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As Birth Rate Continues Slide, China Opens Up Its Wallet

New policy offers up to $1.5K per child under 3

(Newser) - China is rolling out its first nationwide child subsidy, offering parents about $500 a year for each child under age 3 in a move to address its declining birth rate. The new policy, which the BBC reports was announced Monday, is expected to support around 20 million families. Parents...

China's Famed Shaolin Temple Is Mired in Scandal

It revealed Sunday that its abbot is under investigation

(Newser) - China's famous Shaolin Temple announced on Sunday that its abbot is under investigation on suspicion of misappropriation and embezzlement of project funds and temple assets. Shi Yongxin is alleged to have committed criminal offenses and violated Buddhist precepts by maintaining relationships with multiple women over a long period and...

Microsoft SharePoint Hack Hit US Agencies

Chinese hackers exploit vulnerability in older versions hosted by customers

(Newser) - Numerous organizations and some government agencies around the globe have been compromised in recent days as hackers exploit a vulnerability in older versions of Microsoft's file-sharing tool SharePoint. The vulnerability was discovered in versions of the software hosted by the customers themselves, as opposed to Microsoft's cloud, early...

Silicon Valley Startups Go All In on China's 996 Grind

AI firms push workers to embrace 72-hour weeks

(Newser) - A grueling work schedule that sparked controversy in China has found a new home: Silicon Valley. Known as "996," the regime calls for working 9am to 9pm, six days a week—an eyebrow-raising 72 hours. Once criticized in China for fueling burnout and even linked to worker...

China Bars 2 US Citizens From Leaving Country

Commerce Department employee was questioned about his military service

(Newser) - Two American citizens—a US Department of Commerce employee and a Wells Fargo banker—have been barred from leaving China, highlighting rising tensions and mounting risks for foreigners as Washington and Beijing edge toward a critical trade deadline. The State Department says a US Patent and Trademark Office employee...

'Rare Acknowledgment of a High-Level Hush-Up'

Report: Chinese health officials, hospital staff engaged in cover-up of kindergartners' poisoning

(Newser) - Chinese authorities are now alleging an attempted cover-up in the lead poisoning of hundreds of Chinese kindergarteners , who were fed food decorated with powdered pigments containing more than 20% lead. Dozens of provincial health officials and staff at Tianshui No. 2 People's Hospital took part, tampering with the blood...

China Bets on Underwater Data Centers

Ocean cooling expected to significantly cut energy costs

(Newser) - Beneath the waves off Shanghai, China is launching a new era of digital infrastructure—cooling its AI-powered data centers with the chill of the ocean, and potentially reshaping the global approach to sustainable computing. Traditional data centers, both in China and globally, use enormous amounts of electricity, with cooling...

Neighbors Not Thrilled by China's Giant Hydroelectric Dam in Tibet

Dam on Tibet's Yarlung Tsangpo could threaten water supplies downstream

(Newser) - China has begun building the world's largest hydropower dam in Tibet—a $167 billion project set to reshape regional waterways. The Motuo Hydropower Station on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet, which will surpass the Three Gorges in size and could generate three times its energy output, has...

Lion Cub Cuddles at Eatery Spark Animal Welfare Uproar

Reaction online has been mostly negative to Wanhui restaurant offering hugs with cubs

(Newser) - A restaurant in Taiyuan, China, is facing backlash for offering a $150 four-course tea experience that includes hugging lion cubs. The Wanhui eatery, which opened last month in Shanxi province, sells about 20 tickets a day to customers eager for up-close encounters with the cubs. Photos and videos of...

19 Nations Launch Drills, Knowing China Is Watching

Talisman Sabre exercise, the largest ever, kicks off in Australia

(Newser) - Nearly 40,000 troops from 19 nations, including the US, have converged on northern Australia for the largest Talisman Sabre military drills ever, sending a hard-to-miss message about unity in the face of China's growing assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific region. The live-fire drills held over three weeks involve...

