25 h. ago Canada offers tariff relief to some steel, aluminum products from US, China

Canada offers tariff relief to some steel, aluminum products from US, China  Reuters

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3 d. ago Chinese boy rolls across newlyweds’ bed while chanting on wedding day

At some Chinese weddings, a little boy is invited to roll across the wedding bed while chanting blessings, praying for the couple to have children and enjoy prosperity. Known as gun chuang or “rolling the bed”, this centuries-old tradition originated in northern China but has since spread nationwide. In ancient China, when populations were small and productivity low, families desperately hoped for a male heir to help with agricultural work. Legend tells of a woman from the Zhao family who,...

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3 d. ago Why Chinese boy rolls across newlyweds’ bed while chanting on wedding day

At some Chinese weddings, a little boy is invited to roll across the wedding bed while chanting blessings, praying for the couple to have children and enjoy prosperity. Known as gun chuang or “rolling the bed”, this centuries-old tradition originated in northern China but has since spread nationwide. In ancient China, when populations were small and productivity low, families desperately hoped for a male heir to help with agricultural work. Legend tells of a woman from the Zhao family who,...

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4 d. ago Dutch seized Nexperia over fears Chinese owners planned to move chip production to China

The Dutch government believed chipmaker Nexperia’s Chinese owners planned to move its manufacturing operations to China, prompting the unprecedented seizure of the company that has sent shock waves through the global tech world. Earlier this month, authorities seized control of Nexperia’s management and ousted its Chinese CEO, Zhang Xuezheng, citing national security concerns. In response, China’s Ministry of Commerce on October 4 imposed export controls on Nexperia’s Chinese subsidiary and its...

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4 d. ago [News] Microsoft Reportedly Moving Most Laptop and Server Production Outside China as Early as 2026

[News] Microsoft Reportedly Moving Most Laptop and Server Production Outside China as Early as 2026  TrendForce

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5 d. ago Microsoft to Shift Majority of Product Manufacturing Out of China by 2026

Microsoft to Shift Majority of Product Manufacturing Out of China by 2026  Yahoo Finance

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5 d. ago Dianthus offers up to $1B for China biotech's autoimmune 'pipeline in a product'

Dianthus offers up to $1B for China biotech's autoimmune 'pipeline in a product'  Fierce Biotech

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5 d. ago Microsoft Surface and data center production to be moved out of China by 2026, claims report — components, parts, and assembly of laptops and servers moving to counter trade war uncertainty

Microsoft Surface and data center production to be moved out of China by 2026, claims report — components, parts, and assembly of laptops and servers moving to counter trade war uncertainty  Tom's Hardware

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5 d. ago Microsoft aims to make most new products outside China from 2026: sources

Microsoft aims to make most new products outside China from 2026: sources  Nikkei Asia

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5 d. ago China’s coal production dips 3% in August as inspections tighten output

China’s coal production dips 3% in August as inspections tighten output  Energies Media

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6 d. ago China exempts ag products from new port fees in trade war move

China exempts ag products from new port fees in trade war move  Brownfield Ag News

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6 d. ago China to keep its 'all about production' economic playbook as rivalry with US intensifies

China to keep its 'all about production' economic playbook as rivalry with US intensifies  Reuters

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6 d. ago Nuclear ‘bribery’ backlash in Japan over restart plan for world’s largest plant

Japan’s largest power company is reportedly dangling a 100 billion yen (US$654 million) payout for locals to restart its long-dormant Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in a move critics have called “bribery”. The unprecedented financial support package, originally reported by the Nikkei business newspaper, reflects Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (Tepco) mounting desperation to revive the world’s largest nuclear site more than a decade after the Fukushima disaster, according to analysts. A...

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8 d. ago China Software Firm’s Stock Surges on Government Use of Product

China Software Firm’s Stock Surges on Government Use of Product  Bloomberg.com

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9 d. ago Pentagon moves to build $1 billion critical minerals stockpile to counter China — report

Pentagon moves to build $1 billion critical minerals stockpile to counter China — report  Mining.com

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1 week ago Why Japan is investing in an arsenal of inflatable dummy weapons

Inspired by the success that Ukraine has had in fooling Russian forces on the battlefield, Japan is reportedly buying more inflatable dummy weapons systems, a move observers say is also embedded in Tokyo’s fighting history. Vehicle News reported on Friday that Japan’s Defence Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency announced last month a public tender for “balloon decoys” that would have to be delivered to an aircraft factory operated by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Gifu Prefecture,...

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1 week ago Trump appears to cancel meeting with Xi amid rare earth trade clash, threatens ‘massive’ tariffs

US President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to cancel a planned meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, accusing Beijing of “hostile” trade behaviour after it further expanded export controls on rare earth elements and threatening “massive” tariffs. In a social media post, Trump said he had been “surprised” by China’s move, which he claimed would “clog markets” and hurt global production across industries. “There is no way that China should be allowed to hold the world ‘captive’,” he wrote,...

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1 week ago ‘Peaky Blinders’ Dance Production Heads to China as ROYO Expands Asian Footprint

‘Peaky Blinders’ Dance Production Heads to China as ROYO Expands Asian Footprint  Variety

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1 week ago US Senate passes measure that limits Nvidia and AMD’s AI chip exports to China

Artificial intelligence chip firms Nvidia Corp and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) would have to ensure American companies get priority access to their products before China under legislation the US Senate has passed, a setback for the technology industry’s efforts to block the measure. The bipartisan legislation was easily approved in a vote late on Thursday. It is designed to bolster US competitiveness in cutting-edge industries and curb exports to China and other foreign adversaries, according...

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1 week ago China reportedly restricting sales to Russia of tools needed for missile production

China reportedly restricting sales to Russia of tools needed for missile production  TVP World

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