3 h. ago China lifts total ban on Japanese seafood, opening imports for certain prefectures

China lifts total ban on Japanese seafood, opening imports for certain prefectures  SeafoodSource

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11 h. ago China Bans Some Portable Batteries From Flights as Safety Concerns Grow

China Bans Some Portable Batteries From Flights as Safety Concerns Grow  The New York Times

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17 h. ago Why China’s yuan is forecast to keep strengthening against the US dollar

Market optimism for the Chinese currency continues to rise, with analysts projecting the yuan to appreciate further against the US dollar amid a stronger-than-expected domestic economy and growing concerns over US debt sustainability. On Tuesday, the People’s Bank of China set its daily reference rate at 7.1534 per US dollar – strengthening from Monday’s 7.1656, and the strongest level since early November. In June, the onshore yuan appreciated by 0.41 per cent against the greenback, bringing...

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18 h. ago China’s crackdown on banquets, booze dims spending outlook: Goldman Sachs

China’s crackdown on banquets, booze dims spending outlook: Goldman Sachs  South China Morning Post

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18 h. ago China’s crackdown on banquets and booze dims spending outlook, Goldman Sachs says

China’s crackdown on banquets and booze dims spending outlook, Goldman Sachs says  South China Morning Post

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28 h. ago E&E News: China lifts ban on seafood from Japan over Fukushima wastewater

E&E News: China lifts ban on seafood from Japan over Fukushima wastewater  POLITICO Pro

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30 h. ago Bitcoin mining difficulty sees biggest drop since 2021 China ban amid hashrate slump

Bitcoin mining difficulty sees biggest drop since 2021 China ban amid hashrate slump  The Block

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33 h. ago Top banks bullish on Hong Kong, China stocks amid policy support, earnings

Top banks bullish on Hong Kong, China stocks amid policy support, earnings  South China Morning Post

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41 h. ago Can China’s partial lifting of Japanese seafood ban aid a post

China has partially lifted its two-year ban on Japanese seafood imports in the latest step by Beijing to remove a diplomatic roadblock that has strained ties between the two neighbours. According to a Chinese customs notice issued on Sunday, shipments of seafood originating from “certain regions” of Japan would resume “conditionally” with immediate effect. The decision was made “under the premise of ongoing long-term international monitoring and independent Chinese sampling of Japan’s Fukushima...

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41 h. ago China partially lifts Japan seafood ban but Fukushima import block remains

China has partially lifted its two-year ban on Japanese seafood imports in the latest step by Beijing to remove a diplomatic roadblock that has strained ties between the two neighbours. According to a Chinese customs notice issued on Sunday, shipments of seafood originating from “certain regions” of Japan would resume “conditionally” with immediate effect. The decision was made “under the premise of ongoing long-term international monitoring and independent Chinese sampling of Japan’s Fukushima...

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60 h. ago Nvidia taps two young Chinese AI experts to strengthen research

US chip giant Nvidia has hired two prominent artificial intelligence (AI) experts who hail from China, underscoring the rising global recognition of talent from the mainland and their key contributions to the field’s advancement. Zhu Banghua and Jiao Jiantao, both alumni of China’s Tsinghua University, said on their respective social media accounts that they joined Nvidia, sharing photos of themselves with Jensen Huang, the founder and CEO of the company. Zhu, who received his bachelor’s degree...

Science

60 h. ago Nvidia taps 2 young Chinese AI experts to strengthen research

US chip giant Nvidia has hired two prominent artificial intelligence (AI) experts who hail from China, underscoring the rising global recognition of talent from the mainland and their key contributions to the field’s advancement. Zhu Banghua and Jiao Jiantao, both alumni of China’s Tsinghua University, said on their respective social media accounts that they joined Nvidia, sharing photos of themselves with Jensen Huang, the founder and CEO of the company. Zhu, who received his bachelor’s degree...

Science

3 d. ago China visit strengthens BNP's relation with Beijing: Fakhrul

China visit strengthens BNP's relation with Beijing: Fakhrul  Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)

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3 d. ago Cloudy with a chance of bankruptcy: US tariffs hurt China’s solar firms

The rain and gloomy skies during the SNEC PV Conference – the biggest in China’s solar-panel manufacturing industry – summed up the mood in the market, whose major players congregated in Shanghai earlier this month for the four-day annual event. The scale was noticeably smaller this year. Several leading companies opted out for a variety of reasons, including tight budgets. More tellingly, CEOs from major producers Longi Green Technology and Tongwei – keynote speakers last year – gave it a...

Economics

4 d. ago China's central bank pledges to speed up policy response to economic conditions

China's central bank pledges to speed up policy response to economic conditions  Reuters

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5 d. ago ‘Hotbed of opportunity’: Premier Li says China’s economy offers ‘certainty’

China will continue to be a land of opportunities and an engine of global growth and stability, even as the world faces rising geopolitical challenges and uncertainties, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) Annual Meeting in Beijing. “China remains the country that contributes the greatest impetus to global economic growth, and the most significant source of certainty for world peace and development,” he said on Thursday. Li’s remarks came a day...

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5 d. ago Shanghai Gold Exchange launches first offshore vault in Hong Kong

The Shanghai Gold Exchange opened its first offshore warehouse in Hong Kong on Thursday, a move that is likely to bolster the international trading of its contracts. The vault witnessed several transactions of spot gold contracts after it became operational, according to a statement from Bank of China (Hong Kong), which runs the warehouse. Analysts said the launch of the vault and two yuan-denominated gold products represented a step forward for Beijing and Hong Kong in their effort to promote...

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5 d. ago China to Relax Urea Export Ban, Easing Global Price Pressure

China to Relax Urea Export Ban, Easing Global Price Pressure  Bloomberg

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5 d. ago Why Huawei's new laptop is being regarded as evidence of how America's 'China ban' is hurting one of the

Why Huawei's new laptop is being regarded as evidence of how America's 'China ban' is hurting one of the  Times of India

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5 d. ago China’s drug innovators bank on AI to hasten discovery to commercial success

Upstart Chinese drug innovators are joining their foreign competitors in deploying more artificial intelligence (AI) tools to reduce the costs of discoveries in an effort to shorten the route to clinical trials and commercialisation. Genscript Biotech, based in Nanjing in eastern Jiangsu province, is developing in-house AI tools - using its enzyme prediction database and an algorithm for altering the DNA sequence of a gene - to identify and optimise promising candidates based on protein...

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