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Shanghai hosts groundbreaking exhibit on ancient Greece
Artifacts from Greeks: Agamemnon to Alexander the Great. The free exhibition runs at the World Expo Museum in Shanghai until Oct 26. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The free exhibition Greeks: Agamemnon to Alexander the Great is running at...
‘Go us! Look at what we can do!’ The water sport empowering breast cancer survivors
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size It was her first dragon boat race that broke her. As Rose Glassock slipped her paddle into the...

Vietnam and China’s fireworks performances for DIFF 2025 Grand Finale revealed
Representing Vietnam in the DIFF 2025 grand final, Z21Vina Pyrotech will present a meticulously crafted performance titled “Message of peace.” Featuring around 7,000 fireworks shells and a carefully curated music selection, the team promises a...

Chinese jet designer calls for fighters to be produced, updated 'like mobile phones'
A prominent Chinese aircraft designer has highlighted the importance of advanced technologies for future fighters, as more images emerge showing Beijing’s naval aviation ambitions. Artificial intelligence and the ability to work with unmanned...

Macau streamers go live in Europe for mainland Chinese audience
Macau has recently sent a delegation of live-streamers and business representatives to Portugal and France for a mission designed to boost cross-border e-commerce. According to the Economic and Technological Development Bureau, the delegates...

Circle eyes China market Alipay integration amid reported Ant Group partnership
Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, is reportedly exploring a partnership with Ant Group to extend its presence into China, according to a July 10 report by Bloomberg. Sources familiar with the matter reportedly said that Ant Group, parent...

Personal Liability under China’s Anti‑Monopoly Law: Administrative Fines, Civil Litigation, and Criminal Sanctions
In the past half year of 2025, China’s antitrust watchdog has imposed fines on 11 individuals for antitrust violations, including sole proprietors, senior executives, and employees involved in cartels or obstruction of investigations. In recent...

Czech Republic Bans China’s DeepSeek Over Data Security Concerns
The Deepseek logo, in this illustration taken on Jan. 29, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Reuters The Czech Republic has banned the use of products from Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek due to concerns over data security and information...

Establishment and Verification of Risk Prediction Model for Adverse Outcomes After Hip Arthroplasty in Elderly Patients
Introduction Hip arthroplasty stands as a key surgical intervention for end-stage hip diseases, frequently employed for conditions like osteoarthritis, osteonecrosis of the femoral head, hip dysplasia, and hip fractures.1 The ageing population and...

China-Russia Bhai Bhai: What India Can Expect
China appears determined to upgrade Pakistan's military capabilities, sufficient to ensure local parity with India, alerts former foreign secretary Ambassador Shyam Saran. IMAGE: Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, with his Chinese...

Egypt, China Forge Deeper Strategic Collaboration
(MENAFN) Egypt and China pledged on Thursday to deepen collaboration across multiple sectors as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hosted Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Cairo for high-level discussions aimed at strengthening bilateral relations. The...

In Depth: The Scam That Turned China’s Housing Slump Into a Cash Machine
Li Qing's experience selling her apartment in Guilin illustrates a troubling trend in China’s real estate sector: financial speculators exploiting the downturn by engineering sham sales to extract cash from inflated mortgages. Enticed by a promise...

SAMR Publishes Official Review on China’s Antitrust Enforcement in 2024: Key Developments and Takeaways
Contents Executive Summary I. Legislative and Policy Developments II. Enforcement Overview and Trends III. Merger Control Review and Enforcement IV. Sectoral Competition Assessments V. Practical Takeaways Executive Summary On June 7, 2025, China’s...

Hong Kong waiter charged with inciting subversion under Beijing-imposed nat. security law
A Hong Kong waiter has become the latest person charged with inciting subversion under the Beijing-imposed national security law. West Kowloon Law Courts Building. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Chan Ho-hin, 22, appeared at the West Kowloon...

Rema explains the artistic depth of his album 'HEIS' to mark its 1-year anniversary
July 10, 2025, marks the first anniversary of Rema's sophomore album 'HEIS', and the superstar is marking the moment by sharing some insights into the project's artistic depth.In a series of posts on X, which he tags "Author's Notes," Rema shared...
China’s ‘new farmers’ learn to live stream in rural revitalisation
YANTAI, China - Ms Gao Chaorong knows what it takes to turn out good crops of sweet potatoes, peanuts and wheat, but tasty produce is no longer enough to draw China’s app-savvy crowd. To prevent her crops from rotting unsold in the fields, the...

Humanoid robot soldiers could lead to ‘indiscriminate killings,’ China military warns
China’s official military newspaper has called for urgent ethical and legal research to regulate the future use of humanoid robots in warfare, warning of potential moral and legal consequences. The People’s Liberation Army Daily, also known as the...

Tomorrowland Coming to Asia with First Festival in Shanghai, Followed by Thailand
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The globally renowned Tomorrowland music festival from Belgium is set to make its first-ever appearance in Asia. Although the full artist lineup is yet to be announced, organizers confirm that several world-famous DJs will...

WSDG unveils Studio D at FAMA, a boutique masterpiece tucked inside Santo Domingo’s premier music complex
July 9, 2025 – The award-winning architectural acoustic consulting and media systems engineering firm WSDG has unveiled its latest contribution to FAMA Studios: Studio D, a discreet yet powerful creative space concealed within the walls of the...

The US-PH hoax on 2012 South China Sea arbitration
First of three parts With the us still the hegemonic power ruling the planet since world war ii, we have been under the spell of its hoaxes, manufactured to justify its control over most of the world. That the vietnamese nationalists’ war of...