12 h. ago Major Chinese airlines extend full refund offers for Japan flights by 3 months

Major Chinese airlines have extended their offer of full refunds for flights to Japan for another three months, as the heated diplomatic row between Beijing and Tokyo shows no signs of easing. On Friday, Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines – the country’s largest state-owned carriers – along with several others, including Hainan Airlines, Shandong Airlines, Spring Airlines and Xiamen Airlines, issued statements allowing free ticket refunds or itinerary changes for...

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24 h. ago Moore Threads shares dazzle with fivefold jump in Shanghai debut

Moore Threads Technology surged by more than fivefold in Shanghai, as enthusiastic investors vied to get shares of the Beijing-based semiconductor supplier used in artificial intelligence, helping to mark the second-biggest trading debut in China’s stock market this year. Moore’s shares began trading at 650 yuan amid a declining market, a 468 per cent jump from their initial public offering (IPO) price of 114.28 yuan. China’s benchmark CSI300 Index slipped 0.1 per cent. The surge in Moore...

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4 d. ago Chinese schools offer ‘embodied intelligence’ courses to aid robotics industry

China is building a talent pipeline for the booming robotics industry, with the country’s top universities launching undergraduate courses in embodied intelligence to support Beijing’s ambitions to overtake the US. Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Zhejiang University were among a batch of seven prestigious universities that had recently applied to add “embodied intelligence” as a new course, China’s education ministry said in November. The new programme was driven by the demands of a national...

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4 d. ago Travel in Disarray throughout China as Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Shenzhen and more Experiences over a Dozen Flight Cancellations by Hainan Airlines, New Update

Travel in Disarray throughout China as Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Shenzhen and more Experiences over a Dozen Flight Cancellations by Hainan Airlines, New Update  Travel And Tour World

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6 d. ago Airline Seat Locking in China: Over 40% of Seats Restricted in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou as Consumers Face Additional Costs, Here’s What to Know About the Hidden Fees Affecting Travelers

Airline Seat Locking in China: Over 40% of Seats Restricted in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou as Consumers Face Additional Costs, Here’s What to Know About the Hidden Fees Affecting Travelers  Travel And Tour World

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7 d. ago Death toll from Hong Kong fire climbs to 128 as city prepares for mourning period

The death toll from Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in seven decades climbed to more than 100 on Friday as the government announced a three-day official mourning period from Saturday for victims of the blaze. National and Hong Kong flags at all its buildings and facilities will fly at half-mast until Monday, with officials cancelling all non-essential public engagements and government-endorsed celebratory events delayed or cancelled. Residents can also pen their condolences in books placed across the...

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8 d. ago Beijing Daxing Joins Shanghai Pudong, Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Kansai, Kuala Lumpur, Suvarnabhumi, and Changi: The Future of Smart Airports Set to Launch by 2026!

Beijing Daxing Joins Shanghai Pudong, Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Kansai, Kuala Lumpur, Suvarnabhumi, and Changi: The Future of Smart Airports Set to Launch by 2026!  Travel And Tour World

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8 d. ago Travel Chaos in China As Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, and More Airlines Cancel Over 150 Flights, Disrupting Routes Across Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Shenzhen, and More – New Update

Travel Chaos in China As Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, and More Airlines Cancel Over 150 Flights, Disrupting Routes Across Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Shenzhen, and More – New Update  Travel And Tour World

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1 week ago Beijing, Shanghai roll out policies to boost pharma, medtech

Beijing, Shanghai roll out policies to boost pharma, medtech  ecns.cn

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1 week ago How Beijing’s Crackdown Strategy Threatens Indian Businesses in Shanghai

How Beijing’s Crackdown Strategy Threatens Indian Businesses in Shanghai  tfipost.com

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1 week ago Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, and More Airlines Cancel 70 Flights Across China Stranding Passengers Heading to Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Urumqi, and Beyond – New Update

Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, and More Airlines Cancel 70 Flights Across China Stranding Passengers Heading to Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Urumqi, and Beyond – New Update  Travel And Tour World

