4 d. ago China's Xi seeks expanded role for Shanghai Cooperation Organization with development bank

Chinese President Xi Jinping says China would accelerate the building of a SCO development bank as he seeks to expand the organization’s influence and scope

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1 week ago What to know about the delisting of property developer China Evergrande's shares in Hong Kong

Shares in China Evergrande, the real estate developer whose downfall led a collapse in the country’s property market, have been delisted from Hong Kong's stock exchange as creditors work to wind up debts that totaled over $300 billion

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1 week ago Chinese property giant Evergrande delisted from Hong Kong stock market

China Evergrande’s delisting closes a chapter in country’s unprecedented property crisis

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2 w. ago Surrogate robot mums could rival real women as China builds robots that can give birth

The development of the world’s first artificial surrogate pregnancy robot is underway and expected to hit markets next year as the Chinese company Kaiwa Technology develop the dystopian robot

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2 w. ago China develops lithium battery twice as powerful as Tesla’s advanced cell

Breakthrough battery tech doubles energy density, boosting safety and lifespan

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3 w. ago Would YOU use a robot surrogate? China develops the world's first 'pregnancy humanoid' that's capable of giving birth to a live baby

It's a concept that currently only exists in sci-fi movies. But scientists in China are developing the world's first 'pregnancy robot' capable of carrying a baby to term and giving birth.

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3 w. ago ‘I don’t expect to live a normal life’: how a Leeds teenager woke up with a Chinese bounty on her head

After speaking out about the suppression of Hong Kong’s protests, Chloe Cheung was targeted by Beijing, followed on the street and abused online. Yet she remains defiantIt was Christmas Eve 2024 and 19-year-old Chloe Cheung was lying in bed at home in Leeds when she found out the Chinese authorities had put a bounty on her head. As she scrolled through Instagram looking at festive songs, a stream of messages from old school friends started coming into her phone. Look at the news, they told her.Media outlets across east Asia were reporting that Cheung, who had just finished her A-levels, had been declared a threat to national security by officials in Hong Kong. There was an offer of HK$1m (£94,000) to anyone who could assist in her arrest or capture. Continue reading...

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