9 m. ago Crater suggests a huge asteroid hit Guangdong 10,000 years ago

Scientists have confirmed that a large crater in China’s southern Guangdong province formed as a result of an asteroid impact around 10,000 years ago, at a time when human civilisation was undergoing rapid development. The Jinlin crater, located near the city of Zhaoqing, is just the fifth confirmed impact crater in China and the first one to be identified in the country’s southern region. Through analysis of the tilted bowl-shaped crater on a hillside with a diameter of about 900 metres (2,952...

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4 d. ago China, Australia trade blame after PLA jet releases flares in mid

China and Australia exchanged accusations on Monday after an encounter over the disputed South China Sea, with the PLA’s Southern Theatre Command Air Force saying that it drove away a P-8A military aircraft that illegally intruded into Chinese airspace. “The People’s Liberation Army Southern Theatre Command organised naval and air forces to track and monitor the intruder in accordance with regulations, implement effective countermeasures, and issue warnings to drive it away,” Senior Colonel Li...

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4 d. ago Chinese loans fuel Angola’s future cities but analysts cautious over the costs

Since nearly three decades of civil war ended in 2002, Angola has been relying heavily on China – its key financier of post-war infrastructure – to help the southern African country’s government deliver on its promise of a million new homes. When the West was unwilling to finance its projects, Luanda secured loans from Chinese state banks under the so-called Angolan model, using its oil as collateral. Angola became the largest recipient of Chinese financing in Africa, attracting 270 loans worth...

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5 d. ago China pupil suffers mental breakdown after watching horror film at school

A Chinese student who suffered a mental breakdown after watching a horror film during a self-study session has won a legal case against her school. A court has ordered the school’s insurance provider to pay 9,182 yuan (US$1,300) in compensation. The incident took place in October 2023 at a school in Hengzhou, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, southern China. As the assigned teacher was on temporary leave, the class was held as a self-study session. During this period, some students...

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5 d. ago Robots take centre stage at Canton Fair, defying US tariff concerns

At the autumn session of the twice-yearly Canton Fair – China’s oldest and largest trade exhibition – which opened this week, the busiest pavilions were those showcasing robotics, smart manufacturing and new energy vehicles. At the exhibition halls in Guangzhou, the capital of southern China’s Guangdong province, cameras flashed, crowds surged and long queues formed at booths displaying hi-tech products, with concerns about the shadows cast by US tariff increases thin on the ground. The sales...

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7 d. ago Xinhua News | China Southern Airlines launches direct air route between Beijing, Doha

Xinhua News | China Southern Airlines launches direct air route between Beijing, Doha  Xinhua

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8 d. ago China couple who look like ‘twins’ gain fame from ‘Who’s husband, who’s wife’ video

A couple running a traditional herbal medicine shop in southern China have both amused and stunned countless netizens after viral videos revealed their uncanny resemblance, prompting speculation that they might be long-lost twins. Liang Caiyu, the wife, and He Xiansheng, both in their twenties and from Dongguan, Guangdong province, catapulted to fame on social media with short videos showcasing their striking likeness. One viral video on their Douyin account, which has 21,000 followers, titled...

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2 w. ago Outrage over rude China tourist in Japan who scoffs sample food, misuses hand dryer

A Chinese university student has sparked anger on social media in China and Japan after documenting his disrespectful “poverty travel” exploits in Osaka. His outrage-causing actions included abusing free samples of food and drying his hair with a public hand dryer. The travel influencer known as Yikeshu, who boasts nearly 200,000 followers on a major mainland social media platform, claimed to be a 21-year-old student at Hainan University in Haikou, Hainan province, southern China. He gained...

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2 w. ago Outrage over rude China tourist in Japan who eats sample food, misuses hand dryer

A Chinese university student has sparked anger on social media in China and Japan after documenting his disrespectful “poverty travel” exploits in Osaka. His outrage-causing actions included abusing free samples of food and drying his hair with a public hand dryer. The travel influencer known as Yikeshu, who boasts nearly 200,000 followers on a major mainland social media platform, claimed to be a 21-year-old student at Hainan University in Haikou, Hainan province, southern China. He gained...

