11 h. ago China Purchased No U.S. Soybeans An Unprecented Sixth Straight Month

China Purchased No U.S. Soybeans An Unprecented Sixth Straight Month  Forbes

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28 h. ago 18 Months Later, GQ China Relaunches Without Top Editor in Charge

18 Months Later, GQ China Relaunches Without Top Editor in Charge  WWD

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44 h. ago China AI models only months behind US efforts, DeepMind CEO tells CNBC

China AI models only months behind US efforts, DeepMind CEO tells CNBC  Investing.com

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46 h. ago China just 'months' behind U.S. AI models, Google DeepMind CEO says

China just 'months' behind U.S. AI models, Google DeepMind CEO says  CNBC

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46 h. ago China Sells Treasuries for 9 Straight Months as Foreign Buyers Snap Up Debt

China Sells Treasuries for 9 Straight Months as Foreign Buyers Snap Up Debt  Barron's

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3 d. ago Why are Chinese tourists spending less overseas than before?

Chinese tourist numbers are recovering across Asia after a pandemic-era contraction, buoyed by the expansion of visa-free policies and a stronger yuan. But one thing has not returned: the spending sprees that used to boost duty-free retailers around the world. The trend can be clearly seen in South Korea, which relied on Chinese travellers for 70 per cent of its duty-free sales before Covid-19. Around 5 million visitors from China arrived in the country during the first 11 months of 2025, a...

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3 d. ago ‘Structurally hurt’: why are Chinese tourists spending less overseas than before?

Chinese tourist numbers are recovering across Asia after a pandemic-era contraction, buoyed by the expansion of visa-free policies and a stronger yuan. But one thing has not returned: the spending sprees that used to boost duty-free retailers around the world. The trend can be clearly seen in South Korea, which relied on Chinese travellers for 70 per cent of its duty-free sales before Covid-19. Around 5 million visitors from China arrived in the country during the first 11 months of 2025, a...

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4 d. ago Former U.S. Navy Sailor Sentenced to 200 Months for Spying for China

Former U.S. Navy Sailor Sentenced to 200 Months for Spying for China  Small Wars Journal

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4 d. ago US moves for AI dominance to outpace China with new ‘overwhelming’ military strategy

America’s top defence official declared that the US must achieve unquestioned AI “dominance” to prevent adversaries from gaining a technological edge, as he unveiled a strategy that includes integrating Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok. Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth’s announcement did not mention China by name, but it came a month after a report to the US Congress in which the Pentagon warned of Beijing’s accelerating use of AI to reach its military modernisation goals. On Monday, Hegseth said the...

Events

4 d. ago ‘Resolution revolution’ pioneer Alexey Amunts leaves Max Planck to join China’s SMART

Alexey Amunts, whose pioneering work on mitochondrial ribosomes helped catalyse the cryo-electron microscopy “resolution revolution”, has left the Max Planck Institute in Germany to join China’s Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation (SMART) this month. Amunts confirmed he had joined SMART as a senior investigator and would “contribute to its international relations agenda”. He is internationally recognised for his breakthroughs in visualising life’s molecular machinery at...

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4 d. ago China’s PBOC sets onshore yuan fixing at strongest point in nearly 16 months

China’s PBOC sets onshore yuan fixing at strongest point in nearly 16 months  South China Morning Post

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5 d. ago Japan launches world’s first deep sea trial to secure own rare earth supply

A Japanese mining ship departed on Monday for a remote coral atoll to probe mud rich in rare earths, part of Tokyo’s drive to curb its reliance on China for critical minerals as Beijing tightens supply. The month-long mission of the test vessel Chikyu near Minamitori island some 1,900km (1,200 miles) southeast of Tokyo, will mark the world’s first attempt to continuously lift rare earth seabed sludge from 6km deep onto a ship. Japan, like its Western allies, has been reducing its dependence on...

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1 week ago China woman, 62, gets pregnant through IVF after death of only child, sparking controversy

A 62-year-old woman in China, who has been pregnant for six months and regards the baby as the return of her deceased son, her only child, has trended on social media, sparking a heated discussion. On a leading mainland social media platform, a woman in Songyuan from Jilin province, in northeastern China, provides regular updates on the pregnancy life of her elder sister, Dahe News reported. The grey-haired expectant mother is pregnant for the second time in her life. In January of 2025, she...

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1 week ago Standardisation drive and ‘can do’ attitude push wind power scaling in China

Standardisation drive and ‘can do’ attitude push wind power scaling in China  Wind Power Monthly

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1 week ago Tesla’s China sales hit monthly record as EV buyers race to beat tax increase

Tesla’s deliveries in China jumped to an all-time high in December, buoyed by a buying spree before the government withdrew part of a tax incentive. But the US carmaker is still facing an uphill battle to reclaim its once-secure lead in the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) market amid a stern challenge from local rivals. In December, Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai delivered about 94,000 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles to mainland Chinese customers, 13.4 per cent higher than the previous...

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2 w. ago Trump confirms US captured Maduro, bombed Caracas, hours after China meeting

US military strikes hit Venezuela’s capital before dawn on Saturday, with explosions shaking Caracas as President Donald Trump claimed that Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife had been captured and flown out of the country in a US operation. The escalation followed months of warnings from China over Washington’s growing military and economic pressure on the oil-producing nation. In a post on his Truth Social platform hours after the attacks, Trump said the United States had carried out...

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2 w. ago ‘Best travel buddy’: China kitten famous for riding with truck driver owner, holding handrail

A travelling cat in China has been humorously likened to a bus conductor after videos of him riding with ease with a truck driver went viral. The driver from northern China’s Hebei province, nicknamed Xiangzi, describes his eight-month-old tuxedo cat Jiaozi, which means “dumpling”, as his “best travel buddy”. In December, video clips of Jiaozi comfortably sitting alongside the truck’s front window with its paws on a handrail went viral on mainland social media. The two most popular videos on...

Transport

2 w. ago Chinese tourists eye return trips for Visit Malaysia 2026: ‘hot weather, warm hospitality’

International visitors to Sabah found a treat waiting for them when they landed in Kota Kinabalu – Visit Malaysia 2026 (VM2026) has kicked off. Those interviewed expressed excitement at learning more about this campaign, which will see a host of festivals, concerts and international sporting events in the coming months. A couple and their mother from Tianjin, China, were pleased to hear that 2026 is a special tourism year for Malaysia. “We will check out what lies ahead in this Visit Malaysia...

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2 w. ago China’s factory activity expected to shrink for ninth month: Reuters poll

China’s factory activity expected to shrink for ninth month: Reuters poll  The Mighty 790 KFGO

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2 w. ago Corn Slumps Most in a Month With Focus on China Grain Reserves

Corn Slumps Most in a Month With Focus on China Grain Reserves  Bloomberg.com

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