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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46 m. ago Typhoon Wipha causes flight disruptions in Hong Kong, southern China

Typhoon Wipha causes flight disruptions in Hong Kong, southern China  Al Jazeera

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76 m. ago Typhoon Wipha forces evacuation of hundreds of thousands in southern China

Hundreds of thousands of people in southern China have been evacuated and flights and trains cancelled as a result of Typhoon Wipha. The China Meteorological Administration issued an orange typhoon warning, the second highest level in the four-tier system, on Sunday, expecting Wipha to make landfall between Zhuhai and Zhanjiang in Guangdong province on Sunday afternoon or evening. The storm, which had already battered Taiwan and the Philippines, also caused strong winds and heavy rain in the...

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81 m. ago China cashier steals US$2.4 million from firm to fund cosmetic work, ritzy image

A woman in China who earned a modest 8,000 yuan (US$1,100) a month embezzled nearly 17 million yuan (US$2.4 million) to pay for a lavish lifestyle and undergo a range of cosmetic surgeries. The image-changing sessions took place four times a year over a six-year period and cost 300,000 yuan (US$42,000) each time. She also cultivated a wealthy image on social media, spending about two million yuan (US$278,000) a year on luxury goods. These included diamond bracelets worth more than 100,000 yuan...

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3 h. ago Typhoon Wipha causes major flight disruptions in Hong Kong and southern China

Typhoon Wipha causes major flight disruptions in Hong Kong and southern China  The Hill

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3 h. ago Taiwan pledges to Israeli settlement project but may mar its own global support

Taiwan’s recent pledge to donate to an Israeli settlement health project in the West Bank has broken international norms of engagement with Israel’s occupation and could backfire, experts say. Abby Ya-Ping Lee, Taiwan’s representative to Israel, made the donation pledge this month during a visit to the Binyamin Regional Council, which governs 48 settler communities in the occupied West Bank. She was accompanied by Israel Ganz, chairman of the Binyamin Regional Council and the Yesha Council, the...

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3 h. ago Why Taiwan pledges to Israeli settlement project may mar its own global support

Taiwan’s recent pledge to donate to an Israeli settlement health project in the West Bank has broken international norms of engagement with Israel’s occupation and could backfire, experts say. Abby Ya-Ping Lee, Taiwan’s representative to Israel, made the donation pledge this month during a visit to the Binyamin Regional Council, which governs 48 settler communities in the occupied West Bank. She was accompanied by Israel Ganz, chairman of the Binyamin Regional Council and the Yesha Council, the...

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4 h. ago ‘The American dream has faded’: how Jeep reached the end of the road in China

‘The American dream has faded’: how Jeep reached the end of the road in China  South China Morning Post

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4 h. ago Student with brittle bone disease beats the odds to excel in academics

A 19-year-old student from China has overcome her disease to excel in academics. Tian Yanqing, from Hubei in central China, suffers from brittle bone disease, leaving her housebound for a majority of her adolescent years. Despite numerous physical constraints, with the support of a volunteer teacher, Tian achieved a 621 in the national college entry examination in June 2025.

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5 h. ago Renowned mathematician Zhu Yongchang joins Tsinghua after 30 years in Hong Kong

Prominent mathematician Zhu Yongchang will join Tsinghua University in Beijing after 30 years in Hong Kong as universities in mainland China continue their efforts to recruit top-tier talent. Tsinghua’s Yau Mathematical Sciences Centre announced on July 9 that Zhu, previously at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), would join the centre in September. Zhu’s research focuses on the intersection of representation theory and mathematical physics. Representation theory builds on...

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6 h. ago Chinese hospital opens ‘Dislike Going to Work Clinic’ to treat anxiety, depression

A Chinese hospital has attracted nationwide attention by launching a “Dislike Going to Work Clinic” which aims to address work-related anxiety and depression. The idea was proposed by parents who had previously taken their children to a “Dislike Going to School Clinic”. Two months ago, the Qinhuangdao Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in Hebei province in northern China launched the special outpatient service. The move has sparked a widespread discussion on social...

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7 h. ago Zhang Ziyu, China’s ‘strategic nuclear weapon’, on verge of medal on senior debut

Zhang Ziyu, China’s ‘strategic nuclear weapon’, on verge of medal on senior debut  South China Morning Post

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8 h. ago 'Great British Energy solar panels' for schools were made in China

'Great British Energy solar panels' for schools were made in China  BBC

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9 h. ago ‘Huge shift’: why learning Mandarin is losing its appeal in the West

When Colby Porter began Mandarin classes in sixth grade in Syracuse, New York, he was studying alongside 20 of his peers. By his final year of high school, only two other students remained, and the school had fewer than 25 Mandarin learners in total. Soon after he graduated in 2020, the programme was shut down entirely due to dwindling enrolments and budget cuts during the Covid-19 pandemic. The situation at Porter’s school is not unusual in the United States and other countries in the Global...

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11 h. ago China’s new trilaterals reshaping regional balance in South Asia

China’s new trilaterals reshaping regional balance in South Asia  Deccan Herald

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11 h. ago China's Trilateral Diplomacy: Beijing Reshapes South Asia’s Strategic Balance

China's Trilateral Diplomacy: Beijing Reshapes South Asia’s Strategic Balance  Deccan Herald

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14 h. ago China's Government Wants To Hit The Brakes On EV Overinvestment

China's Government Wants To Hit The Brakes On EV Overinvestment  InsideEVs

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15 h. ago Veteran fund manager who predicted Nvidia stock rally resets forecast on China shock

Veteran fund manager who predicted Nvidia stock rally resets forecast on China shock  TheStreet

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15 h. ago China begins construction of world’s biggest dam over Brahmaputra in Tibet | World News

China begins construction of world’s biggest dam over Brahmaputra in Tibet | World News - Hindustan Times  Hindustan Times

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16 h. ago China launches Tibet mega dam project that has sparked water worries in India

Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Saturday announced the launch of a mega dam project on the Tibetan Plateau, in what is expected to be the world’s largest hydroelectric facility. The massive project, located in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River, has raised concerns about water supply and environmental impact downstream in India and Bangladesh. Li attended the dam’s groundbreaking ceremony in Nyingchi, a southeastern city in the Tibet autonomous region, state news agency Xinhua reported...

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