7 m. ago What you need to know about China’s restrictions on 8 key battery technologies

China’s latest export restrictions on eight key electric vehicle (EV) battery technologies officially took effect this week, about half a year after it announced its intention to implement them. According to the rules announced by the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Science and Technology, manufacturers using the technologies in the production of EV batteries must now obtain government licences before transferring them abroad. In this explainer, the Post takes a look at the technologies...

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6 h. ago SCO foreign ministries' spokespersons meet in Beijing for consultations

SCO foreign ministries' spokespersons meet in Beijing for consultations  qazinform.com

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7 h. ago How deals are trumping port dispute on Australian PM’s China visit

Beijing has set aside major disputes with Canberra and instead filled Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s six-day visit to China this week with a slew of trade and investment deals, a move analysts said was an effort to find common ground amid trade tensions with the United States. The deals include the potential widening of access to the Chinese market for Australian farm produce and coal, cooperation in the digitalisation of the financial sector, investment in greenfield projects and...

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7 h. ago On Australian PM’s visit to China, the 2 nations ‘hold back’ on disputes

Beijing has set aside major disputes with Canberra and instead filled Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s six-day visit to China this week with a slew of trade and investment deals, a move analysts said was an effort to find common ground amid trade tensions with the United States. The deals include the potential widening of access to the Chinese market for Australian farm produce and coal, cooperation in the digitalisation of the financial sector, investment in greenfield projects and...

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20 h. ago Federal Minister for Interior Mohsin Naqvi in a group photo with high

Federal Minister for Interior Mohsin Naqvi in a group photo with high-level delegation of Beijing Police.  Associated Press of Pakistan

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20 h. ago In no rush to judge: Malaysia’s rulers leave out naming new justices

Malaysia’s rulers ended a key meeting on Wednesday without naming new senior judges, prolonging a leadership vacuum at the top of the judiciary that experts warned could damage public trust in the country’s legal system. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had earlier said the country’s rulers were expected to make a “clear announcement” on the appointment of a new chief justice on Wednesday, after mounting public criticism over alleged executive interference in the selection of judges. “The issue...

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20 h. ago In no rush to judge: Malaysia’s rulers forgo naming new justices

Malaysia’s rulers ended a key meeting on Wednesday without naming new senior judges, prolonging a leadership vacuum at the top of the judiciary that experts warned could damage public trust in the country’s legal system. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had earlier said the country’s rulers were expected to make a “clear announcement” on the appointment of a new chief justice on Wednesday, after mounting public criticism over alleged executive interference in the selection of judges. “The issue...

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20 h. ago US, China ‘creeping’ toward agreement; Airbus signs deal: 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. US and China are ‘creeping’ towards a trade deal, former ambassador Burns says Washington and Beijing are on a “creeping path towards some kind of a deal”, former US ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said on Tuesday, while offering some rare support for US President Donald Trump’s tariff strategy towards China. 2. China’s foreign minister urges SCO to work...

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24 h. ago Hong Kong to consider giving baby bonuses to talent scheme parents

Hong Kong authorities will consider extending a baby bonus scheme to cover newborns of parents under the talent programmes, the city’s welfare minister has said, as more than HK$900 million (US$114.6 million) in such rewards have been distributed to encourage childbearing since 2023. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han said on Wednesday that authorities had received 49,567 qualified applications under the Newborn Baby Bonus Scheme as of the end of last month, with a one-off cash...

Politics

25 h. ago China’s foreign minister urges SCO to work for more ‘equal and orderly’ world

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to push for an “equal and orderly multipolar world” and reform of the global governance system. Wang told a meeting of foreign ministers from the Eurasian security bloc’s 10 members in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin: “Hegemonism and power politics are going against the trend of the times, protectionism is surging, and regional conflicts are emerging one after another.” Against that backdrop, he said the bloc...

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25 h. ago ‘Stick to the right path’: China’s Wang Yi urges SCO to back ‘multipolar world’

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to push for an “equal and orderly multipolar world” and reform of the global governance system. Wang told a meeting of foreign ministers from the Eurasian security bloc’s 10 members in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin: “Hegemonism and power politics are going against the trend of the times, protectionism is surging, and regional conflicts are emerging one after another.” Against that backdrop, he said the bloc...

Economics

26 h. ago Hong Kong minister calls for stronger moral education after AI porn case at HKU

Hong Kong universities should put more effort into instilling values and moral education among students, a minister has said, after an undergraduate was accused of using AI to generate pornographic images of his classmates and other women. Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin made her remarks on Wednesday, a day after the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data launched a criminal investigation into the law student, who had only received a warning from the University of...

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35 h. ago Iran’s Foreign Minister Araqchi Meets China’s President Xi Jinping In Beijing

Iran’s Foreign Minister Araqchi Meets China’s President Xi Jinping In Beijing  Eurasia Review

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38 h. ago University of Michigan faces federal investigation after arrest of 2 Chinese scientists

University of Michigan faces federal investigation after arrest of 2 Chinese scientists  AP News

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43 h. ago Trump’s trade policies drive Hong Kong industry’s ‘China plus N’ shift

Hong Kong’s industrial sector is increasingly adopting a “China plus N” strategy as a primary defence against unpredictable United States trade policies, with about 70 per cent of its members already operating in, or moving to, Southeast Asia, according to a report. Steve Chuang Tzu-hsiung, chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, said that this strategy was a calculated hedge against geopolitical volatility that has been years in the making. “You don’t know which madness [US...

Politics

43 h. ago Trump trade policies driving Hong Kong industry’s ‘China plus N’ shift: study

Hong Kong’s industrial sector is increasingly adopting a “China plus N” strategy as a primary defence against unpredictable United States trade policies, with about 70 per cent of its members already operating in, or moving to, Southeast Asia, according to a report. Steve Chuang Tzu-hsiung, chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, said on Tuesday that this strategy was a calculated hedge against geopolitical volatility that had been years in the making. “You don’t know which madness...

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46 h. ago Chinese President Xi Jinping meets SCO Foreign Ministers in Beijing, calls for stronger regional cooperation and stability

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets SCO Foreign Ministers in Beijing, calls for stronger regional cooperation and stability  Tribune India

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47 h. ago Beijing slams foreign news outlets for ‘smearing’ Hong Kong national security law

China’s foreign ministry arm in Hong Kong has slammed foreign media outlets for “smearing” the Beijing-imposed national security law with their coverage of the fifth anniversary of its implementation. The Commissioner’s Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong issued a statement of strong condemnation on Tuesday, slamming BBC News Chinese and the Japanese newspaper the Nikkei for “distorted reports, comments or editorials”. “[These pieces] were rooted in ideological bias [and]...

Events

47 h. ago China rolls out ‘voluntary’ cyber ID amid concerns over privacy, censorship

China has officially introduced a controversial national cyber ID system, despite concerns from some experts and netizens over privacy and censorship. The system aims to “protect the security of citizens’ identity information”, according to regulations that went into effect on Tuesday, backed by the Ministry of Public Security, the Cyberspace Administration of China, and four other authorities. The app, whose beta version was launched last year, issues an encrypted virtual ID composed of random...

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47 h. ago Jaishankar in Beijing: Just tactical diplomacy or thaw in post

Jaishankar in Beijing: Just tactical diplomacy or thaw in post-Galwan tensions? | Interview  The Federal

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