29 h. ago Amazon Web Services outage sparks global issues, Trump lists China demands

Amazon Web Services outage sparks global issues, Trump lists China demands  Yahoo Finance

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56 h. ago China Rare Earth Squeeze Sparks Interest In Australian Nickel Assets

China Rare Earth Squeeze Sparks Interest In Australian Nickel Assets  Forbes

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63 h. ago Wake up Britain, your pressing problem is hardly Chinese espionage

The collapse of the so-called China spy case in the UK has sparked a storm of headlines. Accusations of “spying for China”, allegations of improper government involvement in the dropping of the case, White House anger – the story ticked every box for front-page drama. Criticism of the government’s handling of the case was amplified by opposition politicians and commentators who never miss an opportunity to cast suspicion on closer ties with Beijing. This is not the first time people have been...

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63 h. ago Britain’s obsession with ‘Chinese spying’ says more about the UK than China

The collapse of the so-called China spy case in the UK has sparked a storm of headlines. Accusations of “spying for China”, allegations of improper government involvement in the dropping of the case, White House anger – the story ticked every box for front-page drama. Criticism of the government’s handling of the case was amplified by opposition politicians and commentators who never miss an opportunity to cast suspicion on closer ties with Beijing. This is not the first time people have been...

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5 d. ago Why a police DNA collection drive in China has sparked privacy worries

A controversial plan by police in a northern Chinese city to build a crime-fighting tool using blood samples from men has sparked a debate over privacy rights. Police in Xilinhot in Inner Mongolia announced last month that they would start collecting DNA samples to update a data bank for identification information used for such items as ID cards and passports, according to a report by China Newsweek magazine. The police also said at the time that the samples would help in “preventing elderly and...

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5 d. ago Zion Church: China's arrest of 30 Christians sparks fears of a bigger crackdown

Zion Church: China's arrest of 30 Christians sparks fears of a bigger crackdown  BBC

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6 d. ago LVMH sales beat on improved China sparks luxury sector rally

LVMH sales beat on improved China sparks luxury sector rally  Reuters

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6 d. ago LVMH sales beat on improved China sparks luxury share rally By Reuters

LVMH sales beat on improved China sparks luxury share rally By Reuters  Investing.com

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1 week ago Margin Access Cut Sparks Slide in China’s Expensive Chip Shares

Margin Access Cut Sparks Slide in China’s Expensive Chip Shares  Bloomberg.com

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1 week ago Outrage over rude China tourist in Japan who scoffs sample food, misuses hand dryer

A Chinese university student has sparked anger on social media in China and Japan after documenting his disrespectful “poverty travel” exploits in Osaka. His outrage-causing actions included abusing free samples of food and drying his hair with a public hand dryer. The travel influencer known as Yikeshu, who boasts nearly 200,000 followers on a major mainland social media platform, claimed to be a 21-year-old student at Hainan University in Haikou, Hainan province, southern China. He gained...

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1 week ago Outrage over rude China tourist in Japan who eats sample food, misuses hand dryer

A Chinese university student has sparked anger on social media in China and Japan after documenting his disrespectful “poverty travel” exploits in Osaka. His outrage-causing actions included abusing free samples of food and drying his hair with a public hand dryer. The travel influencer known as Yikeshu, who boasts nearly 200,000 followers on a major mainland social media platform, claimed to be a 21-year-old student at Hainan University in Haikou, Hainan province, southern China. He gained...

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2 w. ago China’s gold fever: record prices spark excitement and FOMO – buy, sell or hold?

With gold prices dancing near a never-before-seen US$3,900 an ounce, Chinese investors and consumers are finding themselves caught up in a whirlwind of excitement and trepidation – frustrated by missed opportunities, wary of the record-high rally, and scrambling to decide whether to buy, sell or hold their glittering assets. After topping US$3,800 an ounce for the first time last week in a surprise surge that has continued this week, gold is keeping market participants on their toes. Yue, a...

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2 w. ago GLOBALink | China's National Day holiday sparks surge in cultural tourism

GLOBALink | China's National Day holiday sparks surge in cultural tourism  Xinhua

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2 w. ago Dried cricket mooncake filling sparks concerns in China about possible roach option

As this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, a type of novel mooncake has been launched that has attracted public attention in China because its filling is made from crickets. After such cricket mooncakes went viral on social media, internet users in southern China’s Guangdong province, where cockroaches are rampant due to the warm climate, made playful comments that cockroach mooncakes might not be far away. The cricket mooncake is produced by a farming centre in Linyi, Shandong province, in...

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2 w. ago How Rumors of an Elusive Chip Machine Sparked a China Stock Rally

How Rumors of an Elusive Chip Machine Sparked a China Stock Rally  Bloomberg.com

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2 w. ago China’s ‘super golden week’ forecast to spark travel boom at home and abroad

Visa-free travel abroad and free toll roads at home are expected to fuel a surge in travel by Chinese citizens during an extra-long holiday starting this week, in what analysts call a boon for the service economy. Total trips outside mainland China are forecast to reach between 8 million and 8.4 million – more than double the 3.8 million recorded for the holiday in 2024 – according to travel marketing and technology company China Trading Desk on Monday. Demand is “surging” for visa-free...

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3 w. ago China’s drive to attract foreign tech talent sparks rare anti

China’s drive to attract foreign tech talent sparks rare anti-immigrant backlash  The Globe and Mail

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3 w. ago Rich, educated Chinese man chooses to live as homeless, survives on US$14 monthly

A young man from China has sparked controversy by abandoning an elite lifestyle to live as a homeless individual, surviving on just 100 yuan (US$14) a month. Zhao Dian, 32, spent his formative years in Shanghai before relocating to New Zealand at the age of 10. He became an academic powerhouse, earning two bachelor’s degrees and three master’s degrees in finance while living in Sydney, New York, Beijing, and Paris. Despite relentless pressure from his parents to succeed, Zhao was drawn to the...

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3 w. ago Rich, educated Chinese man chooses homelessness, survives on US$14 monthly

A young man from China has sparked controversy by abandoning an elite lifestyle to live as a homeless individual, surviving on just 100 yuan (US$14) a month. Zhao Dian, 32, spent his formative years in Shanghai before relocating to New Zealand at the age of 10. He became an academic powerhouse, earning two bachelor’s degrees and three master’s degrees in finance while living in Sydney, New York, Beijing, and Paris. Despite relentless pressure from his parents to succeed, Zhao was drawn to the...

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3 w. ago Harimoto sparks backlash, says Wang Chuqin only good China table tennis player

Harimoto sparks backlash, says Wang Chuqin only good China table tennis player  South China Morning Post

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