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Army flags off adventure along China border

The Eastern Command’s expedition from Sikkim to Arunachal Pradesh involves mountaineering, cycling, rafting and trekking

The Hindu

UN rights chief under ‘tremendous pressure’ over Xinjiang report

Michelle Bachelet says she has faced pressure over a report on the rights situation in China’s Xinjiang region.

Al Jazeera

China: Plug-In Car Sales More Than Doubled In July 2022

The plug-in electric car segment in China is growing very fast and once again more than doubled year-over-year.

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Helicopters Dispatched To Extinguish Wildfires In China As Drought Worsens

Helicopters were dispatched to extinguish fires in China’s Chongqing municipality today.

Zenger

Italy's Meloni promises to defy Chinese and Russian expansionist ambitions

Italy will look to limit China's economic expansion and continue to support Ukraine militarily if a rightist alliance wins next month's election, nationalist leader Giorgia Meloni told Reuters.

Reuters

China East Education Suffers Covid Slowdown as New Enrollments Drop

Key Takeaways: China East Education’s revenue fell 6.1% in the first half of the year, as its new student enrollments dropped 14% due to Covid-related disruptions Income fell 12% for the company’s cooking academies that account for 60% of its total revenue, reflecting soft demand from the struggling restaurant industry

Benzinga

China: Tesla Denies Rumors About New Battery Types For China-Made EVs

Tesla will stick with currently used battery cell types in its China-made electric cars, rather than introducing new rumored types.

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U.S. citizen sentenced to death in China for murder loses appeal

A U.S. citizen sentenced to death by a Chinese court for "intentional homicide" of his former girlfriend lost his appeal on Thursday, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

Reuters

Chinese behemoth Pinduoduo to take on Amazon in US – with even worse labor practices

One of the world’s biggest e-commerce companies is known for rock-bottom prices – and allegedly brutal conditions

The Guardian - US

UN rights chief hints report on Xinjiang may miss deadline

The outgoing U.N. human rights chief has suggested her office won’t make good on her promise to release its long-awaited report on China’s Xinjiang region by the end of her term next week

The Independent UK

Huawei founder sparks alarm in China with warning of ‘painful’ next decade

Ren Zhengfei writes in leaked memo that ‘chill will be felt by everyone’ and company must focus on survival

The Guardian - AU

Distribution of Chinese funds by Solomon Islands PM raises questions

The Solomon Islands Prime Minister's office distributed Chinese government money to 39 out of 50 members of parliament twice last year, a budget committee was told, prompting criticism the payments were politically motivated.

Reuters

Russia Comes Third After China And Belarus In Tank Relay Race

Russia, which has reportedly lost 45,550 personnel and 1,921 tanks in Ukraine, has landed only third place behind China and even tiny Belarus during a tank relay race at its very own ‘War Olympics.’

Zenger

Japan Seeks 'Sustainable World' in Africa Aid Forum

With its stated purpose to "create a sustainable world together", Japan on Saturday kicks off its aid conference for Africa, where rival China has invested heavily in recent years. The eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) comes against the backdrop of China's rising influence, cemented on the continent…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Half of China Hit by Drought in Worst Heatwave on Record

A crippling drought exacerbated by a record heat wave has spread out across half of China and reached the normally frigid Tibetan Plateau, according to official data released ahead of more searing temperatures on Thursday. The world's second-largest economy has been hit by heatwaves, flash floods and droughts -- phenomena…

Reuters

UN rights chief 'under tremendous pressure' over report on China's Uyghurs

The UN human rights chief said on Thursday that she is still aiming to release a long-anticipated report on China's treatment of its Uyghur minority in Xinjiang by the end of her four-year mandate next week amid "tremendous pressure" from all sides.

ABC News

Australia can't contain or deny China's rise, but can join forces to compete with it, Kim Beazley says

Former federal defence minister and WA governor, Kim Beazley, is urging Australia to focus on strengthening its relationship with India to compete with the rise of China.

Reuters

N.Korea reports unknown fever cases near China border, denies COVID

North Korea's state media said on Thursday that a fever outbreak of unknown origin has emerged in a region bordering China, but it was not the novel coronavirus over which the country declared victory this month.

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Asian Markets Rise with Eyes on China, Fed Speech

Asian markets rose Thursday after China unveiled fresh measures to boost its economy, while investors awaited a speech by the Fed chair that may hold clues about future rate hikes. Central bankers are meeting in Jackson Hole in the US state of Wyoming, and all eyes are on Federal Reserve…

The Independent UK

Some like it hot: Eating spicy in China's WWII shelters

The city of Chongqing is known for both soaring temperatures and spicy cuisine, notably its hotpot: a peppery bubbling tabletop broth into which diners dunk bite-size pieces of food to cook and eat

Bangkok Post

Myanmar makes $800m from April-July gas exports

Military-ruled Myanmar earned US$800 million from natural gas exports mainly to China and Thailand between April and July, the junta said in the state newspaper on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

How hyper-local forecasts can improve safety on mountains

New models explain conditions that led to 21 runners dying at China event, and could help improve accuracy of future forecasts

Al Jazeera

Meta, Twitter bust ‘deceptive’ pro-US influence campaign: report

Fake accounts promoted pro-Western narratives while trying to discredit China, Russia and Iran, researchers say.

The Guardian - AU

Solomon Islands to ban foreign journalists who are not ‘respectful’ – report

PM office says journalists cannot operate in the Pacific as they do in other countries, accusing Australia’s ABC of ‘racial profiling’ in China coverage

Reuters

Philippines reports three deaths from tropical storm Ma-On

Tropical storm Ma-On caused three deaths in the Philippines, its disaster agency reported on Thursday, with the storm currently headed towards southeastern China.

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