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GUANGZHOU -- Young people in the highly competitive Shenzhen job market are turning to modern bathhouses where they can soak, eat, sleep, play games and spend nearly an entire day to escape the stress of their daily lives. [1]

Laura Wang is chief China equity strategist at Morgan Stanley. OpinionGlobal investors edge back into China just as trade risks resurface Earnings momentum has revived confidence in Chinese equities An electronic board displays market information ou... [2]

BEIJING — China and Burma signed deals worth $7.8 billion for energy, agriculture, telecommunications, infrastructure and finance during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to the Southeast Asian country, state media reported on Saturday. [3]

SHANGHAI—Chinese soldiers stationed in Hong Kong are not there merely for symbolic purposes and they will have “no reason to sit on their hands” if the situation in the city worsens, an editorial in the China Daily newspaper said on Friday. [4]

TAIPEI -- China sent a daily record number of warplanes near Taiwan as it announced the end of three days of military drills. [5]

YANGON — China’s failure to condemn Myanmar’s military coup is sparking increased anger across Myanmar as mass protests against the regime sweep the country. [6]

BEIJING—A former Canadian diplomat detained in China is being denied legal representation and is not allowed to turn the lights off at night, people familiar with the situation said, offering new details on the highly charged and closely watched case... [7]

DALIAN, China -- China's Zhejiang Province, a manufacturing hub that is home to many Apple suppliers, is recording around a million new COVID-19 cases a day, renewing concerns about the impact on supply chains. [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-04-12 · 75% match

Shenzhen bathhouses help China's overworked youth escape daily grind

GUANGZHOU -- Young people in the highly competitive Shenzhen job market are turning to modern bathhouses where they can soak, eat, sleep, play games and spend nearly an entire day to escape the stress of their daily lives.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-20 · 54% match

Global investors edge back into China just as trade risks resurface

Laura Wang is chief China equity strategist at Morgan Stanley. OpinionGlobal investors edge back into China just as trade risks resurface Earnings momentum has revived confidence in Chinese equities An electronic board displays market information ou

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-11-17 · 75% match

China, Burma Sign $7.8 bn of Deals: China Daily

BEIJING — China and Burma signed deals worth $7.8 billion for energy, agriculture, telecommunications, infrastructure and finance during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to the Southeast Asian country, state media reported on Saturday.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-08-30 · 75% match

Chinese Troops in Hong Kong Won’t “Sit on Hands” if Situation Worsens: China Daily

SHANGHAI—Chinese soldiers stationed in Hong Kong are not there merely for symbolic purposes and they will have “no reason to sit on their hands” if the situation in the city worsens, an editorial in the China Daily newspaper said on Friday.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-04-11 · 75% match

China sends daily record number of jets near Taiwan

TAIPEI -- China sent a daily record number of warplanes near Taiwan as it announced the end of three days of military drills.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2021-02-15 · 75% match

After Failing to Condemn Coup, China Faces Daily Opposition in Myanmar

YANGON — China’s failure to condemn Myanmar’s military coup is sparking increased anger across Myanmar as mass protests against the regime sweep the country.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-12-21 · 75% match

Canadian Detained in China Questioned Daily, No Lawyer Access–Sources

BEIJING—A former Canadian diplomat detained in China is being denied legal representation and is not allowed to turn the lights off at night, people familiar with the situation said, offering new details on the highly charged and closely watched case

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-12-26 · 75% match

In China's Zhejiang, 1m daily COVID cases raise supply chain concerns

DALIAN, China -- China's Zhejiang Province, a manufacturing hub that is home to many Apple suppliers, is recording around a million new COVID-19 cases a day, renewing concerns about the impact on supply chains.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2020-02-20 · 75% match

Military-Initiated Steel Project Costing Myanmar Govt $345,000 in Daily Loan Payments to China

YANGON—The Myanmar government is paying nearly 500 million kyats (US$345,000) a day to China to service a loan taken out by a military-backed conglomerate to operate a loss-making steel factory in Mandalay Region.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-10-16 · 75% match

Key China stock index logs first consecutive daily drop since stimulus rush

HONG KONG -- China's benchmark CSI 300 index fell for the second straight day on Wednesday, marking its first consecutive decline since authorities sparked a major market rally by rolling out stimulus measures in late September.

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