42 h. ago China and India Ramp Up Thermal Coal Imports as Winter Demand Looms

China and India Ramp Up Thermal Coal Imports as Winter Demand Looms  Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com

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62 h. ago China ramps up surveillance equipment at Spratly Islands bases: US think tank

China has carried out extensive upgrades to its surveillance and electronic warfare systems across its Spratly Islands outposts to improve its intelligence gathering in the South China Sea, according to an American think tank. The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative under the Washington-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said in a report on Tuesday that satellite images revealed new and upgraded radar sites, antenna fields and other reinforced electronic warfare...

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67 h. ago Tesla’s China plant sees shipment surge ahead of subsidy expiry

Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory reported a significant rebound in shipments last month as Chinese consumers took advantage of soon-expiring government incentives to snap up cars. The US carmaker’s Shanghai plant, its largest production facility globally, delivered a total of 86,700 Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles (EVs) in November, a 41 per cent jump from October and a 10 per cent rise from a year earlier, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). The deliveries...

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5 d. ago Why Venezuela’s allies Russia and China are slinking away as Trump ramps up pressure on Maduro

Why Venezuela’s allies Russia and China are slinking away as Trump ramps up pressure on Maduro  New York Post

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9 d. ago Momentum builds: ‘bigger’ Hong Kong property rebound forecast for 2026

Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices rose to a 14-month high in October, while rents set a new record, according to official data, raising the likelihood of a more significant property rebound in 2026, analysts said. Secondary home prices rose 0.4 per cent month on month, while rents breached the previous peak set more than six years ago, data from the Rating and Valuation Department released on Wednesday showed. The official home price index now stands at 294.3, the highest since the 297.6 in July...

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1 week ago US ramps up pressure on Venezuela; possible push to stop China & Russia influence

US ramps up pressure on Venezuela; possible push to stop China & Russia influence  KEYE

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2 w. ago Soybean futures slide on profit taking despite new U.S. sales to China

Soybean futures slide on profit taking despite new U.S. sales to China  Brownfield Ag News

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2 w. ago China Ramps Up Experiments on Animals to Help Win Biotech Race

China Ramps Up Experiments on Animals to Help Win Biotech Race  Bloomberg.com

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2 w. ago China Ramps Up Purchases of US Soybeans After Pause in Trade

China Ramps Up Purchases of US Soybeans After Pause in Trade  Transport Topics

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2 w. ago Will China ramp up military activity near Japan over Takaichi’s comments?

Beijing could step up military and coastguard activities near Japan if tensions escalate further following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s provocative remarks on Taiwan, according to analysts. “It cannot be ruled out that there will be new military activities near the Diaoyu Islands,” a government adviser said, referring to the disputed group of islands known as the Senkakus in Japan. The islands, located in the East China Sea, have long been a source of tension between the two...

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2 w. ago China Ramps Up Buying of US Soybeans After Brief Pause in Trade

China Ramps Up Buying of US Soybeans After Brief Pause in Trade  Bloomberg.com

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2 w. ago US soybean futures rebound on signs China is ramping up purchases

Soybean futures jumped on signals that China is stepping up its buying of oilseed, offering hope for US farmers after purchases appeared to have stalled. Prices in Chicago rose as much as 3.2 per cent on Monday, hitting a fresh 17-month high, after US President Donald Trump said China is in the process of buying soybeans. “They’ll be doing a lot of soybean purchases,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One on Friday, adding that those purchases could start before spring. Brokerage AgResource Co...

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2 w. ago Soybean Futures Rebound on Signs China Is Ramping Up Purchases

Soybean Futures Rebound on Signs China Is Ramping Up Purchases  Bloomberg.com

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2 w. ago KFC, Pizza Hut operator Yum China pushes rapid expansion into lower

Yum China Holdings, operator of KFC and Pizza Hut restaurant chains across mainland China and Hong Kong, plans to ramp up expansion into more lower-tier cities based on its flexible store formats, expecting this push to generate higher returns for the company over the next five years. At the company’s Investor Day conference in Shenzhen on Monday, CEO Joey Wat said Yum China’s total number of outlets would increase to 30,000 by 2030, 76 per cent more than the firm’s estimated 17,000 outlets by...

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2 w. ago Baidu to ramp up global exports as robotaxi service grows in China

Baidu to ramp up global exports as robotaxi service grows in China  CNBC

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3 w. ago US, Chinese authorities ramp up actions against syndicates running crypto scams

The US and China are ramping up crackdowns on cryptocurrency-related cross-border crimes with a flurry of actions against the suspected ringleaders of scam networks operating in Southeast Asia. In recent years, the border areas between Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia have become hubs for online fraud operations, in which syndicates either trick or coerce their targeted victims to invest in bogus schemes and transfer money via bitcoin, ether or stablecoins before these are processed through...

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3 w. ago Engine shortages crimp China’s C919 deliveries amid global aerospace bottleneck

The manufacturer of China’s home-grown passenger jets is ramping up efforts to secure Western-made engines as its aircraft production slumps and rivals race for scarce components amid a supply crunch afflicting the global aviation industry. By dispatching teams to key overseas suppliers, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) is seeking to smooth out communication and secure delivery of more Leap-1C engines, according to two people with knowledge of the trips. And as the...

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3 w. ago MP Materials Stock Rises, USAR Falls as China Ramps Up U.S. Rare Earths Fears

MP Materials Stock Rises, USAR Falls as China Ramps Up U.S. Rare Earths Fears  Barron's

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3 w. ago Her pickpocketed phone ended up in China. Philly concertgoers say similar thefts are rampant this year.

Her pickpocketed phone ended up in China. Philly concertgoers say similar thefts are rampant this year.  Inquirer.com

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