10 h. ago Nike Sinks After China Sales Plunge, Delaying Turnaround Effort

Nike Sinks After China Sales Plunge, Delaying Turnaround Effort  Yahoo Finance

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15 h. ago Need for speed: Alibaba ramps up China instant commerce push with Cainiao and Tmall tie

Alibaba Group’s logistics arm Cainiao and online grocery business Tmall Supermarket are teaming up to expand fulfilment infrastructure and speed up deliveries, as the Chinese e-commerce giant ramps up its efforts in China’s fast-growing instant commerce battle to fend off rivals such as JD.com and Meituan. Cainiao will launch new or expand instant commerce warehouses for Tmall Supermarket across 31 mainland Chinese cities by the end of January 2026, it said in a statement on Thursday. Alibaba...

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36 h. ago US lawmakers killed a proposal targeting science efforts with China, and did this instead

The US Congress passed its annual defence bill on Wednesday, easing concerns among researchers by dropping a controversial proposal targeting US-China scientific collaboration, even as it imposed new restrictions on Chinese biotechnology companies. The SAFE (Securing American Funding and Expertise from Adversarial Research Exploitation) Research Act would have denied federal funding to any US researcher working with scientists from China and several other countries, but it did not make it into...

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36 h. ago Why US lawmakers killed a proposal targeting science efforts with China

Why US lawmakers killed a proposal targeting science efforts with China  South China Morning Post

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44 h. ago AMD CEO pledges greater investment in China amid efforts to boost US

AMD CEO pledges greater investment in China amid efforts to boost US-China chip cooperation  digitimes

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63 h. ago China bets big on copper, but ‘weaponisation’ risks low, unlike with rare earths: analysts

China is accelerating efforts to secure its copper supply chain, designating the metal as critical across strategic industries such as electric vehicles, artificial intelligence and defence amid rising geopolitical tensions. Provincial governments are leading the charge. On Monday, Jiangxi – already a hub for heavy rare earth mines – pledged in its 15th five-year plan to develop a world-leading hub for advanced copper-based new materials. That follows a similar move in Shandong, where provincial...

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4 d. ago Following the Money: China strengthens national efforts to stop wildlife crime at its source

Following the Money: China strengthens national efforts to stop wildlife crime at its source  Traffic.org

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5 d. ago ‘Efforts to choke China cannot succeed’: Xi Jinping to top leadership

‘Efforts to choke China cannot succeed’: Xi Jinping to top leadership  South China Morning Post

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6 d. ago Birth control: China slaps new taxes on condoms, contraceptives in effort to boost birth rates

Birth control: China slaps new taxes on condoms, contraceptives in effort to boost birth rates  New York Post

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7 d. ago Hong Kong to host Apec finance ministers’ meeting in November 2026

Hong Kong will hold the Apec finance ministers’ meeting in November next year as part of China’s efforts to host the regional economic forum, the Post has learned. A source also revealed on Friday that Macau would host the tourism ministers’ meeting for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. Last month, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that the 33rd Apec economic leaders’ meeting would be held in Shenzhen next year. He said the country would use its role as forum host to work with...

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7 d. ago Hong Kong to host Apec finance ministers’ meeting in October 2026

Hong Kong will hold the Apec finance ministers’ meeting in October next year as part of China’s efforts to host the regional economic forum, the Post has learned. A source also revealed on Friday that Macau would host the tourism ministers’ meeting for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. Last month, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that the 33rd Apec economic leaders’ meeting would be held in Shenzhen next year. He said the country would use its role as forum host to work with...

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7 d. ago New South China Sea clashes erupt as Beijing pushes for better Philippine ties

China and the Philippines have been involved in further stand-offs in the South China Sea, potentially undercutting efforts to put their relationship back on an even keel. China’s military said on Friday it had expelled several small Philippine aircraft from the waters over Scarborough Shoal, one of the main flashpoints between the two countries. The South China Sea reef, known as Huangyan Island in China and Panatag Shoal in the Philippines, is controlled by Beijing but also claimed by...

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8 d. ago Mexico’s tariffs on China aim to placate US – but could backfire: analysts

Mexico’s move to place tariffs of up to 50 per cent on Chinese and other Asian goods underscores US efforts to pressure other countries to take action against China – and Beijing may well retaliate, analysts said. The Mexican Senate on Wednesday approved duties between 5 and 50 per cent on 1,463 product categories – including auto parts, textiles and plastics – starting from January 2026. President Claudia Sheinbaum had proposed the tariffs in the name of protecting local industries, subject to...

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8 d. ago VW, BMW, Mercedes intensify R&D efforts in China in bid to reverse downturn

VW, BMW, Mercedes intensify R&D efforts in China in bid to reverse downturn  Automotive News

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9 d. ago Microsoft makes US$17.5 billion pledge for AI cloud in India

Microsoft pledged to invest US$17.5 billion on artificial intelligence and cloud computing in India over four years, targeting the world’s most populous nation to help fuel its growth. Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella made the announcement Tuesday after meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, ahead of a tour through the country. Microsoft said the investment will focus on three pillars – scale, skills and sovereignty – which align with Modi’s goal of building a broad...

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1 week ago New China guidelines to base asset managers’ pay on the performance of funds

China’s securities regulator has called on the country’s 160 mutual fund houses to establish a performance-based salary mechanism, as part of efforts to uproot elitism from the industry. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has drawn up guidelines governing asset managers’ pay perks, suggesting that the performance of the funds they run should factor up to 80 per cent in determining their annual salaries, according to a report on Monday by the official Securities Times. The...

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2 w. ago CSRC vows deeper reforms to open China’s capital market and boost tech listings

China’s top securities regulator has pledged to widen foreign investors’ access to the mainland’s capital market while further lowering the fundraising threshold for technology firms, after a key indicator slumped nearly 4 per cent from a 10-year high in mid-November. Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), set out guidance for the equity and bond markets in an article published by the Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily on Friday, three weeks after he was...

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2 w. ago CISA, NSA warn of China’s BRICKSTORM malware after incident response efforts

CISA, NSA warn of China’s BRICKSTORM malware after incident response efforts  The Record from Recorded Future News

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2 w. ago Macron calls on China to back Ukraine peace efforts in Beijing

Macron calls on China to back Ukraine peace efforts in Beijing  Yahoo

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2 w. ago China turns to school ‘snow breaks’ to warm up winter tourism industry

Northern regions across China are introducing “snow breaks” this winter as part of broader efforts to stimulate domestic tourism and spending amid deflationary pressures. Northeastern Jilin province is the latest to announce the initiative, with plans to give primary and secondary school pupils a short holiday from Wednesday to Sunday. The additional days off will not shorten the traditional winter and summer holidays, the local government said. Government agencies, enterprises and public...

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