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China's Military Prepares to Show Off Huge Submarine Drones
Newsweek
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August 18, 2025
China is set to debut at least two of its unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) during a military parade as the country's sea power gap with the United States continues to narrow. Why It Matters The preparations come as the People's Liberation Army...
Chinese stocks near highest level in decade, with market cap totaling 100 trillion yuan
Global Times
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Chinese stocks closed higher on Monday, with the Shanghai benchmark index closing at its highest point in nearly a decade on August 18 and the market capitalization of A-share listed companies surpassing 100 trillion yuan ($13.92 billion) for the...
Chinese FM starts India visit with itinerary of high-level engagements
Global Times
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China-India. Photo: VCG Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi kicked off his visit to India on Monday, with a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson saying on the same day that China hopes to work with India to deliver on the important common...
China’s Podcast Boom: 150M Listeners Amid Censorship Hurdles
WebProNews
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August 18, 2025
Booming Voices in a Controlled Space In the heart of Shanghai, from a modest 26th-floor office converted into a studio near People’s Square, podcaster Cheng Yanliang records episodes of his show “Left-Right,” captivating millions with discussions...
China is run by engineers, and the US by too many lawyers
Financial Review
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August 18, 2025
John Thornhill Aug 19, 2025 – 5.00am Gift this article Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Login In April 2022, during China’s belated COVID-19...
China has reportedly told its data center operators to source more than 50% of their chips from domestic manufacturers in an effort to break away from US tech
PC Gamer
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August 18, 2025
The Chinese government has reportedly mandated that its domestic data center operators nationwide should source more than 50 per cent of their chips from domestic producers. The mandate is said to have originated in guidelines proposed last March...
China Market Update: Mainland Stock Market Cap Hits 10-Year High
Forbes
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Key News Asian equities started the week mixed as Shenzhen and Mainland China-listed growth stocks outperformed, while South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand underperformed and Indonesia was closed for Independence Day. The total value of Mainland...
China Poised to Beat NASA in Moon Race by 2030
WebProNews
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August 18, 2025
In the escalating race to return humans to the lunar surface, recent developments suggest China is poised to outpace the United States, a scenario that could reshape global space dominance. According to a detailed analysis in Ars Technica,...
Beijing vows to safeguard relations of Taiwan, China
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) China on Monday reaffirmed that it will “never allow anyone or any force to separate” Taiwan from its territory, emphasizing its long-standing claim over the island. The statement followed comments by US President Donald Trump, who said...
China, UN Urge Stronger Vocational Training in Africa
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Chinese representatives and United Nations officials have jointly emphasized the importance of expanding vocational training and skills development initiatives across Africa to accelerate the continent’s industrialization and broader...
China and Russia oppose invoking snapback mechanism
Tehran Times
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August 18, 2025
TEHRAN - In an article, Vatan-e-Emrooz addressed China and Russia’s opposition to Europe’s move to activate the snapback mechanism against Iran and wrote: The opposition of China and Russia, as two permanent members of the UN Security Council, has...
China’s National People’s Congress highlights progress in promoting socialist democracy
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Since March 2021, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) and its standing committee have enacted 35 laws, approved 62 legislative amendments, and passed 34 binding resolutions, according to reports. The update was provided by Song Rui,...
China-Built Mombasa-Nairobi railway is hitting new success
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Kenya’s Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), constructed with Chinese support, has achieved 3,000 days of safe operation as of Saturday, according to reports. Since opening on May 31, 2017, the railway has carried nearly 15.93...
China states stable growth in railway freight
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) China reported stable growth in railway freight during the first seven months of 2025, driven by more efficient network operations and enhanced services, according to national railway authorities. The railway system moved over 2.33...
Chinese-built Ethiopian Airlines headquarters building tops out
Xinhua News Agency
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ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The new Ethiopian Airlines Group headquarters building, which is under construction in Addis Ababa, the East African country's capital, has topped out, marking completion of its main structural works. The...
Chinese Startup Unveils Robot With Artificial Womb to Carry Babies
Techweez
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August 18, 2025
A Chinese company wants to put an artificial womb inside humanoid robots, and the internet is losing its collective mind. Kaiwa Technology, based in Guangzhou, claims they’ll have a working prototype by next year that can carry a human baby for...
China's summer box office surpasses 10 billion yuan, led by domestic films
Xinhua News Agency
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Moviegoers walk past film posters at a cinema in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 17, 2025. (Photo by Su Yang/Xinhua)by Xinhua writer Zhang Yunlong BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's summer box office revenue has surpassed 10 billion...
China Accused of Genocide, Systematic Abuses in US Human Rights Report
Asianet Newsable
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August 18, 2025
The US State Department's annual human rights report accuses China of genocide and crimes against humanity against ethnic and religious minorities, including mass detentions, forced labor, and suppression of freedoms. Washington [US], August...
entertainment Health alert: Jet Li undergoes surgery, Jackson Wang cancels fan-sign after getting food poisoning
Asiaone
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August 18, 2025
Jet Li undergoes surgery Jet Li revealed he underwent surgery recently. In a Douyin post yesterday (Aug 17) morning, the 62-year-old China-born action star, who has been Singaporean since 2009, posted two photos with one of him lying on a hospital...
China: ambiguity of separate comparison principle for novelty assessment presenting fresh issues in invalidation proceedings
Intellectual Asset Management
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August 18, 2025
In summary The core of the patent system lies in the principle of ‘disclosure in exchange for protection’, with novelty examination serving as the key mechanism to ensure the implementation of this principle. The principle of separate comparison,...