China's bitcoin mining market share rebounds to 3rd globally, Hashrate Index shows Beijing’s softening stance, cheap electricity attract crypto miners Bitcoin seen as strategic asset amid Sino-US ...

India's top player Arjun Erigaisi faced a heartbreaking defeat in the FIDE World Cup 2025 tie-break against China's Wei Yi, ending his dream of a Candidates 2026 berth. Wei Yi, a rising star, now ...

Encouraging signs are emerging for China's long-suffering football fans despite the national team's failure yet again to qualify for the World Cup and the continued struggle of its top clubs in Asian ...

Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi was knocked out of the FIDE World Cup, losing to Wei Yi of China 1.5-2.5 in the first set of tiebreak games in Panaji on Wednesday. It was a shocker for Arjun who ran out of ...

Once one of the country’s biggest growth drivers, China’s property market has been in a downward spiral for four years with no signs of abating. Real estate values continue to plummet, households in ...

Procuratorate departments across China have approved the arrest of more than 2,800 suspects in domestic-violence cases, with over 3,400 individuals prosecuted since 2021, and more than 500 defendants ...

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China completes first emergency mission in country's manned space programme Shenzhou-22 spacecraft removes safety risks to Chinese space station Station was without a flightworthy vessel to take ...