23 h. ago Malaysian reporter arrested for sedition after controversial question at Gaza lecture

Former Free Malaysia Today (FMT) journalist Rex Tan was arrested at about 12.45am on Saturday after being summoned to the Dang Wangi district police headquarters in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. The arrest was confirmed by his lawyer, Rajsurian Pillai, who said Tan was detained under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948 and Section 505(c) of the Penal Code. It followed a sensitive question alleged to contain racial elements that was raised during a public lecture in Kuala Lumpur. At...

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28 h. ago U.S. Firms Regain Profit Footing in China as Economic Anxiety Grows

U.S. Firms Regain Profit Footing in China as Economic Anxiety Grows  Caixin Global

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59 h. ago Korean Air’s Quarterly Profit Boosted By Japan, China Demand

Korean Air’s Quarterly Profit Boosted By Japan, China Demand  Aviation Week Network

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3 d. ago White House sets tariffs to take 25% cut of Nvidia and AMD sales in China

White House sets tariffs to take 25% cut of Nvidia and AMD sales in China  Financial Times

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4 d. ago China teen makes fraudulent returns on cosmetics platform, profiting US$570,000 from resale

A Chinese teenager has been sentenced to six years in prison after he exploited a loophole in an online shopping platform’s refund policy to make thousands of fraudulent claims. The 17-year-old made 11,900 bogus refund applications without returning the goods and made four million yuan (US$570,000) from doing so. It was recently reported that a court in Shanghai issued a verdict in his case in July 2025. In March 2024, a cosmetics shopping platform reported to the police that it had become a...

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4 d. ago China teen makes bogus returns on cosmetics platform, profiting US$570,000 from resale

China teen makes bogus returns on cosmetics platform, profiting US$570,000 from resale  South China Morning Post

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4 d. ago UBS Sees 10% Profit Growth for MSCI China Index in 2026, Flags AI as Core Theme

UBS Sees 10% Profit Growth for MSCI China Index in 2026, Flags AI as Core Theme  Yicai Global

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4 d. ago PageGroup's quarterly profit beats forecasts as hiring in US, China improve

PageGroup's quarterly profit beats forecasts as hiring in US, China improve  Reuters

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4 d. ago PageGroup's quarterly profit beats forecasts with US, China hiring gains

PageGroup's quarterly profit beats forecasts with US, China hiring gains  Reuters

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5 d. ago The US has played its hand in Latin America. Will China’s firms there cash out?

With domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints in search of new, more lucrative markets. In this series, we examine China Inc.’s next phase of “going global” and the complex, challenging international environment its companies have chosen to enter. In the days since Washington’s ousting and abduction of former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro – an event that sent shock waves through global markets – some...

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5 d. ago Police Day Profits: How China’s Repression Fuels Its Economic Rise – OpEd

Police Day Profits: How China’s Repression Fuels Its Economic Rise – OpEd  Eurasia Review

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5 d. ago As China’s companies expand overseas, entrepreneurs want the passports to match

With domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints in search of new, more lucrative markets. In this series, we examine China Inc.’s next phase of “going global” and the complex, challenging international environment its companies have chosen to enter. Chinese national Steve Xie has been doing business overseas for years. His latest venture, a new warehouse in Egypt, will supply electric vehicles and auto parts to...

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1 week ago India faces new tariff hikes as Trump demands end to Russian oil imports amid trade talks

The United States could raise tariffs on India if New Delhi does not meet Washington’s demand to curb purchases of Russian oil, US President Donald Trump said on Sunday, escalating pressure on the South Asian country as trade talks remain inconclusive. “[Prime Minister Narendra] Modi is a good guy. He knew I was not happy, and it was important to make me happy,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. “They do trade, and we can raise tariffs on them very quickly,” Trump said in response to...

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1 week ago Loot taken from German bank in elaborate vault heist could exceed US$117 million

The loot from the spectacular break-in at a German bank may have exceeded €100 million (US$117.24 million), security sources said on Sunday, as new questions were raised over the origin of some of the money stored inside. The sources said that individual customers reported that they each had more than €500,000 in their safe deposit boxes at the Sparkasse branch in the western city of Gelsenkirchen, confirming earlier reports by the German mass-circulation daily Bild. Bild reported that the...

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1 week ago Sanctioned Chen Zhi’s Hong Kong firms rocked by resignations and frozen assets

Recently sanctioned Chinese-Cambodian businessman Chen Zhi has been linked to a network of entities in Hong Kong, with the move triggering regulatory measures and prompting auditors and directors to quit his firms. Company documents reviewed by the Post reveal an interconnected group of firms sharing directors and addresses tied to Chen, luxury real estate and previously appointed international business figures, raising questions about the depth of his operations in Hong Kong and the potential...

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2 w. ago China’s Zijin Mining Plans Gold Output Push After Record Profit

China’s Zijin Mining Plans Gold Output Push After Record Profit  Bloomberg.com

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2 w. ago Trump hints at land strike against drug cartels as Venezuela pressure mounts

A throwaway remark last week by US President Donald Trump has raised questions about whether US forces may have carried out their first land strike against drug cartels in Venezuela. Trump said the US knocked out a “big facility” for producing trafficking boats, as he was discussing his pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in an interview broadcast on Friday. “They have a big plant or a big facility where they send, you know, where the ships come from,” Trump said in an...

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2 w. ago China industrial profits slump at fastest pace in 14 months as demand weakens

China industrial profits slump at fastest pace in 14 months as demand weakens  investingLive

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2 w. ago China Air Force Procurement Investigation Raises Questions Over Senior Officers’ Fate

China Air Force Procurement Investigation Raises Questions Over Senior Officers’ Fate  Vision Times

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2 w. ago China This Week | US report on Chinese military, lagging industrial profitability, and K

China This Week | US report on Chinese military, lagging industrial profitability, and K-pop’s potential return to China  The Indian Express

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