Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has warned that Chinese espionage activities could target German research institutions involved in cooperation with Chinese universities, citing insufficient awareness of security risks within parts of the research
Oil prices rose sharply in Asian trading on Monday after US President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume nuclear negotiations with Washington. The move came as fresh Chinese data showed industrial profit
A Chinese medical doctor with a PhD has left a prestigious hospital career to work as a food-delivery rider, breakfast seller and pub singer,
Southeast Asian businesses are looking to China’s newly opened Pinglu Canal to reduce transport bottlenecks and provide direct access to markets deep inside the
At 85, Chen Liquan, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, remains actively engaged in guiding China’s battery technology revolution. He is driven by a vision he calls “Electric China.” As
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Amid mounting tensions in the Indo-Pacific, US military officials are sounding the alarm about China’s increasing military activity near Taiwan. According to Admiral Samuel Paparo, the top US Navy commander in the
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Alibaba’s chair, Joe Tsai, recently confirmed that the Chinese ecommerce giant will provide artificial intelligence (AI) technology for Apple’s iPhone models sold in China. This collaboration has already fueled a significant surge
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US private equity firms have invested billions of dollars in data centres serving ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, creating a lucrative business that is now facing challenges due to a US crackdown
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China’s construction of coal-fired power plants reached its highest level in nearly a decade in 2024, contradicting President Xi Jinping’s pledge to peak carbon emissions before 2030, according to a report by
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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has urged Western nations to focus on developing open-source artificial intelligence (AI) models, cautioning that failure to do so could lead to China taking the lead in
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A popular narrative in Washington has blamed trade for America’s perceived relative decline in global influence. Many argue that by opening up to trade with rising powers like China and India, the
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China has raised formal objections to the portrayal of Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin as part of India in Bangladeshi school textbooks and on the official website of the Department of Survey.
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Tesla has officially launched its first energy storage gigafactory outside the United States, opening a $200 million battery facility in Shanghai despite ongoing trade tensions between Washington and Beijing. As reported by
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Hong Kong has announced plans to file a complaint against the United States’ newly imposed tariffs with the World Trade Organization (WTO), after Beijing’s retaliatory levies on American goods took effect. Hong
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A Chinese balloon, which drifted across the United States in 2023 and was widely believed to be engaged in espionage, has been found to contain sophisticated American-made technology capable of intelligence gathering,
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China’s marriage rate has plummeted to its lowest level in more than four decades, with just 6.1 million couples marrying in 2024. This marks a 20% drop from the 7.7 million marriages
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Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD, Tesla’s biggest competitor, has announced the launch of an advanced self-driving system, “God’s Eye”, which will be available on its entire vehicle lineup, including the budget-friendly Seagull
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The Chinese animated film Ne Zha 2 has shattered records and could signal a major shift in the global film industry, particularly in the dynamic between Hollywood and China. The film, based
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China’s Spacesail is quickly emerging as a powerful competitor to SpaceX’s Starlink, with its own ambitious low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation that aims to revolutionize global broadband services. With strategic partnerships
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