19 h. ago ASM Orders Beat Estimates After China Rebound, AI Spending Boom

ASM Orders Beat Estimates After China Rebound, AI Spending Boom  Bloomberg.com

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22 h. ago China’s Q4 GDP expanded 4.5% Y/Y, beats estimates; and growth of 1.2% Q/Q

China’s Q4 GDP expanded 4.5% Y/Y, beats estimates; and growth of 1.2% Q/Q  Seeking Alpha

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6 d. ago China's December exports sharply beat estimates, imports also top expectations

China's December exports sharply beat estimates, imports also top expectations  CNBC

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1 week ago Amid historical tensions with Japan, Hong Kong must engage for the future

I attended a memorial service last month for victims of the Nanking massacre, held at the Hong Kong government offices in Admiralty. Such occasions are solemn reminders of history’s darkest moments, forcing us to pause and reflect on the scale of the tragedy that unfolded after the city was seized on December 13, 1937, and the broader suffering inflicted on China during World War II. Government figures estimate that military and civilian casualties exceeded 35 million, with 21 million lives...

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3 w. ago China Signals Goal of Slow Yuan Gain Via Fix Well Below Estimate

China Signals Goal of Slow Yuan Gain Via Fix Well Below Estimate  Bloomberg.com

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3 w. ago How China Dai women use chickens as matchmaking tool to find husbands, reject unwanted suitors

China’s Dai ethnic minority have an unusual way of making romantic connections. Women make matches by taking chickens to the market during Dai New Year in the hope of attracting suitors, using the birds as matchmaking tools. “Chicken as a Matchmaker” is the Chinese translation of a courtship custom practised by the Dai ethnic group in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province, southwestern China. The Dai, whose estimated population is 1.3 million, primarily live in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous...

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