39 h. ago China’s Biggest Beauty Firm Lays Out Strategy to Rival L’Oréal

China’s Biggest Beauty Firm Lays Out Strategy to Rival L’Oréal  The Business of Fashion

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62 h. ago Tesla scored a win in China just as its biggest rival stumbled

Tesla scored a win in China just as its biggest rival stumbled  Business Insider

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3 d. ago As India prepares for missile test, presence of Chinese ships marks power jostle

As New Delhi gears up for a long-range missile test in the Indian Ocean, the presence of Chinese survey vessels in the region signals Beijing’s intention to step up monitoring of its regional rival’s capabilities. Observers note that China could be challenging India’s interest in the latter’s “backyard” by capitalising on opportunities arising from the missile test. Indian media last week reported that China had deployed a fourth research vessel, the Lan Hai 101, in the Indian Ocean, waters...

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4 d. ago Macron’s in China, rival Ukraine peace plans and Omnibus This WEEK

Macron’s in China, rival Ukraine peace plans and Omnibus This WEEK  EUobserver

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6 d. ago Beyond DeepSeek: Moonshot and MiniMax step up as China’s new frontier AI labs

Chinese artificial intelligence start-ups Moonshot AI and MiniMax have emerged as China’s strongest contenders to rival US frontier labs in 2025 – even as DeepSeek has stolen the spotlight as the poster child for the country’s AI ambitions. Moonshot AI, founded by 33-year-old Yang Zhilin, has sharply raised its profile in China’s AI ecosystem with the launch earlier this month of Kimi K2 Thinking, an upgraded reasoning model. The system outperformed OpenAI’s GPT-5 and Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet...

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6 d. ago China says its homegrown 14nm chips rival NVIDIA's 4nm chips

China says its homegrown 14nm chips rival NVIDIA's 4nm chips  TweakTown

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2 w. ago Chinese tech giants from Kuaishou to Tencent reap early gains from big AI bets

Chinese technology powerhouses are beginning to reap early returns from their heavy investments in artificial intelligence, with quarterly results showing the impact across businesses from short video platforms like Kuaishou Technology to social media giants like Tencent Holdings. Kuaishou, China’s second-largest short video app and rival to TikTok’s Chinese sibling Douyin, was the latest to highlight gains from AI adoption. The company, in an earnings statement on Wednesday, attributed its...

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2 w. ago Xiaomi reaffirms safety focus after raising 2025 sales target to 400,000 units

Xiaomi, one of Tesla’s biggest challengers in mainland China over the past year, pledged to focus on the safety and reliability of its cars after its factory reached another milestone. Founder and CEO Lei Jun said on Thursday that Xiaomi had raised its full-year delivery target from 350,000 vehicles to 400,000 after ramping up production, but stressed that the quality of the SU7 sedan and YU7 SUVs would not be compromised. “We firmly believe that safety is a foundation and a priority,” he said...

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2 w. ago Netgear Accused by Rival of China Smear to Fan Security Fear

Netgear Accused by Rival of China Smear to Fan Security Fear  Bloomberg.com

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2 w. ago Netgear Accused by Rival of ‘China’ Smear to Stoke Security Fear

Netgear Accused by Rival of ‘China’ Smear to Stoke Security Fear  Bloomberg.com

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2 w. ago UN approves US plan authorising an international stabilisation force in Gaza

The UN Security Council on Monday approved a US plan for Gaza that authorises an international stabilisation force to provide security in the devastated territory and envisions a possible future path to an independent Palestinian state. Russia, which had circulated a rival resolution, abstained along with China on the 13-0 vote. The US and other countries had hoped Moscow would not use its veto power on the United Nations’ most powerful body to block the resolution's adoption. The vote was a...

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2 w. ago China's C919, rival to Boeing and Airbus, makes debut display outside Asia

China's C919, rival to Boeing and Airbus, makes debut display outside Asia  Reuters

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3 w. ago Tesla Rival BYD's China Factory Is 6 Times Bigger Than TSLA's Texas Gigafactory

Tesla Rival BYD's China Factory Is 6 Times Bigger Than TSLA's Texas Gigafactory  Benzinga

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