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News China: China’s Biggest Social Media Celebrity Is… Kris Jenner?

Published on: Tuesday 31 March 2026
China’s Biggest Social Media Celebrity Is… Kris Jenner?
News source: https://gizmodo.com/chinas-biggest-social-media-celebrity-is-kris-jenner-2000739943

RedNote users have been changing their profile pics and "praying" to the reality TV icon with the hopes of manifesting fame and fortune.

News China: China's middle class is 'shadow saving' — hoarding cash instead of spending — and it could be a problem for Americans

Published on: Sunday 05 April 2026
China's middle class is 'shadow saving' — hoarding cash instead of spending — and it could be a problem for Americans
News source: https://www.aol.com/finance/chinas-middle-class-shadow-saving-123000236.html

China’s middle class is sitting on a mountain of cash, but they’re refusing to spend it. Bank deposits are surging, interest rates are near zero, and yet households are tightening their wallets.

News China: Visa-free policy boosts inbound Russian tourists via NE China’s Heilongjiang by over 60% in six months

Published on: Tuesday 17 March 2026
Visa-free policy boosts inbound Russian tourists via NE China’s Heilongjiang by over 60% in six months
News source: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202603/1357121.shtml

Six months after China introduced a 30-day stay visa-free policy for Russian citizens, the policy's benefits have driven rapid growth in cross-border travel. Russian tourists entering China through ...

News China: China’s Top Conductive Fiber Manufacturer Sets Benchmark in Functional Textiles

Published on: Friday 16 January 2026
China’s Top Conductive Fiber Manufacturer Sets Benchmark in Functional Textiles
News source: https://www.azcentral.com/press-release/story/22300/chinas-top-conductive-fiber-manufacturer-sets-benchmark-in-functional-textiles/

HAINING, ZHEJIANG, CHINA, January 14, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Global demand for functional textiles is surging, ...

News China: China’s Zhejiang targets 3- to 7-nanometre AI chip breakthroughs to counter US chokehold

Published on: Thursday 15 January 2026
China’s Zhejiang targets 3- to 7-nanometre AI chip breakthroughs to counter US chokehold
News source: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3340050/chinas-zhejiang-targets-3-7-nanometre-ai-chip-breakthroughs-counter-us-chokehold

Advanced chips have become the main pillar of income for some global tech firms, underscoring the weight of Zhejiang’s ambitions. On Thursday, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ...

News China: Siam Society unveils 10-day Shanxi expedition

Published on: Tuesday 06 January 2026
Siam Society unveils 10-day Shanxi expedition
News source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/travel/3170428/siam-society-unveils-10day-shanxi-expedition

Siam Society is holding a study trip to Shanxi, one of China's most historically significant regions, from April 6-15.

News China: China Drafts New Laws Covering AI And Mental Health That Spurs International Interest

Published on: Tuesday 06 January 2026
China Drafts New Laws Covering AI And Mental Health That Spurs International Interest
News source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/lanceeliot/2026/01/07/china-drafts-new-laws-covering-ai-and-mental-health-that-spurs-international-interest/

China has proposed a new set of AI laws. I examine portions pertaining to human mental health. Some intriguing aspects arise. An AI Insider scoop.

News China: Government 'disappointed' with China's new beef import tariffs

Published on: Wednesday 31 December 2025
Government 'disappointed' with China's new beef import tariffs
News source: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/government-disappointed-with-chinas-new-beef-import-tariffs/qnack33o9

An industry group has also warned the newly announced tariffs could damage trade worth over $1 billion between Australia and China.

News China: Travel surge signals ‘strong start’ for China’s tourism

Published on: Friday 02 January 2026
Travel surge signals ‘strong start’ for China’s tourism
News source: https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2026/01/travel-surge-strong-start-chinas-tourism/

The New Year holiday period, from Thursday to Saturday, has emerged as a barometer for consumer sentiment, following the Central Economic Work Conference in December, which prioritized expanding domestic demand in 2026.

News China: How can Ukraine rebuild China ties scarred by Russia’s war?

