11 h. ago Major foreign banks raise China’s GDP forecast, annual target seen as ‘on track’

Several major banks forecast stronger economic growth for China this year, buoyed by third-quarter data showing slightly better-than-expected expansion despite domestic and external headwinds. Investment bank Goldman Sachs raised its full-year gross domestic product forecast for 2025 from 4.8 per cent to 4.9 per cent, noting that the government’s target of “around 5 per cent” remains “largely on track”. The bank also revised its estimate for 2026, up slightly from 4.2 per cent to 4.3 per cent,...

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11 h. ago Overseas banks raise China GDP forecasts, say Beijing ‘on track’ for 2025 target

Several major banks forecast stronger economic growth for China this year, buoyed by third-quarter data showing slightly better-than-expected expansion despite domestic and external headwinds. Investment bank Goldman Sachs raised its full-year gross domestic product forecast for 2025 from 4.8 per cent to 4.9 per cent, noting that the government’s target of “around 5 per cent” remains “largely on track”. The bank also revised its estimate for 2026, up slightly from 4.2 per cent to 4.3 per cent,...

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17 h. ago Chinese coastguard patrols reefs controlled by Vietnam in South China Sea

The Chinese coastguard patrolled around disputed sites controlled by Vietnam in the South China Sea last week, vessel tracking information shows. Three patrol ships left a Chinese base on Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands on Thursday and circled around a series of land features – some of which Vietnam has built facilities on – before returning to the reef on Saturday, according to Automatic Identification System data. The purpose of the patrol by the coastguard vessels – identified by the...

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3 d. ago Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq notch weekly wins after volatile week as Trump signals China talks back on track

Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq notch weekly wins after volatile week as Trump signals China talks back on track  Yahoo Finance

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4 d. ago Asia markets track Wall St. lower on regional bank fears, US

Asia markets track Wall St. lower on regional bank fears, US-China tensions  Seeking Alpha

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4 d. ago Asia stocks slide tracking Wall St losses; China top loser amid tariff worries

Asia stocks slide tracking Wall St losses; China top loser amid tariff worries  Investing.com

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4 d. ago Nuclear fusion: could China be first to harness the energy that powers the sun?

At a laboratory in northern China, less than an hour away from Beijing, a team of scientists is working on a new technology with huge potential as a clean energy source: nuclear fusion. The spacious ENN Group campus in Langfang, Hebei province, is home to a cluster of experimental facilities. At its heart is a spherical device called the EXL-50U – a compact tokamak that uses a magnetic field to confine charged gas, or plasma, to fuse hydrogen nuclei. On the day the South China Morning Post...

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4 d. ago Race for the stars: will China be first to deliver fusion energy by 2035?

At a laboratory in northern China, less than an hour away from Beijing, a team of scientists is working on a new technology with huge potential as a clean energy source: nuclear fusion. The spacious ENN Group campus in Langfang, Hebei province, is home to a cluster of experimental facilities. At its heart is a spherical device called the EXL-50U – a compact tokamak that uses a magnetic field to confine charged gas, or plasma, to fuse hydrogen nuclei. On the day the South China Morning Post...

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9 d. ago China urges US to ‘correct its wrong actions’ and put trade talks back on track

China urges US to ‘correct its wrong actions’ and put trade talks back on track  South China Morning Post

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9 d. ago China urges US to ‘correct its wrong actions’, put trade talks back on track

China urges US to ‘correct its wrong actions’, put trade talks back on track  South China Morning Post

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9 d. ago 6 steps democracies must take to match China on climate action

Global energy investment is projected to reach US$3.3 trillion this year, with some US$2.2 trillion directed towards clean technologies, double the amount flowing into fossil fuels. Yet beneath these impressive figures, a crisis of confidence is unfolding. During the first half of this year alone, companies cancelled or scaled back more than US$22 billion in clean energy projects in the United States. These included high-profile battery facilities, storage systems and electric vehicle factories,...

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1 week ago Tracking China's clean energy export dominance in seven charts

Tracking China's clean energy export dominance in seven charts  Reuters

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1 week ago Tracking China's clean energy export dominance in seven charts: Maguire

Tracking China's clean energy export dominance in seven charts: Maguire  TradingView

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2 w. ago China Intercepts Canadian Plane for Tracking North Korean Vessels That Violates UN Sanctions — Is It a Cover Up?

China Intercepts Canadian Plane for Tracking North Korean Vessels That Violates UN Sanctions — Is It a Cover Up?  International Business Times UK

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2 w. ago Chinese jets intercept Canadian aircraft tracking North Korean ships over East China Sea

Chinese jets intercept Canadian aircraft tracking North Korean ships over East China Sea  The Economic Times

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2 w. ago Global energy export battle: China dominates US; clean tech eclipses fossil fuels

Global energy export battle: China dominates US; clean tech eclipses fossil fuels  Times of India

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2 w. ago CBS News gets inside look at mission tracking North Korean ships and China's response

CBS News gets inside look at mission tracking North Korean ships and China's response  CBS News

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2 w. ago China’s cleantech creating ‘new global energy system’ as exports soar: report

China’s clean technology is “becoming the basis of the new energy system” around the world, with the country’s monthly green tech exports hitting a record US$20 billion in August, a European think tank said. As China brings down the prices of technologies like batteries and photovoltaic solar panels, sales are surging in countries across Southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa, according to a report by the UK-based think tank Ember. “Demand for clean technologies continues to skyrocket as more...

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2 w. ago China needs to chart a new course to become world’s largest importer

In 2009, China surpassed Germany to become the world’s largest exporter of goods, a position it has maintained for the past 16 years. This export dominance has been instrumental in propelling China’s economy forward, enabling it to overtake Japan in 2010 as the second-largest economy in nominal GDP, trailing only the United States. By 2013, China had also eclipsed the US as the world’s largest trading nation in goods, measured by the combined value of imports and exports. These milestones...

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2 w. ago Typhoon Matmo Strengthens as It Hits Philippines, on Track to China

Typhoon Matmo Strengthens as It Hits Philippines, on Track to China  Bloomberg.com

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