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This Futuristic Public Toilet In China Analyses Your Urine To Measure Health
Shanghai-based documentary director Christian Petersen-Clausen shared a photo of one such urinal and shared his experience in a Twitter thread.
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Millions At Risk As Almost Half Of All Major Chinese Cities Are Sinking, Warns Study
Nearly half of China's major cities are skinking because of water extraction and due to the increasing weight of urban buildings and infrastructure, a new study has found.
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At Regional Meet SCO, China's Xi Calls For "Safeguarding Regional Peace"
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Tuesday for efforts to safeguard "regional peace" and said Beijing would "oppose protectionism" as he addressed a virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, state media said.
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Elon Musk Praises China's "Far More Advanced" Space Programme Ahead Of Beijing Visit
China is Tesla's second-largest market after the US, and the Shanghai plant is the electric car maker's largest production hub.
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China's First Domestically Built Plane C919 Makes Its Maiden Commercial Flight
The journey marks a milestone in the nation's effort to compete with Western rivals like Boeing and Airbus.
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Amid Millions Of New Infections, China Learns To Live With Covid
Mask-wearing Beijing and Shanghai commuters crowded subway trains on Monday as China's two biggest cities edged closer to living with COVID-19 even as frontline medical workers scrambled to cope with millions of new infections.
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Rishi Sunak Says "Golden Era" Of UK-China Ties Over
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned Monday that China posed a "systemic challenge" to UK "values and interests" as his government condemned Beijing after a BBC journalist said he was beaten covering Shanghai protests.
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China COVID-19 Protests Highlights - Hundreds Take To Streets In Beijing, Shanghai
Hundreds of people took to the streets in Beijing and Shanghai on Sunday to protest against China's zero-Covid policy in a rare outpouring of public anger against the state.
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China’s e-CNY CBDC to Now be Tested in 4 Major, Densely Populated Provinces
The trial of China’s digital Yuan is expanding to the provinces of Jiangsu, Hebei, Guangdong, and Sichuan. Fan Yifei, the deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has revealed recently that the e-CNY trial is now being expanded to more populated areas of the country. China's central bank has been working on its CBDC for the last two...
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Self-Driving Vehicle Rules for Public Transport Drafted by China: Details
China has drafted rules to regulate the self-driving industry, and said that the country should adopt autonomous vehicles in passenger transport with care. The country's Ministry of Transportation said it will encourage the use of autonomous vehicles like taxis in easily controlled scenarios, such as low traffic areas, and has sought public advice ...
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Baidu Bags License to Operate China's First Fully Driverless Robotaxi Service
Baidu, China’s search engine, has bagged permit to operate first fully driverless robotaxis in two cities of China. The company is also in talks with local governments in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen to secure licenses within a year to test fully-driverless and unpaid robotaxis.
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Zero Covid Cases In Beijing, Shanghai After Millions Locked In Homes
China's two largest cities have contained COVID-19 following a bruising four-month fight that saw millions of residents locked in their homes, exhaustive testing and restrictions on daily life that impacted every facet of society and the economy.
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1000s Quarantined After Beijing Man Breaks Quarantine, Tests Positive
A Beijing man has landed thousands of his neighbours in quarantine after he ignored an order to stay at home and later tested positive for COVID-19, prompting a police investigation.
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Shanghai Takes Further Steps Towards Reopening, Beijing Eases Covid Curbs
Shanghai announced on Sunday further steps towards returning to more normal life and lifting a two-month COVID-19 lockdown this week, while Beijing reopened parts of its public transport, some malls, gyms and other venues as infections stabilised.
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"Pandemic Won't Stop Us": Beijing Residents Find Their Way Around Curbs
Mothers hosting playdates near cordoned-off parks, and youngsters slugging night-time beers on barricaded sidewalks. Beijingers are making the most of the Covid Curbs imposed in China.
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This Futuristic Public Toilet In China Analyses Your Urine To Measure Health
Shanghai-based documentary director Christian Petersen-Clausen shared a photo of one such urinal and shared his experience in a Twitter thread.
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Millions At Risk As Almost Half Of All Major Chinese Cities Are Sinking, Warns Study
Nearly half of China's major cities are skinking because of water extraction and due to the increasing weight of urban buildings and infrastructure, a new study has found.
-
At Regional Meet SCO, China's Xi Calls For "Safeguarding Regional Peace"
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Tuesday for efforts to safeguard "regional peace" and said Beijing would "oppose protectionism" as he addressed a virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, state media said.
-
Elon Musk Praises China's "Far More Advanced" Space Programme Ahead Of Beijing Visit
China is Tesla's second-largest market after the US, and the Shanghai plant is the electric car maker's largest production hub.
-
China's First Domestically Built Plane C919 Makes Its Maiden Commercial Flight
The journey marks a milestone in the nation's effort to compete with Western rivals like Boeing and Airbus.
-
Amid Millions Of New Infections, China Learns To Live With Covid
Mask-wearing Beijing and Shanghai commuters crowded subway trains on Monday as China's two biggest cities edged closer to living with COVID-19 even as frontline medical workers scrambled to cope with millions of new infections.
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Rishi Sunak Says "Golden Era" Of UK-China Ties Over
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned Monday that China posed a "systemic challenge" to UK "values and interests" as his government condemned Beijing after a BBC journalist said he was beaten covering Shanghai protests.
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China COVID-19 Protests Highlights - Hundreds Take To Streets In Beijing, Shanghai
Hundreds of people took to the streets in Beijing and Shanghai on Sunday to protest against China's zero-Covid policy in a rare outpouring of public anger against the state.
-
China’s e-CNY CBDC to Now be Tested in 4 Major, Densely Populated Provinces
The trial of China’s digital Yuan is expanding to the provinces of Jiangsu, Hebei, Guangdong, and Sichuan. Fan Yifei, the deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has revealed recently that the e-CNY trial is now being expanded to more populated areas of the country. China's central bank has been working on its CBDC for the last two...
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Self-Driving Vehicle Rules for Public Transport Drafted by China: Details
China has drafted rules to regulate the self-driving industry, and said that the country should adopt autonomous vehicles in passenger transport with care. The country's Ministry of Transportation said it will encourage the use of autonomous vehicles like taxis in easily controlled scenarios, such as low traffic areas, and has sought public advice ...
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Baidu Bags License to Operate China's First Fully Driverless Robotaxi Service
Baidu, China’s search engine, has bagged permit to operate first fully driverless robotaxis in two cities of China. The company is also in talks with local governments in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen to secure licenses within a year to test fully-driverless and unpaid robotaxis.
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Zero Covid Cases In Beijing, Shanghai After Millions Locked In Homes
China's two largest cities have contained COVID-19 following a bruising four-month fight that saw millions of residents locked in their homes, exhaustive testing and restrictions on daily life that impacted every facet of society and the economy.
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1000s Quarantined After Beijing Man Breaks Quarantine, Tests Positive
A Beijing man has landed thousands of his neighbours in quarantine after he ignored an order to stay at home and later tested positive for COVID-19, prompting a police investigation.
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Shanghai Takes Further Steps Towards Reopening, Beijing Eases Covid Curbs
Shanghai announced on Sunday further steps towards returning to more normal life and lifting a two-month COVID-19 lockdown this week, while Beijing reopened parts of its public transport, some malls, gyms and other venues as infections stabilised.
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"Pandemic Won't Stop Us": Beijing Residents Find Their Way Around Curbs
Mothers hosting playdates near cordoned-off parks, and youngsters slugging night-time beers on barricaded sidewalks. Beijingers are making the most of the Covid Curbs imposed in China.
