12 h. ago Exclusive: Nexperia's China unit switches to local firms for wafer supplies, document shows

Exclusive: Nexperia's China unit switches to local firms for wafer supplies, document shows  Reuters

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17 h. ago Exclusive: Nexperia's China unit switches to local firms for wafer supplies

Exclusive: Nexperia's China unit switches to local firms for wafer supplies- document  Reuters

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58 h. ago Wittmann expands in China, launches local injection press production

Wittmann expands in China, launches local injection press production  Plastics News

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65 h. ago Lithium surges in China after local authorities announce plan to revoke mining licences

Lithium surges in China after local authorities announce plan to revoke mining licences  Reuters

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4 d. ago China’s fertility push: IVF grants grow, but high costs still deter couples

From cash handouts to reimbursed procedures, local governments across China are throwing money at in vitro fertilisation and related fertility treatments in a bid to coax couples into having children. But some experts warn that the hi-tech push ignores the low-tech reality: raising a family is simply too expensive, and fertility subsidies cannot reverse China’s demographic decline. Jingmen, a city in central Hubei province, is the latest to join the fray, announcing subsidies of up to 10,000...

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4 d. ago Shenzhen sets travel record as rail station handles 116 million trips in 11 months

Shenzhen’s main railway station handled a record 116.6 million passengers in the first 11 months of 2025, as China’s major cities continue to see a boom in rail ridership and travel between Hong Kong and mainland China picks up steam. The total passenger flow at Shenzhen North Railway Station between January and November was up 8.8 per cent compared with the same period last year, according to data from China State Railway Group cited by local media. Shenzhen North is one of the two largest...

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5 d. ago China orders local governments to settle bills to companies by year end

China has set a deadline for local governments to settle the outstanding payments they owe to companies, calling it essential for improving the country’s business environment amid an economic slowdown. All arrears less than 500,000 yuan (US$70,870) must be cleared by the end of the year, said Xiao Weiming, deputy secretary general of the National Development and Reform Commission, the country’s top economic planner. “The biggest step in improving the business environment right now is clearing...

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5 d. ago China orders local governments to settle company bills by end of year

China has set a deadline for local governments to settle outstanding payments owed to companies, calling it essential for improving the country’s business environment amid an economic slowdown. All arrears below 500,000 yuan (US$70,870) must be cleared by the end of the year, said Xiao Weiming, deputy secretary general of the National Development and Reform Commission, the country’s top economic planner. “The biggest step in improving the business environment right now is clearing the...

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7 d. ago White House AI Czar Sounds Alarm On Nvidia As China Rejects H200 Chips In Favor Of Local Rivals: Report

White House AI Czar Sounds Alarm On Nvidia As China Rejects H200 Chips In Favor Of Local Rivals: Report  Stocktwits

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7 d. ago China Firms Lobby For Nvidia’s H200 But Local Chips Remain Key

China Firms Lobby For Nvidia’s H200 But Local Chips Remain Key  Asia Financial

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8 d. ago China son nearly dies after sleeping on late mum’s bed in local tradition to help departed souls

An elderly son in eastern China followed local customs by lying on his late mother’s bed to comfort her soul, only to contract a severe illness. According to the mainland media outlet, Hongxing News, the man surnamed Chen, who is in his 60s and from a remote rural area in Zhejiang province, is an only child. His mother, 86, had been in good health and worked in the fields everyday. However, following this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival, she died unexpectedly after a bout of diarrhoea and...

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8 d. ago Women in China community chat group required to share menstrual dates, raises privacy concerns

A concerned mother in China has revealed that her local authorities are requiring all post-partum women to report when they had their last menstrual period. The request has sparked a backlash over privacy concerns and abuse of power. On December 2, an unidentified new mother in Xuanwei, Yunnan province, southwestern China, raised concerns on social media after revealing that local authorities were requiring all new mothers to report the dates of their “last menstrual period”. According to a...

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9 d. ago Mexico lawmakers approve tariff increase on Chinese and other Asian imports

Mexico’s lower house early Wednesday approved tariffs of up to 50 per cent next year on imports from China and several other Asian countries, aiming to boost domestic production and address trade imbalances. With 281 votes in favour, 24 against, and 149 abstentions, the chamber passed the bill, which still requires Senate approval, despite opposition from China and local business groups. The proposal would impose or raise tariffs – mostly up to 35 per cent – throughout 2026 on goods such as...

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1 week ago China’s powerhouse province targets doubling GDP by 2035 – but can it deliver?

Guangdong, China’s largest provincial economy, has vowed to double its economy by 2035 from 2022 levels, in line with the central government’s target of becoming a medium-level developed country by that year. “Looking ahead, from the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party (in 2022) to 2035, Guangdong aims to achieve socialist modernisation and build a modern, new Guangdong within 13 years,” provincial authorities said in their five-year plan proposals released on Monday. “By that time,...

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1 week ago China’s Guangdong targets doubling GDP by 2035 despite slowing growth

Guangdong, China’s largest provincial economy, has vowed to double its economy by 2035 from 2022 levels, in line with the central government’s target of becoming a medium-level developed country by that year. “Looking ahead, from the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party (in 2022) to 2035, Guangdong aims to achieve socialist modernisation and build a modern, new Guangdong within 13 years,” provincial authorities said in their five-year plan proposals released on Monday. “By that time,...

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1 week ago Local opinion: Trump's tariffs are helping make China great again

Local opinion: Trump's tariffs are helping make China great again  Arizona Daily Star

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2 w. ago As China defies US tech blockade, can local AI chipmakers capture Nvidia share?

With the technology race between the United States and China, the world’s two largest economies, intensifying even though a trade truce was reached in late October, analysts say the prospects of China achieving self-sufficiency in semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI) are positive, despite American efforts to maintain leads in those fields. “If any country can do it [achieve self-sufficiency in semiconductors], it’s China, owing to its vast resources and pool of engineering talent,”...

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2 w. ago End of an era: Canon closes China printer plant as Japanese brand loses to local rivals

End of an era: Canon closes China printer plant as Japanese brand loses to local rivals  Yahoo Finance

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2 w. ago China’s risky shadow banks back in spotlight after debt crackdown

China’s crackdown on borrowing by local governments is forcing state-run entities in even some of the wealthiest provinces to tap costly credit from non-bank lenders, a stopgap that is increasing risk in an opaque corner of the financial system. The borrowing marks a return of China’s shadow-banking market, which is more loosely regulated than traditional lenders and had been reined in over the past few years in a bid to reduce risk. Since September, industrial investment arms and financing...

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2 w. ago End of an era: Japan’s Canon shuts China printer plant as local rivals rise

Japanese imaging technology giant Canon has shut down one of its major printer production facilities in mainland China, underscoring the growing clout of domestic brands in the country’s printing market. A visit on Thursday by the Post to Canon Zhongshan Business Machines, in Zhongshan city in the southern Guangdong province, revealed little activity. The car park was nearly empty, while a dozen employees strolled outside the office building. A worker said production had halted late last month,...

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