62 m. ago Hong Kong is back. Now it must quickly cement its international status

The familiar signs of hustle and bustle in Hong Kong are back. Mainland tourists are thronging major attractions, from the Tsim Sha Tsui promenade to Disneyland Resort. Foreign tourists are returning in noticeable numbers, adding a cosmopolitan flair. Overseas business travellers are back in droves, too, as evidenced by the back-to-back exhibitions at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, which is booked solid until next July. Walking by recently, I was struck by the diversity on...

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5 h. ago UK’s new business secretary Peter Kyle to visit Beijing in first week

UK’s new business secretary Peter Kyle to visit Beijing in first week  The Guardian

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5 h. ago US investigating malware email targeting trade talks with China: reports

US authorities are investigating a bogus email from a Republican lawmaker that contained malware apparently aimed at giving China insights into the Trump administration’s trade talks with Beijing, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The malware in the email purportedly sent by congressman John Moolenaar in July to US trade groups, law firms and government agencies was traced by cyber analysts to a hacker group - APT41 - believed to be working for Chinese intelligence, the newspaper...

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6 h. ago Silksong reviews drop to mostly negative for Chinese players due to confusing translations

Silksong reviews drop to mostly negative for Chinese players due to confusing translations  Engadget

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6 h. ago UK’s new business secretary Peter Kyle expected to visit Beijing in first week

UK’s new business secretary Peter Kyle expected to visit Beijing in first week  The Guardian

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7 h. ago Key Opec members send ‘big message’ with higher oil production

Eight key members of the Opec alliance said Sunday they have agreed to again boost oil production, in a strategy analysts saw as a bid to gain a bigger market share of crude sales. Oil ministers in the V8 grouping – comprising Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman – decided to increase production by 137,000 barrels a day (bpd) from next month, they said in a statement. Those countries had already increased production by 2.2 million bpd in...

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8 h. ago New business secretary Peter Kyle going to China for trade talks this week

New business secretary Peter Kyle going to China for trade talks this week  The Guardian

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9 h. ago Ukraine government building ablaze in Russia’s biggest air attack of war

Russia launched its largest air attack of the war on Ukraine overnight, setting the main government building on fire in central Kyiv and killing at least four people, including an infant, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the drone and missile barrage killed four people and caused damage across the north, south and east of the country, including the cities of Zaporizhzhia, Kryvyi Rih and Odesa, as well as in the Sumy and Chernihiv regions. “Such killings now,...

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12 h. ago Chinese Hackers Pretended to Be a Top U.S. Lawmaker During Trade Talks

Chinese Hackers Pretended to Be a Top U.S. Lawmaker During Trade Talks  MSN

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12 h. ago China’s Xin Zhilei creates history with Venice Film Festival best actress gong

China’s Xin Zhilei has won the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival, becoming the first Chinese woman to receive the honour in 14 years. The 39-year-old actress brought the Golden Lion trophy home on Saturday for her role in The Sun Rises on Us All, directed by Cai Shangjun. The film sees Xin play the harassed owner of a fashion retail business who is trying to reconcile with her former lover, who served time in prison for a crime she had committed. “I feel like I am dreaming,” Xin...

Culture

12 h. ago China girl who begged with blind dad gained national profile; gets university place

A young Chinese woman who was forced to beg on the streets with her blind and poverty-stricken father at the age of seven has been admitted to university, sparking widespread attention online and a national discussion. In 2013, Zhang Yan, from Nanjiang county in Bazhong, Sichuan province, southwestern China, captured national attention when it was reported that she led her blind father, Zhang Shiming, begging on the streets for survival. In 2010, her father injured one of his eyes on a rusty...

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13 h. ago Tech war: Anthropic's Claude restrictions put overseas AI tools backed by China in limbo

Tech war: Anthropic's Claude restrictions put overseas AI tools backed by China in limbo  Yahoo News Canada

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13 h. ago House China Committee report reveals billions in US taxpayer funds aided Chinese military

House China Committee report reveals billions in US taxpayer funds aided Chinese military-linked research  Tribune India

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13 h. ago GLOBALink | Chinese opera artists present "Carmen" in Saudi Arabia

GLOBALink | Chinese opera artists present "Carmen" in Saudi Arabia  Xinhua

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14 h. ago ‘Even if I was shot, I was fine with that’: a North Korean’s journey to freedom

A man whose early life in North Korea was so bleak that he was prepared to be shot in the back while making a break for freedom across the Chinese border has told his story after defecting to Japan in 2017. The man is one of many to have become involved with an Osaka-based charity that addresses North Korean human rights issues. The organisation provides speaking opportunities for North Korean defectors on podcasts and other platforms, allowing them to share information about the realities of...

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16 h. ago China dad donates liver part to save baby girl, recovers at home to save money

A young Chinese father has moved countless people online after he donated part of his liver to save his baby daughter. The father, surnamed Shen, then doubled down on his loving and selfless act by staying at home in his rented flat and changing his own bandages post-surgery to cut costs. Shen and his wife, surnamed Tao, who were both born after 2000, married in 2024 in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, in southeastern China. They soon welcomed a daughter, Yiyi, who developed persistent jaundice after...

Society

18 h. ago China's pig iron and spiegeleisen market to grow at a 2.2% CAGR through 2035, driven by increasing demand, to reach $430M.

China's pig iron and spiegeleisen market to grow at a 2.2% CAGR through 2035, driven by increasing demand, to reach $430M.  IndexBox

Economics

18 h. ago China's propene market to grow at 4.0% CAGR, driven by rising demand, reaching 33M tons by 2035.

China's propene market to grow at 4.0% CAGR, driven by rising demand, reaching 33M tons by 2035.  IndexBox

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18 h. ago Chinese flying taxi takes to the skies in Africa as firms eye global roll

A made-in-China automated electric air taxi took off in Africa for the first time this week, as a new generation of Chinese low-altitude aircraft attracts growing interest from global buyers. The product on show was a pilotless electric take-off and landing vehicle (eVTOL) made by EHang Holdings, a Nasdaq-listed tech company from the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. It took to the skies during the Aviation Africa Summit and Exhibition, a major industry event involving 34 countries that was...

Economics

18 h. ago Exclusive | Chinese Hackers Pretended to Be a Top U.S. Lawmaker During Trade Talks

Exclusive | Chinese Hackers Pretended to Be a Top U.S. Lawmaker During Trade Talks  The Wall Street Journal

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