6 d. ago China applies to put 200,000 satellites in space after calling Starlink a crash risk

Chinese firms have signalled plans to launch more than 200,000 internet satellites, filing submissions with a UN agency just as Beijing criticised Elon Musk’s SpaceX for crowding shared orbital resources. A dozen or so submissions from various Chinese satellite players were filed with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) at the end of December. The biggest projects – CTC-1 and CTC-2 – were for 96,714 satellites each and filed by the newly established Institute of Radio Spectrum...

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1 week ago Samsung chief buys Labubu in Beijing, goes viral on Chinese internet

Samsung chief buys Labubu in Beijing, goes viral on Chinese internet  SamMobile

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1 week ago Samsung Electronics Chair Reportedly Seen Buying Labubu at JD Mall in Beijing

Samsung Electronics Chair Reportedly Seen Buying Labubu at JD Mall in Beijing  AASTOCKS.com

Politics

1 week ago Samsung chief's Labubu shopping in Beijing sets Chinese internet abuzz: reports

Samsung chief's Labubu shopping in Beijing sets Chinese internet abuzz: reports  The Korea Herald

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1 week ago Beijing hotpot restaurant threatens lawsuit after viral video shows woman letting dog eat from plate

Beijing hotpot restaurant threatens lawsuit after viral video shows woman letting dog eat from plate  VnExpress International

Society

3 w. ago From Shein to Labubu, French shoppers are buying Chinese for Christmas

The first physical store of Chinese-owned fast-fashion giant Shein – which opened in central Paris in November amid heated protests – has become a new retail destination for many denizens of the French capital as they rush to finish their Christmas shopping. Hundreds of customers wandered among the racks of clothing, rifling through items carrying tags with rock-bottom prices, including a €66.99 (US$79) leather jacket and a €78.99 puffer coat. Those wishing to use the fitting rooms at the Shein...

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3 w. ago Video goes viral: Boy damages golden crown in Beijing museum | blue News

Video goes viral: Boy damages golden crown in Beijing museum | blue News  blue News

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4 w. ago Foreign ship gets penalty for illegally using Starlink within Chinese waters, report says

China has issued a penalty to a foreign vessel for illegally using Starlink – SpaceX’s satellite-based internet service – within Chinese waters in the first case of its kind, according to local media. The vessel, which was not identified, was found with a “micro rectangular antenna” installed on its top deck during a routine inspection by maritime law enforcement officers at Ningbo port in Zhejiang province, state-run Ningbo Daily reported on Wednesday. The Ningbo Maritime Safety Administration...

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