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Business-class flights, once largely the domain of company reps on paid trips, are becoming more popular among tourists in China who do not mind spending a bit extra for a comfortable ride from start to finish, industry insiders said. Businesspeople once occupied 90 per cent of the spacious seats, but have lost that ed
A simple fish hook carries a powerful story of sacrifice and perseverance from the Long March. Today, at Beijing Bayi School,ninth graders are revisiting The Golden Fish Hook through art — using brushes, tablets and AI to turn a chapter of history into their own visual stories.
French and Chinese artists and artisans are bringing centuries-old craftsmanship into contemporary dialogue through a new cultural project in Shanghai.
From the vast grasslands of north China's Inner Mongolia comes a sound deeply rooted in the region's nomadic culture. The resonant tones of the morin khuur, also known as the horse-head fiddle, carry stories of life on the grasslands and generations of cultural memory.
China has announced the expansion of the resource base for a major lithium deposit in the southwestern province of Sichuan by about 70 per cent, strengthening the country’s potential long-term supply for the metal – an essential component in the production of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage. Af
During a recent reporting trip to the economic backwater of Nanning, the capital of southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, the Pinglu Canal and US tech titan Apple’s latest product launch were on nearly everyone’s lips. The canal, which was officially opened on September 16, was built to make Guangxi a mari
Employment in the United States grew by 29,000 jobs in September, missing analysts' expectations significantly, with the unemployment rate rising slightly to 4.2 percent, government data showed on Friday. Adding to the weak data, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) also revised down job figures for July and August by
The race to loosen China’s grip on tungsten is moving to Kazakhstan, where United States-backed mining projects are attempting to compete in an industry where Chinese investment already has an operating foothold. Global tungsten prices have surged more than 200 per cent since May 2025, according to commodity and energy
US markets closed higher on Friday after weak US jobs data lowered the odds of Federal Reserve rate hikes. Major US indices spent most of the day solidly in positive territory following the lacklustre hiring data for September. Equities were also supported by a pullback in oil prices after G7 countries agreed to an eme
The KMT has signaled that it intends to press ahead with efforts to institutionalize caning as a punishment for severe crimes. Such crimes would include sexual assault, child abuse, driving under the influence of drugs, and serious cases of fraud
CDT presents a monthly series of censored content that has been added to our “404 Deleted Content Archive.” Each month, we publish a summary of content blocked or deleted (often yielding the message “404: content not found”) from Chinese platforms such as WeChat, Weibo, Douyin (TikTok’s counterpart in the Chinese marke
Greg Lui allegedly used false paperwork to smuggle export-controlled gear from US to third countries and then China US authorities have arrested a man accused of smuggling more than $300m worth of computer servers to China , the Department of Justice announced. Greg Lui, 38, of California , also known as “Yiu Kong Lui”
US lawmakers say operating in region where Muslim minorities face mass detention is ‘morally bankrupt’ US lawmakers have urged Starbucks to close newly opened outlets in China’s Xinjiang, saying it was a “morally bankrupt decision” to operate in a region where Beijing has been accused of widespread human rights abuses
A reported move by the United States to restrict exports of aircraft parts to China would place another speed bump on production of the C919 – a Chinese passenger jet designed to compete with Airbus and Boeing – as alternative sources of critical components for the plane are not readily available, according to analysts
China’s EV charging volume on its highways hit a new high on the first day of the seven-day National Day holiday, as the country’s rapidly expanding electric vehicle fleet drives up demand for charging infrastructure. Single-day charging volume reached 28 million kWh, a 60.4 per cent increase compared with the first da
China's railway network handled 25.204 million passenger trips on October 1, the first day of the week-long National Day holiday, setting a new single-day record, China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway) said on Friday. On October 2, the railway network is expected to handle 20.39 million passenger trips, wi
As residents grapple with the aftermath of flooding that left over 30 people dead, the junta is bombing affected villages in an attempt to advance into the area, resistance sources say
One year after a targeted Russian drone strike killed French freelance photojournalist Antoni Lallican in Ukraine, MFRR partners mark the anniversary by renewing their call for effective cooperation between French and Ukrainian investigations to ensure that justice is secured. The MFRR also extends its condolences to L
Hong Kong stock debuts are losing steam as a deluge of initial public offerings (IPOs) overwhelms investor appetite. Seven of September’s 12 IPOs fell on the first day of trading, raising the third-quarter total to 15 flops out of 31, based on Bloomberg data. By contrast, there were only 14 declines among 77 debuts in
TOKYO – China gave global investors one of 2026’s biggest AI thrills. Yet the country that helped ignite excitement about artificial intelligence is home to one of the worst-performing major stock markets. While AI fever has propelled Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo higher, Chinese shares are stuck in reverse. So what gives? S
China’s finance minister has pledged to roll out incremental and targeted fiscal policies to help achieve leadership’s full-year growth target for the country, following a freshly announced package of supportive measures. However, analysts expect Beijing to stop short of a major stimulus, providing only “just enough” s
Written by Jozef Huljak. This article discusses how Lithuania is resuming economic cooperation talks with Taiwan despite internal political pressure to reset relations with Beijing. This strategy aims to shift the relationship from symbolic solidarity to durable economic interest, testing Europe's resolve against Chine
Chief Executive John Lee on Friday pledged to keep driving coordinated development in the Greater Bay Area, boosting tech cooperation, infrastructure links and cross-border rules alignment. Speaking in a video address at the 10th Global Greater Bay Area Summit, he said the government will press ahead with major coopera
China has set a five-year goal for the expansion of intelligent computing capacity to drive artificial intelligence (AI) that calls for a more than fourfold increase on what was in place at the end of June this year. To reach the 2030 target while being blocked by the United States from importing the most advanced West
Kaiser Kuo's “The Great Reckoning” is something less than an argument. It is instead a number of disconnected gestures, intended to cast doubt upon Western hegemony and suggest the ascent of China as an alternative to the US-led global order
The chief executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), Bonnie Chan, said the stock exchange will continue to optimise its listing framework to make it easier for mainland enterprises to list in the city. Speaking on the RTHK programme "On Broadcast Drive", she pointed out that the HKEX plays a crucial role in
Now a major player in the media production space, China’s Ministry of State Security wants national security consciousness, including over Taiwan, to be deeply enmeshed with the public’s entertainment choices. The post National Security on the Silver Screen appeared first on China Media Project .
Guest Post: Could the growing deployment of RPKI become a threat to routing stability? This study analyses more than 11 years of RPKI and BGP data, measuring how much routing activity can be associated with RPKI-related changes.
InterContinental Resort, Mauritius The Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA), will host the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2026 (FIFAfrica26) set to take place The post Access Now at CIPESA’s 2026 FIFAfrica appeared first on Access Now .