8 h. ago Stocks little changed Wednesday as inflation stays cool, rate

Stocks little changed Wednesday as inflation stays cool, rate-cut bets rise  USA Today

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36 h. ago China backs South Africa against ‘hegemony and bullying’ amid US tensions

Beijing is ready to work with South Africa to oppose global “hegemony and bullying”, Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun said on Tuesday, amid growing tensions between Pretoria and Washington over South Africa’s ties to Russia and controversial US asylum policies. The remarks came during a meeting in Beijing with General Rudzani Maphwanya, chief of the South African National Defence Force, according to a statement released by China’s Ministry of National Defence. It was Dong’s first public...

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5 d. ago Trump’s top economic officials to meet with China counterparts in London next week

US President Donald Trump’s top economic officials will meet with their Chinese counterparts on Monday. “I am pleased to announce that Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Jamieson Greer, will be meeting in London on Monday, June 9, 2025, with Representatives of China, with reference to the Trade Deal,” Trump said on social media. “The meeting should go very well. Thank you for your attention to this...

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5 d. ago Breaking Trump’s top economic officials to meet with China counterparts in London next week

Breaking Trump’s top economic officials to meet with China counterparts in London next week  South China Morning Post

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5 d. ago Trump says his top economic officials will meet with China counterparts in London next week

US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that his top economic officials will meet with their Chinese counterparts next week to discuss trade, just days after he conducted a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “I am pleased to announce that Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Jamieson Greer, will be meeting in London on Monday, June 9, 2025, with Representatives of China, with reference...

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5 d. ago Trump says US economic officials to meet China counterparts in London next week

US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that his top economic officials will meet with their Chinese counterparts next week to discuss trade, just days after he conducted a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, and also reiterated that Beijing agreed to restart exports of critical minerals. “I am pleased to announce that Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Jamieson Greer, will be meeting...

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6 d. ago Oil settles up as US, China teams to meet following Trump, Xi trade call

Oil settles up as US, China teams to meet following Trump, Xi trade call  Reuters

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6 d. ago China's BYD to nearly triple South Africa dealers' network by next year

China's BYD to nearly triple South Africa dealers' network by next year  Reuters

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9 d. ago Chinese Harvard graduate’s speech, India’s AMCA fighter jet: 5 weekend reads

We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Harvard Chinese student’s graduation speech strikes a chord as Trump leads purge 2. Meet India’s answer to Pakistan’s Chinese jets: the AMCA stealth fighter 3. Bitterness reimagined: Bali bomber seeks a second chance through coffee 4. US ‘destabilising Asia-Pacific’: China fires back at...

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2 w. ago Malaysia rocked by resignations of two ministers as Anwar faces sternest test

Two Malaysian ministers quit Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s cabinet on Wednesday, as accusations of nepotism over the political rise of his daughter Nurul Izzah Anwar threaten to destabilise the government and unravel his control over the ruling party. In the gravest challenge yet to Anwar’s two-year-old administration, Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli and Natural Resources and Environment Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad announced their resignations within hours of each other. While the two political...

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2 w. ago Malaysia rocked by resignations of 2 ministers as Anwar faces sternest test

Two Malaysian ministers quit Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s cabinet on Wednesday, as accusations of nepotism over the political rise of his daughter Nurul Izzah Anwar threaten to destabilise the government and unravel his control over the ruling party. In the gravest challenge yet to Anwar’s two-year-old administration, Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli and Natural Resources and Environment Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad announced their resignations within hours of each other. While the two political...

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2 w. ago Chinese, EU Trade Heads to Meet as Trump Tariff Tensions Rise

Chinese, EU Trade Heads to Meet as Trump Tariff Tensions Rise  Bloomberg.com

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2 w. ago Chinese factories at home, in Africa in Canadian’s dramatic photos

Chinese factories at home, in Africa in Canadian’s dramatic photos  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago South Africa downgrades Taiwan’s representative office as it deepens ties with Beijing

South Africa’s decision to remove Taiwan’s diplomatic status and move its office from Pretoria to Johannesburg viewed as a nod to Beijing.

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2 w. ago Rescue under way after hundreds of workers trapped in South Africa gold mine

The hoist system used to access a shaft was damaged in an accident, leaving the miners stuck underground.

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2 w. ago Trump used DR Congo burial image as proof of dead ‘white farmers’ in South Africa

Trump’s Oval Office meeting with Ramaphosa marred by misidentified footage, debunked by Reuters.

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3 w. ago Trump ambushes South Africa’s Ramaphosa with false ‘white genocide’ claims

The US president played a video on a large screen to support unfounded accusations about the persecution of white farmers.

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3 w. ago Alibaba lands US$250 million convertible bonds deal with selfie app giant Meitu

Chinese photo-editing app operator Meitu saw its shares in Hong Kong rise to a seven-year high on Wednesday, following the announcement of its strategic partnership with Alibaba Group Holding and the issuance of US$250 million in convertible bonds to a subsidiary of the e-commerce giant. After trading hours on Tuesday, Alibaba.com China conditionally agreed to subscribe to the convertible bonds for a term of three years, “at an initial conversion price of HK$6 per conversion share”, according to...

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3 w. ago China turns to PPPs as a ‘yellow brick road’ solution to fund projects in Africa

China turns to PPPs as a ‘yellow brick road’ solution to fund projects in Africa  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago Meet the China Factory Owner Who Voted for Trump and Doesn’t Regret It

Meet the China Factory Owner Who Voted for Trump and Doesn’t Regret It  WSJ

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