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Nov 11, 2024 | 
barrons.com | Rebecca Bailey
China will unveil a new stealth fighter jet and attack drones at a major airshow this week, with analysts and rival powers watching closely for rare clues on Beijing's military hardware development. The country's close ties with Moscow will also be on display at Airshow China, which showcases Beijing's civil and military aerospace sector every two years in the southern city of Zhuhai.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
barrons.com | Rebecca Bailey
Novak Djokovic proved his staying power on Friday, beating an opponent 18 years his junior 6-7 (4/7), 6-1, 6-4 to claim the last spot in the Shanghai Masters semi-finals. The 37-year-old's victory over the Czech Republic's Jakub Mensik came a day after one of his greatest rivals and contemporaries, Rafael Nadal, announced he would retire in November.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
barrons.com | Rebecca Bailey
Novak Djokovic said Wednesday that he hoped current world number one Jannik Sinner's steroid case would be "resolved as soon as possible", as he again bemoaned the tennis anti-doping system's...
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
barrons.com | Rebecca Bailey
At the end of a week in which China's leaders announced their biggest economic stimulus measures in years, real estate agents in financial hub Shanghai expressed cautious optimism at policies intended to enc...
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
barrons.com | Rebecca Bailey
China's swimmers head to the Paris Olympics under fierce scrutiny with 11 of the squad among a group who tested positive for a banned substance in the lead-up ...
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Feb 2, 2024 | 
barrons.com | Rebecca Bailey
Text size RECASTS on women's result Japan's Mone Chiba fought through nerves to take the first major title of her career at the Four Continents figure skating championship in Shanghai on Friday, smashing her personal best to finish well ahead. Chiba was already leading after breaking another best score in Thursday's short programme and looked comfortable throughout her free skate, earning 143.88 for a total of 214.98.
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Oct 23, 2023 | 
copernical.com | Rebecca Bailey
Write a comment Chengdu, China (AFP) Oct 21, 2023 Women writers are taking the Chinese science fiction scene by storm, with their increasing prominence one of the genre's most noticeable trends, according to participants at a major convention in Chengdu this week.
Worldcon - the world's oldest and most influential sci-fi gathering - is taking place in China for the first time, drawing hordes of eager local fans of all genders.
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Oct 23, 2023 | 
copernical.com | Rebecca Bailey
Write a comment Chengdu, China (AFP) Oct 20, 2023 In a sleek silver building designed to look like an expanding nebula, thousands of delighted Chinese science fiction fans gathered this week for a massive international convention.
The World Science Fiction Convention, or Worldcon, globally the oldest and most influential sci-fi event, has never been held in China before.
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Oct 22, 2023 | 
spacedaily.com | Rebecca Bailey
Women sci-fi writer numbers rocketing in ChinaBy Rebecca BAILEYChengdu, China (AFP) Oct 21, 2023
Women writers are taking the Chinese science fiction scene by storm, with their increasing prominence one of the genre's most noticeable trends, according to participants at a major convention in Chengdu this week.
Worldcon -- the world's oldest and most influential sci-fi gathering -- is taking place in China for the first time, drawing hordes of eager local fans of all genders.
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Oct 22, 2023 | 
ibtimes.com | Rebecca Bailey
Once effectively banned, Chinese science fiction has exploded into the mainstream, embraced by the government and public alike -- inviting scrutiny of a genre that has become known for its expanding diversity and relative freedom. Its new status was epitomised by this week's Worldcon, the world's oldest and most influential sci-fi gathering, which closed Sunday after taking place in China for the first time.
