Month: July 2025

Chinese authorities are accusing online stand-up comedy shows of “stirring up gender antagonism”, after performances featuring female comedians addressing gender-related topics have gained popularity in recent weeks. Advertisement The shows provide a unique space for discussing social issues, including problems faced by women, but the Zhejiang province publicity department said some of the content had “gradually deviated from humour and simplified gender topics into pitting men and women against each other”. The article published on the department’s official WeChat account on Sunday said such content was “an effective way to…

China’s construction of the world’s largest hydropower dam in Tibet has boosted related stocks, as analysts predict that infrastructure construction companies, energy developers, and power grid equipment manufacturers would benefit from the substantial investment into what Beijing calls the “project of the century”. Advertisement Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Saturday announced the start of the project, situated on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River, which becomes the Brahmaputra River as it leaves Tibet and flows south into India and finally into Bangladesh, state news agency Xinhua reported. The…

Shenzhen-based UBTech Robotics, China’s top maker of humanoid robots, plans to raise about HK$2.41 billion (US$307 million) through a share placement in Hong Kong, according to a filing on Tuesday. Advertisement The company, which became the first robotics maker on the Hong Kong stock exchange in 2023, is offering 30,155,450 new shares at HK$82 per share, representing a discount of about 9 per cent to the closing price of HK$90.25 on Monday. The new shares would represent around 6.39 per cent of the company’s enlarged issued share capital after the…

Advertisement On Sunday, the authorities in the northwestern province of Gansu said 10 local officials were under investigation over the incident in the city of Tianshui. One political scientist, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the slow response to the incident showed how local officials “try to avoid taking responsibility”. He added that a “passive feedback mechanism” made it hard for the public to obtain accurate information. The investigation found that a local hospital and the provincial centre for disease control and prevention (CDC) had falsified test results. Advertisement On…