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Amateur Football Leagues Win Over Cynical Chinese Fans

On a summer's day in the city of Suzhou, about 40,000 people crowded into a stadium while thousands more gathered by public screens to watch China's hottest sport -- amateur football.

International Business Times

Zombie fabs plague China's chipmaking ambitions, failures burning tens of billions of dollars

China has made progress in advanced chipmaking, but many ambitious fab projects failed due to lack of expertise, poor planning, and U.S. export restrictions — leaving behind numerous costly but unused 'zombie fabs' across the country.

Tom’s Hardware

Typhoon Bebinca Causes Two Deaths In Eastern China

Typhoon Bebinca causes fatalities and destruction in China's Jiangsu province, with authorities taking proactive measures to ensure public safety.

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2 people reported dead in China as Typhoon Bebinca is downgraded to a tropical storm

Chinese state media say two people have died in eastern Jiangsu province as Typhoon Bebinca brought torrential rains and powerful winds before easing into a tropical storm

The Independent UK

Former Provincial Senior Official Indicted on Bribery, Illegal Land Sale Charges

Liu Handong, former vice chairman of Jiangsu’s top legislature, exploited his positions over the past two decades to seek benefits for others

Caixin Global

China, eager to show it's open to non-Chinese brands, puts Tesla on a government procurement list for the first time

Tesla's inclusion shows that China is making a "fair and diverse choice," the head of the China Passenger Car Association told state media.

Fortune

Former Vice Head of Banking Regulator Given Suspended Death Sentence in $80 Million Bribery Case

Cai Esheng admitted accepting the amount over a 15-year period, including during his retirement, a court in Jiangsu announces

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Former Deputy Provincial Party Chief Gets 14 Years for Graft

Zhang Jinghua, ex-deputy secretary of Jiangsu province’s party committee, accepted around $7 million in bribes to help others win contracts and promotions

Caixin Global

Chinese Basketball Association Expels Two Teams From Playoffs

CBA president Yao Ming announced the punishment Monday.

Sports Illustrated

China appoints Communist Party chiefs for Jiangsu, Qinghai provinces - state media

China's Communist Party has appointed Xin Changxing as the party chief of the eastern Jiangsu province, state media reported on Tuesday.

Reuters

Well-baked? Commercial Kitchen Appliance Maker Li Bang Eyes Nasdaq IPO

Key Takeaways • Jiangsu-based Li Bang International has filed for a Nasdaq IPO to raise $25 million through the issue of 5 million shares

Benzinga

Heat Wave, Flooding Leave over a Dozen Dead in China

Flooding and extreme high temperatures have caused multiple deaths in eastern China as summer heat descends earlier than usual. Record-high temperatures have been reported in Zhejiang province, just east of the global business hub of Shanghai, topping out above 42 degrees Celsius (107 degrees Fahrenheit) on Wednesday. The neighboring coastal…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Heatwaves hammer megacities in China's Yangtze River basin

Searing heatwaves swept across China's vast Yangtze River basin on Wednesday, hammering densely populated megacities from Shanghai on the coast to Chengdu deep in the heartlands.

Reuters

Chinese premier calls for more coal production as electricity demand soars

Records for electricity usage broken in Shandong, Henan and Jiangsu after early summer heatwaves

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Forever 21 Takes Third Crack at China with New Bricks and Mortar Store

American fast fashion retailer Forever 21 is making its third tilt at the China market, with plans to open a physical store in the country later this month. The brand said on social media platform WeChat that it would open a store "in June" at Jingjiang Impression City shopping center…

Reuters

Chinese truckers left stranded for days at highway exit by hardline COVID curbs

Earlier this month Chinese truck driver Dong Zhigang finished a job in the coastal city of Nantong and began what should have been a four-hour journey north to his home village in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. On Friday, nine sticky days in his cab later, he still had not made it…

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China EV Maker Nio Suspends Production Due to Supply Chain Disruptions

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio said on Saturday it has suspended production after the country's measures to contain the recent surge of COVID-19 cases disrupted operations at its suppliers. "Since March, due to reasons to do with the epidemic, the company's supplier partners in several places including Jilin, Shanghai…

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How a TikTok video of a woman chained up in a backyard shed sparked worldwide debate about China's shadowy human trafficking industry

Chinese activists are calling on Beijing to tackle the human trafficking industry after a TikTok video of a woman with her neck chained to the wall of a backyard shed went viral.

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China tries to quell ‘chained mother’ scandal marring Olympics

China is stepping up efforts to ease broad public anger over a mother of eight children who was found chained by the neck in a shack after local authorities were accused of downplaying the matter.

Caixin Global

Chinese Province Sets Up Team to Probe Shackled Mother Case

Following probes by the local county and city, Jiangsu government says it would ‘severely’ punish any criminal acts and hold those related accountable

Reuters

As anger grows over chained woman, Chinese province to investigate

The Chinese provincial government of Jiangsu will "thoroughly" investigate the facts surrounding a video of a woman chained by the neck, state TV said on Thursday, a move seen aimed at soothing public anger over neglect by authorities.

Benzinga

Tesla, Nio Rival Li Auto Aims To Double Production In 2022

U.S.-listed Chinese electric vehicle maker Li Auto Inc (NASDAQ: LI) aims to double production to about 200,000 electric vehicles a year at its Changzhou plant in the Jiangsu province, cnEVpost

The Independent UK

Celebrate the Year of the Tiger with a culinary journey through China

These recipes from Jeremy Pang and Philippa Middlehurst celebrate the best of each region’s cuisine

Reuters

Chinese fishermen find suspicious devices for "stealing secrets" - media

The Chinese province of Jiangsu rewarded fishermen on Tuesday for turning over "suspicious" underwater devices found in coastal waters that posed a national security risk, media reported.

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