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Overseas scholars drawn to China's scientific clout, funding
AFP, Published on 07/01/2026
» SHANGHAI - China's government has long made efforts to tempt top scientists from abroad, but researchers say its institutions themselves are increasingly attracting talent thanks to their generous funding and growing prestige.
‘Companions’ ease pain of China’s busy, bewildering hospitals
AFP, Published on 24/06/2025
» BEIJING - At a bustling Beijing hospital, Tian Yigui hands over some of his elderly wife’s paperwork to Meng Jia, a “patient companion” hired to help navigate China’s stretched and bureaucratic healthcare system.
Typhoon Haikui sweeps across Taiwan, weakens to a severe storm
AFP, Published on 04/09/2023
» TAITUNG, Taiwan: Taiwan woke up Monday to toppled trees, floods, and persistent rainfall after Typhoon Haikui made landfall on the island and swept overnight across its central mountain ranges.
US commerce secretary meets Chinese counterpart in Beijing
AFP, Published on 28/08/2023
» BEIJING: US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo met with her Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Monday, as Washington works to cool trade tensions between the world's two largest economies.
Martial arts superstar Bruce Lee's legacy endures 50 years on
AFP, Published on 19/07/2023
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong businessman W. Wong still remembers the day in 1972 when he first heard neighbourhood kids rave about a figure who seemed larger than life: Bruce Lee.
Hong Kong high-rise aims to become 'village' of the dead
AFP, Published on 27/06/2023
» HONG KONG - With its white marble foyer and lavish chandeliers, the 12-storey tower could be mistaken for one of Hong Kong’s newest hotels, but it offers a longer stay: a final resting place for thousands in one of the world's most crowded cities.
Dismissing tensions, Biden expects to see Xi despite 'dictators' jab
AFP, Published on 23/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden voiced confidence Thursday that he would meet Xi Jinping soon, as he refused to back down after angering Beijing by likening the Chinese leader to "dictators."
US looks for Chinese balloon debris
AFP, Published on 06/02/2023
» WASHINGTON: US navy personnel worked to recover on Sunday the debris of a suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down after it floated over North America for days.
Apple says iPhone production hit by China Covid lockdown
AFP, Published on 07/11/2022
» BEIJING - Apple said Covid restrictions have "temporarily impacted" production at the world's largest iPhone factory in central China, warning that customers will now face longer wait times ahead of the holiday season.
Xi's 'Chinese Dream' flickers in one Beijing neighbourhood
AFP, Published on 04/10/2022
» BEIJING: Wu has staked out his patch of the Chinese Dream. Married with a second child on the way, he has a Beijing apartment and a car paid for by a tech job with a comfortable salary.