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Norwegian Tourist Claims U.S. Denied Him Entry Over a J.D. Vance Meme. Authorities Said It Was His Drug Use
TIME Magazine
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June 25, 2025
“Two pictures spoiled Mads’ dream vacation,” read a headline from Norwegian newspaper Nordlys on Monday, which was amplified by British tabloid the Daily Mail on Tuesday. Mads Mikkelsen—not the Danish actor but a 21-year-old tourist from...
Xiaomi SU7’s fatigue detection feature alerts Chinese man with ‘small eyes’ 20 times to ‘focus on driving’
The Independent Singapore
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June 25, 2025
CHINA: A Xiaomi car’s fatigue detection system mistakenly went off 20 times, repeatedly issuing voice alerts to a Chinese man with “small eyes” to “focus on driving”. According to Must Share News, Mr Li (name transliterated from Chinese) was...
BYD slows production, delays capacity expansion at China factories
Profit by Pakistan Today
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June 25, 2025
Chinese electric vehicle champion BYD has slowed its production and expansion pace in recent months by reducing shifts at some factories in China and delaying plans to add new production lines, said two people with knowledge of the matter. The...
I went on my first holiday to Turkey — one thing was like nothing I'd seen before
Daily Express
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June 25, 2025
The most beautiful backdrop at the resort I stayed at in Turkey (Image: TUI) Turkey has always been a holiday spot I consciously avoided — I'd heard a number of negative things and I suppose those just stuck with me. As a result, I've always opted...
How Labubu dolls are helping China win the global culture game
Forbes India
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This picture taken on June 18, 2025 shows a woman posing with Labubu (L) and Mokoko characters in an exhibition hall as they visit Pop Martís theme park Pop Land in Beijing. Image: Pedro Pardo / AFPSmall, fuzzy and baring sharp teeth, Chinese...
“No War Here”: The Iranian Couple Who Escaped Conflict to Sell Out at China Expo
Sixth Tone
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June 25, 2025
When Hamed Hassannejad and his wife Nastaran Rajabzadeh Samani prepared to fly directly from Tehran to southwestern China to attend this year’s China-South Asia Expo, they hadn’t banked on it becoming a six-day-long ordeal. But on the morning of...
Spiritual And Religious Significance Of Tourism In Humla Karnali Region
New Spotlight Nepal
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West mountain part of Nepal, especially Karnali and eastwards up to upper Gorkha lies adjacent to Tibet Ngari and Shigatse prefectures of autonomous region of China. The icon Mt. Kailash (the abode of Shiva) and Lake Mansarover is venerated by...
Major Terracotta Warriors exhibition showcasing Chinese treasures set to make mark in Western Australia
China Daily Global
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A major showcase of Chinese artifacts of the famous Terracotta Warriors of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) will open this weekend in Perth, marking what is being seen as the most significant museum exhibition of its kind in Western Australia state....
Edinburgh students launch business to bring '3D ice cream trend' from China
Edinburgh Live
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June 25, 2025
A pair of Edinburgh University graduates have launched their own business to bring a popular Chinese trend to Scottish consumers. Mingxiao (Ming) Liu, 31, and Chongzhi (Michael) Chu, 29, are behind a new Edinburgh venture called Coolab, which...
Việt Nam, China seek to advance railway cooperation
Vietnam News Agency
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TIANJIN — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính held talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday in Tianjin, as part of his participation in the 16th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum’s New Champions and working visit to China. PM Chính...
Mekong countries discuss strategies to enhance regional tourism
Xinhua News Agency
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VIENTIANE, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Representatives from the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries met to review past tourism activities and discuss future strategies to enhance tourism in the region. Representatives from the GSM member countries,...
Laos Hosts Mekong Nations to Boost Tourism with Digital Visas, Eco-Trails, and ADB Support
Lao News Agency
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KPL Tourism leaders from six Mekong countries have approved a bold regional plan to revive and modernize travel across Southeast Asia. (KPL) Tourism leaders from six Mekong countries have approved a bold regional plan to revive and modernize...
British teacher, 25, dies in China just 90 minutes after 'excited to come home' call
The Mirror
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June 25, 2025
A British teacher working in China tragically passed away just 90 minutes after telling his mum how much he was looking forward to coming home. Around an hour-and-a-half after chatting with her son Bradley, Lindsey Hall received a second call from...
Science revives ancient walnut forests, boosts incomes in SW China's Xizang
People's Daily Online
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Photo taken on May 24, 2025 shows Liu Liping and a local villager labeling a walnut tree in Zhaxi Dinggang village, Gyaca county, Shannan city, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhuang Yunkai) On a winding mountain road in Zhaxi...
Over 800 Chinese citizens evacuated from Iran to Armenia
The California Courier
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Dimsum daily, Hong Kong Tehran — More than 800 Chinese nationals have been successfully evacuated from Iran to Armenia, according to the Chinese Embassy in Armenia. The operation comes amid escalating tensions following the outbreak of conflict...
Sailing stories of friendship: Cuba and China through pages of 'Diarios De Navegacion'
People's Daily Online
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By Dilbert Reyes Rodríguez, Yesey Pérez López (People's Daily) 11:04, June 25, 2025 Mention your Chinese heritage while walking through Havana's streets, and you will likely encounter warm smiles - a reciprocity mirrored in Beijing - where Cubans...
Ex-chairman of Kuomintang Ma Ying-jeou embarks on 4th visit to Chinese mainland
Global Times
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Ma Ying-jeou File photo:VCG Former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party Ma Ying-jeou embarked on his fourth visit to the Chinese mainland since leaving office, leading a group of young visitors from the island of Taiwan to Fujian and Gansu...
China Focus: Post-gaokao spending marks rite of passage for Chinese teens
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, June 25 (Xinhua) -- As the plane touched down at Beijing Capital International Airport, 18-year-old Zhao Zhixing from east China's Fujian Province snapped a selfie from his window seat, marking the start of his first solo trip after the...
Across China: Time-tested treasures fuel China's cultural economy boom
Xinhua News Agency
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CHENGDU, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Museum guide Han Xue paused on the elevated walkway and beckoned her tour group forward as a vast archaeological pit came into view below. Down there, rows of ancient ivory neatly aligned in the same direction as if...
Once Devout, Now Disillusioned, These Chinese MAGA Loyalists Have Had Enough of Trump
Documented - New York
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June 25, 2025
In March, when President Donald Trump vowed to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and restrict birthright citizenship, Laura Zhang found herself in despair. Throughout 2024, Laura and the New York Make America Great Again (MAGA) team...