35 y. ago State Visit to the People's Republic of China by HM King Taufa‘ahau Tupou IV and Queen Halaevalu Mata‘aho

State Visit to the People's Republic of China by HM King Taufa‘ahau Tupou IV and Queen Halaevalu Mata‘aho  Matangi Tonga

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8 h. ago China school expels girl for sex with Ukraine man that ‘hurts national dignity’

A Chinese student is facing expulsion from university for having casual sex with a Ukrainian gamer. The student, surnamed Li, has been accused of “hurting national dignity”, sparking online accusations of excessive punishment and rights infringement. An official from Dalian Polytechnic University, in northeastern China’s Liaoning province, on July 8, said the institution planned to expel Li for an act of “misconduct” on December 16, 2024. The 21-year-old was reported to have had a one-night...

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8 h. ago China school expels woman for sex with Ukraine man that ‘hurts national dignity’

A Chinese student is facing expulsion from university for having casual sex with a Ukrainian gamer. The student, surnamed Li, has been accused of “hurting national dignity”, sparking online accusations of excessive punishment and rights infringement. An official from Dalian Polytechnic University, in northeastern China’s Liaoning province, on July 8, said the institution planned to expel Li for an act of “misconduct” on December 16, 2024. The 21-year-old was reported to have had a one-night...

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18 h. ago China lifts its sanctions on retired EU lawmaker Reinhard Buetikofer

Beijing has removed “restrictions” on Reinhard Buetikofer, the former EU lawmaker it sanctioned in 2021, as it looks to normalise ties with the European Parliament. The move is expected to galvanise a new round of engagement, with an official meeting of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the China delegation of the European Parliament pencilled in for Brussels in October, according to several people familiar with the plan. This would be the first official meeting between the sides since...

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20 h. ago Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree sees significant delivery growth in 2025

Unitree Robotics’ founder and CEO Wang Xingxing on Tuesday said that China’s humanoid robots have seized the attention of “people from around the world” who are now willing to buy them. The 35-year-old Wang shared his assessment of the industry at a government-hosted press conference in Beijing, where he forecast China’s robotics sector would expand at a rapid pace this year. He added that Unitree – one of the six “Little Dragons” from tech hub Hangzhou, capital of eastern Zhejiang province –...

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27 h. ago China woman, left school at 15 to help her family, gets 7 million fans selling online

A woman from central China who started doing chores at the age of five and left school at 15 to support her disabled parents has gone viral for selling vegetables in her village. Li Yayun, 27, from Henan province, is known online as Li Fugui. Her videos of rural life and heartfelt interactions with elderly villagers have earned her over 7 million followers on mainland social media. Admired for her beauty and warm personality, fans have nicknamed her the “Vegetable Xi Shi” in reference to one of...

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27 h. ago Jensen Huang says the US needs to win a key people battle with China

Jensen Huang says the US needs to win a key people battle with China  Business Insider

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34 h. ago My Take | ‘Comrade’ is no longer in fashion in China, but some people still want to bring it back

My Take | ‘Comrade’ is no longer in fashion in China, but some people still want to bring it back  South China Morning Post

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45 h. ago China’s monetary policy impact not yet seen, PBOC says with 5% GDP goal in mind

China’s central bank intends to carefully calibrate the intensity and pace of its “moderately loose” monetary policy implementation, taking steps to help the country’s economy grow by Beijing’s goal of around 5 per cent this year. Zou Lan, deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, said on Monday that the agency would closely monitor and evaluate the transmission and actual effects of previously implemented measures. And any future steps would be based on domestic and international financial...

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56 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...

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69 h. ago Frugal Chinese man spends under US$1 per meal, saving to buy flat, car for parents

A 29-year-old Chinese man has stunned many online with his extreme frugality, revealing that he spends only a few yuan (under US$1) per meal, and this habit has enabled him to save 1.3 million yuan (US$180,000) in just six years. Known online as “Little Grass Drifting North,” he is a live-stream host at a major internet company in Beijing and manages a self-media business. His exact earnings remain undisclosed. Recently, he disclosed that he has limited his monthly food expenses to under 500...

