2 h. ago US clamp on critical software could cripple Hong Kong aviation, experts warn

Hong Kong’s aviation industry will suffer greatly if the United States slaps export curbs on American-made critical software to the city, experts have warned. The sector relied heavily on this technology, making it nearly impossible to find alternative solutions, they said. US President Donald Trump earlier threatened to curb the export of “any and all critical software” to China amid escalating trade tensions between the two superpowers. Trump’s threat to impose restrictions followed Beijing’s...

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3 h. ago China car sales to slump in 2026 if Beijing scraps subsidies, JPMorgan says

Car sales in mainland China are likely to slide in 2026, breaking a six-year streak, if Beijing stops granting cash subsidies and tax incentives to buyers, according to a JPMorgan forecast that looms over the earnings outlook for the country’s 100-odd vehicle assemblers. “We expect retail [car] sales to see flat growth next year in a bullish scenario,” Nick Lai, head of auto research in Asia-Pacific at JPMorgan, said in an interview. “The market has more than a 50 per cent chance of seeing...

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5 h. ago Trump, Xi and the ‘green paradox’: how China is building a climate

China and the United States often find themselves sharply at odds on policy, but nowhere is the divide between the rival powers more striking than on climate change – as their leaders made clear at last month’s United Nations General Assembly in New York. Even as US President Donald Trump dismissed climate change as “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world”, his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, used the moment to unveil Beijing’s latest strategies for addressing the issue. Xi said...

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5 h. ago How the ‘green paradox’ is driving Trump to fossil fuels and China to renewables

China and the United States often find themselves sharply at odds on policy, but nowhere is the divide between the rival powers more striking than on climate change – as their leaders made clear at last month’s United Nations General Assembly in New York. Even as US President Donald Trump dismissed climate change as “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world”, his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, used the moment to unveil Beijing’s latest strategies for addressing the issue. Xi said...

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8 h. ago Cruz leads Senate push to hold China accountable for Beijing church crackdown

Cruz leads Senate push to hold China accountable for Beijing church crackdown  Fox News

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10 h. ago Louvre chief says heist enabled by CCTV gaps, offers to resign

The director of the Louvre on Wednesday admitted there was inadequate security camera coverage of the outside walls of the museum, three days after a brazen daytime heist stunned the French capital. Senators grilled Laurence des Cars over how thieves were able on Sunday to make off with an estimated €88 million (US$102 million) in jewels from the world-famous museum in just seven minutes. The heist has renewed scrutiny of security at French museums. “Despite our efforts, despite our hard work on...

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10 h. ago Louvre chief admits CCTV gaps enabled heist, says she offered to resign

The director of the Louvre on Wednesday admitted there was inadequate security camera coverage of the outside walls of the museum, three days after a brazen daytime heist stunned the French capital. Senators grilled Laurence des Cars over how thieves were able on Sunday to make off with an estimated €88 million (US$102 million) in jewels from the world-famous museum in just seven minutes. The heist has renewed scrutiny of security at French museums. “Despite our efforts, despite our hard work on...

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12 h. ago US, China trade officials to meet in Malaysia amid escalating rare earths dispute

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Wednesday that he and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent would travel to Malaysia later that day as scheduled to meet with Chinese officials over what he called Beijing’s “incredibly aggressive” measures to curb rare earth exports. The meeting is seen as a stepping stone to a sit-down in South Korea next week on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at a time of...

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13 h. ago Beijing has the global tech industry held by its throat with rare earths

Beijing has the global tech industry held by its throat with rare earths  MarketScreener

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13 h. ago China’s SOEs breathe life into Xi Jinping’s ‘city of the future’ Xiongan

Xiongan, China’s “city of the future” – a project years in the making, championed by President Xi Jinping – is slowly coming to life, as major state-owned enterprises (SOEs) begin relocating to the new metropolis in Hebei province. Sinochem Holdings and China Huaneng Group are among the latest to officially relocate their headquarters to Xiongan this month, each bringing about 1,000 employees, according to local authorities. They join other SOEs like Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Railway Company, which...

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13 h. ago Beijing Sinnet Technology Co.,Ltd Reports Earnings Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025

Beijing Sinnet Technology Co.,Ltd Reports Earnings Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025  MarketScreener

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13 h. ago In Beijing and Delhi, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Aimed to Balance Consequential Relationships

In Beijing and Delhi, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Aimed to Balance Consequential Relationships  The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine

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14 h. ago Global leaders’ meeting on women in Beijing promotes new, accelerated process for development

Global leaders’ meeting on women in Beijing promotes new, accelerated process for development  EUobserver

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14 h. ago Chinese state media says US ‘dying’ as Beijing drafts next 5

Chinese state media has labelled the US a failed state, claiming it is “dying from within” as its global hegemony declines. The commentary published in Beijing Daily on Tuesday came as China’s policymakers prepared to outline long-term plans amid intensifying competition with Washington. Beijing on Monday began a key four-day conclave that will determine the country’s development over the next five years. The fourth plenum of the Communist Party’s Central Committee, which runs through Thursday,...

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14 h. ago China awards winners of Beijing International Children’s Film Festival

China awards winners of Beijing International Children’s Film Festival  TV BRICS

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14 h. ago Beijing will invite Taiwan guests to mark 80 years since Japan’s surrender of island

Beijing is inviting guests from Taiwan to a key commemoration of Japan’s surrender of sovereignty over the island 80 years ago, despite warnings from Taipei against attendance. The Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) in Beijing announced on Wednesday that guests from the island would be invited to attend the “Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Restoration of Taiwan”, which falls on Saturday. But the actual commemoration may not take place on that exact date, according to past practice. Visits...

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14 h. ago ‘Huge Lesson’: A Beijing Farmer Learns to Live in Climate Extremes

‘Huge Lesson’: A Beijing Farmer Learns to Live in Climate Extremes  Sixth Tone

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15 h. ago China deploys new floating barrier at Scarborough Shoal, satellite image shows

China has installed a new floating barrier at Scarborough Shoal, according to satellite imagery, as tensions rise between Beijing and Manila over the disputed atoll in the South China Sea. The barrier was seen blocking the entrance to the lagoon at the shoal in the image obtained by Satellogic, a geospatial company headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay. “New satellite imagery shows an illegal floating barrier installed by the People’s Republic of China at the mouth of Scarborough Shoal,” Luke...

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15 h. ago Beijing Transtrue Technology Inc. Reports Earnings Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025

Beijing Transtrue Technology Inc. Reports Earnings Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025  MarketScreener

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15 h. ago Beijing warns Australia over ‘arms race’ after minerals deal

Beijing warns Australia over ‘arms race’ after minerals deal  The Nightly

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