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Asia wins all 5 titles at Hohhot Grand Prix final day

Asia won five out of the five titles on offer at the Hohhot Grand Prix on the third and final day. The Grand Prix, which serves as a qualification tournament for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, saw some impressive judo from veterans and newcomers alike.

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French band performs on slacklines 1,400m in the air

French band Houle Douce amazed Chinese spectators with a thrilling concert on slacklines suspended 1,400-meters-high in China's Zhangjiajie National Forest Park.

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Canada, Japan & Kazakhstan clinch gold in Hohhot Grand Prix Day 1

First Day of the Hohhot Grand Prix 2018 kicks off with gold for Canada, Japan and Kazakhstan, on road to Tokyo 2020

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Driverless trucks move a step closer in China

The driverless truck is able to run at a maximum speed of 80km per hour and can detect a moving object 300 metres away

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Angela Merkel tells China that Europe supports nuclear deal with Iran

The German Chancellor is on a state visit to China

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U.S. embassy staff in China alerted to possible sonic attacks

U.S. Secretary of State says staff member in Guanzhou reported similar symptoms to employees at its embassy in Cuba

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Competitors in Hong Kong race up 14-metre-high bun tower

Thousands of local residents and tourists flocked to an outlying island in Hong Kong on Tuesday to celebrate a local bun festival despite recording-breaking heat.

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Hong Kong's festival to drive away evil spirits

Thousands of people flocked to an outlying island in Hong Kong on Tuesday to celebrate the Cheung Chau Bun festival, one of the oldest and most colourful in Hong Kong which began around 100 years ago after a deadly plague devastated the island.

USA

U.S. and China trade war is on hold

It's after both countries have dropped their tariff threats to each other, according to a joint statement.

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Spokeless ferries wheel opens to the public in eastern China

A spokeless ferries wheel named "Eye of the Bohai Sea" has officially opened in eastern China.

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Pilot nearly sucked out of cockpit as window shatters mid-flight

“There was no warning sign. Suddenly, the windshield just cracked and made a loud bang. The next thing I know, my co-pilot had been sucked halfway out of the window."

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AI robots on display in China

Integration between artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics industry has been one of the major highlights at the ongoing Fifth China Robotop and Intellectual Economic Talent Summit, which kicked off on Wednesday in Yuyao City, east China's Zhejiang Province.

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High rise housing for hogs

Multi-storey pig farms are rising out of China's mountains.

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Chinese channel banned from Eurovision

Mango TV refused to show some of the Eurovision performances.

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Hong Kong mothers stage breastfeeding flashmob protest

Dozens of breastfeeding mothers took over Hong Kong's Central financial district on Saturday (May 5) to protest over prejudices against giving nourishment to their little ones in public.

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Germany unveils statue of Karl Marx in his hometown

It has been 200 years since philosopher Karl Marx was born, and only now has his image been immortalised in bronze and mounted in his hometown of Trier in Germany.

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US says pilots injured by lasers used from Chinese base

American aircraft are being targeted by Chinese laser attacks, Pentagon claims.

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Zipping down windy roads in China's extreme sport challenge

Chinese speed longboarder Qing Yunhui succeeded in the longboard downhill challenge in 18 minutes on a winding mountain path in central China's Hunan Province on Thursday.

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Holographic projector created by Chinese start-up

Star Wars-style imagery can be created with hand-held hologram device.

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Chinese firm breaks world record with over 1,300 dancing drones

Lighting up the sky of Chinese ancient city of Xi'an, 1,374 illuminated drones broke a Guinness World Record for the most unmanned aerial vehicles simultaneously airborne.