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1、Chinese influencer Crazy Xiaoyangge prompts mooncake probe with ‘made in Hong Kong’ claim
As people gather to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival on Tuesday, top-earning Chinese influencer Crazy Xiaoyangge finds himself facing an investigation into allegations that his company sold mooncakes it falsely claimed were from Hong Kong.
Three Sheep Group, a company founded by the influencer, whose real name is Zhang Qingyang, is being investigated for allegedly “misleading consumers” via a live-streaming promotion, according to a statement issued by a local regulator in Hefei, capital of eastern Anhui province, where the company is based.
Zhang, whose moniker Crazy Xiaoyangge means “crazy little brother Yang” in Chinese, is among the highest-paid online personalities in China. He earned 3.21 billion yuan (US$450 million) in 2023, according to a list prepared by the Guangdong E-commerce Summit Forum.
https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3278906/chinese-influencer-crazy-xiaoyangge-prompts-mooncake-probe-made-hong-kong-claim
2、China raises retirement age to better utilize human resource
Chinese people's average life expectancy rose to 78.6 years in 2023 from just 35 in 1949. Meanwhile, the average years of education for the newly-added workforce increased from eight years in 1982 to 14 years in 2023, thus postponing people's time for landing their first job.
The new move to gradually raise statutory retirement age over the course of 15 years from 2025 – from 60 to 63 for men, from 55 to 58 for women cadres and from 50 to 55 for women blue-collar workers – will help ease the decline in the working-age population and better utilize human resource.
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-09-16/Graphics-China-raises-retirement-age-to-better-utilize-human-resource-1wVWEU9OM12/p.html
3、China landlord tries to evict terminal cancer tenant, fearing death could reduce property value
A landlord in Beijing is facing immense criticism after he sent an eviction order to a tenant with late-stage cancer because he was worried that the property would lose value if she died there.
The landlord, Zhang, stated that he agreed to lease the flat below market value at 5,500 yuan (about US$770) per month as he was actively looking to sell the property.
In the lease agreement, Zhang requested that the tenant, Wang, and her husband accommodate property viewings for potential buyers.
Zhang stated he made the decision to evict the couple after noticing Wang’s baldness during a property viewing, which led him to enquire about her health.
Wang’s husband revealed that she was terminally ill with cancer. He expressed that he had not disclosed her condition to Zhang previously, as it was a private health matter and not relevant to their rental agreement.
https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3278580/china-landlord-tries-evict-terminal-cancer-tenant-fearing-death-could-reduce-property-value
Business
4、China Banks on ‘Yeconomy’ to Bolster Hainan’s Duty Free Sector
Haikou, a duty-free coastal hub in Hainan Province, has become the latest Asia stop for Ye’s “Vultures Listening Party.”
The controversial performer‘s choice to host his show in Haikou was in part a bold move orchestrated by the local government to boost tourism and drive consumption amid a prolonged economic slowdown.
Haikou city officials received multiple official complaints about Ye’s controversial remarks. However, Hainan officials decided to proceed with the concert, framing it as a “historical moment, a miracle” as the city speeds up recovery from Hurricane Scorpio, which also damaged the concert stadium. The surprise performance will also help Haikou become “a performing arts hub in China,” according to the People’s Daily.
Billed as Ye’s only China destination, around 42,000 tickets for the Sunday concert, which coincided with China’s three-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, sold out within minutes.
https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/kanye-west-china-yeconomy-hainan-duty-free-retail-1236615284/
Technology
5、China's service trade fair wraps up with bountiful achievements
The 2024 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) concluded in Beijing on Monday, achieving some 1,000 practical outcomes, with over 20 percent of its offline exhibitors being international companies, said its organizer.
"A total of 111 enterprises and institutions, including Fortune Global 500 companies and industry leaders, have released 219 achievements in the fields of digitalization, artificial intelligence (AI), healthcare and more, an increase of 80 compared to the previous edition," said Piao Xuedong, head of the Beijing municipal commerce bureau, during a press conference held Monday.
