67 h. ago China’s Alibaba Links Qwen AI App to Vast Consumer Ecosystem

China’s Alibaba Links Qwen AI App to Vast Consumer Ecosystem  The Wall Street Journal

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4 d. ago Most Hong Kong residents support more smoking control measures, study finds

Nearly 90 per cent of Hong Kong residents support stronger smoking control measures, a poll has found, while a separate study estimates that raising tobacco tax progressively could cut the city’s smoking rate significantly within a decade. The Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health (COSH) and academics on Tuesday announced findings of both a survey and a study by two universities. The survey gauged public opinion on tobacco control policies while the study projected and analysed the effects of...

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4 d. ago Venezuela's 'black gold' allies: How China, Russia and Iran are linked

Venezuela's 'black gold' allies: How China, Russia and Iran are linked  Euronews.com

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5 d. ago South Koreans see joy in parenthood but fear economic strain, study reveals

Young people in South Korea are more likely than their peers in Germany, Japan, France and Sweden to agree that having children would bring great joy, but they also express far stronger concerns about the economic burden of childbirth, a study found. The findings, drawn from a survey of 2,500 adults aged 20 to 49 in each of the five countries, were published in a report titled “A Study on International Cases of Population Policies” by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs on...

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6 d. ago Lower U.S. Fentanyl Deaths Linked To China’s Policies, Study Says

Lower U.S. Fentanyl Deaths Linked To China’s Policies, Study Says  Forbes

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7 d. ago China Southern Plans First Northern Europe Link from Beijing Daxing

China Southern Plans First Northern Europe Link from Beijing Daxing  Travel And Tour World

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7 d. ago China tutoring school’s promotion links civil service exam success to higher bride prices

A Chinese civil service exam tutoring company has sparked controversy by claiming that they can help clients pass the test and then demand an additional 200,000 yuan (US$29,000) in bride price. On December 28, a netizen posted a video claiming that a civil service exam tutoring institution in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, northern China, had used a controversial banner to promote its business. The Inner Mongolia branch of Beijing Chongzheng Education Consulting Co., Ltd., was established in October...

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7 d. ago China tutoring school links civil service exam success to higher bride prices

China tutoring school links civil service exam success to higher bride prices  South China Morning Post

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8 d. ago Is China partly responsible for the decline in US fentanyl overdose deaths?

Is China partly responsible for the decline in US fentanyl overdose deaths? - Press Review  France 24

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8 d. ago Prince Group founder linked to online scams extradited to China, says CCTV

Prince Group founder linked to online scams extradited to China, says CCTV  WHTC

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9 d. ago China launches Woody Island fresh food link as disputed Paracels hub expands

China has launched a fresh food supply service for residents of Woody Island, part of the hotly contested Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. A flight carrying fresh fruit, vegetables and meat landed on Woody Island – known as Yongxing Island in Chinese – on Tuesday, according to local state broadcaster Sansha TV. Woody Island is the largest outcrop in the Paracels, which are called the Xisha Islands in China. The island hosts the government of Sansha, which was established to administer...

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9 d. ago How China’s history links military strength to fighting corruption

For China’s leadership, the most urgent lesson of modern military power comes not from a foreign manual but from its own history books. Its catastrophic defeat by Japan in 1895, born of internal corruption, forms the invisible backdrop to every Chinese showcase of modern hardware. The recent live-fire drill around Taiwan code-named Justice Mission 2025 – a forceful display of Beijing’s resolve to achieve reunification and deter any challenge to its core interests – was no exception. To Beijing,...

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9 d. ago Opinion | How China’s history links military strength to fighting corruption

Opinion | How China’s history links military strength to fighting corruption  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago Top Links 974 Silver v. oil. Price wars in China & Beijing's war games. Foucault on the villain's lair.

Top Links 974 Silver v. oil. Price wars in China & Beijing's war games. Foucault on the villain's lair.  Adam Tooze | Substack

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1 week ago Could there be a link between glucose levels in the brain and Alzheimer’s disease?

An experimental Chinese treatment for Alzheimer’s disease focused on glucose levels has shown promise in a trial on mice, with researchers reporting significant improvement in late-stage symptoms. A team from the Kunming Institute of Zoology, under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said the mice showed a substantial reversal in memory loss and reduced brain plaque within weeks of being treated with the drug. The researchers reported the results of their study in peer-reviewed journal Advanced...

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1 week ago Porcelain exhibit links Jamestown colony with imperial China

Porcelain exhibit links Jamestown colony with imperial China  Daily Press

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3 w. ago Genomic sequencing puts Hong Kong at forefront of cancer care innovation

Genomic sequencing has helped Hong Kong identify the right treatments for cancer patients more quickly, according to an expert who also suggested that the city could be a “super-linker” between mainland China and the rest of the world in drug development. Aya El Helali, a clinician-scientist in medical oncology at the University of Hong Kong, praised how collaboration within the Greater Bay Area had opened up opportunities to run clinical trials faster and at lower costs – factors that appealed...

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3 w. ago China’s mega expressway tunnel opens in Xinjiang, halves north

The world’s longest expressway tunnel has opened to traffic in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, capping five years of construction on a project designed to increase China’s links with Central Asia. The 22.13km (13.75-mile) Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the centrepiece of the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway, officially opened on Friday, creating a 20-minute drive through the Tianshan Mountains that divide northern and southern Xinjiang. The tunnel halves the travel time between the regional capital Urumqi...

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3 w. ago Exhibition traces China’s long links with Kenya, from Admiral Zheng He to belt and road

More than six centuries ago, roughly 80 years ahead of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, Chinese admiral Zheng He reached the eastern coast of Africa with a massive fleet and a crew of more than 20,000 under his command. The Ming dynasty ships braved formidable waves and traversed vast distances on seven epic maritime expeditions to reach the shores of Southeast Asia, South Asia, West Asia and finally the eastern coast of Africa. Despite his achievements, Zheng He remains largely absent from...

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3 w. ago China’s Xiaomi rejects claims of military ties after US lawmakers’ appeal to Pentagon

Chinese tech giant Xiaomi on Tuesday rejected calls by a group of US lawmakers to add it to a Pentagon list of companies alleged to have links with China’s military, describing the move as baseless and reiterating its focus on the consumer market. The smartphone-to-vehicle giant said it was “not a Chinese military company nor affiliated with any Chinese military entities” and that it “has always been and continues to be a consumer product company”. “[Xiaomi] provides products and services for...

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