6 h. ago ‘It’s tough, but good luck’: China eatery refunds meal payment to job

A street snack eatery in Shenzhen refunded 13 yuan (US$2) to uplift two young university graduates new to the city, and the gesture moved many people online. The two young women, Liu and Song, hailing from Hunan and Jiangxi provinces respectively, travelled to Guangdong in southern China for better job opportunities on August 15. On August 16, they visited a branch of Shaxian Delicacies, a well-known street snack chain in Longgang District, where they ordered food totalling 13 yuan and discussed...

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23 h. ago Kenya’s plan to switch debt payments from US dollars to yuan is a ‘win

Kenya’s plan to convert its US dollar-denominated Chinese debt to yuan is a “win-win”, as it is expected to reduce interest payments for the African nation while advancing China’s goal of increasing the global use of its currency, according to analysts. The deal would be precedent-setting and could establish a new rule book for future debt restructuring and possibly cut reliance on the US dollar. In late August, Kenya’s Treasury announced that talks with the Export-Import Bank of China were at...

Economics

23 h. ago China closes biotech gap with US as new drugs, pipelines top 30% of global total

China’s push to become a biotech powerhouse is paying off, with innovative R&D pipelines and newly approved drugs accounting for over 30 per cent of the global total, according to the country’s top economic planner. The sector was showing strong momentum, said Xiang Libin, deputy chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), who cited the figures at the 17th China Bioindustry Convention in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Thursday. China’s bioeconomy, encompassing the research,...

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30 h. ago Chinese province floats new use for digital yuan: paying long

China is mulling the application of its digital yuan – the central bank-backed currency also known as the e-CNY – to tackle persistent payment defaults, a move that would broaden the asset’s scope beyond the set of use cases explored by Beijing since the currency’s launch in 2019. Authorities in the central province of Hunan touched upon the subject when detailing plans to expand the digital currency’s application scenarios and scale, according to a document published last month. Hunan will...

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40 h. ago Russia's Nornickel says China payments problem persists after Xi

Russia's Nornickel says China payments problem persists after Xi-Putin meetings  Reuters

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3 d. ago Autopsy: Jiang suffered several injuries before the fatal stab

The trial of the alleged murderer of Chinese student Jiang Ge began at 10 am on Monday in Tokyo. It will last seven days and the verdict is expected on Dec 20.

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4 d. ago China’s exporters ahead in tariff game, paying estimated 9% share of costs

Chinese exporters appear to hold significant bargaining power in their trade with the United States, according to an estimate from one of Beijing’s top investment banks, carrying 9 per cent of the cost burden created by the tariffs US President Donald Trump levied earlier this year. The findings from China International Capital Corporation (CICC) run contrary to earlier claims by US officials – including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent – that Washington has been on the winning side of the...

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4 d. ago Survivor of China's cultural revolution warns against letting 600,000 Chinese students study at US colleges

Survivor of China's cultural revolution warns against letting 600,000 Chinese students study at US colleges  Fox News

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5 d. ago 170 Hong Kong schools to offer extra languages under HK$250,000 subsidy scheme

About 170 Hong Kong secondary schools will offer Japanese, Korean, French or other languages as electives for junior form students under a pilot scheme providing each institution with HK$250,000 (US$32,000) in subsidies over the next two academic years. An education sector representative said Japanese was a popular option among schools applying because its similarities to Chinese could make it easier for students to learn. In a reply to the Post, the Education Bureau said that about 170...

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5 d. ago Why Chinese students are flocking to Southeast Asia for degrees, employment

Kent Cai, a Chinese entrepreneur based in the eastern province of Zhejiang, made a major life decision earlier this year by moving abroad to pursue a PhD. While this is not uncommon, his destination of choice might appear unusual – he did not, as many of his peers, relocate to the United States or Europe. He went to Malaysia. Upon arriving on campus in Kuala Lumpur to study the application of AI-driven tools in media production, Cai noticed he was not the only one to make such a move. He is, in...

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5 d. ago Trump defends Chinese students in US: ‘China’s paying us a lot of money right now’

Trump defends Chinese students in US: ‘China’s paying us a lot of money right now’  The Hill

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7 d. ago As Trump welcomes Chinese students, schools cut ties under Republican pressure

While US President Donald Trump this week said he would allow 600,000 Chinese students into the United States, members of Congress in his Republican Party are increasingly moving to dismantle many of the long-standing partnerships that would make their arrival possible. On the day Trump said the US would welcome more Chinese students, Temple University in Philadelphia announced it was ending its partnership with the China Scholarship Council, the main Chinese government body funding study abroad...

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7 d. ago Trump’s Welcome of 600,000 Chinese Students Plays Into Beijing’s Hands, Experts Say

Trump’s Welcome of 600,000 Chinese Students Plays Into Beijing’s Hands, Experts Say  The Daily Signal

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7 d. ago How Trump’s newfound love for Chinese students is drawing MAGA backlash

How Trump’s newfound love for Chinese students is drawing MAGA backlash  Al Jazeera

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8 d. ago I’m a Stanford student. A Chinese agent tried to recruit me as a spy

I’m a Stanford student. A Chinese agent tried to recruit me as a spy  The Times

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9 d. ago China’s Tiangong beats ISS, mathematician mulls move: 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. Trump calls criticism of move to admit thousands of Chinese students ‘insulting’ US President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his proposal to admit hundreds of thousands of Chinese students, saying the US is “honoured” to host them and warning that the American college system would “go to hell” without them. 2. As the world watches PLA approach 100, is it...

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9 d. ago Nvidia says it’s missing out on China sales as it awaits guidelines on US 15% pay

Nvidia says it’s missing out on China sales as it awaits guidelines on US 15% pay-to-play plan  CNN

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9 d. ago China urges US to welcome Chinese students, stop 'harassment'

China urges US to welcome Chinese students, stop 'harassment'  Reuters

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9 d. ago Trump says US colleges would struggle without Chinese students

Trump says US colleges would struggle without Chinese students  Reuters

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9 d. ago Hong Kong student given community service for turning back on national anthem

A 19-year-old Hong Kong student has been sentenced to 180 hours of community service for insulting the national anthem by turning his back to the pitch when the song was played at a 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifier match last year. Eastern Court on Wednesday heard that Lau Pun-hei, a second-year political science student at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, showed “some remorse” and was unlikely to repeat the offence. Lau, who promised in mitigation not to commit the same mistake again, pleaded...

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