19 h. ago China Bonds Get a Boost as Trade Angst Spurs Bets on PBOC Easing

China Bonds Get a Boost as Trade Angst Spurs Bets on PBOC Easing  Bloomberg

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64 h. ago China’s Akeso gets share boost as data shows cancer drug’s benefits

Shares of Chinese drug firm Akeso – likened by some Western media outlets to artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek – rose after the company unveiled clinical-trial data showing that its lung-cancer drug outperformed a highly effective existing treatment. The data showed that ivonescimab had “a decisive and strong positive outcome with both significant and clinically meaningful benefits”, Akeso said in a filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange on Monday. The drug, used along with...

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5 d. ago New ROK ambassador to Beijing expected to help boost relations

New ROK ambassador to Beijing expected to help boost relations  China Daily

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6 d. ago Microsoft steps further from China, rare earth miners get a boost

Microsoft steps further from China, rare earth miners get a boost  Financial Times

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7 d. ago China’s top party journal urges action to boost confidence ahead of fourth plenum

China’s ruling Communist Party’s leading theoretical journal has urged authorities to better manage market expectations, improve policy predictability and pay closer attention to public sentiment – ahead of a closed-door meeting of senior officials to discuss the next five-year plan and as trade tensions with the United States mount. In a Wednesday article, Qiushi – a leading platform for disseminating official policies and ideas – called on policymakers to better time policy implementation,...

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7 d. ago Braving Trump, Apple's Tim Cook promises to boost China investment

Braving Trump, Apple's Tim Cook promises to boost China investment  Reuters

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7 d. ago Tim Cook Courts Beijing As Trump Threatens Tariffs — Apple CEO Vows To Boost Investments In China

Tim Cook Courts Beijing As Trump Threatens Tariffs — Apple CEO Vows To Boost Investments In China  Benzinga

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7 d. ago Apple's Cook vows to boost investment in China, ministry says

Apple's Cook vows to boost investment in China, ministry says  Yahoo

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8 d. ago Hong Kong MTR Corp CEO Jacob Kam named as next chairman of rail giant

The CEO of Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation, Jacob Kam Chak-pui, will take the reins as chairman from January next year, tasked with leading the rail giant with added momentum to boost the city’s development and integration with mainland China. The government, the company’s majority shareholder with a stake of about 75 per cent, announced his promotion on Tuesday, saying Kam, 63, would succeed Rex Auyeung Pak-kuen, 73, for a three-year term until the end of 2028. Secretary for Transport and Logistics...

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8 d. ago IMF says China must work to boost domestic demand, property sector still an issue

IMF says China must work to boost domestic demand, property sector still an issue  Reuters

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8 d. ago U.S. China trade tensions send Aussie sliding 1%, boost safe havens

U.S. China trade tensions send Aussie sliding 1%, boost safe havens  Reuters

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8 d. ago China, Iceland to boost geothermal, green energy cooperation, joint statement says

China, Iceland to boost geothermal, green energy cooperation, joint statement says  Reuters

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8 d. ago Yuan boost eyed as Hong Kong’s mainland China spending hits HK$5 billion

Hong Kong’s government spent more than HK$5 billion (US$642.3 million) using the city’s currency on services or purchases related to mainland China in the last financial year, according to officials. In comparison, the government only used 240 million yuan (US$33.7 million) annually to settle expenditures, in addition to payments related to its renminbi-denominated bonds. Authorities are now exploring ways to increase payments in renminbi and expand its use. “Since the amount of renminbi bonds...

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9 d. ago Airbus Opening Factories in Alabama, China to Boost A320 Output

Airbus Opening Factories in Alabama, China to Boost A320 Output  Bloomberg.com

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1 week ago Economist urges Trump to boost leverage against China in rare earth minerals fight

Economist urges Trump to boost leverage against China in rare earth minerals fight  Fox News

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1 week ago Chinese scientists seek ways to unlock AI’s power to tackle real world problems

As China rapidly advances in artificial intelligence to boost economic growth and transform industries, some scientists are working to unleash the technology’s potential to promote social good. Su Jionglong, deputy dean of the School of AI and Advanced Computing at Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, researches AI applications aimed at reducing discrimination, providing emotional support and making faster medical diagnoses. He said he was establishing a start-up with his students, who developed...

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1 week ago China’s ‘health silk road’ in Africa gets a boost with insulin, pharma projects

China is advancing its “health silk road” in Africa by initiating major offshore projects to manufacture essential medicines, such as insulin and antiretrovirals. Nigeria is set to produce Chinese-made insulin, while in the Ivory Coast further west, Chinese giant Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical is on track to complete the first part of its three-phase €50 million (US$58 million) facility by the end of the year. The facility near Abidjan, the country’s biggest city, will manufacture antimalarial...

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1 week ago New Flight Routes from China to Vietnam Sees 90% Boost in Travel Interest

New Flight Routes from China to Vietnam Sees 90% Boost in Travel Interest  Yahoo Finance

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1 week ago Tourists flock to Macau ahead of NBA China games, businesses wait for cash boost

Tourists flock to Macau ahead of NBA China games, businesses wait for cash boost  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago China hits out at report that says it used US universities to boost military

China hit out on Thursday at a US congressional report that accused it of exploiting American higher education institutions for military research. The foreign ministry said China had lodged “stern representations” with the US over the “malicious actions” of the select committee that produced the report. Guo Jiakun, a spokesman for the ministry, told a regular press briefing that the House China committee had long attacked and smeared China for political purposes and had “no credibility...

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