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China’s auto industry inflated sales for years by exporting new cars as ‘used’
Open this photo in gallery: A Reuters review showed that regional governments in China actively encourage the export and sale of fake used cars.CHINA DAILY/Reuters
China’s auto industry has inflated car sales for years through a burgeoning government-b…
Toronto’s Domee Shi, ‘Elio’ hits close to home
A scene from “Elio,” a Pixar animated sci-fi film about an 11-year-old orphan who yearns to be snatched by extraterrestrials to escape his loneliness — and gets his wish when an interplanetary organization mistakes him for Earth’s ambassador, is shown …
Academic with apparent ties to Beijing has forged links within UK parliament
An academic with apparent connections to the Chinese Communist party has forged links inside the UK parliament and met King Charles and Queen Camilla.
Yu Xiong, a professor of business analytics at the University of Surrey and a cryptocurrency entrepre…
Humanoid workers and surveillance buggies: ‘embodied AI’ is reshaping daily life in China
On a misty Saturday afternoon in Shenzhen’s Central Park, a gaggle of teenage girls are sheltering from the drizzle under a concrete canopy. With their bags of crisps piled high in front of them, they crowd around a couple of smartphones to sing along …
Chinese energy firm chooses Birmingham for first UK base creating more than 30 jobs
A Chinese-owned renewable energy firm is to open its new UK headquarters in Birmingham later this year, creating more than 30 jobs.
West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker announced EcoFlow is to set up at Bruntwood SciTech’s Innovation Birmingham Cam…
Abducted Chinese actor’s rescue from scam centre spurs families of those missing to act
Chinese actor Wang Xing (right) with Thai police officers after returning from Myanmar, at the Thai-Myanmar border district of Mae Sot, on Jan 7. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
CHONGQING/BEIJING – A Chinese TV actor’s swift rescue from a fraud farm on Jan 7 after goin…
Coming Soon: The World’s Largest Artificial Island Airport
Post-pandemic air travel has bounced back in China over the past few years. The country expects to set a record high of over 700 million passengers transported in 2024, surpassing pre-pandemic levels and representing a 14% increase over the previous ye…
Xi’s anti-corruption sweep is bringing instability to the Chinese system
These developments raise critical questions: Can trust in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) be maintained? Is there an internal rift within its ranks, along with growing resentment towards Xi? What impact might this have on China’s 2027 modernisation …
Factbox-List of Chinese entities who have turned to the cloud for access to restricted US tech
(Reuters) – State-linked Chinese entities are using cloud services provided by Amazon or its rivals to access advanced U.S. chips and artificial intelligence capabilities that they cannot acquire otherwise, recent public tender documents showed.&…
More Than You Might Think: A Look At Beijing’s Various Airports
Starting from this article, Simple Flying plans to gradually introduce our readers to the interesting civil aviation stories in each provincial-level administrative unit of China in a series of articles. We will begin by introducing regions that are mo…