69 h. ago The Budget EV That Quietly Outsold Every Foreign Rival In China

The Budget EV That Quietly Outsold Every Foreign Rival In China  Carscoops

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4 d. ago Chinese biotech firms eye foreign pharma’s fat profits in weight loss drug market

When Hong Kong office worker W.K. Chan began putting on weight as a teenager, her doctor said it was due to hormonal imbalances that slowed her metabolism. She reached a peak weight of 100kg about a year ago, but has since lost 25kg. The secret to losing a quarter of her weight? Chan, who asked not to be identified by her full name, was one of the city’s first 200 chronic obesity patients to receive access to a new weight loss drug, originally developed for diabetes. At a cost of HK$2,700...

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5 d. ago Starbucks may sell China business after major bid from huge new rival

Starbucks may sell China business after major bid from huge new rival  MSN

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5 d. ago US commander says China has failed to coerce rival states in South China Sea

US commander says China has failed to coerce rival states in South China Sea  AJC.com

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5 d. ago Is Singapore key for the US to fight against China as Tammy Duckworth says?

Remarks by a US senator labelling Singapore as a key place for “fighting against” major rival China have offered a revealing glimpse into how some American politicians view the city state, amid Washington’s regional power struggle with Beijing. The comments came to light after clips of a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday showed an exasperated Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth admonishing Anjani Sinha, US President Donald Trump’s ambassador nominee to Singapore. “You want to be ambassador...

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5 d. ago FirstFT: Europe is ‘losing’ the battle to rival US and China, warns Dimon

FirstFT: Europe is ‘losing’ the battle to rival US and China, warns Dimon  Financial Times

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8 d. ago What You Need to Know About Comac, China's Boeing and Airbus Rival

What You Need to Know About Comac, China's Boeing and Airbus Rival  Business Insider

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8 d. ago Business leaders call for efforts to combat ‘Hong Kong equals China’ perception

Hong Kong must work harder to be as international as possible under the “one country, two systems” framework to combat a growing perception in Western capitals that it is no different from any other mainland Chinese city, business leaders have urged. The city also maintains a significant lead over regional rival Singapore in key financial metrics, panellists at the South China Morning Post’s China Conference said on Tuesday. “The problem is that many of them feel that Hong Kong equals China,”...

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8 d. ago Efforts needed to combat view ‘Hong Kong equals mainland China’: business leaders

Hong Kong must work harder to be as international as possible under the “one country, two systems” framework to combat a growing perception in Western capitals that it is no different from mainland Chinese cities, business leaders have urged. The city also maintains a significant lead over regional rival Singapore in key financial metrics, panellists at the South China Morning Post’s China Conference 2025 said on Tuesday. “The problem is that many of them feel that Hong Kong equals China,” said...

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9 d. ago China is making rapid gains in space tech. Here’s how the military could use it

The new space race is heating up, with the United States warning that its major rival China is narrowing the gap as it makes rapid technology gains. While China says its ambitious plans remain peaceful and that it rejects the weaponisation of space, some of the technologies it has developed in recent years also have military uses. Here are some of them. BeiDou network The Chinese navigation satellite system provides positioning, navigation and timing services worldwide. Its network of 60...

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9 d. ago China is making rapid space tech gains. Here’s how the military could use them

The new space race is heating up, with the United States warning that its major rival, China, is narrowing the gap as it makes rapid technological gains. While China says its ambitious plans remain peaceful and that it rejects the weaponisation of space, some of the technologies it has developed in recent years also have military uses. Here are some of them. BeiDou network The Chinese navigation satellite system provides positioning, navigation and timing services worldwide. Its network of 60...

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1 week ago Apple’s China iPhone sales face headwinds in second half: Counterpoint

Demand for Apple’s iPhone in mainland China is expected to encounter headwinds in the second half of 2025, after sales of the device received a strong boost in recent months on the back of promotions in the world’s biggest smartphone market. In the second half, “iPhone sales in China will stumble amid weak consumer spending and an ageing iPhone 16 cycle, while tepid iPhone 17 upgrades won’t spark demand”, Counterpoint Research senior analyst Ivan Lam said on Thursday. He added that efforts by...

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3 w. ago Tesla rival BYD is slowing EV production and expansion in China, sources say

Tesla rival BYD is slowing EV production and expansion in China, sources say  Yahoo Finance

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3 w. ago China’s First 6nm GPU Aimed to Rival NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 4060, But Fell Short Against the Decade

China’s First 6nm GPU Aimed to Rival NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 4060, But Fell Short Against the Decade-Old GTX 660 Ti  Wccftech

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4 w. ago China pits rival humanoids against each other in world's first 'robot boxing tournament'

China pits rival humanoids against each other in world's first 'robot boxing tournament'  Live Science

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