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China Spotlight; 74th Venice Film Festival

Actively promoting the Chinese film industry was on 22 June the “Focus on China” ceremony. An official event launched in Beijing in the run up towards this year 74th Venice Film Festival, in order to build...

China Produces Veritable Combustible Ice Mountain from Sea Bed

After six weeks of mining operations near the Pearl River estuary in the South China Sea, according to Xinhua News, China has now extracted approximately 235,000 cubic metres of the combustible ice. The announcement comes after...

Sunny Skies to Stay; Government Denies Reports of VPN Ban

Following reports emerging in media all over the world over the past two days claiming China was to put an end to VPN use once and for all, the State has taken the surprising move of issuing a quick...

Dark Days Ahead; China to Ban Individual VPN Access by 1 Feb 2018

China’s latest crackdown on Internet restrictions has people predicting Facebook fatality. In keeping with president Xi Jinping’s “cyber sovereignty” push, it has been reported that Beijing has instructed leading Internet providers China Mobile, China Telecom and...

Nanjing, Hong Kong & China; The Three Legged Stool Trick

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong from British rule to the People's Republic of China (PRC). As president Xi Jinping attends ceremonies in Hong Kong and the soldiers of Beijing march in unison across...

Fathers’ Day Transcends Cultures of East and West

Whether you are aware already or not, today on the 3rd Sunday of June, we in China celebrate Fathers Day, a day and tradition we mostly assume has been a direct influence of the west. While...

Plastic Free Oceans; 46 Chinese Cities to Recycle by 2020

As the mighty Yangtze River flows through Nanjing, those looking on in awe are also struck by its colour; a unique shade that might be best termed “silty pollution”. That could all change in a few...

Netflix Enters China via Iqyi

American entertainment company Netflix is finally entering the Chinese market via Baidu subsidiary Iqiyi. Functioning in much the same way as Netflix, Iqiyi provides viewers with a wide range of movies, TV shows, documentaries and so...

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Shanghai’s Railway Map Shifts East; Cross City to Hongqiao soon but a Memory

For years, Shanghai’s high-speed rail map has pulled passengers towards Hongqiao. That balance is beginning to change. New stations...

Shiseido Sues Aldi over a ¥24.9 Primer that Resembles Its ¥540 Rival

Shiseido has sued Aldi China, the product's manufacturer and an Aldi Shanghai store operator over unfair competition, arguing that...

Forty Tables Became Twenty; Then the Bookings Stopped

Susu has sold wedding banquets at one of the biggest hotels in her small town in northern China for...

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