13 h. ago Texas law curbing Chinese property rights takes effect, no relief in sight for months

A Texas law restricting property ownership and leasing by Chinese citizens came into effect this week, thrusting affected residents into legal limbo with no path to relief before November. The law, which restricts real estate purchases by companies, individuals and government entities linked to countries that the federal government deems a threat to the US, took effect on September 1 after a legal challenge failed to block it in time. The legislation identifies China, Iran, North Korea and...

Society

48 h. ago Russian film festival kicks off in Beijing, tours three Chinese cities

Russian film festival kicks off in Beijing, tours three Chinese cities  news.cgtn.com

Culture

4 d. ago 2025 Russian Film Festival opens in Beijing, showcasing 8 films to Chinese audiences

2025 Russian Film Festival opens in Beijing, showcasing 8 films to Chinese audiences  Global Times

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4 d. ago Hong Kong, 2 mainland Chinese cities named UN body’s top innovation cluster

A cluster of cities comprising Hong Kong and two others from mainland China has been named the world’s top innovation hub, a feat attributed to a new ranking metric that involves venture capital deals, a United Nations body has said. For the first time in five years, the Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou cluster surpassed Tokyo-Yokohama, Japan, to claim the number one spot in the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO) 2025 Global Innovation Index. The result was announced on Monday at the...

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6 d. ago Indonesia protests prompt Prabowo to cancel China trip, Beijing security warning

The Chinese embassy in Jakarta warned Chinese citizens in Indonesia to avoid crowds on the weekend as an outbreak of protests forced the Indonesian president to cancel his trip to China. “[Citizens and agencies should] improve security precautions, closely monitor local developments, minimise non-essential outings, steer clear of protest crowds and areas, and avoid visiting crowded locations,” the embassy said in a social media post on Saturday. Also on Saturday, Indonesian State Secretary...

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2 w. ago Beijing accuses US of holding Chinese students in ‘small, dark rooms’

Beijing has lashed out at the United States for questioning Chinese students at the border, accusing it of discrimination and of taking them into “small, dark rooms” for over 70 hours. Mao Ning, a spokeswoman for the foreign ministry, said on Friday that these actions “seriously infringed upon the legitimate and legal rights and interests of Chinese citizens, severely obstructed normal personnel exchanges between the two countries, and seriously undermined the atmosphere for people-to-people and...

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2 w. ago Economic Watch: Tourism booming in Chinese cities where passion finds its symphony

Economic Watch: Tourism booming in Chinese cities where passion finds its symphony  Xinhua

Economics

2 w. ago Nvidia halts H20 AI chip production amid China concerns: report

Nvidia has told some component suppliers to suspend production of its H20 AI chip, designed specifically for the Chinese market, the Information reported on Thursday, citing two people with direct knowledge of the communications. According to the report, Nvidia instructed Arizona-based Amkor Technology to stop production of the H20 chips this week and also notified South Korea’s Samsung Electronics. Amkor handles advanced packaging for the chip, while Samsung supplies high-bandwidth memory chips...

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2 w. ago China Eastern Suspends Over a Dozen Flights Amid Flash Flood, Causing Widespread Travel Disruptions Across Major Chinese Cities, Including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, Update You Need to Know Now

China Eastern Suspends Over a Dozen Flights Amid Flash Flood, Causing Widespread Travel Disruptions Across Major Chinese Cities, Including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, Update You Need to Know Now  Travel And Tour World

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3 w. ago Court to dismiss suit against Texas law to limit Chinese property rights: lawyer

A US federal court in Texas is dismissing a suit against a state law that would restrict property ownership and leasing by Chinese citizens, less than a month before the measure is to be implemented, according to one of the lawyers in the case. The law, signed by Texas governor Greg Abbott in June and set to take effect on September 1, restricts real estate purchases by companies, individuals and government entities linked to countries that the federal government or Texas governor designates as...

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3 w. ago Global uncertainties drive Chinese rush to African goldfields, despite the risks

Chinese companies and miners in Africa are facing severe security threats from armed groups in search of gold, driven by soaring global prices for the precious metal. Multiple attacks and kidnappings targeting gold miners have been reported from Ghana, the Central African Republic, Mali and the Democratic Republic of Congo in recent months. In Mali – one of Africa’s top gold producers – the Chinese embassy has repeatedly warned its citizens against operating gold mines in the country because of...

Events

3 w. ago ‘Extremely daring’: Chinese miners putting gold over their own lives in Africa

Chinese companies and miners in Africa are facing severe security threats from armed groups in search of gold, driven by soaring global prices for the precious metal. Multiple attacks and kidnappings targeting gold miners have been reported from Ghana, the Central African Republic, Mali and the Democratic Republic of Congo in recent months. In Mali – one of Africa’s top gold producers – the Chinese embassy has repeatedly warned its citizens against operating gold mines in the country because of...

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3 w. ago Mainland Chinese schools charging pupils up to 334,000 yuan for Hong Kong DSE

More than 40 schools in five mainland Chinese cities and provinces offering Hong Kong’s university entrance exam curriculum charge at least 100,000 yuan (US$13,925) in annual tuition, with fees of as much as 334,000 yuan at one, the Post has found. The schools, in Guangdong, Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, also generally charge additional boarding and meal fees that total thousands of yuan each year, according to the institutions. The 45 schools examined by the Post are among 68 that...

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3 w. ago Mainland Chinese schools charging pupils up to HK$365,000 for Hong Kong DSE

More than 40 schools in five mainland Chinese cities and provinces offering Hong Kong’s university entrance exam curriculum charge at least 100,000 yuan (US$13,925) in annual tuition, with fees of as much as 334,000 yuan at one, the Post has found. The schools, in Guangdong, Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, also generally charge additional boarding and meal fees that total thousands of yuan each year, according to the institutions. The 45 schools examined by the Post are among 68 that...

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4 w. ago China’s water paradox: rainfall drenches big cities while river run

Beijing and surrounding areas may have been engulfed in deadly torrential downpours in the past fortnight but a new study reveals a longer-term drying trend for the country’s major rivers. New research shows that despite many Chinese cities increasingly being hit by extreme rainfall, the volume of water in China’s rivers has fallen over 60 years, particularly in the country’s north. The researchers found that from 1956 to 2016, some 756 – or 72 per cent – of the 1,046 hydrological stations in...

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