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2 d. ago China worker gets chest pain, refuses op, doctor pays US$4,200 for treatment

A doctor in southern China paid 30,000 yuan (US$4,200) out of his own pocket to cover the medical bills of a patient who refused to undergo emergency surgery because of the cost. The incident unfolded in Dongguan, Guangdong province on June 30, when a migrant factory worker, surnamed Zhang, felt a searing pain in his chest and back while he was working, the Guangzhou Daily reported. After Zhang, 38, arrived at a hospital in Xiegang Town, Dongguan City, doctors diagnosed a serious cardiovascular...

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3 d. ago ‘Monster’ China mum sells sons for US$11,600 to tip online hosts, buy clothes

A mother in China has sparked public outrage after it was revealed that she sold her two biological sons to fund tips for live-streaming hosts. The errant mother even went as far as deliberately conceiving the second child solely for the purpose of selling it. Huang, 26, is originally from Guangxi province in southern China and only has a primary school education. She later moved to Fuzhou, Fujian province, in southeastern China and made a living doing odd jobs. Reports suggest that Huang was...

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3 d. ago Public outrage as China monk berates elderly couple for ‘too small’ rice donation

A monk at a sacred temple who rejected an offering of rice from an elderly couple because it was too small has sparked widespread public outrage. On June 26, an elderly couple respectfully placed a bag of rice on the offering table inside a temple on Mount Wutai, one of the most sacred Buddhist sites in China. The religious venue is located at the headwaters of the Qingshui River in Shanxi province, northern China. However, the couple were harshly condemned by a monk in a yellow robe, who...

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3 d. ago China healthcare graduate sells ice cream, upset alma mater forces clip removal

A woman in China who graduated from medical school and is now selling ice cream on the street has captivated mainland social media after alleging that her alma mater urged her to delete her videos because her story made it feel “embarrassed”. The woman, surnamed Li, graduated three years ago from the privately-run Zhongshan College of Dalian Medical University in Liaoning province, northeastern China, earning a bachelor’s degree in medical imaging. Her experience gained significant attention...

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4 d. ago China ‘luckiest driver’ survives after truck balances on edge of collapsed bridge

Less than 10 days after a Chinese truck driver narrowly escaped a landslide that left his vehicle precariously balanced on a collapsed bridge, he returned to the disaster-stricken area to assist with relief efforts, moving many online. The 44-year-old driver from Jiangxi province, You Guochun, earned the title of “China’s luckiest driver” from the online community after miraculously surviving a landslide in southwestern Guizhou province. On that fateful day, incessant heavy rainfall triggered a...

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4 d. ago Chinese man spikes colleague’s drink with ‘truth serum’ to steal work plan, jailed

An employee in China shocked many by spiking a colleague’s drink with a “truth serum” on three separate occasions in an attempt to steal his work plan. The scheme began when a man surnamed Li, from Shanghai, came across a so-called “truth serum” during a business trip. The seller claimed, “Just a few drops will make people tell the truth.” This intrigued Li, motivating him to test its effects. Although it remains unclear what type of company Li worked for and the significance of the work plans,...

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4 d. ago Beijing denounces Trump’s use of “coercive tariffs” to pressure Global South to isolate China

Beijing denounces Trump’s use of “coercive tariffs” to pressure Global South to isolate China  Peoples Dispatch

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5 d. ago Chinese man buys coffin for elderly mum to sit in, believes it promotes longevity.

A Chinese man has attracted widespread attention online after he bought a coffin for his 70-something mother to sit in and hired 16 men to carry it from the shop to his home as a gesture of filial piety. The unidentified man from Shuangxikou Town, Taoyuan County, Changde, in Hunan province, southern China, hired porters to carry his elderly mother home in a casket in the hope that doing so would bring her good fortune and longevity. A viral video shows the elderly woman sitting cheerfully inside...

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5 d. ago China floods 2025: Beijing hit by heavy rains, over 10,000 people evacuated, 25 rivers flowing over safe l

China floods 2025: Beijing hit by heavy rains, over 10,000 people evacuated, 25 rivers flowing over safe l  The Economic Times

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