1 hour ago China shoppers swap boutiques for bargains, fuelling US$30 billion luxury resale boom

At a shopping centre in Shenzhen’s coastal business district, a store’s entrance feels more like a security checkpoint than a retail gateway. Customers check their bags, don white silk gloves, and pass through a gate. Beyond the checkpoint, which also seems incongruent with the outer facade resembling a typical multi-brand fashion shop, lies a 2,000-square-metre (21,527-sq-ft) showroom. Inside, luxury handbags are not displayed under artful lighting. Instead, they are tightly arranged in...

Economics

6 h. ago US lawmakers want DeepSeek, Xiaomi added to list of Chinese military

A group of nine US lawmakers sent a letter to US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth this week urging the Pentagon to add a slew of Chinese technology firms to a list of entities allegedly assisting the Chinese military. The letter, sent late on Thursday after US President Donald Trump signed a US$1 trillion must-pass military spending bill into law, asks Hegseth to place AI firm DeepSeek, smartphone maker Xiaomi and electronic display maker BOE Technology Group on what is known as the Section...

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6 h. ago US lawmakers urge Pentagon to add DeepSeek, Xiaomi to China military

Nine Republican lawmakers, including several congressional committee chairs, sent a letter this week urging US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to add more than a dozen Chinese technology firms to the Pentagon’s list of companies alleged to have links to the Chinese military. The letter, released on Friday after US President Donald Trump signed a US$900 billion military spending bill restricting US investments into Chinese tech, asks the Pentagon chief to place AI firm DeepSeek, smartphone maker...

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7 h. ago Customers fill in to Beijing's new consumer robot shopping centre

Customers fill in to Beijing's new consumer robot shopping centre  France 24

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8 h. ago China’s rebuilding of Micronesian airport runway raises alarm in US

The rebuilding of a World War II-era airfield in Micronesia with the help of Chinese companies has raised alarm in the United States, with US defence analysts warning about Beijing’s growing footprint in the strategic western Pacific. Cleo Paskal, a non-resident senior fellow at the Washington-based Foundation for Defence of Democracies, posted a video on social media last week showing an airport runway being rebuilt on Woleai, a remote 4.5 sq km atoll in Micronesia’s Yap state. “Chinese company...

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9 h. ago UN declares Gaza famine over, but ‘situation remains critical’ amid fragile ceasefire

A famine declared in Gaza in August is now over thanks to improved access for humanitarian aid, the United Nations said on Friday, but warned the food situation in the Palestinian territory remained dire. More than 70 per cent of the population were living in makeshift shelters, it said, with hunger exacerbated by winter floods and an increasing risk of hypothermia as temperatures plummet. Although a ceasefire between Israel and militant group Hamas that took effect in October has partially...

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9 h. ago British embassy in Beijing celebrates Air China Cargo expansion at Glasgow Prestwick Airport

British embassy in Beijing celebrates Air China Cargo expansion at Glasgow Prestwick Airport  American Journal of Transportation

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9 h. ago China’s Sugon unveils new AI infrastructure to rival platforms from Nvidia and Huawei

Chinese supercomputer maker Sugon has launched an advanced artificial intelligence infrastructure for data centres that is expected to rival similar high-performance platforms from Nvidia and Huawei Technologies. Beijing-based Sugon, listed in Shanghai as Dawning Information Industry, on Thursday unveiled its scaleX platform at an event in Kunshan, a city in eastern Jiangsu province. The company claimed that it was China’s first 10,000-card AI supercluster, designed to deliver in excess of 5...

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9 h. ago Beijing makes domestic spending its top priority – Asian Media Report

Beijing makes domestic spending its top priority – Asian Media Report  Pearls and Irritations

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9 h. ago When AI Becomes a Weapon: Former Senior Intelligence Executive Reveals Beijing's CyberWar Playbook

When AI Becomes a Weapon: Former Senior Intelligence Executive Reveals Beijing's CyberWar Playbook  Yahoo Finance Australia

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9 h. ago Beijing reiterates strong opposition to US arms sales to Taiwan

Beijing reiterates strong opposition to US arms sales to Taiwan  China Daily

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10 h. ago Why Lepu Medical Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd. (Common Stock) (07Z0) stock could be next leader

Why Lepu Medical Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd. (Common Stock) (07Z0) stock could be next leader - Market Trend Summary & High Conviction Buy Zone Picks  Bölüm Sonu Canavarı

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10 h. ago After bronze in Beijing, Canada's mixed aerials team eyes bigger prize in Milano Cortina

After bronze in Beijing, Canada's mixed aerials team eyes bigger prize in Milano Cortina  CBC

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10 h. ago US defence policy act overstates ‘China threat’, Beijing says, urges ‘rational’ view

Beijing on Friday accused Washington of using its new US defence policy act to hype up the so-called China threat and interfere in its internal affairs. It also urged Washington to view their relationship “rationally” and refrain from enforcing negative China-related provisions. The latest National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA), signed into law by President Donald Trump on Thursday, restricts US outbound investment in Chinese technology and curbs federal contracts with Chinese biotechnology...

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11 h. ago Beijing Hyundai ELEXIO Faces Critical Sales Shortfall: Only 1,059 Units Sold Against 35,000 Target

Beijing Hyundai ELEXIO Faces Critical Sales Shortfall: Only 1,059 Units Sold Against 35,000 Target  Korean Car Blog

Economics

11 h. ago Secure Arctic shipping route essential for China, senior official says

The Arctic shipping route is essential to safeguard China’s development over the next decade, a senior Chinese official said in Beijing, calling for greater efforts to expand its practical use. With proposals for the next five-year plan incorporating security and development, China must ensure its international transport channels remain unimpeded, Ma Jiantang, deputy director of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference’s economic committee, said. China’s traditional trade lanes...

Politics

11 h. ago Beijing eyes becoming a leading global hub for resolving intl commercial disputes

Beijing eyes becoming a leading global hub for resolving intl commercial disputes  China Daily

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12 h. ago China discovers Asia’s largest undersea gold deposit off Jiaodong Peninsula

China has discovered its first undersea gold deposit – the largest in Asia – marking a breakthrough as Beijing steps up nationwide exploration for the precious metal. The discovery, off the coast of Laizhou, in Yantai, Shandong province, lifted Laizhou’s total proven gold reserves to more than 3,900 tonnes (137.57 million ounces) – about 26 per cent of the national total – ranking it top in both gold reserves and output in China, Yantai’s city government disclosed this week at a conference on...

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12 h. ago As Delhi chokes on smog, China shares ‘Beijing model’ to cut air pollution

As Delhi chokes on smog, China shares ‘Beijing model’ to cut air pollution  thefederal.com

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13 h. ago Ukraine diplomat in Beijing for talks; Russian attacks injure scores in southern Ukraine

Ukraine diplomat in Beijing for talks; Russian attacks injure scores in southern Ukraine  Space War News

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