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🇨🇳 South China Morning Post
National & Local

Shenzhen dethrones Shanghai, Beijing as China’s top industrial powerhouse, mayor boasts

Shenzhen has emerged as China's leading industrial city, surpassing both Shanghai and Beijing in economic and technological achievements, according to the local mayor's report.

Feb 25 • 05:00 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
World

Unstoppable High-Rise Building Trend... Surpassing 100 for 12 Consecutive Years

The global trend of high-rise building construction continues, with over 100 buildings exceeding 200 meters being completed in 2025, marking the 12th consecutive year of such achievements.

Feb 23 • 00:45 UTC
🇨🇳 South China Morning Post
National & Local

China’s vocational degrees rising as students seek skills over prestigious universities

Chinese students are increasingly opting for vocational degrees over traditional university education due to higher job-placement rates and the challenging employment landscape.

Feb 22 • 02:00 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Life & Tech

Breakthrough laser-based blood test detects cancer long before any scan could

Scientists in China have developed a groundbreaking laser-based blood test that can detect cancer markers significantly earlier than conventional scans can identify tumors.

Feb 17 • 12:42 UTC
🇨🇳 South China Morning Post
National & Local

Top neuroscientist Arthur Konnerth leaves Germany for full-time role in China

Renowned neuroscientist Arthur Konnerth has relocated from Germany to China to take on a full-time position at the Shenzhen Bay Laboratory.

Feb 16 • 04:00 UTC
🇨🇳 South China Morning Post
National & Local

China tightens gold trading rules in Shenzhen after platforms collapse

China has implemented stricter gold trading regulations in Shenzhen to mitigate market risks and protect consumer rights following recent volatility in gold prices.

Feb 13 • 10:05 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
Crime & Justice

A Couple Engaged in Sex in a Hotel Room – The Entire Act Was Secretly Recorded Online

A couple in China discovered they were featured in a hidden camera porn video after Eric stumbled upon it on a Telegram channel.

Feb 11 • 18:11 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

A Man Shocked to See His Video on an Adult Site, Had Stayed at a Hotel a Few Days Ago!

An individual discovered an intimate video of himself and his girlfriend on an adult website, unaware that they were recorded during their hotel stay in Shenzhen, China.

Feb 7 • 12:54 UTC
🇨🇳 South China Morning Post
National & Local

China sends fourth ‘Shenlong’ reusable spacecraft mission into orbit

China successfully launched its fourth 'Shenlong' reusable spacecraft, furthering its space exploration capabilities and presenting a challenge to the United States' X-37B program.

Feb 7 • 12:30 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

We had sex in a Chinese hotel and then discovered we were recorded and watched by thousands of people

A man and his girlfriend found themselves unknowingly recorded while having sex in a hotel room in Shenzhen, China, leading to the video being shared widely on social media.

Feb 6 • 15:23 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
Sports

Japan fails to win for the first time in 20 years, loses to the world's strongest player in Japan-Korea showdown

Japan lost to South Korea in the final match of the 27th Nongshim Cup, marking a 20-year wait for a championship, as player Iyama was defeated by the current world champion Shin Jin-seo.

Feb 6 • 11:51 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
Crime & Justice

He froze when he saw the video on pornographic sites: They were unaware that thousands of people were watching them

A man discovered that intimate moments shared with his girlfriend were being live-streamed to thousands on a pornographic site without their knowledge.

Feb 6 • 07:58 UTC
🇨🇳 South China Morning Post
World

NIH-funded biomedicine researcher Gao Zhonghua leaves US for China

Gao Zhonghua, an NIH-funded biomedicine researcher, has relocated from Pennsylvania State University to Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology in China.

Feb 3 • 04:01 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Life & Tech

The one who runs the 'last mile' – The unexpected profession born from China's towering skyscrapers

In Shenzhen, a young delivery man navigates the vertical cityscape of skyscrapers to ensure his hot noodle bowl reaches the 80th floor before it cools down.

Feb 2 • 21:02 UTC
🇨🇳 South China Morning Post
World

When a robot topples: China’s Xpeng deals with fallout from humanoid’s public plunge

Xpeng Motors faced backlash after its humanoid robot fell during a public demonstration in Shenzhen, drawing comparisons to the challenges of learning to walk.

Feb 2 • 11:00 UTC
🇨🇳 South China Morning Post
World

Hong Kong, Shenzhen push secure data corridor to unlock AI and fintech opportunities

Hong Kong and Shenzhen are working to establish a white list for secure cross-border data transfers to enhance collaboration in AI and fintech sectors.

Jan 15 • 10:00 UTC
🇨🇳 South China Morning Post
National & Local

Hong Kong and Shenzhen forge close ties in finance and AI to build world-class fintech hub

Hong Kong and Shenzhen are collaborating to leverage finance and artificial intelligence to establish a leading fintech hub as discussed at the recent China Conference: Greater Bay Area.

Jan 15 • 02:13 UTC
🇨🇳 South China Morning Post
Life & Tech

‘Resolution revolution’ pioneer Alexey Amunts leaves Max Planck to join China’s SMART

Alexey Amunts, known for his significant contributions to cryo-electron microscopy, has departed from Germany's Max Planck Institute to take up a position at Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation in China.

Jan 13 • 08:00 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
Life & Tech

China: Those who smoke must urinate in public

A shopping mall in Shenzhen, China, is challenging the widespread practice of smoking in bathrooms by requiring smokers to urinate in public instead.

Jan 9 • 14:54 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
Sports

Iga spends the holidays on the court. In China, she took revenge on Elena Rybakina

Iga returned to the court after a month-long break and successfully avenged her previous defeat to Elena Rybakina during the World Tennis Continental Cup held in Shenzhen.

Dec 26 • 18:44 UTC

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