47 m. ago China’s Bond Drop Is Luring Large Global Funds Back Into Market

China’s Bond Drop Is Luring Large Global Funds Back Into Market  Bloomberg.com

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1 hour ago China’s bull run tests Beijing as it aims to guide US$12 trillion stock market

Stunning gains in Chinese stocks are testing regulators’ ability to manage the ascent, as Beijing seeks to fulfil its long-standing goal of positioning the nation’s US$12 trillion equity market as a steady source of household income that can support consumer spending and economic growth. As the property market remains in the doldrums, eroding the wealth of Chinese investors who are sitting on a record 160 trillion yuan (US$22.5 trillion) in bank savings, the stock market has become a focus of...

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1 hour ago China’s bull run tests regulators as Beijing aims to guide US$12 trillion stock market

China’s bull run tests regulators as Beijing aims to guide US$12 trillion stock market  South China Morning Post

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2 h. ago Chinese biotech firm MGI’s DNA sequencers gaining in the market, BGI CEO says

DNA sequencers from Chinese firm MGI Tech can rival those from global market leader Illumina in spite of US sanctions, according to Yin Ye, CEO of BGI Group, former parent of the Shenzhen-based biotech company. MGI’s sequencers offer the best “comprehensive value” in terms of time, quality and cost, Yin said in an interview on the sidelines of the BioHK 2025 conference on Thursday. Yin, 46, pointed out that MGI’s latest product, the DNBSEQ-T7+, is “pushing physics and chemistry to the limit”, as...

Economics

3 h. ago UN Security Council condemns strikes on Qatar – but doesn’t name Israel

The UN Security Council on Thursday condemned strikes on Qatar earlier this week and called for de-escalation, without naming Israel which carried out the attack. The Security Council “underscored the importance of de-escalation and expressed their solidarity with Qatar”, said the statement, which required the agreement of all 15 council members, including Israel’s ally the United States. The council also “underlined their support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Qatar”. On...

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4 h. ago ‘Just hiccups’: Trump’s India nominee pledges to pull New Delhi away from Beijing

US President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to India on Thursday pushed back on fears that New Delhi was drifting towards China, pledging to draw India closer to the US, open its markets to American goods and end Russian oil purchases, while telling senators that India and China had little in common and were unlikely to forge closer ties. “While we might have our moments of hiccups right now, we are on the track of resolving that. Our relationship with the Indian government is much...

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6 h. ago Brazil’s Bolsonaro convicted by top court in historic coup trial

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was convicted by a Supreme Court majority on Thursday of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election, a powerful blow to the populist far-right movement he created. The presumptive ruling by a majority of a panel of five justices in Brazil’s Supreme Court makes Bolsonaro the first former president in the country’s history to be convicted for attacking democracy. Three judges so far have voted to convict, one acquitted, and one...

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7 h. ago Opinion: Cheap pharmaceuticals from China and India put Americans at risk. Here’s the antidote.

Opinion: Cheap pharmaceuticals from China and India put Americans at risk. Here’s the antidote.  MarketWatch

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7 h. ago Opinion: Cheap pharmaceuticals from China and India put Americans at risk. Here’s the cure.

Opinion: Cheap pharmaceuticals from China and India put Americans at risk. Here’s the cure.  MarketWatch

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10 h. ago Was Venice’s Iconic Winged Lion of St. Mark’s Square Made in Ancient China?

Was Venice’s Iconic Winged Lion of St. Mark’s Square Made in Ancient China?  Smithsonian Magazine

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10 h. ago China’s EV market is booming – with some unlikely brands at the top

China’s EV market is booming – with some unlikely brands at the top  electrive.com

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11 h. ago Charlie Kirk shooting: FBI hunts for killer, offers US$100,000 reward

The FBI on Thursday released two photographs of a person of interest wanted in connection with the shooting of US President Donald Trump’s youth leader ally Charlie Kirk, offering a US$100,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of the person or people responsible for the attack Investigators said they have also recovered a high-powered, bolt-action rifle they believe was used in the killing and are reviewing video footage of the person they believe was...

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11 h. ago Charlie Kirk shooting: FBI finds rifle in woods, killer still at large

The FBI on Thursday released two photographs of a person of interest wanted in connection with the shooting of US President Donald Trump’s youth leader ally Charlie Kirk, offering a US$100,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of the person or people responsible for the attack Investigators said they have also recovered a high-powered, bolt-action rifle they believe was used in the killing and are reviewing video footage of the person they believe was...

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11 h. ago US marks 24th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks: ‘you have to remember’

Americans are marking 24 years since the September 11 attacks with solemn ceremonies, volunteer work and other tributes honouring the victims. Many loved ones of the nearly 3,000 people killed will join dignitaries and politicians at commemorations on Thursday in New York, at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. On Thursday morning, Denise Matuza, Jennifer Nilsen and Michelle Pizzo boarded a bus from Staten Island for Lower Manhattan – each wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the names...

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12 h. ago For EU and China, Beijing parade was a missed chance to build bridges

The recent military parade in Beijing marking the 80th anniversary of victory against the Japanese invasion was a stunning display of precision and power. Rows of soldiers moved with robotic synchrony and new weapons systems – hypersonic missiles, stealth aircraft and autonomous drones – rolled past Tiananmen Square, signalling China’s arrival as a military peer to the United States. The presence of leaders from across the Global South, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean...

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14 h. ago China’s $4.5 Trillion Flows Mark Potential New Era for the Global Economy

China’s $4.5 Trillion Flows Mark Potential New Era for the Global Economy  Bloomberg.com

Economics

15 h. ago Malaysia calls on China to push C919 jet globally as AirAsia circles deal

Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke has called on the Chinese state-owned maker of the C919 passenger jet to set its sights on the global market and be more aggressive in boosting its international standing, as AirAsia nears a deal to become its first foreign buyer. Loke made the comments on Wednesday while speaking at a Malaysian Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong and Macau (Maycham) event, where he outlined a series of updates on his country’s transport industry – from air travel to...

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16 h. ago Financial markets won’t be spared as geopolitical rules are torn up

Witticisms about economists abound. George Bernard Shaw apparently remarked that if all the world’s economists were laid end to end, they still would not reach a conclusion. There are quips about the “three-handed” economist – on the one hand, on the other hand, and so forth – and how economists have predicted far more recessions than have come to pass. It was therefore with anticipation that I joined a conference last month in Lindau, Germany, to discuss the dismal science. The 8th Lindau Nobel...

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17 h. ago Charlie Kirk killing a watershed moment as US political violence rises

The assassination of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk marks a watershed moment in a surge of US political violence, one that some experts fear will inflame an already-fractured country and inspire more unrest. “This event is horrifying, alarming, but not necessarily surprising,” said Mike Jensen, a researcher at the University of Maryland, which has tracked such violence in a terrorism database since 1970. In the first six months of the year, the US experienced about 150 politically-motivated...

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19 h. ago China Gets Second 0% Tariff Path to Chile EV Market via Indonesia

China Gets Second 0% Tariff Path to Chile EV Market via Indonesia  The China-Global South Project

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