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• China Indicts GSK-Linked Foreign Investigators: Xinhua

  British national Peter Humphrey and his wife Yu Yingzeng, a US citizen, are charged with illegally obtaining private information on Chinese citizens, the official news agency Xinhua reported, citing unnamed prosecutor sources.

• China Imposes New Restrictions on Instant Messaging Tools: Report

  China will force real-name registrations on users of instant messaging tools and require public accounts wishing to publish or reprint political news to seek prior approval, state media said on Thursday.

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  Chinese Police Charge Former GSK China Head With Bribery

  Mark Reilly, former head of China operations, and two other executives, Zhang Guowei and Zhao Hongyan, were also suspected of bribing officials in the industry and commerce departments of Beijing and Shanghai, Xinhua said.

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  China's Wealth Management Products Total $2.1 Trillion: Report

  China's wealth management products totalled 12.8 trillion yuan ($2.06 trillion) as of the end of May, state media said quoting the vice central bank head.

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  China's Xinhua Online News Division Launches $240 Million Shanghai IPO

  Xinhuanet Co Ltd, which plans to list in Shanghai, is aiming to raise about 1.5 billion yuan ($240 million) by selling 51.9 million shares, it said in its prospectus posted on the China Securities Regulatory Commission website on Friday.

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  China Says US "Playing With Fire" On Taiwan: Report

  The United States is "playing with fire," the Chinese State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office said Monday, after President Joe Biden vowed to defend the self-ruled island in the event Beijing attempts to take control, state media reported.

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  Clean-Up At Newspaper Office In China After Bombs Were Thrown Into Lobby

  Cleaners swept up broken glass at the Hong Kong office of China's official news agency Xinhua on Sunday, one of the buildings vandalised in a violent day of protests which also saw activists hurl petrol bombs and set fire to metro stations.

• Mnuchin Says U.S. and China ‘Pretty Much’ Agreed on Enforcement

  Drafts of the broader trade agreement now under discussion would give Beijing until 2025 to meet commitments.

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  Xinhua's First Female AI News Anchor Goes Live

  Xinhua has put its first female Artificial Intelligence (AI) news presenter on the job, signalling a clear threat to human journalists in the years to come.

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  Watch: World's First Female Robotic News Anchor On Chinese Channel

  China's Xinhua state news agency on Sunday used a lifelike robotic news anchor that mimics human facial expressions and mannerisms to present a story about delegates attending an annual parliament meeting arriving in Beijing.

• China Wants to Build the First Power Station in Space

  Scientists have already started construction of an experimental base in the western Chinese city Chongqing.

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  World's First AI News Presenters Unveiled In China. Watch Video

  Xinhua, China's state-run press agency, recently unveiled virtual newsreaders that combine the images and voices of human anchors with artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

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  18 People Including Crew Dead In Russian Chopper Crash

  Moscow on Saturday said 18 people were killed when a helicopter crashed on its way to an oil station in northern Siberia in the early hours of the morning.

• China’s Politburo Signals Greater Focus on Growth Amid Trade Standoff

  China will continue to focus on reducing leverage while also making economic policies flexible,effective in the second half.

• China Says It Created a France-Sized Pile of New Jobs Since 2012

  China cities have added more than 65 million jobs since late 2012, keeping unemployment low.