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2 w. ago Travel Chaos Strikes Asia as Air China, Shenzen Airline Batik Air, and More Report 48 Cancellations and Over 450 Delays, Impacting Passengers Across Beijing, Shanghai, Jakarta, and Beyond

Travel Chaos Strikes Asia as Air China, Shenzen Airline Batik Air, and More Report 48 Cancellations and Over 450 Delays, Impacting Passengers Across Beijing, Shanghai, Jakarta, and Beyond  Travel And Tour World

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2 w. ago Japanese concerts cancelled in China as diplomatic row takes cultural toll

Fans of Japanese singer-songwriter Kokia were disappointed on Wednesday night when a “last-minute technical issue” forced the cancellation of a concert in Beijing. The organiser of the event apologised on Thursday for one of a series of Japanese cultural events that have been cancelled or delayed since China and Japan became embroiled in a diplomatic row this month. “This should have been announced earlier! People waited for an hour and a half, and many came from out of town,” one fan said,...

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2 w. ago Travel Chaos Engulfs China’s Skies Amid 554 Delays and 58 Cancellations Across Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu and More on Disrupting Flights Across Shenzen, Xiamen, Shanghai Airline and More.

Travel Chaos Engulfs China’s Skies Amid 554 Delays and 58 Cancellations Across Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu and More on Disrupting Flights Across Shenzen, Xiamen, Shanghai Airline and More.  Travel And Tour World

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2 w. ago Flight Frenzy Hits China as XiamenAir, Hainan, Chengdu, and more Airlines face 70 cancellations and 480 delays, Leaving Thousands Stuck in Harbin,Beijing, Guiyang, Haikou, Fuzhou and others

Flight Frenzy Hits China as XiamenAir, Hainan, Chengdu, and more Airlines face 70 cancellations and 480 delays, Leaving Thousands Stuck in Harbin,Beijing, Guiyang, Haikou, Fuzhou and others  Travel And Tour World

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2 w. ago How China left the US behind in remote sensing research race

The year was 2015, and New York University professor Debra Laefer sat at her desk in Brooklyn reviewing yet another stack of research papers on remote sensing. As she scanned the authors’ affiliations, she paused – the same journals that once overflowed with names from American universities and Nasa labs had begun to publish discoveries from Beijing, Wuhan and Shanghai. Over the next few years, the drips became a wave – and then a tsunami. Back in the 1990s, the United States dominated remote...

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2 w. ago China’s dominance shrinks US remote sensing share from 88% to 9%

The year was 2015, and New York University professor Debra Laefer sat at her desk in Brooklyn reviewing yet another stack of research papers on remote sensing. As she scanned the authors’ affiliations, she paused – the same journals that once overflowed with names from American universities and Nasa labs had begun to publish discoveries from Beijing, Wuhan and Shanghai. Over the next few years, the drips became a wave – and then a tsunami. Back in the 1990s, the United States dominated remote...

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2 w. ago Airlines offer Japan trip refunds as row over Takaichi’s Taiwan comments deepens

Major Chinese airlines are offering full refunds for flights to Japan after Beijing told Chinese citizens to avoid travelling to the country. The travel warning late on Friday marked the latest escalation in tensions over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s suggestion that Tokyo could deploy its military forces in the event of a conflict in the Taiwan Strait. Air China, China Southern, China Eastern, Hainan Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Xiamen Airlines and Spring Airlines issued separate...

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3 w. ago Over 46 Cancellations and 760 Delays Across Asia as Southern Airlines, China Eastern , and More Unleash Havoc, Stranding Passengers in Beijing, Chengdu, and Other Hubs

Over 46 Cancellations and 760 Delays Across Asia as Southern Airlines, China Eastern , and More Unleash Havoc, Stranding Passengers in Beijing, Chengdu, and Other Hubs  Travel And Tour World

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3 w. ago China Experiences Travel Turmoil as Passengers across Two Key Airports in Beijing Faces over Thirty Cancellations and More Than Hundred Delays by Air China, Dalian Airlines and others, New Update

China Experiences Travel Turmoil as Passengers across Two Key Airports in Beijing Faces over Thirty Cancellations and More Than Hundred Delays by Air China, Dalian Airlines and others, New Update  Travel And Tour World

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