23 m. ago ‘Missing’ Chinese man spends six days in the mountains to forget ex, sparks search

A lovelorn young Chinese man has shocked social media after he spent six days wandering in the wilderness, often without food or water or a mobile phone, all in an attempt to forget his ex-girlfriend. Police in Yuhang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province in southeastern China received a call from a man in Changsha, Hunan province, reporting that his younger brother, identified as Xiaolin, had been out of contact for three days while working alone in Hangzhou. He said he last heard from Xiaolin...

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53 m. ago Commercial property crisis looms in Hong Kong amid sliding values

Hong Kong is facing a commercial real estate crisis, with small and medium-sized developers as well as banks under increasing pressure as capital values slide amid lethargic leasing activity, according to JLL. The capital value of commercial property was set to drop by “a further 5 to 10 per cent” this year, said Joseph Tsang, chairman of the property consultancy in Hong Kong. Selling commercial properties at such prices is not “practical or realistic”, he added. That meant the looming crisis...

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68 m. ago Will speeding up rail line for Northern Metropolis entice Hong Kong developers?

The Hong Kong government’s plan to speed up the construction of the rail backbone of the Northern Metropolis near the border with mainland China will make the megaproject more appealing to developers, but whether they will be persuaded to invest is another matter, experts have said. Amid a depressed property market, developers have voiced concerns over their profit margins if they commit to building in the hub, which Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office Director Xia Baolong urged the city to...

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6 h. ago Slideshow: Reimagining an elementary school library in Beijing

Slideshow: Reimagining an elementary school library in Beijing  Woodworking Network

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7 h. ago Republicans urge US schools to drop ‘nefarious’ Chinese scholarship programme

Republicans urge US schools to drop ‘nefarious’ Chinese scholarship programme  South China Morning Post

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7 h. ago Head of US House panel urges schools to reconsider ‘nefarious’ Chinese scholarship programme

Representative John Moolenaar, the head of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, is calling on seven American universities, including Dartmouth College, to reconsider partnerships with a Chinese scholarship organisation. The move is the latest congressional attempt to curb the flow of Chinese students to the US over national security concerns. Since taking over as chair of the committee, Moolenaar, a Michigan Republican, has made ending US-China partnerships a priority. In...

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8 h. ago CHINA Chinese dissidents: Peng Lifa, Beijing’s banner man sentenced to nine years in prison

CHINA Chinese dissidents: Peng Lifa, Beijing’s banner man sentenced to nine years in prison  AsiaNews

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9 h. ago Chinese father and son detained in Ukraine, accused of trying to smuggle out info on guided missile system

Chinese father and son detained in Ukraine, accused of trying to smuggle out info on guided missile system  CBS News

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10 h. ago China deflation worries, top Chinese oncologist’s death: 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 denies giving Iran air defence systems after conflict with Israel China has denied transferring surface-to-air missile batteries to Iran following Israel’s attacks on the Islamic Republic last month. 2. Export ban for Taiwan firms a stern warning for separatist forces: Beijing Beijing has banned the export of dual-use items to eight Taiwan-based...

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12 h. ago Senate Republican moves to give US an edge on China in harvesting minerals for weapons systems

Senate Republican moves to give US an edge on China in harvesting minerals for weapons systems  Fox News

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13 h. ago Chinese EV maker Zeekr plugs in to hybrids to tap into soaring sales

Zeekr, a premium electric vehicle (EV) unit of Geely Auto, has jumped on the hybrid technology bandwagon to widen its customer base amid rising competition in the world’s largest automotive market. The Hangzhou-based company has become the latest mainland Chinese EV assembler to launch plug-in hybrids, leaving Shanghai-headquartered Nio as the only domestic company making pure EVs. US carmaker Tesla, which produces cars on the mainland, is another maker of pure EVs. “Nearly all Chinese carmakers...

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14 h. ago EU summons Chinese ambassador over laser incident involving German aircraft

EU summons Chinese ambassador over laser incident involving German aircraft  Reuters

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14 h. ago Chinese nationals caught spying on Ukraine’s Neptune missile system for Beijing’s intelligence services

Chinese nationals caught spying on Ukraine’s Neptune missile system for Beijing’s intelligence services  Ukrinform

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14 h. ago Ukraine catches Chinese spies seeking to pass missile secrets to China's intelligence, SBU says

Ukraine catches Chinese spies seeking to pass missile secrets to China's intelligence, SBU says  The Kyiv Independent

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14 h. ago Ukraine detains Chinese spies tasked with stealing Neptune missile technology, SBU says

Ukraine detains Chinese spies tasked with stealing Neptune missile technology, SBU says  The Kyiv Independent

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15 h. ago Beijing urges EU to pursue a more positive policy toward China

Beijing urges EU to pursue a more positive policy toward China  chinadailyasia.com

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16 h. ago Beijing condemns ‘discriminatory’ ban on Chinese purchases of US farmland

Beijing condemns ‘discriminatory’ ban on Chinese purchases of US farmland  Vanguard News

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16 h. ago ‘Using mainland Chinese standards for Hong Kong rail project can cut costs by 30%’

A novel arrangement to build mass transit links in Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis aims to reduce construction costs by up to 30 per cent through adopting world-leading mainland Chinese standards for railway lines, the government has said. The Highways Department said on Wednesday the estimated cost of the first phase of the Northern Link rail development was HK$31.4 billion (US$4 billion) and construction of the spur line using mainland standards was set to begin in 2027. “The mainland railway...

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16 h. ago Beijing decries 'discriminatory' ban on Chinese purchases of US farmland

Beijing decries 'discriminatory' ban on Chinese purchases of US farmland  The Peninsula Qatar

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17 h. ago China denies giving Iran air defence systems after conflict with Israel

China has denied transferring surface-to-air missile batteries to Iran following Israel’s attacks on the Islamic Republic last month. The British-based platform Middle East Eye reported on Monday that Chinese air defence equipment had been sent to Iran after it struck a truce with Israel last month, citing an Arab official familiar with the intelligence. One source told the platform that China – the biggest recipient of Iran’s oil exports – had received payment in oil shipments, but the report...

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