99 m. ago Alibaba, JD.com and ByteDance prepare for 618 shopping festival next week amid price war

Alibaba, JD.com, and ByteDance’s Douyin will start promotions on Tuesday, as e-commerce giants fight for a slice of limited consumer spending.

Economics

3 h. ago Trump’s policies under fire as more businesses blame US than China for trade war: report

The majority of business leaders surveyed believe tariffs are a major threat and that the US should be first to de-escalate.

Events

4 h. ago Fight over roti at Indian wedding leads to deaths of 2 teenagers in Uttar Pradesh

Police said the confrontation began with an argument over who was next in line to receive a serving of the flatbread.

Events

4 h. ago Materials scientist’s death at 47 from brain haemorrhage highlights long hours culture in China

Materials scientist’s death at 47 from brain haemorrhage highlights long hours culture in China  Chemistry World

Events

5 h. ago European blackout presents opportunities for China’s energy companies, analysts say

China is a leading provider of energy storage and grid-forming technologies that are crucial to preventing major power outages.

Politics

5 h. ago Brazilian F1 superfan’s death in Japan stirs nationalistic debate on foreign crime

Influencer Amanda Borges da Silva had posted about how much she loved Japan and told her mother that she felt safe in the country.

Events

7 h. ago China couple dice with death on mountain cliff side to beat long tourist queues

Dramatic video footage from sacred site shows man saving woman by holding onto her legs on precipice, resort faces questions over safety.

Events

11 h. ago China’s Xi Jinping arrives in Moscow hailing historic ties and true friendship

Hours before the Chinese leader’s plane touched down, airports across the Russian capital were closed by Ukrainian drone attacks.

Politics

11 h. ago China, Russia have ‘special responsibility’ to stand up to power politics: Xi

The Chinese and Russian leaders opened talks in Moscow with pledge to defend the rights and interests of developing countries.

Politics

12 h. ago Beijing pours tens of millions of dollars into fostering Nvidia

The Yizhuang Development Zone aims to establish a nationally leading AI industry ecosystem using only Chinese technology.

Politics

16 h. ago India, Pakistan exchange gunfire in Kashmir after missile strikes kill dozens

Islamabad said the military had been authorised to ‘respond in self-defence’ at a ‘time, place and manner of its choosing’.

Events

23 h. ago Calls for sanctions as Philippine probe accuses Chinese embassy of influence campaign

Allegations, if true, could lead to expulsion of embassy personnel and legal action under a law targeting subversive acts during peacetime, analysts say.

Politics

24 h. ago Xi Jinping’s Russia visit balances symbolism and strategy as Europe watches

Chinese leader’s Moscow visit adds ‘symbolic’ weight to growing Kremlin friendship as Beijing seeks closer ties with Europe amid Ukraine war, analysts say.

Politics

24 h. ago DeepSeek gets a technical boost from Tencent as China embraces open

The leading Chinese AI start-up has adopted an open-source technical solution from Tencent, leading to a ‘huge speed boost’.

Politics

26 h. ago Science of food security: Chinese unlock gene secret at root of drought

Lead author Zhong Liyuan says it would take 8-10 years to produce a stable and widely adoptable rice variety through crossbreeding.

Society

27 h. ago Belgian teenagers with 5,000 ants in Kenya get US$7,700 fine or 1

Authorities said the ants were destined for European and Asian markets in an emerging trend of trafficking lesser-known wildlife species.

Politics

30 h. ago Singaporean man faces death penalty in Malaysia on drug charges

Tan Ban Choon is accused of possessing and trafficking over 10kg of drugs at a flat in Johor.

Events

31 h. ago Hong Kong Observatory cancels amber rainstorm signal on Wednesday afternoon

An amber rainstorm warning means heavy rain exceeding 30mm has fallen or is expected to fall in an hour.

Events

33 h. ago Live updates: Pakistan claims downing 5 jets after Indian strikes

Live updates: Pakistan claims downing 5 jets after Indian strikes  CGTN

Events

40 h. ago Picking a global fight may not be the best strategy, as Trump is finding out

Trump wildly overestimated the strength of the US position and underestimated the strength of its trading partners.

Politics