4 d. ago Top US and China envoys set trade talks after ‘constructive’ phone call

Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent held a phone call on Saturday morning and stated that trade negotiators from their countries would meet next week. “This evening, Vice-Premier He Lifeng and I engaged in frank and detailed discussions regarding trade between the United States and China,” Bessent wrote on social media on Friday evening in Washington. “We will meet in person next week to continue our discussions.” In a separate read-out, China described He’s...

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4 d. ago Top US and China trade envoys set trade talks after ‘constructive’ phone call

Top US and China trade envoys set trade talks after ‘constructive’ phone call  South China Morning Post

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4 d. ago Top US and China envoys set trade talks after ‘constructive’ video call

Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent held a video call on Saturday morning and stated that trade negotiators from their countries would meet next week. “This evening, Vice-Premier He Lifeng and I engaged in frank and detailed discussions regarding trade between the United States and China,” Bessent wrote on social media on Friday evening in Washington. “We will meet in person next week to continue our discussions.” In a separate read-out, China described He’s...

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4 d. ago Top US and China trade envoys set for talks after ‘constructive’ video call

China and the United States are set to hold fresh trade talks next week, following a video call between Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Saturday morning Beijing time. “Vice-Premier He Lifeng and I engaged in frank and detailed discussions regarding trade between the United States and China,” Bessent wrote on social media after their call. “We will meet in person next week to continue our discussions.” In its readout, China described He’s discussions with...

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5 d. ago US phones allies over rare earths, China’s food security: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. ‘This is China versus the world’: US calls allies over Beijing rare earth curbs US President Donald Trump’s administration vowed on Wednesday to work with its allies and other countries to get an upper hand in its trade talks with China, claiming Beijing’s recent rare earth control as a sign of being an “unreliable partner” that threatens global supply...

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5 d. ago China’s Honor teases ‘Robot Phone’, a new AI handset with gimbal

Honor, the Chinese smartphone maker spun off from Huawei Technologies, on Wednesday teased a concept artificial intelligence-enabled handset featuring a fold-out gimbal-attached camera, as the firm looks to differentiate itself from rival Android device makers in the global market. The “Robot Phone” was unveiled by Honor online in a promotional video that showed the gimbal-stabilised camera unfurl from the back camera module and appear to pivot while tracking its subject’s movement. Honor...

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5 d. ago China’s Honor teases ‘Robot Phone’, new AI handset with gimbal

Honor, the Chinese smartphone maker spun off from Huawei Technologies, on Wednesday teased a concept artificial intelligence-enabled handset featuring a fold-out gimbal-attached camera, as the firm looks to differentiate itself from rival Android device makers in the global market. The “Robot Phone” was unveiled by Honor online in a promotional video that showed the gimbal-stabilised camera unfurl from the back camera module and appear to pivot while tracking its subject’s movement. Honor...

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5 d. ago Indonesia aims to be ‘neutral conduit’ between Pyongyang and Seoul

Indonesia could become an unlikely mediator in reconciling the two Koreas on their troubled peninsula, according to observers who cite a recent meeting between its foreign minister and his North Korean counterpart. Analysts also say Jakarta could play the middleman in strengthening ties between Pyongyang and Southeast Asia, given that North Korea is looking to expand its global diplomatic footprint. The visit by Foreign Minister Sugiono to Pyongyang last week on the invitation of his North...

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6 d. ago Dominic Cummings: Whitehall data breach gave secrets to Chinese

Dominic Cummings: Whitehall data breach gave secrets to Chinese  The Times

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9 d. ago US Eyes China Deal, Qantas Data Breach, Critical Minerals: Australia Briefing

US Eyes China Deal, Qantas Data Breach, Critical Minerals: Australia Briefing  Bloomberg.com

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9 d. ago USTR says China 'deferred' when US reached out for phone call after export controls expansion

USTR says China 'deferred' when US reached out for phone call after export controls expansion  Reuters

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9 d. ago US trade envoy says China ‘deferred’ when US tried to discuss export controls

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Sunday that the US reached out to China for a phone call following an announcement that it was expanding its rare earths export controls but Beijing deferred. “I can tell you that we were not notified, and quickly, as soon as we found out from public sources, we reached out to the Chinese to have a phone call, and they deferred,” Greer told Fox News’ Sunday Briefing, while calling China’s move “a power grab”. US President Donald Trump responded on...

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1 week ago China, North Korea pledge ‘dynamic development’ as Li Qiang, Kim Jong

Beijing is ready to deepen collaboration with Pyongyang to advance a “more just and equitable” international order, visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang told North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as the two neighbours spotlighted their “unwavering” ties. It remains China’s “unwavering” policy to maintain, consolidate and develop the traditional friendship and cooperation with North Korea, Li said during the meeting on Thursday, according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua. Li – China’s No 2 official and...

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1 week ago Vietnam’s top leader heads to North Korea for first visit in 18 years

Vietnam’s top leader begins his three-day visit to North Korea on Thursday for a trip that reflects Hanoi’s desire to balance regional relations amid ongoing tensions, analysts say. Communist Party chief To Lam’s visit – the first by a Vietnamese leader to the reclusive country in almost two decades – will coincide with a military parade in Pyongyang on Friday to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party, according to the Vietnamese government and North Korean state media...

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1 week ago North Korean attackers steal crypto. Who's sending UK phones to China? Avnet confirms data breach

North Korean attackers steal crypto. Who's sending UK phones to China? Avnet confirms data breach  CISO Series

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2 w. ago China Intercepts Canadian Plane for Tracking North Korean Vessels That Violates UN Sanctions — Is It a Cover Up?

China Intercepts Canadian Plane for Tracking North Korean Vessels That Violates UN Sanctions — Is It a Cover Up?  International Business Times UK

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2 w. ago London gang dismantled as raid uncovers 1,000 stolen phones bound for Hong Kong

London police have dismantled a criminal gang responsible for almost half of all phone thefts in the city in its largest operation targeting stolen phones after discovering a thousand of such devices bound for Hong Kong. The Metropolitan Police (Met) on Tuesday said that after an almost years-long operation it had arrested at least 17 people involved in a criminal network suspected of having smuggled over 40,000 stolen phones from the United Kingdom to China. The syndicate was believed to have...

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2 w. ago Find My iPhone enabled police to catch gang smuggling 40,000 phones to China

Find My iPhone enabled police to catch gang smuggling 40,000 phones to China  9to5Mac

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2 w. ago One iPhone led police to gang suspected of sending up to 40,000 stolen UK phones to China

One iPhone led police to gang suspected of sending up to 40,000 stolen UK phones to China  BBC

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2 w. ago Chinese jets intercept Canadian aircraft tracking North Korean ships over East China Sea

Chinese jets intercept Canadian aircraft tracking North Korean ships over East China Sea  The Economic Times

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