9 h. ago Turkiye outlasts China for 4th straight win at volleyball VNL Beijing leg

Turkiye outlasts China for 4th straight win at volleyball VNL Beijing leg  chinadailyasia.com

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19 h. ago Türkiye outlasts China for 4th straight win at volleyball VNL Beijing leg

Türkiye outlasts China for 4th straight win at volleyball VNL Beijing leg  Xinhua

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30 h. ago A star is born as Hong Kong pianist wins Van Cliburn competition

Hong Kong pianist Aristo Sham Ching-tao has won the 2025 edition of the prestigious Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, putting him on track for global stardom. Sham, 29, is the first pianist from Hong Kong to win the competition, held in Fort Worth in the US state of Texas. The announcement on June 7 of his victory followed two-and-a-half weeks of intense anticipation as music lovers around the world followed live streams of the contest’s four gruelling rounds, which began on May 21...

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48 h. ago Baijiu blues and plum pickings: tastes of China’s Gen Z rewrite liquor industry

Selecting which crops to grow each season can be a make-or-break decision for farmers. And in the ancient Chinese town of Baisha, famous for its liquor production, more and more are sowing seeds of change in a bid to capitalise on the evolving tastes of consumers. Located in the southwestern megacity of Chongqing and home to the distillery of Chinese baijiu distilled-liquor brand Jiang Xiao Bai, the town is seeing its farmland increasingly being used to grow green plums instead of sorghum...

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59 h. ago L’Oreal sees Middle East and Southeast Asia as next growth engines as China slows: ‘Eventually demographics have to win’

L’Oreal sees Middle East and Southeast Asia as next growth engines as China slows: ‘Eventually demographics have to win’  Fortune

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3 d. ago Palantir CEO Karp says AI is dangerous and 'either we win or China will win'

Palantir CEO Karp says AI is dangerous and 'either we win or China will win'  CNBC

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4 d. ago Will ‘TACO’ Trump cave to China again? Here’s what he said in latest rant

Will ‘TACO’ Trump cave to China again? Here’s what he said in latest rant  NJ.com

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4 d. ago China seek 'perfect' Indonesia win to keep World Cup dream alive

China seek 'perfect' Indonesia win to keep World Cup dream alive  France 24

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5 d. ago Xi congratulates Lee on election win as Beijing cautiously hopes for thawing ties

Xi congratulates Lee on election win as Beijing cautiously hopes for thawing ties  Korea JoongAng Daily

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5 d. ago Chinese FM responds to what kind of China policy Beijing expects from Seoul following Lee Jae

Chinese FM responds to what kind of China policy Beijing expects from Seoul following Lee Jae-myung’s election win  Global Times

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7 d. ago South Korea’s presidential election puts its US alliance, Taiwan stance at stake

As South Koreans prepare to vote in a snap presidential election that could reshape Seoul’s defence spending and its approach to a potential conflict over Taiwan, the future of the nation’s foreign policy and its alliance with the United States hangs in the balance. On Tuesday, South Koreans will go to the polls to elect a successor to impeached president Yoon Suk-yeol, with Lee Jae-myung of the centre-left Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) widely expected to win by a comfortable margin. Observers...

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7 d. ago Can Rodrigo Duterte serve as Davao mayor from ICC detention?

Rodrigo Duterte, the firebrand former president of the Philippines, has made political history – not once, but twice. First, as the only ex-Philippine leader to face charges of crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court (ICC). And now, as the first to win a mayoral race while imprisoned abroad, securing an extraordinary landslide victory from a detention cell in The Hague. The post he won is no ordinary local office. It is the mayorship of Davao City, the southern Philippine...

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7 d. ago A legal impossibility? Experts weigh in on Duterte’s Davao win from detention

Rodrigo Duterte, the firebrand former president of the Philippines, has made political history – not once, but twice. First, as the only ex-Philippine leader to face charges of crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court (ICC). And now, as the first to win a mayoral race while imprisoned abroad, securing an extraordinary landslide victory from a detention cell in The Hague. The post he won is no ordinary local office. It is the mayorship of Davao City, the southern Philippine...

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8 d. ago China fails to win over the public with second chances for disgraced officials

Debate is raging in China over the case of a young Communist Party cadre who was disciplined over a drinking spree two years ago and is now up for promotion. State media reports have portrayed Xie Qin, a 38-year-old township party chief in southwestern Yunnan province, as a positive example of rehabilitation. But the idea is unpopular among the public, with many taking to social media to express frustration at officials like Xie being given a second chance and even “rewarded” for their...

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8 d. ago USWNT Takeaways: Macario's Shines, LaBonta Debuts in Friendly Win vs. China

USWNT Takeaways: Macario's Shines, LaBonta Debuts in Friendly Win vs. China  Sports Illustrated

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9 d. ago Pentagon chief says ready to 'fight and win' against China, urges Asian allies to boost defense spending

Pentagon chief says ready to 'fight and win' against China, urges Asian allies to boost defense spending  CNBC

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9 d. ago Summit Therapeutics Study Is a Win for China Biopharma Deals. Why the Stock Is Down.

Summit Therapeutics Study Is a Win for China Biopharma Deals. Why the Stock Is Down.  Barron's

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9 d. ago Taco vs Tina: which acronym will win out when traders have a taste for both?

US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats, with some reaching what he considers to be “a ridiculous high” level before being drastically lowered or suspended, have given rise to an acronymic market trend that Trump lashed out at a reporter for mentioning: Taco trades. But despite Trump’s back-and-forth tariff whiplash that has roiled markets and left many investors scrambling to keep up, many still believe “there is no alternative”. So, when it comes to putting their money in US assets, it’s in...

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1 week ago Harvard expected to win injunction in foreign student fight against Trump

A federal judge in Boston said on Thursday she would extend legal relief to Harvard University in its fight against the Donald Trump administration’s effort to revoke its authority to host foreign students. US District Judge Allison Burroughs said she would issue a preliminary injunction after the hearing in which both sides presented arguments, less than a week after she issued a shorter-term restraining order the same day Harvard filed a suit against the administration. Once issued, the...

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1 week ago Harvard to win injunction in foreign student fight against Trump

A federal judge in Boston said on Thursday she would extend legal relief to Harvard University in its fight against the Donald Trump administration’s effort to revoke its authority to host foreign students. US District Judge Allison Burroughs said she would issue a preliminary injunction after a hearing in which both sides presented arguments, less than a week after she issued a shorter-term restraining order the same day Harvard filed a suit against the administration. Once issued, the...

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