21 h. ago Targeted abroad and shunned at home: Chinese overseas students caught in limbo

Targeted abroad and shunned at home: Chinese overseas students caught in limbo  CNN

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39 h. ago China’s C909 jet, Apple’s iPhone Air, Hong Kong’s talent ranking: 7 highlights

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China’s aircraft maker Comac wins one of its biggest overseas orders for C909 jets Chinese-made aircraft are set to spread their wings further in Southeast Asia after Air Cambodia announced what could become the largest ever overseas...

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39 h. ago US church sues Hong Kong school, iPhone Air hits snag in China: 7 highlights

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China’s aircraft maker Comac wins one of its biggest overseas orders for C909 jets Chinese-made aircraft are set to spread their wings further in Southeast Asia after Air Cambodia announced what could become the largest ever overseas...

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4 d. ago Hong Kong’s first traditional Chinese medicine hospital set to open in December

Hong Kong’s first traditional Chinese medicine hospital will start operating in December, with the city’s health chief expecting it to play a central role in the industry’s development regionally and nationally. Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau also said on Tuesday that he hoped the Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong would be a “bridgehead” for the sector’s march overseas. The University of Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Baptist University signed collaborative...

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4 d. ago China fines Dior, Beijing’s green tech revolution: 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. Dior fined in China for sending data overseas without security screening Chinese police have fined fashion giant Dior’s Shanghai subsidiary after finding the company guilty of transmitting data overseas without security screening, according to state media. 2. More factories but less pollution: how China’s green tech revolution works From electric vehicles...

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7 d. ago Chinese firms 'building trust' overseas through global opinion leaders, original video

Chinese firms 'building trust' overseas through global opinion leaders, original video  China Daily

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7 d. ago Chinese gadget maker Baseus launches premium sound line at IFA Berlin

Chinese consumer electronics maker Baseus launched a premium line of audio products at a global trade fair on Thursday, bolstering its international presence at a time when intense competition at home is pushing more domestic gadget firms to look overseas. Shenzhen-based Baseus unveiled its Inspire line at the Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin, also known as the IFA Berlin trade fair, which includes three headphones and earbuds developed in partnership with Bose, the US company known for...

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2 w. ago BYD profits fall as mainland price war swamps EV export surge

China’s electric-vehicle (EV) king BYD reported a 30 per cent drop in profits in the second quarter as surging overseas sales failed to offset the negative impact of a brutal price war in the domestic market. The Shenzhen-based company earned 6.4 billion yuan (US$894.6 million) in the three months to June, down 29.9 per cent from a year earlier. Revenue grew 14 per cent year on year to 201 billion yuan. The second-quarter numbers are derived by comparing BYD’s interim earnings to its results for...

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2 w. ago Tencent counts on Chinese AI tools demand to lift overseas cloud business

Tencent Holdings is aiming for “aggressive” growth in the international cloud computing market, on the back of the growing appetite overseas for Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) models, according to a senior executive. That sharpened focus by Tencent stems from how its overseas cloud operations have been expanding “the fastest among all [its business] segments”, with “high double-digit growth over the past few years”, said senior executive vice-president Dowson Tong Tao-sang, who serves as...

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3 w. ago Can China’s hugely popular mini dramas find success in the US?

The massive success of China’s mini dramas at home has prompted the industry to set its sights more squarely on the global market, with ever more studios exploring potential in North America, Southeast Asia and beyond. The productions going overseas include translated Chinese dramas and original ones made with local teams. The push comes as Beijing urges more mainland productions to improve the quality of on-air content. A document released on Monday said more support would be given for...

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3 w. ago Can China forge an offshore economic empire? EV producers are feeling the way

The electric vehicle (EV) industry, formerly one of China’s most inward-focused industrial sectors, is now leading a push overseas, carrying the government’s hopes of forging an offshore economic empire to sidestep cutthroat competition at home. Last year, for the first time, Chinese EV companies invested more overseas than they did at home, despite higher costs, delays and risks abroad, according to a report published by Rhodium Group on Monday. That marked a historic shift after years of...

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