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Economic and social pressures spur growth of 'side hustle' industries
Hong Kong residents are finding in Shenzhen, the mainland city next door, lower prices, better service and tasty cuisine.
Who doesn’t like a little braised pork with their coffee?
Companies spooked by detentions for alleged spying and U.S. sanctions
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All 'Freedom Convoy' truckers, donors could be drawn into class-action lawsuit over protest disruption
Canadian lawyer wants to fine everyone who was at the protest or donated to the truckers
After multiple delays and even a few faint glimmers of hope, a Hong Kong court has sounded the death knell for what was once China’s biggest real estate firm.
After studying thousands of samples, a Chinese team has developed a method of creating protein using methanol derived from coal
The population, now around 1.4 billion, is likely to drop to around half a billion by 2100—and women are being blamed
Manila earlier this month accused the Chinese coastguard and maritime militia of repeatedly firing water cannons at its resupply boats, causing "serious engine damage" to one, and "deliberately" ramming another.
Posting photos of military ships or aircraft captured from outside PLA installations or from commercial flights near sensitive areas has become a common sight in recent years as China rapidly modernized its forces.
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BRICS-led dedollarization should alarm the US as new members could be most aggressive against the greenback, former State Dept. official says
In a sign of instability in Beijing’s top ranks, foreign policy and defense officials are vanishing as Xi roots out perceived enemies.
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HANDS, FACE, SPACE China brings back masks & social distancing in chilling echo of lockdown over mystery outbreak 4 years on from Covid
It's almost exactly four years to the date when the first Covid-19 cases were detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in the latter months of 2019.
"Beijing’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: “As Taiwan is an inseparable part of China’s territory, there is no president of Taiwan.”" " the Chinese leader telling his US counterpart that reunification was “unstoppable.”"
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China’s PLA starts live-fire drills with Myanmar in border security test as junta-rebel clashes escalate
The rare joint exercises come amid fears of China’s border security being threatened as a coordinated offensive by northern rebel groups has the Myanmese junta facing its toughest challenge since seizing power in a military coup in 2021.
Alert issued over reported epidemic of 'undiagnosed pneumonia' among Chinese children
According to the Diving Medical Advisory Committee, a London-based body, high levels of underwater sound can cause "dizziness, hearing damage or other injuries" to divers.
The system "will automatically send an alert" on students "suspected of fasting during the fasting month" based on "dining records of such students," adding that administrators "can verify in person to clarify the situation."
Country, estimated to be owed up to $1.5trn, is increasing penalties for late payments and cutting back on infrastructure projects
Good thing Apple didn't do anything dumb like build all their factories in China
They wanted a shortcut
The bill only banned citizens of hostile countries from owning land, naturalized American citizens and permanent residents would still have been allowed to own property.
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Trans indigenous Canadian slams doctors for denying her euthanasia request, saying death would be better than her constant pain
Pain due to a fake vagina
At least 5,000 foreigners are in Chinese prisons—many for political reasons
"I miss the sun. In my cell, the sunlight shines through the window, but I can stand in it for only 10 hours a year," Cheng Lei said in an open letter to the people of Australia, dictated to diplomats who are able to speak to her each month.
Something something 'but Russia!'
China’s coal output increased 9% to 4.5 billion tons last year, more than half the world's total, and is set to continue to rise in the current year as Beijing looks to offset a 22.9% decline in hydropower generation.
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Hong Kong social worker sentenced to 21 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months, for doxxing police officer
Young people shut out of the labor market or burned out from overwork are being hired by their parents to do housework and be on hand whenever needed.
Many think war is inconceivable. Soon, Xi Jinping will have even more internal reasons to launch one, however. The problems building up inside China are too great.
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"Disgusting, disturbing and distressing": Cat in a blender video sparks widespread outrage online
“给洋人一点小小的中国震撼”
“The pathway and means for reaching this goal, and the tempo and intensity, should be and must be determined by ourselves, and never under the sway of others,” Xi said.
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Pro-Beijing groups claim credit for helping Olivia Chow win Toronto mayoralty. She says she was unaware
China controls Canada's elections through its citizens who have immigrated over there
Falun Gong members alleged in 2011 that Cisco provided China with the technology behind its “Golden Shield” surveillance platform
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‘You can never become a Westerner:’ China’s top diplomat urges Japan and South Korea to align with Beijing and ‘revitalize Asia’
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"An eavesdropping facility in Cuba, roughly 100 miles from Florida, would allow Chinese intelligence services to scoop up electronic communications throughout the southeastern U.S., where many military bases are located, and monitor U.S. ship traffic."
"The film has earned only $13,000 in Chinese pre-sales."
Prominent hub for sexual minorities was community ‘lighthouse’
A little reminder from 16 years ago
China isn't the first rival country our elites helped industrialize at our expense
An earlier suggestion by the French president that the security of Taiwan was not Europe’s immediate concern had drawn sharp criticism from some Western allies and commentators.
“AI is developing at a speed way beyond our imagination. Two people could potentially do the work that used to be done by 10.”
Taiwanese are rushing to buy patches being worn by their air force pilots that depict a Formosan black bear punching Winnie the Pooh
Disney's China partnerships come into focus for lawmakers
Despite Washington’s campaign to isolate Beijing, it has shown itself capable of steering global politics towards its goals.
Multiple states in the West are seeing an increase in Chinese workers and funding at unlicensed cultivation operations.
We are really stooping to new lows
A dad's concern over his 13 year old self-administering black market drugs is bigotry now
Looks like MIT has some probable spies in their ranks
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Battling critics and leaked intelligence reports that opponents say show he ignored warnings of Chinese interference in past elections
The popular Chinese-owned app has turned to SKDK, which has a number of veterans in the administration.
WHO running interference
It's raining ta- worms from out of the sky!
The region is undergoing tectonic geopolitical shifts as Arab spring-fueled rivalries fade
"Itadakimasu!" - Xi Jinping
Delegates to the annual National People’s Congress on Friday also formally reappointed Xi as chairman of the Central Military Commission.
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Man picked to write report on Chinese election interference ran Trudeau Foundation when big donations came in from China
Just in case you thought Canada was not a failed state, yet.
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Liberals dump candidate over revenge porn scandal after he LEAKED X-rated pictures of fellow MP in latest blow to NSW Premier ahead of March election
"Revenge porn" from pictures she had taken for Penthouse
Prepare your spiciest Tiananmen Square questions
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China claims it successfully cloned 3 ‘super cows’ that make vastly more milk than normal cows do
The scientists say they plan to build a herd of 1,000 super cows in the next two to three years.
