China Bans Surrogate Motherhood, Raids Underground Clinics
The Chinese National Health Commission (NHC) on Friday announced a strict ban on “all forms of surrogacy,” and made “organizing surrogacy” a criminal offense with “severe legal penalties.”
The Chinese National Health Commission (NHC) on Friday announced a strict ban on “all forms of surrogacy,” and made “organizing surrogacy” a criminal offense with “severe legal penalties.”
The Department of Justice in Washington on Feb. 12, 2025.(Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times)
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One of the executives is believed to have submitted fraudulent applications for visas for between 30 and 40 Chinese nationals beginning in 2020.
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Head of National Cyber Security Centre set to warn security defences, particularly for critical infrastructure, are inadequate
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The United States has imposed sanctions on two Chinese companies it accuses of supplying equipment and components to Cuba’s military, as Washington intensifies pressure on Havana’s foreign suppliers and expands its authority to target...
Military police stand in front of the Presidential Palace to mark the island's National Day celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, on Oct. 10, 2018. (Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty Images)
The Commerce Department has approved dozens of Chinese companies to handle Nvidia’s H200 chips, some of which have ties to firms under sanctions over national security. A New York Times investigation found that Chinese firms cleared to...
A New York Times investigation found that Chinese firms cleared to handle Nvidia AI chips have ties to blacklisted entities and military contractors.
Concerns are being raised that neither the Commerce Department nor Nvidia are doing their due diligence when it comes to vetting Chinese firms cleared to handle the company's H200 AI chips. According to The New York...
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The fresh faces of the 120th Congress arrived on Capitol Hill on Monday for Senate freshman orientation following Democrats’ takeover of the upper chamber in last week’s midterm elections. Among the incoming senators...
The unnamed individual will be the first foreign national to visit China's space station as part of Shenzhou-24 mission. Covered by 5 outlets: 2 lean left, 3 are centre.
A Pakistani national will become the first foreign astronaut to visit China’s Tiangong space station, Beijing has said
A Pakistani astronaut will join the crew of China's Shenzhou 24 spacecraft on a mission that would make him the first foreign national to board Beijing's space station, state media reported Saturday.
The unnamed individual will be the first foreign national to visit China's space station as part of Shenzhou-24 mission.
Pakistan and China signed a deal in February 2025 setting up a Chinese government training programme for Pakistani astronauts.
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Singapore does not prohibit the transfer of advanced AI chips to Chinese firms. The US has imposed export restrictions on Nvidia's most advanced AI chips to China, citing national security concerns and the need to maintain its lead in...
TORONTO — When a company is building technology that could totally transform the world — technology so high-stakes and secretive that it may underpin the future of geopolitics — you might expect its leaders to have a...
"He Wants This To Go Fast": Nvidia's Top Lawyer Kept Name-Dropping Trump To Strong-Arm Regulators, According To Report Nvidia general counsel Tim Teter told more than a dozen government officials working on terms &...
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In just a few days’ time, U.S. Covered by 41 outlets: 9 lean left, 21 are centre, 9 lean right, 2 are not rated.
President Trump is preparing for an unprecedented joint meeting with the leaders of China and Russia. ABC News' Olivia Rubin reports.
President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to meet in China next week for a high-stakes summit as the three world leaders prepare for critical diplomatic...
Trump, Putin and Xi Jinping expected to meet in first-ever trilateral of its kind, officials say CBS News Trump to meet with China’s Xi and Russia’s Putin at historic trilateral sit-down on nuclear non-proliferation...
White House Confirms Unprecedented Trump-Xi-Putin Trilateral Summit: Nukes In, Ukraine Out President Trump will sit down with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Shenzhen on Thursday...
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Liren Lai and Yuance Chen admitted to facilitating 'dead drop' cash payments worth at least $30,000 to people in the US.
The reported activity has also raised questions about monitoring and oversight. Covered by 3 outlets: 3 are centre.
In a strange online trend, Chinese vloggers are reportedly filming streets in Bangladesh's Dhaka as New Delhi through fake live streams.
Chinese vloggers flood Dhaka pass off Bangladeshs slums as Indias
Scientists on China's Tiangong space station used a laser trap to cool a clump of atoms to just above absolute zero, setting a new record.
Learn how a lab packed into a space station cabinet cooled 20,000 atoms to a record low and opened new possibilities for studying gravity and dark matter.
WuXi AppTec’s shares jumped on Tuesday after the Pentagon removed the company from a list of entities allegedly linked to the Chinese military, marking a win for the biotech service giant and raising hopes among other mainland firms...
What is WuXi AppTec? Why was the Chinese drugmaker on the Pentagon's military list, and what does its removal mean for investors and global pharma?
Chinese court hears COVID defamation case against US state of Missouri Reuters
A Chinese court has begun hearings in a defamation case filed by authorities and institutes in Beijing and Wuhan against the US state of Missouri over accusations tied to Covid-19. In a notice on Monday, the Wuhan...
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The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is proposing a ban on Chinese telecommunications companies obtaining American telephone numbers, citing national security concerns and the need to protect domestic networks. The proposed...
The US Federal Communications Commission intends to vote on banning Chinese telecom firms from accessing US phone numbers. Concerns around national security have led to this potential decision against companies like...
Japanese police have arrested a Chinese national suspected of a pepper spray attack in an upscale Tokyo shopping district
Ye Shengfeng, a resident of Osaka Prefecture, was arrested on suspicion of spraying a substance containing capsaicin at a man in his 30s in May.
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Pseudo-history about China is mushrooming online, spreading fake accounts of the past due in large part to platform algorithms, artificial intelligence (AI) and a lack of monitoring, according to a Chinese provincial authority. In a...
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Chinese father lets his son watch TV for hours but theres a catch every minutes
The world’s first attempt to edit genes inside a child’s brain, which killed a six-year-old girl in Shanghai last year, has led to the firing of scientists following an official investigation that found they had broken research rules...
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube A video captured on a home security camera showing a postpartum nanny’s farewell message to a baby in China has gone viral, touching the hearts of internet...
Forensic report finds Blackwell's fingerprint in DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, MiniMax and Ant Group models
When massive lay-offs took place at BMW’s manufacturing base in northeast China – the German carmaker’s largest production hub worldwide – the entire city felt the shock. Starting from November 2, BMW Brilliance – a joint venture...
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A university student in central China has attracted attention on social media for pursuing an unusual career: shoeing racehorses. Fu Donghua, a fourth-year student at the Equestrian School of Wuhan Business University, earned his junior...
Films by Chinese directors scooped up the best actress and Special Jury prizes at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival.
A new tariff of up to 30 per cent on e-commerce goods entering Thailand may squeeze Chinese vendors, but intense price competition and their ability to keep costs low are likely to limit its impact, analysts said. Thailand’s cabinet on...
After a 55-year-old Chinese cleaner went viral for his handsome appearance, he said he would continue doing his job with a down-to-earth attitude. Chen Jingfu, a cleaner at a high-end shopping centre in Shenyang, in northeastern China’s...
A drone view shows electric vehicles for export and containers sitting at a port in Shanghai on April 13, 2025. (China Daily via Reuters)