Chinese retail giants tried to juice spending with iPhone and Lululemon discounts in an annual shopping bonanza

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618 Mall Promotion in Hangzhou
An e-commerce anchor sold 618 promotional goods on a live broadcast at a mall in Hangzhou, China, on June 18, 2024.

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Video shows Chinese coast guard brandishing an ax in a low-tech clash with the Philippines navy

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A still from bodycam footage released by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, showing the view from a small Filipino boat as Chinese Coast Guard soldiers brandish an ax and what appears to be a knife at other Filipino boats, during a skirmish against a clouded sky, on June 17, 2024.
A still from bodycam footage released by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, depicting events on June 17, 2024.

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Apple Intelligence seems to have a ChatGPT-shaped problem in China

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Apple WWDC 2024
Apple Intelligence at WWDC 2024.

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The thousands of Chinese migrants headed to the US-Mexico border just lost their key entry point to America

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Chinese Migrants attempting to cross into the US from Mexico sit by a fire as they are detained by US Customs and Border Protection at the border on November 12, 2023, in Jacumba, California.
Chinese Migrants attempting to cross into the US from Mexico sit by a fire as they are detained by US Customs and Border Protection at the border on November 12, 2023, in Jacumba, California.

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Awkward Chinese youths are paying AI love coaches $7 weekly to learn how to talk on dates

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Tsinghua University Commencement Ceremony 2023
Graduates attend 2023 Tsinghua University Commencement Ceremony on June 24, 2023 in Beijing, China.

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The global spike in luxury handbags, shoes, and clothing sales could be coming to an end due in part to China's 'luxury shaming,' study finds

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Worldwide sales growth of luxury goods is expected to slow in 2024, per a Bain Consultancy report.

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Filipino soldiers had to use their bare hands to fight off Chinese coast guards with swords, a general said

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A photo from March 2024 showing a China coast guard vessel sailing near the Philippine military
A photo from March 2024 shows a China coast guard vessel sailing near the Philippine military chartered vessel Unaizah.

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Russian arms manufacturers are 'scrambling to expand their production capabilities using whatever they can get,' expert says

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin visits Uralvagonzavod, the country's main tank factory, in February 2024.

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The luxury conglomerate behind Cartier is beating LVMH at its own game

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Photo collage featuring a tag with the Richemont logo, jewelry from Cartier (Trinity ring and Love bracelet), and a Van Cleef Vintage Alhambra pendant
Richemont, the conglomerate that owns brands like Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, has been heating up the luxury space.

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The US military is 'alarmingly slow' at delivering new weapons, making it tougher to keep its edge against top threats, watchdog finds

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US Army soldiers fire the M777 howitzer at Fort Sill.
US Army soldiers fire the M777 howitzer at Fort Sill.

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