3 d. ago China offers summer aquaculture, fisheries training programs, aiming to fill widening soft power gap

China offers summer aquaculture, fisheries training programs, aiming to fill widening soft power gap  SeafoodSource

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6 d. ago Belarus/China • Beijing ramps up soft power push in Belarusian universities

Belarus/China • Beijing ramps up soft power push in Belarusian universities  Intelligence Online

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2 w. ago Labubu phenomenon drives Pop Mart’s record interim sales, earnings

Pop Mart established itself as the world’s most valuable toy producer and exporter of China’s “soft power” after the global phenomenon of its Labubu plush toys and figurines drove overseas revenue to soar fivefold in the first half. Online and in-store revenue outside mainland China jumped to 5.59 billion yuan (US$778 million) in the first six months, making up about 40 per cent of the Beijing-based group’s total interim sales of 13.88 billion yuan, which beat analysts’ estimates, Pop Mart said...

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3 w. ago Pop Mart's Labubus boost China's soft power as Beijing brands find global appeal

Pop Mart's Labubus boost China's soft power as Beijing brands find global appeal  CNBC

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3 w. ago Philippines’ Subic Bay play aims to anchor US naval strategy in Asia

The Philippines is repositioning its historic Subic Bay shipyard as a cornerstone of both its own defence industry and Washington’s naval expansion plans, analysts say, at a time of sharpening US-China tensions and with Manila seeking to revitalise its economy. Speaking to business leaders in Washington on Thursday, Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez pitched the Agila Subic Shipyard – once a bustling hub for a subsidiary of South Korea’s Hanjin Heavy Industries, now under new...

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3 w. ago Why Lockheed Martin’s new Philippine R&D hub will be on China’s radar

Lockheed Martin is set to establish an R&D facility in Manila in partnership with a major Philippine university, in a move analysts say will both strengthen the nation’s technological foundations and enmesh it further into Washington’s regional security framework. The American defence giant announced on Tuesday a collaboration with Southern Methodist University (SMU) aimed at boosting innovation, developing advanced technologies and nurturing local talent in partnership with Philippine academic...

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3 w. ago US defence giant makes a soft power play in the Philippines with R&D hub

Lockheed Martin is set to establish an R&D facility in Manila in partnership with a major Philippine university, in a move analysts say will both strengthen the nation’s technological foundations and enmesh it further into Washington’s regional security framework. The American defence giant announced on Tuesday a collaboration with Southern Methodist University (SMU) aimed at boosting innovation, developing advanced technologies and nurturing local talent in partnership with Philippine academic...

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