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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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South Korea Latest Country To Impose Travel Curbs On Chinese Travellers
South Korea took steps on Friday to limit travellers from mainland China, imposing visa restrictions, testing requirements and limiting flights as Beijing grapples with a surge in Covid infections.
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How China's Covid Curbs Protesters Are Using Dating Apps To Evade Censors
Opponents of China's anti-COVID measures are resorting to dating apps and social media platforms blocked on the mainland to evade censors, spread the word about their defiance and strategy, in a high-tech game of cat and mouse with police.
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Citing Low Usage, Google Shuts Down Translation Feature In Mainland China
American tech giant Google on Monday (local time) announced that it was shutting down the Google Translate service in mainland China, citing low usage in the country, as per reports.
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China Reports First Monkeypox Case: Report
Mainland China has reported its first case of monkeypox in the western megacity of Chongqing in a traveller who arrived in the city from overseas, media reports said.
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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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South Korea Latest Country To Impose Travel Curbs On Chinese Travellers
South Korea took steps on Friday to limit travellers from mainland China, imposing visa restrictions, testing requirements and limiting flights as Beijing grapples with a surge in Covid infections.
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How China's Covid Curbs Protesters Are Using Dating Apps To Evade Censors
Opponents of China's anti-COVID measures are resorting to dating apps and social media platforms blocked on the mainland to evade censors, spread the word about their defiance and strategy, in a high-tech game of cat and mouse with police.
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Citing Low Usage, Google Shuts Down Translation Feature In Mainland China
American tech giant Google on Monday (local time) announced that it was shutting down the Google Translate service in mainland China, citing low usage in the country, as per reports.
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China Reports First Monkeypox Case: Report
Mainland China has reported its first case of monkeypox in the western megacity of Chongqing in a traveller who arrived in the city from overseas, media reports said.
