China’s top court has overturned the death sentence for Robert Schellenberg — a Canadian accused of drug smuggling — a Canadian official tells CBC News. The source requested anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly on the matter. The New York Times first reported the news. Schellenberg had been found guilty of being involved…
China has released what claims to be the ‘world’s fastest’ humanoid robot and it has left a lot of people worried about where the technology could be heading. This comes as startup company MirrorMe Technology has revealed its new robot known as Bolt. The humanoid bot has the ability to run very fast, with the…
Do not turn that frown upside down. A horse plush toy has gone viral in China thanks to a serendipitous mistake by a factory worker. The mouths on a batch of the toys were mistakenly sewn on the wrong way around, creating a small army of sad-faced “crying” toys that have captured hearts as a…
BEIJING, Feb. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A news report from China.org.cn on the wave of high-level interactions between China and Western countries in recent weeks: First Canada, then Finland, followed by the United Kingdom — the opening of the new year has seen a peak in high-level engagement between Western developed countries and China. The recent…
Teachers in Hong Kong will be given a year to fulfil a proposed government requirement to obtain a practising certificate, in light of the large number of applications expected in the first 12 months of its implementation, the education minister has said. Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin on Friday also warned schools not to…
This aerial view shows the Taiwanese cargo ship Yang Ming sailing out of the Panama Canal on the Pacific side in Panama City on October 6, 2025. Martin Bernetti | Afp | Getty Images A simmering dispute over two container ports at either end of the Panama Canal risks becoming a geopolitical flashpoint between the…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he “would not be surprised” if China is already looking into ways to challenge the US’ pre-eminence in digital assets, given Hong Kong’s efforts to develop the industry. When testifying before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, Bessent said that there are “lots of rumours of Chinese digital assets”…
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Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for free here. Solar and wind eclipsed coal ‘FIRST TIME IN HISTORY’: China’s total power capacity reached 3,890 gigawatts (GW) in 2025, according to a National Energy Administration (NEA) data release…
SHANGHAI, Feb. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Dingdong (Cayman) Limited (“Dingdong” or the “Company”) (NYSE: DDL), a leading fresh grocery e-commerce company in China, today announced that it has entered into a definitive Share Purchase Agreement (the “Share Purchase Agreement”) with Two Hearts Investments Limited (“Buyer”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Meituan (HKEX: 3690). Pursuant to the Share…