15 m. ago EU on edge: why the bloc has no quick fix for China’s rare earth dominance

The European Union is facing growing calls to act against Beijing’s dominance over rare earth supply chains, highlighting persistent tensions just weeks before the coming EU-China summit. “Europe faces dual coercion: Trump’s tariffs and more threateningly, China’s strategic chokehold on rare earth exports,” said Bart Groothuis, MEP for Renew Europe, a centrist group in the European Parliament led by French President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance party. “This is not collateral damage from the...

Politics

51 m. ago Samsung to fend off Chinese foldable phone rivals with slimmer model

Samsung to fend off Chinese foldable phone rivals with slimmer model  Reuters

Technology

2 h. ago Why dozens of Chinese firms are joining the weight loss drugs fray

Sales of weight-loss drugs in the West have soared in recent years, driven by the approval of a new class of more effective medication, the rapid growth in obese populations owing to poor diet and lack of exercise, and endorsements by celebrities and social media influencers. In China, over 60 late-stage drugs are undergoing clinical trials. In the coming years, these may compete with the products of incumbents such as Denmark’s Novo Nordisk and US-based Eli Lilly, Boston-based global...

Economics

2 h. ago China creates first cyborg bee with world’s lightest brain controller

Worker bees carry nectar sacks weighing 80 per cent of their body mass. When airborne, they tuck their hind legs like landing gear to cut wind drag. And they can fly 5km (3 miles) with no need for rest, an example of how nature’s genius shames human machinery. Until now. At Beijing Institute of Technology, Professor Zhao Jieliang’s team has built the world’s lightest insect brain controller. At 74 milligrams, it is lighter than a sack of nectar. Strapped to the bee’s back, the device pierces its...

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2 h. ago Fertiliser Freeze: Inside Beijing's Silent Strike On India’s Food Security

Fertiliser Freeze: Inside Beijing's Silent Strike On India’s Food Security  Swarajyamag

Events

2 h. ago Baku–Beijing railway cooperation gains momentum with new agreement [PHOTOS]

Baku–Beijing railway cooperation gains momentum with new agreement [PHOTOS]  AzerNews

Culture

3 h. ago China Southern launches ‘instant boarding’ service on Guangzhou

China Southern launches ‘instant boarding’ service on Guangzhou-Beijing route  chinadailyasia.com

Politics

3 h. ago Hong Kong waiter charged with inciting subversion under Beijing

Hong Kong waiter charged with inciting subversion under Beijing-imposed nat. security law  Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

Politics

4 h. ago Hang Seng Index News: Fed Cut Bets and Beijing Stimulus Lift EV, Property Stocks

Hang Seng Index News: Fed Cut Bets and Beijing Stimulus Lift EV, Property Stocks  FXEmpire

Politics

5 h. ago Hong Kong stocks waver as investors await details on policy support from Beijing

Hong Kong stocks fluctuated between gains and losses on Thursday as investors awaited signals on additional policy support from Beijing after China’s deflation deepened and the end of the 90-day tariff ceasefire with the US gets closer. The Hang Seng Index fell less than 0.1 per cent to 23,887 as of 10.05am local time, while the Hang Seng Tech Index dropped 0.4 per cent. On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index climbed 0.2 per cent and the Shanghai Composite Index added 0.3 per cent. Sunny Optical...

Economics

6 h. ago Can catlike US tariffs chase China’s manufacturing mouse out of the Asean maze?

Chinese exporters like Huang Yongxing are desperate for some straight answers so they can start making and shipping goods from their factories in either China or Southeast Asia. And the answers – or at least updates – that Huang does get, he shares on his social media account via weekly updates that have gained traction among owners of small and medium-sized businesses as disruptive and volatile tariff policies out of Washington continue to redraw the profitability lines for manufacturers. They...

Economics

6 h. ago ‘Whatever they do is wrong’: Chinese exporters trapped by Trump’s Asean tariffs

Chinese exporters like Huang Yongxing are desperate for some straight answers so they can start making and shipping goods from their factories in either China or Southeast Asia. And the answers – or at least updates – that Huang does get, he shares on his social media account via weekly updates that have gained traction among owners of small and medium-sized businesses as disruptive and volatile tariff policies out of Washington continue to redraw the profitability lines for manufacturers. They...

Politics

6 h. ago Analyst: ‘Racism’ Claims Are Muzzling CCP Interference Warnings—Exactly What Beijing Wants

Analyst: ‘Racism’ Claims Are Muzzling CCP Interference Warnings—Exactly What Beijing Wants  AllSides

Events

6 h. ago US tests Chinese AI models for ideological bias favoring Beijing, memo reveals

US tests Chinese AI models for ideological bias favoring Beijing, memo reveals  Telegraph India

Politics

7 h. ago It’s time for business to stop profiting from Israel’s ‘economy of genocide’

Genocides committed or sponsored by the West have often been a highly profitable business. Whether it was against the native American population in the United States throughout much of the 19th century, the colonisation of the Congo by King Leopold II of Belgium, or the Nazi Holocaust, many individuals and companies have profited greatly from humanity’s worst crimes – through direct participation or by providing services and support. A new report by Francesca Albanese, the courageous UN special...

Economics

7 h. ago Nvidia CEO plans Beijing visit ahead of new AI chip launch in China – FT

Nvidia CEO plans Beijing visit ahead of new AI chip launch in China – FT  Investing.com

Politics

7 h. ago Beijing imposes export ban on companies tied to Taiwan’s military

Beijing imposes export ban on companies tied to Taiwan’s military  macau daily times 澳門每日時報

Events

7 h. ago Beijing Cfccarbon Co., Ltd Has the Best R&D Team for Carbon Composite Material Research

Beijing Cfccarbon Co., Ltd Has the Best R&D Team for Carbon Composite Material Research  FinancialContent

Politics

7 h. ago Commercial property crisis looms in Hong Kong amid sliding values

Hong Kong is facing a commercial real estate crisis, with small and medium-sized developers as well as banks under increasing pressure as capital values slide amid lethargic leasing activity, according to JLL. The capital value of commercial property was set to drop by “a further 5 to 10 per cent” this year, said Joseph Tsang, chairman of the property consultancy in Hong Kong. Selling commercial properties at such prices is not “practical or realistic”, he added. That meant the looming crisis...

Events

9 h. ago Not Taiwan, Not Tariffs. What Really Haunts Beijing Is Food.

Not Taiwan, Not Tariffs. What Really Haunts Beijing Is Food.  International Policy Digest

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