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132 Scary Photos That Prove We’re Living In An Urban Hell (New Pics)

While some thrive in the city, others long to escape the overwhelming maze of windowless skyscrapers, endless parking lots, and traffic jams found in poorly planned areas. While not every city is built this way, the worst offenders have sparked a massive online movement. Internet users openly call these places…

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How China built world’s largest high-speed railway station on a mountain in just 38 months

China has completed the world's largest high-speed railway station, Chongqing East Railway Station, in a remarkable 38 months. Built on a reshaped mountain, the $7.8 billion mega-station utilizes advanced robotics and AI for its construction. It features 29 platforms and is set to become a crucial hub connecting southwest China…

The Economic Times

One dead, 17 missing after record rains hit China's Chongqing

One person was killed and another 17 were unaccounted for after heavy rain battered Yongchuan District in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality starting Saturday night, local authorities reported to Xinhua.

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CFTEC, AEOTrade Co-host China-Singapore Digital Trade Roadshow at WCIFIT

CHONGQING, China, May 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from iChongqing - Chongqing Qianxin Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Group (CFTEC) and AEOTrade co-hosted a digital cross-border trade roadshow on May 22 during the 8th Western China International Fair for Investment and Trade (WCIFIT), as Chongqing seeks to expand…

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WCIFIT Opens in Chongqing with 1,400 Global Firms, Showcasing Robots, Flying Cars, and Local Cuisine

CHONGQING, China, May 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from iChongqing - The 8th Western China International Fair for Investment and Trade (WCIFIT) opened in Chongqing on May 21, bringing together nearly 1,400 companies from 50 countries and regions to explore new opportunities in investment, trade, and industrial cooperation…

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World’s longest escalator: China’s 905-meter ‘sky ladder’ lets you climb 80 floors in 20 minutes

China has transformed vertical transportation with the unveiling of the world’s longest outdoor escalator. Stretching an impressive 905 meters, this engineering marvel resides in Wushan County, Chongqing Municipality. Shaped like a dragon, it helps visitors ascend what would be an 80-story climb in just 20 minutes. This innovation replaces what…

The Times of India

Chinese team operates thousands of drones using a single computer

A drone light show in Chongqing highlights China’s ability to control thousands of drones simultaneously using a single automated system.

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Projecting dissent: China’s new politics of resistance under surveillance

As China ramped up its security in Bejing ahead of its largest military parade in history, over in Chongqing, a city of 30 million people, slogans mysteriously appeared projected on the walls of a university residential complex. “Only without the Communist Party can there be a new China,” read one.…

The Conversation

Watch a Massive Fire Engulf a Motorcycle Parking Lot in China’s Chongqing

A fire destroyed a temporary motorcycle parking lot in Chongqing, China. The cause is still unknown, but no casualties have been reported.

RideApart

“Hilarious”: TikTok Can’t Get Enough Of Chinese Trump Impersonator Who Nails Every Line

The Chinese TikToker has never been to the US and is not a native English speaker. “This is the best impression of Donald Trump I’ve seen yet,” one fan said.

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A sprawling megacity of multi-level madness: why Chongqing in China is my wonder of the world

This megacity is like Hong Kong on steroids – a vertically sprawling, astonishing urban phenomenon that can only be understood in three dimensions

The Guardian - UK

Warm fronts to Y-fronts: Chinese city hit by underwear storm

Chongqing authorities say cloud seeding to break heatwave did not cause winds that sent laundry flying

The Guardian - UK

15 Most Populated Cities In The World: Unveiling The Urban Giants

If you feel that your city might be overpopulated, you should check the staggering number of people living in the most populated cities in the world.

International Business Times

The Hunan Man, London: ‘The best Chongqing chicken I have ever had’ – restaurant review

Fortune favours the brave when tasting these superb but challenging chilli-boosted regional Chinese dishes

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Money Mules Charged With Moving $307M In Tether, Converting Sum To Renminbi: Report

A Chinese court near Chongqing sentenced 21 people for online fraud, CoinDesk reported

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15 dead, 4 missing due to torrential rains in China's Chongqing

The latest round of torrential rains since Monday had killed 15 people and left four others missing in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality as of 7 am on Wednesday, state news agency (Xinhua) reported. Read further on Dynamite News:

Bangkok Post

15 dead as storms lash southwest China

BEIJING: Fifteen people died and four were missing after torrential rain lashed the metropolis of Chongqing and parts of southwestern China, local officials and state media said on Wednesday.

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Why we can’t rely on air conditioning to keep us cool

It’s the first thing to be turned on when the weather warms but air-conditioners are not the only answer to cooling our homes.

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Hospitals Overflow in China’s COVID Wave

China is battling a wave of infections that has hit the elderly hard, but has officially logged only a handful of deaths from the coronavirus after the government redefined the criteria by which Covid deaths are counted. At No.

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China Megacity Says People with Symptomatic Covid Can Work 'as Normal'

People with Covid-19 symptoms in one of China's largest cities can now go to work "as normal", state media reported Monday, a dramatic reversal in a country where a single case could previously send thousands into lockdown. The world's most populous nation is unwinding years of hardline coronavirus policy, with…

Fortune

China signals easing of COVID-zero approach as cities relax lockdown measures

Cities like Guangzhou, Chongqing and Beijing announced they would relax some COVID measures amid public frustration with lockdowns, isolation and mass testing.

ABC News

China's biggest cities ease some COVID-19 pandemic restrictions amid anti-lockdown protests

Shanghai, Guangzhou, Zhengzhou and Chongqing have eased some pandemic restrictions following outrage at China's zero-COVID policies, as health authorities urge over 60s to get vaccinated.

The Guardian - UK

Covid restrictions lifted in Guangzhou and Chongqing after China protests

Announcements ordered the removal of ‘control orders’ and to designate areas as low risk

Reuters

China's widening COVID-19 curbs trigger public pushback

Frustration simmered on Friday among residents and business groups in China navigating stricter COVID-19 control curbs as the country reported another record high of daily infections just weeks after hopes had been raised of easing measures.

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Beijing Sees Record Covid Cases as China Outbreak Spirals

China's capital Beijing posted a record number of new Covid cases on Tuesday, with the city hunkering down under a tightening chokehold of restrictions that have sent schools online, closed many restaurants and forced employees to work from home. More than 28,000 new infections were reported nationwide -- nearing the…

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