10 h. ago China Gathers Foreign Firms in Bid to Reassure on Rare Earths

China Gathers Foreign Firms in Bid to Reassure on Rare Earths  Yahoo Finance

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5 d. ago Indonesia’s bid to ship durians straight to China rides on refrigeration, sanitation

Indonesia’s intent to export durians directly to China in search of higher profits will hinge on mastering the sanitary standards and cold-chain storage that intermediary countries have provided to date, analysts said. Sudaryono, deputy agriculture minister of the Southeast Asian archipelago, has announced that Indonesia is “actively seeking opportunities” to export directly to China as a way of increasing profits from an average of 10 to 30 per cent, the national news agency Antara reported...

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5 d. ago UK's bid to woo China faces backlash over spying claims and slim economic gains

UK's bid to woo China faces backlash over spying claims and slim economic gains  Reuters

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6 d. ago Private equity groups Carlyle and Boyu lead bids for Starbucks China

Private equity groups Carlyle and Boyu lead bids for Starbucks China  Financial Times

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6 d. ago For the first time in years, Japan’s opposition sees a route to power

With Japan’s parliament poised to vote on who it wants to next lead the country, a resurgent opposition and the collapse of the ruling coalition have put the prospect of the nation’s first female prime minister in real doubt. On Tuesday, the leaders of Japan’s principal opposition factions agreed to convene in hopes of fielding a unified candidate for the top job, as they aim to break the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) 13-year grip on power. “It will be essential for us to achieve consensus on...

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7 d. ago China raises age limits for civil servants as part of campaign against ageism

China raises age limits for civil servants as part of campaign against ageism  Reuters

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7 d. ago China bids to break job market ‘curse of 35’ as it raises civil service age cap

China bids to break job market ‘curse of 35’ as it raises civil service age cap  South China Morning Post

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8 d. ago Tearful China girl says goodbye to broken AI robot after it teaches word ‘memory’

A six-year-old girl’s tearful farewell to her broken AI robot moved millions in China when the tiny machine gently taught her one last word – “memory,” moments before shutting down. The girl, nicknamed Thirteen, lives in Hunan province, central China, with her father while her parents are separated. Her father, who enjoys buying her educational toys, gifted her a mini AI robot that she affectionately named “Sister Xiao Zhi.” The palm-sized, ball-shaped robot, sold for around 169 yuan (US$24),...

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2 w. ago India sides with Taliban, Pakistan & China, slams Trump bid to take over Bagram base

India sides with Taliban, Pakistan & China, slams Trump bid to take over Bagram base  The Indian Express

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2 w. ago BABA, BIDU, AMZN, SLMT: Cathie Wood Bets on China, Cuts Stakes in Amazon and Crypto Firm

BABA, BIDU, AMZN, SLMT: Cathie Wood Bets on China, Cuts Stakes in Amazon and Crypto Firm  TipRanks

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2 w. ago China dangles $1trn investment in bid to reset US trade policy: Bloomberg

China dangles $1trn investment in bid to reset US trade policy: Bloomberg  Dailynewsegypt

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3 w. ago China’s BYD brings price war to Japan in bid to ignite EV demand

More than two years after BYD began a high-profile foray into the Japanese market, the Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) maker is still struggling to win over drivers. The carmaker sold just 5,300 vehicles between January 2023 and June this year despite opening its 45th sales location in Japan, introducing a fourth EV model and touting plans to debut an electric kei car – a popular style of street-legal microcar – in late 2026. The moves have done little to ignite demand, and BYD is now turning to...

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3 w. ago UN Security Council rejects China and Russia’s bid to delay Iran sanctions

The UN Security Council on Friday rejected another last-ditch effort to delay the reimposition of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme a day before the deadline and after Western countries claimed that weeks of meetings failed to result in a “concrete” agreement. The resolution put forth by Russia and China – Iran’s most powerful and closest allies on the 15-member council – failed to garner support from the nine countries required to halt the series of UN sanctions from taking effect on...

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3 w. ago UN sanctions on Iran to be reimposed after Russia and China bid fails

UN sanctions on Iran to be reimposed after Russia and China bid fails  TRT World

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3 w. ago Drone maker DJI loses lawsuit against Pentagon claim of Chinese military ties

A US judge on Friday rejected a bid by China-based DJI, the world’s largest drone maker, to be removed from the US Defence Department’s list of companies allegedly working with Beijing’s military. In his ruling, US District Judge Paul Friedman in Washington said the Defence Department had substantial evidence supporting its finding that DJI, which sells more than half of all US commercial drones, contributes to the “Chinese defence industrial base”. DJI had urged the court to order its removal...

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4 w. ago China Courts Foreign Gold Reserves in Bid to Boost Global Clout

China Courts Foreign Gold Reserves in Bid to Boost Global Clout  Bloomberg

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