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2 w. ago Haikou Meilan International Airport Faces 24 New Flights Canceled by Air China, China Southern, Hainan, Stranding Travelers and Affecting Key Routes Including Beijing, Kunming, and Shanghai and More

Haikou Meilan International Airport Faces 24 New Flights Canceled by Air China, China Southern, Hainan, Stranding Travelers and Affecting Key Routes Including Beijing, Kunming, and Shanghai and More  Travel And Tour World

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2 w. ago Typhoon Matmo set to hit southern China with fierce winds, high waves

Typhoon Matmo set to hit southern China with fierce winds, high waves  ecns.cn

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2 w. ago Typhoon Matmo hits southern China during peak holiday season

Typhoon Matmo hits southern China during peak holiday season  CNA

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2 w. ago China’s southern provinces brace for Typhoon Matmo as over 150,000 relocate

China’s southern provinces are bracing for Typhoon Matmo, as Guangdong authorities relocated more than 150,000 residents and Hainan has suspended rail services across the island. The National Meteorological Centre on Sunday said Matmo, the 21st typhoon of the year, had strengthened into a severe typhoon that morning and was expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to areas across Hainan province, Guangdong province and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. The storm is expected to move...

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2 w. ago China sets aside US$28 million for southern provinces hit by Typhoon Matmo

China set aside 200 million yuan (US$28 million) in recovery aid for Guangdong and Hainan provinces as Typhoon Matmo made landfall on Sunday afternoon. Earlier on Sunday, authorities in Guangdong relocated more than 150,000 residents and Hainan suspended rail services across the island during peak holiday travel season. By late Sunday afternoon, transport in Haikou, Hainan’s capital, was gradually resuming. The National Meteorological Centre on Sunday morning said Matmo had strengthened into a...

Economics

2 w. ago Dried cricket mooncake filling sparks concerns in China about possible roach option

As this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, a type of novel mooncake has been launched that has attracted public attention in China because its filling is made from crickets. After such cricket mooncakes went viral on social media, internet users in southern China’s Guangdong province, where cockroaches are rampant due to the warm climate, made playful comments that cockroach mooncakes might not be far away. The cricket mooncake is produced by a farming centre in Linyi, Shandong province, in...

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2 w. ago Matmo strengthens into a typhoon again as it moves toward southern China

Matmo strengthens into a typhoon again as it moves toward southern China  The Washington Post

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3 w. ago China Southern Airlines Resumes Shenzhen–Da Nang Flights, Strengthening its Trade, Tourism and New Regional Connectivity

China Southern Airlines Resumes Shenzhen–Da Nang Flights, Strengthening its Trade, Tourism and New Regional Connectivity  Travel And Tour World

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3 w. ago We just took a tour of Southern China. Here's why we loved it.

We just took a tour of Southern China. Here's why we loved it.  Yahoo Creators

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3 w. ago Climate change made damage from Super Typhoon Ragasa significantly worse: study

Climate change may have been responsible for more than a third of the direct damage to homes and property caused by the super typhoon that struck southern China last month, a study has concluded. A warming Earth also made Ragasa – the strongest storm recorded this year – more powerful when it made landfall in Guangdong province, according to researchers from Imperial College London. They added that as the planet continued to warm, tropical cyclones were expected to become increasingly...

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3 w. ago How China was ready for Super Typhoon Ragasa – and what still needs to be done

Super Typhoon Ragasa may have been the biggest storm of its kind in the world this year, but when it made landfall in mainland China last month, it left no fatalities in its wake. Rewind to 2018 when Mangkhut, the last super typhoon to hit Guangdong province, struck and at least four people were killed in southern China. Typhoon Hato also left nine dead in Guangdong in 2017, and Typhoon Fanapi caused 34 deaths in the coastal province in 2010. The contrast is even sharper when compared with the...

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