Port of LA Breaks Records as Shippers Race Against Clock

Officials expect a major slowdown will begin next month

(Newser) - The Port of Los Angeles recorded its busiest June ever, processing over 892,000 shipping containers as importers scrambled to outpace incoming tariffs on Chinese goods. The new record, an 8% jump from last year, was propelled by companies accelerating shipments ahead of a looming August 12 deadline for...

Apple Bets $500M on Rare Earths in US
Apple Bets $500M
on Rare Earths in US
Jul 15, 2025 12:21 PM CDT

Apple Bets $500M on Rare Earths in US

Company strikes a deal with mining company MP Materials

(Newser) - Apple announced a big investment on Tuesday likely to please President Trump: The company is putting $500 million into a partnership with MP Materials, which runs the only rare earth mine in the US, reports CNN and Fox Business . The deal commits Apple to buy rare earth magnets from...

Op-Ed: China Has US Smoked on Cars
Op-Ed: China Has
US Smoked on Cars
OPINION
Jul 8, 2025 5:45 PM CDT

Op-Ed: China Has US Smoked on Cars

If their EVs were sold in America, it could destroy US automakers, writes a former GM exec

(Newser) - China has gotten very, very good at making electric vehicles, writes former GM exec Michael Dunne in a New York Times op-ed. Models made by BYD and other brands are as good as any made by Tesla or other Western automakers—and they cost a third of the price. They'...

Kindergarten's Secret Food Ingredient: Lead Paint

Incident in China leads to arrests and hospitalizations

(Newser) - More than 200 children in northwest China are being treated for lead poisoning after chefs at a Tianshui City kindergarten used inedible paint to decorate food, authorities say. Tests found lead levels in some food samples were up to 2,000 times the national safety limit. In total, 233...

'Gold Digger' Game Sparks Sexism Debate in China
'Gold Digger' Game Roils China
Jul 7, 2025 7:40 AM CDT

'Gold Digger' Game Roils China

Critics say all-female scam plot fuels harmful gender stereotypes—but it's immensely popular

(Newser) - A new video game in China, originally titled Revenge on Gold Diggers, has sparked a fierce national debate over sexism and gender stereotypes. The live-action game, which quickly shot to the top of Steam's sales charts after its June release, puts players in the shoes of men targeted...

TikTok Agreement Is Close, Trump Says

China will be brought into talks this week, president says

(Newser) - A deal is nearly in place for an American company to acquire the US operations of TikTok, President Trump said, adding that he expects to bring China into the talks this week. Speaking to reporters Friday night on Air Force One, Trump stated that talks with China to approve...

China Sails Its Aircraft Carrier Into Hong Kong Waters
China Shows Off
Its Military Might
Jul 4, 2025 6:45 AM CDT

China Shows Off Its Military Might

It sails the Shandong into Hong Kong

(Newser) - China's first domestically-built aircraft carrier arrived in Hong Kong on Thursday as part of a drive to drum up patriotism, days after the former British colony marked the 28th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule. The Shandong entered the city's waters alongside another vessel from its battle...

Kim Jong Un Makes a Beachy Tourism Bet

The Wonsan Kalma resort had originally been due to open in 2019

(Newser) - North Korea has unveiled its latest attempt to boost its struggling economy: the Wonsan Kalma beach resort, a sprawling location on its eastern coast that opened Tuesday. The move highlights Kim Jong Un's ongoing bet on tourism as an economic lifeline amid strict international sanctions—though with a...

Malaysia Shuts Door to US Plastic Waste

This continues a trend, which has Western nations searching for new dumping grounds

(Newser) - Malaysia has effectively banned all imports of plastic waste from the US, presenting a dilemma: Where will all our discarded candy wrappers and bottles go next? With the US recycling less than 10% of its plastic, much of the rest is incinerated, landfilled, or sent abroad, per the New ...

China Is No Fan of Dalai Lama's Successor Plan

China rejects it, saying government must approve of his reincarnation

(Newser) - The Dalai Lama has ended years of speculation about the future of the 500-year-old institution by announcing his spiritual lineage will continue after his death, reaffirming that only his chosen trust—not China—can name his successor. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader announced his intent to reincarnate in a...

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