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Japan Sees 60% Drop In Chinese Tourists As Diplomatic Tensions Deepen
Mainland Chinese visitors to Japan plunged 60.7% in January amid a diplomatic spat over Taiwan, dropping from nearly a million to 385,300. A Beijing travel warning, fewer flights, and PM Takaichi's hawkish stance fueled the fallout.
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QS World University Sustainability Rankings 2026: Check Top Global Institutions
The ranking features 240 US universities, 163 from China, and 109 from the UK, highlighting growing global participation and debut entries, especially from Mainland China and India.
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Ant Group Registers ‘Antcoin’ Trademark in Hong Kong as China Tightens Crypto Rules
Ant Group, the Alibaba-backed fintech powerhouse, has registered the “Antcoin” trademark in Hong Kong through its Cayman Islands subsidiary. The move underlines the firm’s intent to pursue blockchain-based innovation in friendlier jurisdictions as Beijing tightens its control over cryptocurrency activity and limits private digital asset proje...
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India, China Resume Direct Flights From Kolkata to Guangzhou After 5 Years
After a hiatus of over four years, direct commercial air services between Kolkata and mainland China's Guangzhou city resumed on Sunday with the first flight taking off from the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport at 10 pm.
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Apple Reportedly Delays iPhone Air Launch in China Amidst eSIM Compliance Hurdles
Apple has reportedly postponed the release of the iPhone Air in China. The company is said to be working with mainland authorities to resolve regulatory issues related to the eSIM requirement. It is currently up for pre-orders in several markets, including India. Sales will begin next week.
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Explained: Why China's Gaokao Is Considered The World's Toughest Exam
China's Gaokao Exam: In 2024, each of the top 115 universities admitted, on average, just 5,800 students out of 13.4 million applicants.
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QS World University Rankings By Subject 2025: Find The Best Universities For Your Chosen Field
QS Global Rankings 2025: Eastern Asian countries such as South Korea, mainland China and Hong Kong SAR have made notable growth with their universities.
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Samsung Retains Top Spot as Global Smartphone Shipments Grew 0.2 Percent YoY in Q1 2025: Canalys
Global smartphone shipments recorded a slight year-on-year (YoY) growth of 0.2 percent for the January-March period (Q1) in 2025, according to a new report by market research firm Canalys. Markets including India, Latin America, marked notable declines in Q1, while China and the US recorded growth. Samsung secured top spot in the first quarter by g...
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Chinese Man Tries To Smuggle Over 100 Live Snakes In His Trousers, Arrested
A man has been caught trying to smuggle over 100 live snakes into mainland China by cramming them into his trousers, according to the country's customs authority.
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Hong Kong Said to Be Close to Approving Its First Spot Bitcoin ETFs
Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds could be launched in Hong Kong this month with the first approvals likely to be announced next week, two people familiar with the matter said.
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Apple Vision Pro to Be Available in China in 2024, CEO Tim Cook Confirms
Apple Vision Pro will hit the mainland China market this year, Apple chief executive Tim Cook said on Sunday, according to state media. Cook revealed the headset's China launch plan in response to a media question on the sidelines of the China Development Forum in Beijing.
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Woman In China Dies 3 Weeks After Catching Rare H5N6 Strain of Bird Flu
In about 10 years, 88 cases of H5N6 have been reported from across the world. Of those, 87 were in mainland China.
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Apple Shifts iPhone Production Base to India as Part of Secretive Gamble to Move Beyond China
Apple’s China formula is under its greatest strain in recent memory. Even as CEO Tim Cook was smoothing things over in Beijing in late March, Apple executives were hard at work developing ties to other countries to lessen reliance on the country, according to multiple people familiar with Apple’s operations.
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Honduras To Establish Diplomatic Ties With China, Taiwan 'Concerned'
Honduras will establish diplomatic relations with mainland China, President Xiomara Castro said Tuesday, a move that would result in the severing of longstanding official ties with Taiwan.
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Chinese Travellers Rushing To Hong Kong For mRNA Covid Vaccines: Report
Scores of mainland Chinese travellers are rushing to Hong Kong to receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which are not available on the Chinese mainland, as the country grapples with a torrent of infections that have overwhelmed its health system.
