest Drop Since February

Chinese Exports to Russia Record Sharpest Drop Since February  The Moscow Times

Politics

3 h. ago Pentagon to Propose Radical Strategic Shift Away From China to Focus on Domestic, Hemispheric Threats: Politico

Pentagon to Propose Radical Strategic Shift Away From China to Focus on Domestic, Hemispheric Threats: Politico  The China-Global South Project

Politics

3 h. ago Exclusive: Chinese robotics firm Unitree eyeing $7 billion IPO valuation, sources say

Exclusive: Chinese robotics firm Unitree eyeing $7 billion IPO valuation, sources say  Reuters

Economics

4 h. ago Are ‘unscrupulous’ insurers causing richer Malaysians to seek public hospitals?

Malaysians from the highest income group are increasingly turning to public hospitals for treatment as surging private healthcare costs drive up insurance premiums, with lawmakers and industry professionals warning of more pressure on the national healthcare system. The cost of private healthcare in Malaysia rose by nearly 12 per cent in 2024, well above the global average of about 6 per cent, according to a report on medical trends around the world by professional services firm Aon. A separate...

Politics

4 h. ago COMMENTARY: Why China's national carbon market is unlikely to include aviation in the near term

COMMENTARY: Why China's national carbon market is unlikely to include aviation in the near term  GreenAir News

Politics

4 h. ago ‘A real inconvenience’: chaos as London Underground workers strike

Rush-hour commuters faced chaos on Monday as staff on the London Underground train network staged a five-day strike, shutting stations and forcing people to work from home or use alternative modes of transport. Thousands queued to try and get on crammed buses, while others reluctantly walked or cycled. Transport for London (TfL), which manages the Underground, also known as the Tube, warned there would be little or no service between Monday and Thursday as a result of the first major strike in...

Events

4 h. ago Concertmaster named executive director of Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra

Concertmaster named executive director of Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra  The Strad

Politics

5 h. ago ‘Urgent revisions’ mulled for China’s bankruptcy law, with shortcomings in mind

Chinese lawmakers began their first review of draft amendments to the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law on Monday, seeking to address shortcomings in the market-exit mechanism, state media reported. The amendments, discussed during the ongoing 17th session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, include more than 160 new or modified articles based on the current law that was enacted 18 years ago and features 216 articles, according to Xinhua. Calling it the foundational legal...

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5 h. ago China teenage girl dies in road accident just days after being accepted to university

The death of an 18-year-old girl in China who was accepted by a medical school in July only to be killed in a road accident days later has sparked a wave of sympathy online. Du Binyang, from a rural family in Yanyuan county, Sichuan province, southwestern China, was admitted to the rehabilitation major at North Sichuan Medical College at the end of July. Just weeks earlier she had taken the gruelling national university entrance examination, known as “gaokao”, Red Star News reported. However,...

Events

6 h. ago Chinese seafood firm Guolian deepens focus on domestic market, establishes partnership with Yum China

Chinese seafood firm Guolian deepens focus on domestic market, establishes partnership with Yum China  SeafoodSource

Economics

6 h. ago China’s BOE Display will Finally produce OLED panels for an iPhone Pro model, though restricted to the Chinese market

China’s BOE Display will Finally produce OLED panels for an iPhone Pro model, though restricted to the Chinese market  patentlyapple.com

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