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11/02/2024 11:29:38 am

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Ying Zhin

ZTE and The9 Launch FunBox

Move over Xbox, the big game-changers have figured out something more fun: the FunBox.

Safe Haven for Unwanted Babies Shut Down in Guangzhou

Guangdong authorities shut down a shelter home for unwanted babies in Guangzhou city after it took in 262 infants, way above its capacity to handle, since it opened in January.

Nikon China in Hot Waters over D600 Camera Defect

Nikon China is under investigation for allegedly selling defective D600 cameras and failing to address customer complaints.

China Decentralizes Movie Censorship

China's provincial film bureaus will soon be given authority to review local films independently in order to streamline the usually lengthy approval process.

China Sets Goal as Global Nuke Exporter

China is set to become a major reactor exporter with its first CPR-1000, which is seen as the nuclear technology of the future.

280 Million China Residents Exposed to Unsafe Drinking Water

An estimated 280 million China residents consume unsafe drinking water, the environment ministry said, based on a survey of 91,527 provincial residents.

Chinese Scientists Discover Compound to Treat HFMD

Chinese scientists have discovered a chemical compound that can be used for treating hand, foot and mouth disease, a contagious viral infection that affects infants and children below five years old.

Li Na Moves to Semifinals of BNP Paribas Open

China's top seed Li Na beats Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova in a rematch of their Australian Open final, moving her to the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California.

LinkedIn to Launch a Mandarin Pulse

Barely a month since its launch in China, LinkedIn is now set to offer a Mandarin version of its Pulse news aggregator. The social network platform for professionals has posted a job opening on its site for a Chinese Chief Editor to lead the content curation for Pulse in China.

Thousands of Art Lovers Flock to Monet Exhibit in Shanghai

Nearly 7,000 art lovers visited the Shanghai exhibit of impressionist Claude Monet's works in its first weekend alone. Some 60,000 patrons had reserved tickets to the exhibit prior to its opening on Friday.

Lenovo-IBM Shenzhen Factory Strike

Lenovo to Absorb IBM Striking Employees

Chinese PC maker Lenovo vows to take in all employees that worked at IBM's x86 server unit, including those that went on strike at a factory in Shenzhen, China.

China Announces Pilot Scheme for Private Banks

China is tapping Internet giants Alibaba and Tencent to take part in a pilot scheme to set up private banks. They join eight other private companies chosen to set up private banks, a key reform measure aimed at further opening up China's financial sector.

China's legislature Pushes to Amend Criminal Law

The National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, is considering the trimming of crimes subject to death penalty, an NPC official said.

Nobel Laureate Mo Yan Seeks Better Support for Parents Who Lose Their Only Child

Chinese author Mo Yan, winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature, is seeking to mitigate the negative impact of China's one-child policy on families' finances in a proposal that he submitted to the political advisory body's ongoing annual session.

Tencent Teams up With eCommerce Giant JD

China's technology giant Tencent is partnering with online shopping firm JD in a mutually beneficial move that is expected to ramp up the two company's ecommerce operations and put it on an even keel with Alibaba, the leading Chinese ecommerce site.

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