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New 2025 World Games logo features an adorable hidden optical illusion

But it's really hard to spot.

Creative Bloq

Thomas and Uber Cup | India's campaign ends as both men and women team go down in quarters

India's badminton team faces tough competition in Chengdu, with both men and women falling short in quarterfinals.

The Hindu

Badminton | Indian teams make positive start in Thomas and Uber Cup

Indian shuttlers dominate in Thomas and Uber Cup with impressive wins over rivals in Chengdu.

The Hindu

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The Last Year of Darkness review – candid and intimate dive into Chinese club culture

Sensual study of Chengdu’s underground club scene follows unselfconscious clubbers, performers and musicians through their neon-detailed nights

The Guardian - UK

15 Most Populated Cities In The World: Unveiling The Urban Giants

If you feel that your city might be overpopulated, you should check the staggering number of people living in the most populated cities in the world.

International Business Times

Boss of Game Livestreamer DouYu Detained by Police

DouYu founder and Chairman Chen Shaojie detained on Nov. 16 in Chengdu; DouYu says no word on reason for detention

Caixin Global

Stanford professor Fei-Fei Li's journey to her own human story

Dr. Fei-Fei Li shares her story immigrating from Chengdu, China to become a leading voice for responsible AI.

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Tim Cook crashes a Chinese e-sports tournament as Apple faces competition and censorship in its most important non-U.S. market

Apple's CEO made a surprise stop in Chengdu on Monday as reports show slowing Chinese sales of its latest iPhone.

Fortune

Thompson and O'Connell bow out in quarters in China

Sydneysiders Jordan Thompson and Chris O'Connell have been knocked out of the quarter-finals of the Chengdu Open in China.

AAP

Thompson downs Purcell in Davis Cup teammates' duel

Jordan Thompson has beaten Max Purcell in the battle between the two Australian Davis Cup teammates in the ATP's Chengdu Open in China.

AAP

Bhavani Yadav clinches bronze medal in long jump at World Universities Games in Chengdu-China

Alvas Education Foundation Chairman M. Mohan Alva told reporters in Moodbidri on August 8 that Bhavani Yadav has created history with her victory, and brought laurels not only to the foundation and Mangalore University, but also for the entire country.

The Hindu

World University Games | Compound mixed team of Pragati and Aman snares the gold medal

The Indian compound mixed team, comprising Pragati and Aman Saini, won the gold medal in the World University Games in Chengdu on Sunday. Apart from the gold, Indian archers collected a silver and two bronze medals to bag four medals in team events.

The Hindu

Three wushu players from Arunachal bound for World University Games in China handed 'stapled visas', team held back

Three wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh, who were to take part in the World University Games beginning on Friday in Chengdu, were issued ‘stapled visas’ by the Chinese embassy here, which led to the entire team being held back while the players from other sports left the country.

The Hindu

Universiade, China’s big test before this September’s Asian Games, begins on Friday

Asian champion sprint hurdler, Olympians Manu Bhaker and Srihari Nataraj will be among the stars to watch in the World University Games which begin in Chengdu, China, on Friday

The Hindu

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Teslas Banned From Parts Of Chinese City Ahead Of Xi Visit: Report

Authorities in Chengdu instructed police to block Tesla EVs from some areas related to Xi Jinping's visit for the World University Games, Bloomberg reports.

Radio France Internationale

First giant panda born in France says farewell and heads to China

The first giant panda cub born in France has returned to his ancestral China after an emotional send-off from his French zoo on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

14 dead, 5 missing after mountain collapse in southwest China

CHENGDU: Fourteen people were confirmed dead and five others remained missing following a mountain collapse on Sunday in Leshan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, according to local publicity department.

Daily Mirror

Flight attendant hailed a hero for soothing a crying baby that no-one could calm

The youngster's screams had turned the four-and-a-half hour flight from Chengdu to Jilin, China into a nightmare as not even his parents could calm him - but a heroic flight attendant soothed the little one by taking him on a tour of the plane

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Daily Mirror

Boy, 12, forced to have surgery after getting thermometer stuck up his penis

The 12-year-old boy, from Chengdu in central China, told doctors he put the thermometer up his penis while masturbating out of "curiosity" and because he "lacked sex education"

Caixin Global

Chengdu Hotels Shorten Quarantines for New Arrivals

Travelers report being released to home isolation after just two days although local authorities say five-day quarantine policy is still in effect

The Guardian - UK

‘People want to live’: views from China on the Covid lockdown protests

Four people give their take on the protests against China’s zero-Covid policy

Al Jazeera

China COVID protests die down, but policy resentment remains

Beijing flooded streets with police and security personnel while tweaking COVID response after rare nationwide protests.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Shanghai protests over zero-Covid policy spark clashes

Beijing, Chengdu and Wuhan are also rocked by demonstrations as anger over restrictions builds. Plus: could ‘cloud brightening’ slow Arctic thawing?

The Guardian - AU

Clashes in Shanghai as protests over zero-Covid policy grip China

Beijing, Chengdu and Wuhan see demonstrations as anger over Xi Jinping’s strict Covid policies builds, in a test for the Communist party

Reuters

Chengdu to conduct mass COVID testing for five straight days

The Chinese city of Chengdu will conduct mass COVID-19 testing for its residents from Nov. 23 to Nov. 27, a government notice said late on Tuesday.

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