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The Latest Breaking News from China

Dugong: Sea mammal that inspired fairytales declared extinct in China

The dugong is similar to the American manatee and can grow to about 3.4 metres in length

The Independent UK

S.Korea envoy urges pressure on China to refrain from deporting N.Korea defectors

South Korea's new envoy on North Korean human rights called on Wednesday for diplomatic pressure to persuade Beijing against deporting defectors from North Korea.

Reuters

Buick GL8 Gets Facelifted In China With Bold New Design

The lineup now includes more than 20 versions.

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Gentle Dugongs Functionally Extinct in Chinese Waters, Finds Study

The dugong, a gentle dugong marine mammal that has frequented China's southern waters for hundreds of years, has become functionally extinct in the country, a new study said on Wednesday. Research by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences said fishing, ship strikes and human-caused…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China bans nationalist blogger who rallied against tech giant

China has blocked the social media accounts of a nationalistic blogger who waged a campaign against a major Chinese tech firm, in the latest censorship of an outspoken patriotic voice.

Bangkok Post

China Warns of 'Severe' Threat to Harvest from Worst Heatwave on Record

China's autumn harvest is under "severe threat" from high temperatures and drought, authorities have warned, urging action to protect crops in the face of the country's hottest summer on record. The world's second-largest economy has been hit by record temperatures, flash floods and droughts this summer -- phenomena that scientists…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China increases warship capability with production of guided-missile destroyers, experts say

Prof John Blaxland says China’s navy expansion is ‘in stark contrast’ to trajectories of other countries including Australia

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IMF team holds talks with crisis-hit Sri Lanka on debt restructuring

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team met Sri Lanka's president on Wednesday for talks on a bailout, including restructuring debt of about $29 billion, amid the nation's worst financial crisis in more than seven decades.

Reuters

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Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.

The Independent UK

Tropical Storm Ma-on barrels towards Hong Kong, Guangdong province

Several cities in southern China raised their cyclone warning signals on Wednesday, bracing for Tropical Storm Ma-on, which is expected to make landfall along the coast of Guangdong province on Thursday.

Reuters

Chinese province plans ban on sale of gasoline cars

Hainan island in the South China Sea says it will become China’s first region to ban sales of gasoline- and diesel-powered cars to curb climate-changing carbon emissions

The Independent UK

China reopens to foreign students after more than two years

China is opening the door to foreign students for the first time in more than two years, easing restrictions on their entry imposed after the outbreak of Covid-19.

Bangkok Post

Tropical Storm Ma-on headed for southeastern China

Tropical Storm Ma-on is headed for Hong Kong and other parts of southeastern China after displacing thousands in the Philippines

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Drought changes landscape in southwest China

River bottoms reduced to cracked earth attract the curious, some taking selfies on the sun-baked expanse exposed by the receding waters. Farmers lament their yellowed rice stalks, their famed hot pepper plants bereft of almost all fruit, their dry reservoirs.

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China faces heatwave havoc on power, crops and livestock

Extreme heat in China played havoc on Wednesday despite lower temperatures in some regions, with authorities across the Yangtze river basin scrambling to limit the damage from climate change on power, crops and livestock.

The Independent UK

China broadens visa availability as pandemic concerns ease

China is easing its tight restrictions on visas after it largely suspended issuing them to students and others more than two years ago at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic

AAP

Taxpayer can't buy all Pacific islands: PM

A retired Australian businessman is trying to leverage the government into buying his islands in Papua New Guinea, saying he may be forced to sell to China.

Reuters

China's jobless turn to car boot sales as COVID-hit economy stalls

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced Wang Wei to shut his tourism company, the Tianjin native poured his life-savings of 80,000 yuan ($11,785) into selling coffee from the back of his green Suzuki micro van in the Chinese capital Beijing.

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Apple plans to make iPhone 14 in India

Apple Inc plans to begin manufacturing the iPhone 14 in India about two months after the product's initial release out of China, narrowing the gap between the two countries but not closing it completely as some had anticipated.

The Guardian - UK

Dugong functionally extinct in China due to habitat degradation and hunting

Marine mammals are dependent on seagrass which is being rapidly reduced by human impact

The Independent UK

China changes ending of Minions: The Rise of Gru

Chinese censors changed film’s ending to ensure villain is caught by police, viewers report

Bangkok Post

Foreign film crews given a reminder

The Tourism Department has vowed to punish illegal foreign film crews after members of a production team from China working on a pornographic film were arrested earlier this month.

France 24

‘I didn’t imagine things to be this bad’: TikToker shares her experience with racism in China

Entry bans to public places, racist comments and death threats: For many foreigners in China, xenophobia has been a growing phenomenon during the pandemic. For a foreigner who is also a person of colour, the situation can be particularly bad. Our Observer, a student in Shanghai from the US, told…

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Former Apple Car Engineer Stole Secrets He Hoped To Give To Xpeng

The former Apple engineer downloaded proprietary information and booked a flight to China. He was working for Xpeng, though the company says it wasn't involved.

The Conversation

How the kimono became a symbol of oppression in some parts of Asia

A woman in Suzhou, China, was reportedly detained recently for “provoking trouble”. Her alleged crime was being spotted outside wearing a kimono. The woman was dressed like a character from a manga (a Japanese comic). Arresting her might seem dramatic but there is more at play here than a simple…

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