Now playing Next Culture news Chinese chess scandal: Bathtub defecation, anal beads & title revoked The Chinese chess champion has been stripped of his title after defecating in hotel bathtub and allegedly using anal beads to cheat during games. No, we're not making this up... 27/12/2023
Now playing Next Indonesia 13 dead in blast at China-owned nickel plant in Indonesia A blast in a Chinese-owned nickel plant on Indonesia's Sulawesi island killed 13 workers and injured dozens on Sunday, according to police and a company official. 24/12/2023
Now playing Next Mobility Chinese Tesla rival BYD to open EV manufacturing plant in Hungary The announcement comes as Hungary continues to try to position itself as a global hub for EV manufacturing. 22/12/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Families in China turning to AI to 'digitally revive' dead loved ones Some Chinese firms claim to have "digitally revived" thousands of deceased people using artificial intelligence (AI) technology. 19/12/2023
Now playing Next Culture news A new Pope & Harry on the throne: Nostradamus' 2024 predictions Here are Nostradamus' 2024 predictions - and we’re not at all doomed and everything's peachy. (Brace yourselves.) 15/12/2023
Now playing Next Markets How trading carbon is helping Europe's agricultural sector Carbon markets could hold the key to sustainable farming and efforts to mitigate climate change, and many European farmers are exploring them further. 12/12/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Euroviews. Should China’s space race advances be cause for concern in Europe? Steel sharpens steel. Great people and great companies throughout history and across the world have taken inspiration even from their fiercest rivals, using them as fuel to keep working hard and improving, Bogdan Gogulan writes. 11/12/2023
Now playing Next Culture news How much would you pay for a menu signed by Mao Zedong? “To hold a menu signed by Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai is to hold a piece of the past..." 11/12/2023
Now playing Next Europe News EU warns China it will 'not tolerate' unfair competition at summit European leaders will "not be able to tolerate that our industrial base is undermined by unfair competition," Ursula von der Leyen warned on Thursday after a highly anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. 07/12/2023
Now playing Next Economy Chinese exports increase for the first time in six months The increase comes as a surprise to analysts expecting a drop of more than 1% in the world’s second-biggest economy. 07/12/2023
Now playing Next Markets Why Europe's EVs are years behind China despite €250bn investment The ACEA president has highlighted that the European EV industry may still take until the end of the decade to be at the same levels as global competitors. 07/12/2023
Now playing Next Italy Italy withdraws from China's Belt and Road Initiative Italy signed the pact in 2019 expecting a big boost to exports but hoped-for economic gains have not materialised. 07/12/2023
Now playing Next Economy Trouble in China? Moody's cuts its credit outlook on rising debt woes The world's second-largest economy was slowing down even before a crackdown on excessive borrowing in 2020 led to defaults by many property developers. 05/12/2023
Now playing Next Health news 'Walking pneumonia' epidemics reported in parts of Europe. What is it? Much like China, several European countries are seeing rising cases of mycoplasma pneumoniae, a bacterium that causes "walking pneumonia". How serious is it? 05/12/2023
Now playing Next Business "Freedom scallops": The seafood war you probably didn’t know about As Japan is locked in a scallops standoff with China and Russia, with wider political ramifications, Tokyo reassures consumers worldwide about its seafood safety and looks for new markets. Euronews Business breaks down what it is all about. 01/12/2023
Now playing Next China The biggest prosecution yet is underway in Hong Kong taking pro-democracy activists to trial Some of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists went on trial Monday in the biggest prosecution yet under a law imposed by China’s ruling Communist Party to crush dissent. 29/11/2023
Now playing Next Markets Here’s why Chinese fashion giant Shein is eyeing a US IPO in secret Chinese fashion company Shein, a popular online retailer with European shoppers, has discreetly filed for a US IPO in a major trans-continental move. 28/11/2023
Now playing Next Europe Decoded Why the EU is so worried about China's anti-espionage law For the past half year, high-ranking officials of the European Union have raised the alarm about China's anti-espionage law. 28/11/2023
Now playing Next China China relaxes visa rules for five EU states The change in the visa rules came as French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna met with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing on Friday. 24/11/2023
Now playing Next Health news 'No unknown or new pathogen' detected in China, WHO says Several respiratory illnesses are co-circulating in China this year after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. 23/11/2023