The Chinese Factory Town Betting on America’s Mahjong Boom

In an aging mahjong manufacturing hub, factories are redesigning tiles, expanding exports, and racing to meet a sudden wave of American demand.

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China: 1,100+ New Hotel Openings Forecast for 2026; Hotel Conversions Hit Record High

China's Q2 2026 pipeline holds 3,588 projects and 632,256 rooms, with 1,131 new hotel openings forecast by year-end and conversions hitting a record 245 projects.

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How warehouse robots take over China’s logistics – Ashley Dudarenok

[caption id=attachment_25389 align=alignright width=300] Ashley Dudarenok[/caption] AI and robots are taking over many industries in China. Innovation expert Ashley Dudarenok sees how robots take ove...

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Prudential slides after report on China offshore insurance tax | live

Aug 5 (Reuters) - Shares in Prudential fell more than 10% on Wednesday after Caixin reported that Chinese mainland tax authorities have started levying personal income tax on returns from offshore ins...

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China Blacklists US Firms After Sanctions, Forced Labour Tariffs

China blacklisted 7 US companies and tightened restrictions on drone exports to the US on Wednesday in response to sanctions and tariffs imposed by the US recently

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GM renews China joint venture with SAIC for 20 years after restructuring

DETROIT, Aug 4 (Reuters) - General Motors said on Tuesday it had renewed its joint-venture agreement with China's SAIC Motor for 20 years after a lengthy restructuring in the ‌Chinese market that incl...

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Samsung, SK Hynix test Chinese chip tools as hedge against US risks

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are evaluating chipmaking equipment from China's Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment for possible use at their Chinese factories, three people familiar with the matte...

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Moonshot AI reportedly opens pre-IPO round at $50 billion valuation as Kimi K3 drives demand · TechNode

Moonshot AI, the Chinese developer of the Kimi chatbot, has reportedly opened a G-round pre-IPO financing at a valuation of $50 billion. A person familiar

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DeepSeek's founder says his workers have no KPIs and no overtime, while Silicon Valley copies China's 996 grind

DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng says the $60 billion AI lab has no KPIs and no overtime, the opposite of the 996 culture Western founders now celebrate

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Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue says China is winning AI race

Clément Delangue told CNBC that Chinese developers are collaborating openly while U.S. labs are "building in silos"

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How AI is killing smartphone apps in China

While Apple and Google are adding AI apps to smartphones, Chinese companies are replacing apps with AI.

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autonomous driving: China's WeRide enters Denmark, extending European footprint - The Economic Times

Europe has emerged as a key growth market for ‌China's autonomous driving ⁠companies, ⁠following an earlier push into the Gulf region, as they seek to ​commercialise their technology beyond their home...

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Alibaba launches Qwen3.8 with 2.4 trillion parameters · TechNode

Alibaba has launched Qwen3.8, a new foundation model with 2.4 trillion total parameters. The model is focused on coding and professional office tasks,

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China wants to turn coal into materials used in batteries and aerospace

China has unveiled a technology that converts ordinary coal into advanced carbon materials, including carbon fibers and graphene.

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China holds six of top 10 humanoid robot spots; US leads in quality

A new report reveals China holds 6 of the top 10 most innovative humanoid robotics startups, while the US maintains the patent quality.

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China forces to rethink e-commerce in the West – Bjorn Ognibeni

A blog on China and the China Speakers Bureau

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EU accuses Temu of hindering raid in Ireland

The EU has accused Temu of failing to hand over information during an inspection in Dublin as part of a probe into the Chinese-owned online retailer.

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China forces to rethink e-commerce in the West – Bjorn Ognibeni

[caption id=attachment_26761 align=alignright width=300] Bjorn Ognibeni[/caption] Western e-commerce companies have brought few new developments over the past decade, and only China offers new soluti...

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How China’s open source strategy developed – Alvin Graylin

[caption id=attachment_26758 align=alignright width=300] Alvin Wang Graylin[/caption] AI expert Alvin Wang Graylin explains how China's open-source strategy developed, not as a big plan by the commun...

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China threatens retaliation over U.S. humanoid robot import ban

Beijing's commerce ministry urged Washington to withdraw the FCC decision, which cites cybersecurity risks to U.S. supply chains

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China's leaders pledge to support economy without big new stimulus plans

By Claire Fu, Kevin Yao and Liangping Gao SINGAPORE/BEIJING, July 30 (Reuters) - China's leaders pledged at a meeting on Thursday to support the slowing economy by accelerating fiscal spending on

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China's top court finds patent lawsuits against Unitree Robotics malicious · TechNode

China's Supreme People's Court has found that two patent lawsuits brought against Unitree Robotics over its Go2 and A2 robot dogs constituted malicious

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China’s renewable energy generation surpasses 40% of total power output for first time in H1 2026 · TechNode

According to CCTV News, the National Energy Administration (NEA) held a press conference on Wednesday, announcing that China’s renewable energy sector saw

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Q&A: What does China’s 15th ‘five-year plan’ for renewables mean for climate change? - Carbon Brief

China has released its “15th five-year plan for the development of renewable energy”, outlining key targets and policies for the sector in 2026-2030.

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BMW to cut ‘as many as 8,000 jobs’ under pressure from Chinese rivals

Layoffs will come in admin and development divisions in Germany, with production operations unaffected

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Xi urges pooling strength of overseas Chinese

President Xi Jinping has called for rallying the strength of overseas Chinese, returned overseas Chinese and their relatives to contribute to building China into a strong country and advancing nationa...

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