2 h. ago Top Car Exporter China Slams Mexico’s Planned 50% Tariffs on Cars, Textiles

Top Car Exporter China Slams Mexico’s Planned 50% Tariffs on Cars, Textiles  Yicai Global

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17 h. ago EU wins Trump’s focus on China, but can it deliver on ‘impossible’ demand?

For almost a year, European Union officials have been dangling the carrot of joint work on China policy in front of US President Donald Trump in an effort to keep him engaged in supporting Ukraine. For months, their overtures were ignored. Now that the US leader has tuned in – but only on the condition of maximum tariffs – Europe finds itself in a bind. On Wednesday evening, ambassadors from the EU’s 27 member states were briefed by the bloc’s sanctions envoy, David O’Sullivan, on his trip to...

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19 h. ago Delayed publication of flat steel reduced carbon emissions, daily inferred, exw China: pricing notice

Delayed publication of flat steel reduced carbon emissions, daily inferred, exw China: pricing notice  Fastmarkets

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21 h. ago Philippines slams China's plan for nature reserve in disputed shoal

Philippines slams China's plan for nature reserve in disputed shoal  Reuters

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25 h. ago OPINION | Hicks: We learned the wrong lesson from China Shock and Indiana's paying for it

OPINION | Hicks: We learned the wrong lesson from China Shock and Indiana's paying for it  Courier & Press

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26 h. ago Xiaohongshu in hot water: Beijing slams ‘trivial’ content, warns of punishment

Xiaohongshu in hot water: Beijing slams ‘trivial’ content, warns of punishment  Malay Mail

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27 h. ago Why Malaysian mothers have become ‘personal debt collectors’

Malaysian mothers are being pressed into acting as “personal debt collectors” as fathers refuse or fail to pay child maintenance, a study published this week has found, with weak enforcement in the country’s sharia courts identified as an aggravating factor. The 2024 Telenisa Report by women’s rights group SIS Forum, released on Tuesday, is based on findings from cases handled by its free legal aid clinic throughout last year, which largely helps low-income Muslim women seeking advice on...

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31 h. ago Split the bill – or split legal hairs – over a dinner date in Hong Kong

Life is uncomplicated when you go it alone – you pick a place to eat, choose what you fancy on the dinner menu and on the wine list, enjoy them in the company of the person you have known, trusted and loved for your whole life, and pay the bill. Turns out, the law is also uncomplicated – there is simply an implied contract between you and the restaurant, formed with your promise to pay for what you ordered at the menu price and served to you. If you don’t pay, the restaurant can sue you under...

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33 h. ago David Webb criticises retailer Bauhaus for buying a flat, not paying dividend

David Webb, a Hong Kong corporate governance activist who is battling terminal cancer, issued an open letter criticising Hong Kong fashion retailer Bauhaus International Holdings’ decision to buy a residential property instead of making a dividend payout. Webb holds more than 8 per cent of the company’s shares and is the second-largest shareholder after the chairman, Winnie Tong She-man, who controls 58.9 per cent, according to a recent Hong Kong public filing. The open letter, published on...

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33 h. ago David Webb slams retailer Bauhaus for splurging on flat, not paying dividend

David Webb, a Hong Kong corporate governance activist who is battling terminal cancer, issued an open letter criticising Hong Kong fashion retailer Bauhaus International Holdings’ decision to buy a residential property instead of making a dividend payout. Webb holds more than 8 per cent of the company’s shares and is the second-largest shareholder after the chairman, Winnie Tong She-man, who controls 58.9 per cent, according to a recent Hong Kong public filing. The open letter, published on...

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47 h. ago Zambia court orders Standard Chartered to pay costs not compensation over China property bond sale

Zambia court orders Standard Chartered to pay costs not compensation over China property bond sale  Reuters

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48 h. ago Beijing slams Trump's call for EU to target China with tariffs

Beijing slams Trump's call for EU to target China with tariffs  Nikkei Asia

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51 h. ago Hong Kong slams European Commission report over ‘unfounded and biased’ criticism

Hong Kong has hit back at the European Commission’s annual report, which claimed the city’s autonomy and freedoms were in “continued erosion”, citing the enactment of domestic national security legislation and the high-profile trials of opposition activists. The Hong Kong government on Tuesday evening said it “strongly disapproved of and rejected the unfounded and biased content” of the report and urged the European Union to cease interfering in the city’s affairs. “The HKSAR Government strongly...

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51 h. ago China Boosts Its ‘Night Economy.’ Investors Should Pay Attention.

China Boosts Its ‘Night Economy.’ Investors Should Pay Attention.  Barron's

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66 h. ago Nvidia Lobbies Against US AI Chip Export Curbs to China, Slams ‘Doomers

Nvidia Lobbies Against US AI Chip Export Curbs to China, Slams ‘Doomers  WebProNews

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69 h. ago Alibaba mobilises merchants on premium Tmall site to join instant commerce drive

Alibaba Group Holding has fired another shot at on-demand delivery giant Meituan, with a campaign that brings merchants from its Tmall business-to-consumer shopping platform onto its Taobao Instant Commerce site. The campaign – dubbed “Jishigou”, which translates to instant purchase in Chinese – has seen more than 260 brands on Alibaba’s Tmall premium retail platform join its instant commerce service, the company said on Tuesday. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post. Taobao Shangou,...

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2 d. ago China debuts instant tax refunds for tourists through overseas e

China has introduced its first tax refund service via overseas e-wallets, allowing travellers departing from Shenzhen to instantly claim refunds as part of Beijing’s broader efforts to boost inbound tourism. Backed by the Shenzhen Taxation Bureau and the local branch of the People’s Bank of China, Ant International’s Alipay+ global payment platform partnered with tax refund agent Guangdong Huaxing Bank to launch the service on Monday, the city government announced on its official social media...

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2 d. ago China lover pays US$31,000 to boyfriend’s family over his suicide following fight

Prosecutors in China have ordered a woman to pay compensation of 218,000 yuan (US$31,000) to the family of her boyfriend who died after he jumped from the car she was driving during a row. Dashboard camera footage shows the man unexpectedly open the car door and jump out of the car after the woman taunted him about dying. The woman, known as Liu, was detained by police in Hejin, in the northern province of Shanxi, following her boyfriend’s death in April last year, the Legal Daily reported. Liu...

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2 d. ago Philippine contractors allege political bribery in flood control scandal

Two contractors at the centre of the Philippines’ growing flood control scandal have named nearly 20 lawmakers and government officials they accuse of demanding kickbacks and offered to turn state witnesses, but legal experts say their alleged role in the scheme could undermine their plea for immunity. In sworn testimony presented to the Senate on Monday, Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya and Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya – a married couple – claimed that corrupt politicians and Department of Public Works and...

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3 d. ago China's passenger vehicle market post YoY growth in both Jan.

China's passenger vehicle market post YoY growth in both Jan.-Aug. retail sales, wholesale  Gasgoo

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