China’s ‘blind box’ socialisation trend a hit as youngsters join strangers for activities
BEIJING: Joining a group of strangers for an activity, such as having a meal or playing a game, has become…
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China tells US to not take sides on South China Sea issue
BEIJING: China said the United States must refrain from "stirring up trouble" or taking sides on the South China Sea…
13 killed in northern China road tunnel accident
BEIJING: Thirteen people were killed and many others injured after a bus crashed inside an expressway tunnel in northern China,…
Apple CEO arrives in China touting its role as iPhone base
BEIJING: Apple Inc Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook arrived in China on Wednesday (March 20) touting the country’s importance as…
Europe regulator says will take time needed to approve China jet
COLOGNE: Europe's air safety regulator will take whatever time is needed to approve China's C919 passenger jet, its top official…
Probe begins after seven killed, 27 injured in fried chicken shop explosion in China
BEIJING: Local government officials in China's Sanhe county, near Beijing, said on Thursday (March 14) they had started an investigation…
Blast from suspected gas leak kills one and injures 22
A suspected gas leak caused a blast at a restaurant in China’s northern province of Hebei that ripped facades from…
Singer Tino Bao ‘restores’ late daughter through AI
When his daughter died in December 2021 after battling a rare blood disease, veteran Taiwanese musician Tino Bao wrote in…
Sports and music lessons for China’s kids in sharp decline as purse strings tighten
BEIJING: Last August, Zhang Zhaolin pulled her 10-year-old son out of soccer classes that he loved after she was laid…