29 h. ago US stocks end mostly up on hopes of trade deal with China, but key inflation report ahead

US stocks end mostly up on hopes of trade deal with China, but key inflation report ahead  USA Today

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35 h. ago Malaysia faces searing heatwave as temperatures hit high of 37 degrees

Malaysia is bracing for another heatwave with temperatures topping 37 degrees Celsius in certain areas as experts warn of the serious health threats faced by residents due to the adverse weather conditions. Last week, MetMalaysia issued a Level 1 advisory after six areas in Peninsular Malaysia experienced maximum daily temperatures of between 35 and 37 degrees for three consecutive days. The alert by the meteorological department came amid the southwest monsoon season, which began in May and is...

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40 h. ago Egypt is replacing Cairo – and China is helping build the new capital

Egypt’s New Administrative Capital, located in the heart of the desert just 45km (28 miles) east of the capital Cairo, is taking shape, with China at the centre of its construction, operation and maintenance. Chinese state-owned construction giant, China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), is not only the primary contractor for the central business district of the new city but will now operate and maintain it in a deal between China and Egypt. The new 700 sq km (270 square mile)...

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60 h. ago “All roads lead back to China,” declares Dealmed CEO Michael Einhorn of his multiyear supply

“All roads lead back to China,” declares Dealmed CEO Michael Einhorn of his multiyear supply-chain odyssey  Fortune

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3 d. ago Trump’s China Gambit Belies Rocky Road Ahead on Tariff Deals

Trump’s China Gambit Belies Rocky Road Ahead on Tariff Deals  Bloomberg.com

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3 d. ago China’s increased training of African military, arms sales and aid ‘concerns’ US

An increasing number of African military officers receiving training in China has concerned the Pentagon, with a top US military chief saying the PLA was replicating its training programmes for African personnel. Meanwhile, Beijing is expanding its footprint in Africa with a combination of military aid, training and arms sales in ways that experts warn could erode US influence. General Michael Langley, who leads the US Africa Command (AFRICOM), warned that China was replicating its training...

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4 d. ago Trump’s top economic officials to meet with China counterparts in London next week

US President Donald Trump’s top economic officials will meet with their Chinese counterparts on Monday. “I am pleased to announce that Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Jamieson Greer, will be meeting in London on Monday, June 9, 2025, with Representatives of China, with reference to the Trade Deal,” Trump said on social media. “The meeting should go very well. Thank you for your attention to this...

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5 d. ago Trump announces trade agreement with China: 'We have the deal'

Trump announces trade agreement with China: 'We have the deal'  Fox News

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5 d. ago ‘We have a deal,’ Trump says, after trade talks with China’s Xi

‘We have a deal,’ Trump says, after trade talks with China’s Xi  NewsNation

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5 d. ago China's BYD to nearly triple South Africa dealers' network by next year

China's BYD to nearly triple South Africa dealers' network by next year  Reuters

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6 d. ago Trump vents China’s Xi Jinping is ‘extremely hard to make a deal with’ as trade talks stall

Trump vents China’s Xi Jinping is ‘extremely hard to make a deal with’ as trade talks stall  New York Post

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6 d. ago Trump Says Xi Is ‘Extremely Hard to Make a Deal With.’ A U.S.

Trump Says Xi Is ‘Extremely Hard to Make a Deal With.’ A U.S.-China Call Is Critical.  Barron's

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6 d. ago Trump says China’s Xi ‘hard to make a deal with’ amid trade dispute

Trump says China’s Xi ‘hard to make a deal with’ amid trade dispute  Al Jazeera

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6 d. ago Trump calls dealmaking with China’s Xi ‘extremely hard’ as frictions rise

Trump calls dealmaking with China’s Xi ‘extremely hard’ as frictions rise  CNN

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6 d. ago Trump says 'extremely hard' to make a deal with China's President Xi Jinping as trade talks stall

Trump says 'extremely hard' to make a deal with China's President Xi Jinping as trade talks stall  CNBC

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6 d. ago Trump says ‘extremely hard’ to make a deal with China’s Xi as trade stalemate fuels calls for leaders to talk

Trump says ‘extremely hard’ to make a deal with China’s Xi as trade stalemate fuels calls for leaders to talk  CNBC

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6 d. ago Donald Trump says China’s Xi Jinping is ‘hard to make a deal with’

Donald Trump says China’s Xi Jinping is ‘hard to make a deal with’  Financial Times

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6 d. ago Trump Says China’s Xi Is ‘Extremely Hard to Make a Deal With’

Trump Says China’s Xi Is ‘Extremely Hard to Make a Deal With’  Bloomberg.com

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6 d. ago China Considers Ordering Hundreds of Airbus Jets in Major Deal

China Considers Ordering Hundreds of Airbus Jets in Major Deal  Bloomberg

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6 d. ago Sweet deal: how China’s agritech helped turn Egypt’s desert into top sugar farm

Near the edge of the Sahara Desert, in Egypt’s West Minya, Chinese drillers bore deep into the earth, tapping groundwater to irrigate a once 500-hectare stretch of desert – now home to the world’s largest beet sugar factory. China’s Zhongman Petroleum has drilled 193 wells over the past three years to irrigate the farm, which supplies Canal Sugar – a joint venture backed by investors from the United Arab Emirates and Egypt – with an annual capacity of 900,000 tonnes, according to the state-run...

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