14 h. ago Chinese sellers bracing as Amazon Prime Day sale and tariff pressure to collide

Ahead of Amazon’s annual Prime Day sales event, Chinese sellers are already walking a tightrope as they try to strike a balance between staying competitive and adjusting to Washington’s tariffs. Gloria Gu, an Amazon seller based in Zhejiang province, said her outlook for this year’s summer event – extended this year to a record four days, July 8-11 – was “not optimistic”. Her company mainly sells household consumables – low-margin products that are highly price-sensitive. “Depending on the item,...

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40 h. ago Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte wants to keep Davao house for sentimental reasons

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has stepped in to defuse a potential family feud over his Davao City house that was put up for sale, saying he is unwilling to offload the property due to its sentimental value. Duterte’s partner Honeylet Avancena said she was seeking buyers for the residence, citing her emotional concerns ever since the Davao mayor was held in a detention centre in The Hague over his charges linked to his war on drugs, in which thousands of purported dealers and users...

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3 d. ago China issues a dark warning to Anthony Albanese: 'This should never have been in question'

China issues a dark warning to Anthony Albanese: 'This should never have been in question'  Daily Mail

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3 d. ago ‘Not cool’: why China is falling out of love with foreign ice cream

‘Not cool’: why China is falling out of love with foreign ice cream  South China Morning Post

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5 d. ago Trump: US to tell countries ‘what they have to pay’; China, India deals coming

With the July 9 deadline for “Liberation Day” tariffs nearing, US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Washington would inform countries “what they have to pay” to do business with America “over the next week and a half or so”. His remarks came hours after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested trade talks could continue to September. Trump also directed a new salvo at Canada, announcing an immediate halt to trade talks in retaliation for Ottawa’s plan to introduce a digital trade tax...

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6 d. ago Godiva ordered to halt dark chocolate ice cream sale after bacteria find

Hong Kong authorities have ordered a branch of Belgian luxury chocolatier Godiva to halt the sale of its dark chocolate soft ice cream after a sample was found to contain a total bacterial count 46 times above the legal limit. The Centre for Food Safety said on Thursday that the sample collected from the shop at Cityplaza in Tai Koo had 2.3 million bacteria per gram – 46 times higher than the legal limit of 50,000. “The centre has informed the vendor involved of the irregularity and instructed...

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7 d. ago Could Starbucks be considering a partial sale of its China business?

Could Starbucks be considering a partial sale of its China business?  Nation’s Restaurant News

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7 d. ago Macau luxury property The 13 Hotel sells for HK$600 million to a local buyer

The 13 Hotel, touted as one of the world’s most expensive hotels, has been acquired for HK$600 million (US$76.43 million) by an unidentified investor in Macau, the city’s first such property transaction in eight years. The sale of the 22-storey lodging in Macau’s southernmost district of Coloane concluded a five-year search for a buyer, Savills Macau managing director Franco Liu said on Wednesday. The acquisition was Macau’s first hotel transaction since the fourth quarter of 2017, according to...

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7 d. ago Taiwan man soaks feet in dry ice for 10 hours to con insurance firms, loses feet

A man in Taiwan shocked the internet after attempting to defraud five insurance companies by immersing his feet in a bucket of dry ice for 10 hours, resulting in the amputation of both feet. The man, surnamed Zhang, was an undergraduate student in Taipei at the time. Between 2005 and January 2023, he purchased multiple insurance policies from five different companies, covering eight types of insurance, including health, life, accident, long-term care, and travel insurance. In 2023, in an attempt...

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8 d. ago China's 'LapDogs' Network Thrives on Backdoored SOHO Devices

China's 'LapDogs' Network Thrives on Backdoored SOHO Devices  Dark Reading

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8 d. ago China’s Wealth Fund Pulls Plug on $1 Billion Private Equity Sale

China’s Wealth Fund Pulls Plug on $1 Billion Private Equity Sale  Bloomberg.com

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8 d. ago Wang Haoxi left China, family to chase his ice hockey dream in Canada – at age 12

Wang Haoxi left China, family to chase his ice hockey dream in Canada – at age 12  South China Morning Post

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8 d. ago India and China Break the Ice Again: Here's What They Agreed on in Beijing

India and China Break the Ice Again: Here's What They Agreed on in Beijing  Republic World

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9 d. ago Singaporean trio held in Malaysia’s US$1.7 million cocaine vape bust

Three Singaporean men have been arrested in a Malaysian drug bust of US$1.7 million worth of cocaine-laced vape liquid destined for sale overseas, in a case spotlighting Kuala Lumpur’s emerging role as a hub for a new generation of narcotics delivered through e-cigarettes. On Monday, Malaysia’s federal narcotics department announced the seizure of nearly 5,000 cartridges of the cocaine-laced liquid from a vehicle parked at a hotel in Ampang, an upscale suburb east of the capital, Kuala...

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9 d. ago Starbucks says it is not currently considering a full sale of its China operations

Starbucks says it is not currently considering a full sale of its China operations  Reuters

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9 d. ago Lost futures: teen dancers’ deaths expose dark side of South Korean education

A suspected suicide pact among three teenage girls in Busan has reignited urgent calls for education reform, shining a harsh light on the crushing academic and career pressures faced by South Korea’s youth. Public criticism has centred on the country’s fiercely competitive university entrance system, widely blamed for thrusting children into a relentless academic race that begins as early as kindergarten. The latest tragedy unfolded early on Saturday, when the bodies of three second-year...

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9 d. ago Starbucks Rises on Report It’s Mulling Sale of China Business

Starbucks Rises on Report It’s Mulling Sale of China Business  Bloomberg.com

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1 week ago Hong Kong to keep expanding land bank, but not to offset deficit: Paul Chan

Hong Kong will press on with building up its land bank but adopt a cautious stance on selling the sites, the finance chief has said, rejecting the notion the government is rushing to find and sell parcels to offset the budget deficit. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also said in a recent interview that the government would address plans to build artificial islands off Lantau waters “later”, despite calls from developers to halt the project immediately. “We will not stop [creating land]...

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1 week ago In a dark bar in Beijing, China, the sound of young people hitting cocktail glasses, as well as the

In a dark bar in Beijing, China, the sound of young people hitting cocktail glasses, as well as the  매일경제

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1 week ago Hongkonger channels mental health recovery into designing fashion collection

For two years, Hongkonger Ng Mei-ling only left her flat for regular visits to a psychiatrist. She said she had to quit her clerk job after she was diagnosed with depression and anxiety disorder due to work pressure in 2017. Her symptoms had worsened. She had a rapid heartbeat, hand tremors, insomnia and a lack of appetite. “I couldn’t accept my illness at first,” Ng said. “I stayed at home and didn’t go out at all unless I had to see a doctor.” Ng is at ease recounting this particularly dark...

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