35 y. ago State Visit to the People's Republic of China by HM King Taufa‘ahau Tupou IV and Queen Halaevalu Mata‘aho

State Visit to the People's Republic of China by HM King Taufa‘ahau Tupou IV and Queen Halaevalu Mata‘aho  Matangi Tonga

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25 m. ago China’s corruption busters target science sector in research funds crackdown

China’s top anti-corruption watchdog has pledged to focus on funding for scientific research in its latest crackdown to help ensure that hi-tech development and innovation remain a driving force for the country’s economy. Li Xi, party chief of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), told a meeting of the body’s standing committee on Tuesday that it needed to ensure that the country’s scientific and technological development advanced “in the right direction” to create a good...

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25 m. ago Chinese woman is disabled in car crash, lover disappears after pledging support

The boyfriend of a Chinese woman has shocked social media by abandoning her just three months after she was made paraplegic in a car accident for which he was primarily responsible. On April 5, the woman, surnamed Bai, 25, was travelling with her boyfriend, surnamed Zhang, and members of his family near a reservoir in Gansu province, northwestern China. Zhang was at the wheel and Bai was the front-seat passenger. Tragedy struck when Zhang reportedly became distracted while making a right turn,...

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2 h. ago Daunted by geopolitics and trade war, US companies in China report record

Daunted by geopolitics and trade war, US companies in China report record-low new investment plans  AP News

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2 h. ago Emirates flight from Dubai diverted after failing to land in Hong Kong

An Emirates flight from Dubai to Hong Kong was unexpectedly rerouted to Taiwan on Monday after multiple unsuccessful attempts to land, reportedly because of bad weather. Flight EK382, operated by Dubai’s flagship carrier, was diverted to Kaohsiung International Airport in Taiwan after it was unable to land in Hong Kong. The crew and passengers stayed overnight in Kaohsiung and flew back to Hong Kong on the Emirates plane – a Boeing 777-31H(ER), registered A6-EPU – on Tuesday. Flight data shows...

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3 h. ago Record US Firms Cut China Investment Plans as Tariffs Spiraled

Record US Firms Cut China Investment Plans as Tariffs Spiraled  Bloomberg.com

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3 h. ago The third China International Supply Chain Expo opens in Beijing

The third China International Supply Chain Expo opens in Beijing  ecns.cn

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4 h. ago How deals are trumping port dispute on Australian PM’s China visit

Beijing has set aside major disputes with Canberra and instead filled Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s six-day visit to China this week with a slew of trade and investment deals, a move analysts said was an effort to find common ground amid trade tensions with the United States. The deals include the potential widening of access to the Chinese market for Australian farm produce and coal, cooperation in the digitalisation of the financial sector, investment in greenfield projects and...

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4 h. ago Exclusive | How deals are trumping port dispute on Australian PM’s China visit

Exclusive | How deals are trumping port dispute on Australian PM’s China visit  South China Morning Post

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4 h. ago On Australian PM’s visit to China, the 2 nations ‘hold back’ on disputes

Beijing has set aside major disputes with Canberra and instead filled Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s six-day visit to China this week with a slew of trade and investment deals, a move analysts said was an effort to find common ground amid trade tensions with the United States. The deals include the potential widening of access to the Chinese market for Australian farm produce and coal, cooperation in the digitalisation of the financial sector, investment in greenfield projects and...

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4 h. ago Exclusive | On Australian PM’s visit to China, the 2 nations ‘hold back’ on disputes

Exclusive | On Australian PM’s visit to China, the 2 nations ‘hold back’ on disputes  South China Morning Post

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4 h. ago Trump Believes China Will Sentence Fentanyl Traffickers To Death, Calls 20% Tariffs On Beijing 'Penalty'

Trump Believes China Will Sentence Fentanyl Traffickers To Death, Calls 20% Tariffs On Beijing 'Penalty'  News18

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4 h. ago Trump Says China Will Sentence Fentanyl Traffickers To Death, Calls Tariffs On Beijing 'Penalty'

Trump Says China Will Sentence Fentanyl Traffickers To Death, Calls Tariffs On Beijing 'Penalty'  News18

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4 h. ago Hong Kong DSE 14 years in: best subjects, worst performers and top schools

Students in Hong Kong have received their results for the Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (DSE), the local university entrance exams that pupils take after six years of secondary schooling. This year’s exams produced 16 students with perfect scores, a record since the DSE’s launch in 2012, including the second “ultimate top scorer”, who achieved the highest marks among all top candidates and the first cross-border high-flier. While about 130 students have achieved top marks over the...

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4 h. ago AMD Stock Continues Surging as Exports to China Set to Resume—Watch These Key Price Levels

AMD Stock Continues Surging as Exports to China Set to Resume—Watch These Key Price Levels  Investopedia

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5 h. ago China’s Belt and Road investment and construction activity hits record

China’s Belt and Road investment and construction activity hits record  Financial Times

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5 h. ago China’s ‘green great wall’ triggers hay fever misery: scientists

For Ma Bo, a resident of Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia, late July marks the beginning of another round of suffering. He has suffered from hay fever – an allergic condition triggered by inhaling pollen – for many years. His symptoms have gradually worsened since 2018, progressing from sneezing and conjunctivitis to an allergic cough and, eventually, bronchial asthma. The artemisia plant, which is widely cultivated in northwestern China to contain wind and sand erosion, has been identified...

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5 h. ago Chinese ethnic minorities sing songs to solve legal disputes; case goes viral

Some courts in southwestern China’s Guizhou province have hired folk singers to work as mediators in a bid to settle legal disputes among local ethnic minorities. In a 2023 video that recently went viral on social media, a man in Rongjiang County, Guizhou province, took a woman from a neighbouring village to court after she spread a folk song she made up to defame him and his wife in several chat groups. Both parties are from the Shui ethnic group, for whom folk singing is a major way of...

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5 h. ago Governor Newsom responds to Trump’s latest gift to China: Defunding America’s only high

Governor Newsom responds to Trump’s latest gift to China: Defunding America’s only high-speed rail  Governor of California (.gov)

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5 h. ago DSE versus gaokao: more mainland Chinese pupils opting for Hong Kong system

An increasing number of mainland Chinese pupils are taking Hong Kong’s university entrance exams as a step towards more diverse opportunities in higher education, with at least two achieving flying colours as private candidates this year. Leslie Wang Ziqi, 18, a student in Shenzhen, switched from the National Higher Education Entrance Examination or gaokao, mainland China’s university entrance exam, to the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE), as a private candidate at the beginning of his final...

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