With over 180 forums and activities held during the five-day event, more than 2,000 companies attended the fair offline and over 6,000 online. This year's edition showcased multiple cutting-edge technologies, including the orthopedic surgery robot equipped with AI deep learning technology, the world's smallest cardiac pacemaker and so on, covering sectors such as AI, cloud computing, metaverse and 6G.
https://subsites.chinadaily.com.cn/Qiushi/2024-09/18/c_1022182.htm
Travel
6、Beijing metro enables 'tap-and-go' fare payment for foreign MasterCard, Visa card holders
Beijing has become the first city on the Chinese mainland supporting contactless fare payments in rail transit for foreign MasterCard and Visa card holders.
Starting Friday, international visitors can use MasterCard and Visa cards issued overseas to take rides on the city's entire rail transit network, and pay automatically according to the same billing rules as the local residents.
Beijing has upgraded more than 20,000 sets of facilities at subway stations of its rail transit system to facilitate the new payment initiative, which supplements current payment methods such as UnionPay cards and QR codes, to further improve the experience of international visitors for rail transit, the Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport announced at the ongoing 2024 China International Fair for Trade in Services.
https://english.cctv.com/2024/09/14/ARTIE2mT83KlUVYR7HkoZekG240914.shtml
7、Mid-Autumn Festival fuels trend for traditional culture trips
As China's annual Mid-Autumn Festival holidays came to an end on Tuesday, railways, highways and airlines were seeing a surge in return travel. During the three-day holidays, the popularity of traditional Chinese cultural experiences, such as enjoying lantern displays and fireworks, moonlit boat rides and Hanfu garden tours, ignited new momentum in cultural tourism spending, injecting fresh energy into the nation's economic recovery.
Online searches for moon-viewing tours grew by 61 percent, while interest in lantern-viewing tours skyrocketed by 267 percent compared with last year, data from travel platform Fliggy showed on Tuesday.
The recent popularity of the game Black Myth: Wukong sparked a surge in interest for ancient architecture tours.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202409/1319920.shtml
Education
8、New soccer majors to kickstart China’s sports future with career path
The Ministry of Education of China announced plans to add 39 new soccer sports majors at universities on Friday. This highlights the current scarcity of soccer programs in higher education and underscores the pressing need for the development of Chinese soccer. While the impact of this initiative may take time to materialize, it represents a promising long-term strategy for the sport's advancement in China.
Recently, following the national team's consecutive losses to Japan and Saudi Arabia, numerous football fans, media personalities, and authoritative bodies have voiced their opinions and proposed solutions. Eventually, the idea of establishing soccer majors gradually emerged.
This initiative provides a new platform for children passionate about soccer to focus on their athletic development without fear of academic compromise.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202409/1319925.shtml
Climate
9、Typhoon Bebinca lashes Shanghai in strongest storm to hit city since 1949
The normally-bustling financial hub of Shanghai was brought to a standstill on Monday as residents sheltered at home to wait out the worst of Typhoon Bebinca.
The Category 1 storm, which made landfall in Shanghai on Monday morning, is the most powerful tropical cyclone to directly hit the city in more than seven decades.
Packing top wind speeds of 151 kph (94 mph) near its eye, Bebinca landed in the city of nearly 25 million around 7:30 a.m. (2330 GMT), state media reported, the strongest storm to strike Shanghai since Typhoon Gloria in 1949.
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/typhoon-bebinca-lands-shanghai-strongest-storm-hit-city-since-1949-2024-09-15/
Space
10、China unveils first analysis of moon’s hidden far side from Chang’e-6 samples
For the first time in history, Chinese scientists have revealed what kind of material lies on the far side of the moon – a mixture of basalts and foreign ejecta largely different from the previous Chinese-collected near side samples of mostly basaltic volcanic rocks.
Researchers said the Chang’e-6 mission samples “may result from the mixing of mature lunar soil with freshly ejected materials” given the existence of fresh impact craters around the landing site.
In China’s first analysis of far side lunar samples, the authors said the material showed “distinct characteristics compared to previous lunar samples”, all of which have been collected from the near side of the moon since 1969.
For example, the far side samples contain significantly more light-coloured particles such as glass and feldspar. The new samples also have a lower density, meaning it “is more loose and porous than previous lunar soils”.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3278905/what-lies-moons-mysterious-far-side-chinas-change-6-samples-give-first-signs
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