29 h. ago Beijing spares major cognac makers from new EU brandy dumping duties

Beijing spares major cognac makers from new EU brandy dumping duties  Taipei Times

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36 h. ago China spares major cognac makers from EU brandy dumping duties

China spares major cognac makers from EU brandy dumping duties  Reuters

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4 d. ago New relics offer more evidence of Japanese invasion of China

New relics offer more evidence of Japanese invasion of China  Global Times

Events

4 d. ago China offers tax refund to French cognac makers amid EU brandy probe: source

Beijing has extended an olive branch to French cognac producers by promising a “significant” tax refund if they cooperate with its anti-dumping investigation into European Union brandy sold in China, according to an industry source with knowledge of the matter. Major brands Hennessy, Martell and Rémy Martin have been offered the terms, said the person, who spoke anonymously due to the sensitivity of the issue. To qualify, producers must agree to Beijing’s demands, commit to a minimum selling...

Economics

7 d. ago Chinese sprinter gets leading gaokao marks, earning shot at top universities

A Chinese track and field sprinter has scored a staggering 462 in the national college entrance exam, or gaokao, earning her a place in the country’s top universities. Liu Xiajun, 19, took the gaokao for the second time earlier this month after her score last summer fell short of admission to the country’s best school, Tsinghua University in Beijing. Liu, who is from the city of Ziyang in southwest China’s Sichuan province, rejected an offer from the prestigious Fudan University in Shanghai in...

Politics

1 week ago Alibaba Cloud to bring AI capabilities to global data centres this year

Alibaba Group Holding’s cloud computing unit is set to extend its artificial intelligence (AI) services, including its Qwen family of models, to its overseas data centres this year, according to an executive, as the company seeks to enhance its infrastructure to meet growing demand from foreign companies and domestic clients looking for global opportunities. The company, owner of the South China Morning Post, planned to offer its flagship Qwen large language models, as well as Model Studio –...

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2 w. ago China’s possible peace role, firms flock to air show: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China may offer to play ‘constructive’ role in mediating Iran-Israel conflict China is expected to play an “active” role in trying to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, but analysts warned there may be limits to what it could achieve. 2. After tight-lipped talks in London, the US-China silence speaks volumes A week after the second round of...

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2 w. ago China may offer to play ‘constructive’ role in mediating Iran

China is expected to play an “active” role in trying to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, but analysts warned there may be limits to what it could achieve. The two countries traded strikes for a fifth straight day on Tuesday, as China warned its citizens to leave both countries as “soon as possible” because of the “severe” security situation. President Xi Jinping, speaking during a visit to Kazakhstan for a summit with Central Asian countries, called on all parties to work to...

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3 w. ago Exclusive: French cognac makers offer China minimum import prices to fend off tariffs

Exclusive: French cognac makers offer China minimum import prices to fend off tariffs  Reuters

Economics

3 w. ago China to make all hospitals offer epidurals to incentivize childbirth

China to make all hospitals offer epidurals to incentivize childbirth  CNN

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3 w. ago China to make all hospitals offer epidurals to incentivise childbirth

China to make all hospitals offer epidurals to incentivise childbirth  Reuters

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4 w. ago New PLA force university to offer training in AI, unmanned operations

A new university under the Chinese military’s mysterious Information Support Force plans to offer training in artificial intelligence (AI), unmanned operations and other key technology, according to its first public enrolment notice. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Information Support Force Engineering University in the central city of Wuhan will offer 10 undergraduate majors in information and intelligent technology, according to a Thursday report by state broadcaster CCTV. It added that...

Culture

last month China's Sichuan province to offer extended marriage and maternity leave

China's Sichuan province to offer extended marriage and maternity leave  Reuters

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