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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Zhejiang - The Untold Story

Typhoon Bavi unleashes intense floods and forces evacuation of more than 260,000 people in northeastern China

Rainfall is expected to persist through Tuesday, with extreme downpours in some areas

The Independent UK

More than 1 million evacuated as Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in China

Chinese authorities evacuated more than 1.7 million people as of Saturday as Typhoon Bavi made landfall in the country's eastern province of Zhejiang. Hundreds of flights have also been cancelled, and some high-speed railway services have been halted. Bavi is the second typhoon to impact China in just over a…

France 24

Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in eastern China, over 1 million evacuated

Typhoon Bavi made landfall in China's eastern Zhejiang province late on Saturday, prompting massive evacuations and widespread disruptions after lashing Japan's southern islands and Taiwan with heavy rain and strong winds. Authorities said the storm was expected to gradually weaken as it moved inland toward the northwest.

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Rooms Of Their Own: Women-only Communities Thrive In China

Laughter erupts over a board game and coffee at a rural cottage in China's eastern province of Zhejiang, one of a growing number of women-only co-living spaces far from social pressures and male judgment.

International Business Times

China warns comedians against stirring up gender discord ‘for the sake of being funny’

Zhejiang officials say ‘criticism should be constructive rather than revolving around gender opposition’

The Independent UK

Typhoon Danas threatens China with flash floods after killing two people in Taiwan

Danas is forecast to bring between 100mm and 250mm of rainfall across a 650km stretch from Fuzhou in Fujian province to Hangzhou in Zhejiang, triggering flash flood warnings

The Independent UK

Anger As China Club Plays Hours After Striker Boupendza's Death

Football fans in China were outraged by Zhejiang FC's decision to go ahead with a league match hours after the death of their Gabon international striker Aaron Boupendza.

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Is This Armed Chinese Robot a Motorcycle or Not?

I must pose a question to our readers. A question that's kept me up for many a night since I first laid eyes on this monstrous police-state creation. This heavily armed BB-8 knockoff from China's local law enforcement. No, it's not whether or not this machine is ethical, nor whether or…

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Behich and Caputo strike as Melbourne City win in China

Old favourite Aziz Behich and teenager Max Caputo have scored in Melbourne City's Asian Champions League victory over Zhejiang in China.

AAP

Ex-Hangzhou Party Chief Pleads Guilty to Taking $28 Million of Bribes

Zhou Jiangyong to be sentenced later for corruption that prosecutors said took place over 22 years

Caixin Global

Will China's next premier be a moderating influence on Xi?

The pro-business track record of the man poised to become China’s top economic official will make his term a test of whether he might moderate President Xi Jinping’s tendency to intervene

The Independent UK

Heartbroken woman in China calls police after boyfriend dumps her ‘for no reason’

The woman called the police department in China's Zhejiang province in the hopes of tracking down her ex-boyfriend - who dumped her after six years - because she wanted to know "why he treated me like this"

Daily Mirror

China appoints Communist Party chiefs for three provinces

China's Communist Party has appointed Yi Lianhong as party secretary of eastern Zhejiang province, and Yin Hong as party secretary of eastern Jiangxi province, Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.

Reuters

Factbox-China's new political elites and their connection to Xi

Xi Jinping on Sunday secured a third term as leader of China's ruling Communist Party and unveiled a new leadership team dominated by his allies, including the entire seven-member Politburo Standing Committee, which he heads.

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Who is Li Qiang, the man poised to become China’s next premier?

Communist Party chief of Shanghai has been anointed as the second-ranking Politburo Standing Committee member thanks to his loyalty to Xi Jinping

Asharq Al-Awsat

Typhoon Muifa Lashes Eastern China, Forcing 1.6 Million from their Homes

High winds and heavy rain lashed China's densely populated east coast on Thursday, after Typhoon Muifa forced around 1.6 million people to leave their homes and grounded most flights at Shanghai's main airports. Muifa is the strongest tropical cyclone to hit Shanghai -- home to more than 25 million people…

The Times of India

Asian Games 2022: 40 sports to feature, cricket to be back after 11 years

MUMBAI: The 2022 Asian Games will take place from September 10 to September 25, 2022, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China and there will be five co-host cities.

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