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Japan Sees 60% Drop In Chinese Tourists As Diplomatic Tensions Deepen
Mainland Chinese visitors to Japan plunged 60.7% in January amid a diplomatic spat over Taiwan, dropping from nearly a million to 385,300. A Beijing travel warning, fewer flights, and PM Takaichi's hawkish stance fueled the fallout.
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QS World University Sustainability Rankings 2026: Check Top Global Institutions
The ranking features 240 US universities, 163 from China, and 109 from the UK, highlighting growing global participation and debut entries, especially from Mainland China and India.
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Ant Group Registers ‘Antcoin’ Trademark in Hong Kong as China Tightens Crypto Rules
Ant Group, the Alibaba-backed fintech powerhouse, has registered the “Antcoin” trademark in Hong Kong through its Cayman Islands subsidiary. The move underlines the firm’s intent to pursue blockchain-based innovation in friendlier jurisdictions as Beijing tightens its control over cryptocurrency activity and limits private digital asset proje...
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India, China Resume Direct Flights From Kolkata to Guangzhou After 5 Years
After a hiatus of over four years, direct commercial air services between Kolkata and mainland China's Guangzhou city resumed on Sunday with the first flight taking off from the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport at 10 pm.
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Apple Reportedly Delays iPhone Air Launch in China Amidst eSIM Compliance Hurdles
Apple has reportedly postponed the release of the iPhone Air in China. The company is said to be working with mainland authorities to resolve regulatory issues related to the eSIM requirement. It is currently up for pre-orders in several markets, including India. Sales will begin next week.
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Explained: Why China's Gaokao Is Considered The World's Toughest Exam
China's Gaokao Exam: In 2024, each of the top 115 universities admitted, on average, just 5,800 students out of 13.4 million applicants.
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QS World University Rankings By Subject 2025: Find The Best Universities For Your Chosen Field
QS Global Rankings 2025: Eastern Asian countries such as South Korea, mainland China and Hong Kong SAR have made notable growth with their universities.
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Samsung Retains Top Spot as Global Smartphone Shipments Grew 0.2 Percent YoY in Q1 2025: Canalys
Global smartphone shipments recorded a slight year-on-year (YoY) growth of 0.2 percent for the January-March period (Q1) in 2025, according to a new report by market research firm Canalys. Markets including India, Latin America, marked notable declines in Q1, while China and the US recorded growth. Samsung secured top spot in the first quarter by g...
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Chinese Man Tries To Smuggle Over 100 Live Snakes In His Trousers, Arrested
A man has been caught trying to smuggle over 100 live snakes into mainland China by cramming them into his trousers, according to the country's customs authority.
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Hong Kong Said to Be Close to Approving Its First Spot Bitcoin ETFs
Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds could be launched in Hong Kong this month with the first approvals likely to be announced next week, two people familiar with the matter said.
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Apple Vision Pro to Be Available in China in 2024, CEO Tim Cook Confirms
Apple Vision Pro will hit the mainland China market this year, Apple chief executive Tim Cook said on Sunday, according to state media. Cook revealed the headset's China launch plan in response to a media question on the sidelines of the China Development Forum in Beijing.
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Woman In China Dies 3 Weeks After Catching Rare H5N6 Strain of Bird Flu
In about 10 years, 88 cases of H5N6 have been reported from across the world. Of those, 87 were in mainland China.
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Apple Shifts iPhone Production Base to India as Part of Secretive Gamble to Move Beyond China
Apple’s China formula is under its greatest strain in recent memory. Even as CEO Tim Cook was smoothing things over in Beijing in late March, Apple executives were hard at work developing ties to other countries to lessen reliance on the country, according to multiple people familiar with Apple’s operations.
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Honduras To Establish Diplomatic Ties With China, Taiwan 'Concerned'
Honduras will establish diplomatic relations with mainland China, President Xiomara Castro said Tuesday, a move that would result in the severing of longstanding official ties with Taiwan.
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Chinese Travellers Rushing To Hong Kong For mRNA Covid Vaccines: Report
Scores of mainland Chinese travellers are rushing to Hong Kong to receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which are not available on the Chinese mainland, as the country grapples with a torrent of infections that have overwhelmed its health system.