Published on: Wednesday 17 December 2025
How can Ukraine rebuild China ties scarred by Russia’s war?
News source: https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/china/china-largest-hydropower-dam-intl-hnk-dst

Thousands of miles from China’s populous coastline, a sharp bend in a remote Himalayan river is set to become the centerpiece of one of the country’s most ambitious – and controversial – infrastructure projects to date.

News China: China Has Bought More Than Half the Soybeans It Promised From US

Published on: Wednesday 17 December 2025
China Has Bought More Than Half the Soybeans It Promised From US
News source: https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/china/china-largest-hydropower-dam-intl-hnk-dst

Thousands of miles from China’s populous coastline, a sharp bend in a remote Himalayan river is set to become the centerpiece of one of the country’s most ambitious – and controversial – infrastructure projects to date.

News China: China is building the world’s most powerful hydropower system deep in the Himalayas. It remains shrouded in secrecy

Published on: Tuesday 16 December 2025
China is building the world’s most powerful hydropower system deep in the Himalayas. It remains shrouded in secrecy
News source: https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/china/china-largest-hydropower-dam-intl-hnk-dst

Thousands of miles from China’s populous coastline, a sharp bend in a remote Himalayan river is set to become the centerpiece of one of the country’s most ambitious – and controversial – infrastructure projects to date.

News China: Chinese takeaway: Hainan axes Dublin route to Shenzhen

Published on: Monday 12 August 2019
Chinese takeaway: Hainan axes Dublin route to Shenzhen
News source: https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/chinese-takeaway-hainan-axes-dublin-route-to-shenzhen-38396636.html

John Mulligan Twitter Email In a significant blow to efforts to cement air links between Ireland and Asia, China's Hainan Airlines is axing its route from Dublin to Shenzhen and suspending its Beijing ...

News China: Newsletter: Cal Inc.: No, Mr. President, China isn’t paying your tariffs. We are

Published on: Sunday 11 August 2019
Newsletter: Cal Inc.: No, Mr. President, China isn’t paying your tariffs. We are
News source: https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-08-11/newsletter-how-tariffs-work

President Trump keeps insisting that China, not U.S. consumers ... The trade coalition called June “one of the highest tariffed months in U.S. history.” To hear Trump tell it, this is great news. “It ...

News China: China's success is a story of capitalism eradicating poverty

Published on: Sunday 11 August 2019
China's success is a story of capitalism eradicating poverty
News source: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/chinas-success-is-a-story-of-capitalism-eradicating-poverty

China gave birth to several products that helped change the course of history, such as gunpowder, the compass, and paper money. But its greatest gift to the world has been something different: Setting an example of how capitalist economic policies can help liberate hundreds of millions of people from a life lived in bare subsistence poverty.

News China: Readers Write: The U.S. and China, public employee retirement funds, climate and public health, police-involved killings

Published on: Friday 09 August 2019
Readers Write: The U.S. and China, public employee retirement funds, climate and public health, police-involved killings
News source: http://www.startribune.com/readers-write-the-u-s-and-china-public-employee-retirement-funds-climate-and-public-health-police-involved-killings-and-media-spin-minneapolis-drive-through-ban/531024881/

The Aug. 4 commentary “What does China want? The world/one ruler” starts out with a noble position. “But, that’s just the government. Our best strategy is to learn from the Chinese people what vision ...

News China: Hong Kong protests paralyze one of Asia's busiest airports as China cracks down

Published on: Sunday 11 August 2019
Hong Kong protests paralyze one of Asia's busiest airports as China cracks down
News source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hong-kong-protest-shut-down-hong-kong-international-airport-china-crackdown-today-2019-08-12/

The office that handles Hong Kong affairs for China's government alleged in a statement on Monday that "radical demonstrators" had "repeatedly attacked police officers." "They have already constituted ...

News China: ZTE, China Mobile empower China's first 5G sporting event with 5G Live TV solutions

Published on: Sunday 11 August 2019
ZTE, China Mobile empower China's first 5G sporting event with 5G Live TV solutions
News source: https://www.itweb.co.za/content/6GxRKqY8xNEMb3Wj

ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the mobile Internet, has announced today that ZTE and the ...