60 h. ago Baijiu blues and plum pickings: tastes of China’s Gen Z rewrite liquor industry

Selecting which crops to grow each season can be a make-or-break decision for farmers. And in the ancient Chinese town of Baisha, famous for its liquor production, more and more are sowing seeds of change in a bid to capitalise on the evolving tastes of consumers. Located in the southwestern megacity of Chongqing and home to the distillery of Chinese baijiu distilled-liquor brand Jiang Xiao Bai, the town is seeing its farmland increasingly being used to grow green plums instead of sorghum...

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3 d. ago Trade to tech war: why Trump picked his export control head for next China talks

Trade to tech war: why Trump picked his export control head for next China talks  South China Morning Post

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7 d. ago China robotaxis, Indian pharma among hedge fund top picks at Sohn Hong Kong

China robotaxis, Indian pharma among hedge fund top picks at Sohn Hong Kong  Yahoo Finance

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7 d. ago Column | In Asia, Hegseth warns of China ‘threat,’ but few want to pick sides

Column | In Asia, Hegseth warns of China ‘threat,’ but few want to pick sides  The Washington Post

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8 d. ago Column | In Asia, Hegseth warns against China, but few want to pick sides

Column | In Asia, Hegseth warns against China, but few want to pick sides  The Washington Post

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8 d. ago China teacher uses lucky draw to help shy boy engage with peers, brings happiness

A primary teacher in China who hand-picked an introverted boy in a rigged lucky draw in a bid to help him integrate with his peers has won plaudits on mainland social media. A video clip of the incident at an primary school in Luoyang, central Henan province in mid-May has received 6.3 million likes and been forwarded a million times on one leading short video platform alone. The unidentified teacher told her primary two students to draw lots to decide whether they could play outside for the...

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1 week ago Will Southeast Asian nations pick sides between the US and China?

Will Southeast Asian nations pick sides between the US and China?  Al Jazeera

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1 week ago Residents pick up the pieces after deadly blast at China chemical plant

Residents pick up the pieces after deadly blast at China chemical plant  Reuters

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1 week ago Residents pick up the pieces one day after deadly China chemical blast

Residents pick up the pieces one day after deadly China chemical blast  Reuters

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1 week ago China’s Industrial Profit Growth Picks Up Despite US Tariffs

China’s Industrial Profit Growth Picks Up Despite US Tariffs  Bloomberg.com

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1 week ago China’s Industrial Profit Growth Picks Up in Sign of Resilience

China’s Industrial Profit Growth Picks Up in Sign of Resilience  Bloomberg.com

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2 w. ago In picking Hong Kong over New York, CATL’s IPO was a strategic move

CATL’s geopolitical moves, from spurning Wall Street to partnering Indonesia’s green transition, speak volumes about the future of competition.

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2 w. ago Trump picks US$175 billion Golden Dome design to block China, Russia threats

US Space Force General Michael Guetlein will lead the ambitious missile shield programme involving a network of satellites.

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2 w. ago Trump picks US$175 billion Golden Dome missile shield to counter China, Russia

US Space Force general will lead the ambitious missile shield programme involving a network of satellites.

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2 w. ago Trump picks ‘Golden Dome’ missile shield to counter China, Russia

Trump picks ‘Golden Dome’ missile shield to counter China, Russia  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago ‘Still a good time to buy’: Goldman urges value investors to make ‘precise’ stock picks

Investors should target sectors with policy support in China as trade tensions ease, Goldman Sachs says.

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3 w. ago Exclusive | Goldman urges value investors to make ‘precise’ stock picks in China

Exclusive | Goldman urges value investors to make ‘precise’ stock picks in China  South China Morning Post

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