5 h. ago Trump tariffs live updates: US, China agree on plan to ease trade tensions as US appeals court allows tariffs to remain in effect

Trump tariffs live updates: US, China agree on plan to ease trade tensions as US appeals court allows tariffs to remain in effect  Yahoo Finance

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7 h. ago Hong Kong must ‘seize opportunities’ to attract talent amid US student visa woes

Hong Kong should capitalise on the opportunities arising from US-China tensions to attract more talent to its academic and tech sectors, heads of the city’s top medical schools have said, ahead of a visit to the world’s largest biotechnology event in Boston. Representatives from the medical faculties of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) will join the delegation of the government-funded Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP)...

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7 h. ago ‘Making a dent’: race is on to reap rare earths elsewhere amid China’s dominance

Beijing’s imposition of rare earth export restrictions from April – playing its trump card in the face of Washington’s intensifying tariffs and tech curbs – helped send a message to Washington ahead of this week’s discussions over bilateral export-control issues. Considered a trump card because rare earths have an outsized impact on auto, electronics and defence industries, and China dominates the supply chain, the trade in such critical minerals is widely expected to be among the key topics...

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10 h. ago Commentary: How Chinese imports are skirting Trump's tariffs

Commentary: How Chinese imports are skirting Trump's tariffs  Yahoo Finance

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16 h. ago Chinese children under 14 become latest targets of tougher US visa policies

The United States embassy in China has tightened its visa policy for children under the age of 14 years by removing an interview-free application process. The decision follows Washington’s recent threats to “aggressively revoke” the visas of Chinese students studying in the country and increase scrutiny of future applications. In a notice posted on its official visa application website USTravelDocs on Monday, the embassy said that applicants under 14 who submit a non-immigrant visa application...

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18 h. ago Trump tariffs latest: FTSE 100 closes in on record high amid US

Trump tariffs latest: FTSE 100 closes in on record high amid US-China trade talks  The Telegraph

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39 h. ago Trump tariffs latest: Musk row with Trump is ‘damaging’ Tesla, warns Wall Street

Trump tariffs latest: Musk row with Trump is ‘damaging’ Tesla, warns Wall Street  The Telegraph

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40 h. ago Disinformation, China and Indonesia’s Viral Battleground After Trump’s Tariffs

Disinformation, China and Indonesia’s Viral Battleground After Trump’s Tariffs  Fair Observer

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41 h. ago Trump tariffs live updates: US and China resume trade talks, White House seeking 'handshake' on rare earths

Trump tariffs live updates: US and China resume trade talks, White House seeking 'handshake' on rare earths  Yahoo Finance

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42 h. ago Trump tariffs live updates: US and China to resume trade talks in London on Monday after Trump

Trump tariffs live updates: US and China to resume trade talks in London on Monday after Trump-Xi call  Yahoo Finance

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3 d. ago Xi ‘holds the cards’ after Trump ‘shot before he aimed’ with tariffs: National security expert

Xi ‘holds the cards’ after Trump ‘shot before he aimed’ with tariffs: National security expert  MSNBC News

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3 d. ago Trump’s China Gambit Belies Rocky Road Ahead on Tariff Deals

Trump’s China Gambit Belies Rocky Road Ahead on Tariff Deals  Bloomberg.com

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4 d. ago Trump moves to block foreign drone makers from selling new models in US

US President Donald Trump has signed executive orders meant to rebuild America’s drone industry, tighten airspace security and boost military readiness, potentially squeezing Chinese manufacturers like DJI and Autel Robotics out of the market. “Immediate action is needed to ensure American sovereignty over its skies,” Trump stated in one of the orders, warning that foreign-made drones were “endangering the public” and compromising critical infrastructure. The orders also call for federal...

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4 d. ago Trump tariffs live updates: US, China set for next round of talks after Trump

Trump tariffs live updates: US, China set for next round of talks after Trump-Xi call  Yahoo Finance

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4 d. ago Trump sends Bessent and Lutnick to haggle with Chinese on tariff war after Xi chat

Trump sends Bessent and Lutnick to haggle with Chinese on tariff war after Xi chat  The Independent

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4 d. ago Trump tariffs live updates: Trump, Xi Jinping speak as focus turns to US trade deals

Trump tariffs live updates: Trump, Xi Jinping speak as focus turns to US trade deals  Yahoo Finance

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4 d. ago Over 700 US scholars of China urge Rubio to pause student visa limits

More than 700 American scholars of China have signed a petition urging US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to pause moves to impose visa restrictions against Chinese students. The petition sent to America’s top diplomat on Friday comes about a week after he announced the State Department would “aggressively” revoke visas of Chinese students, including those with “connections” to China’s Communist Party and in “critical fields” as well as apply extra scrutiny to future applicants from mainland...

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4 d. ago US consulate expands social media checks on Hongkongers seeking student visas

The US consulate in Hong Kong has stepped up screening of students’ social media accounts when processing their visa applications by checking their activities on other platforms apart from Facebook and Instagram, according to an education consultancy. Litz USA Student Service, a Hong Kong-based education consultancy specialising in US education since 1989, said on its Facebook page on Friday the consulate had recently expanded social media scrutiny when processing students’ visa...

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4 d. ago How Chinese plane radar tracks moving targets without breaking radio silence

Two unassuming Cessna-208 Caravan aircraft flew in formation, separated by hundreds of metres in altitude. One emitted radar signals; the other, flying lower, remained utterly silent, passively gathering echoes. Far ahead below, three vehicles raced across undulating terrain, dense with vegetation and scattered structures – a scene designed to hide moving targets in a storm of background clutter. Radar screens showed only snowlike noise, as traditional filtering methods struggled. Then, a...

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5 d. ago ‘At least we’re not out of business’: small companies in the Trump tariff era

In 2017, tired of supporting other people’s entrepreneurial dreams and watching e-commerce take off, Matt Rollens started Dragon Glassware in his garage with US$10,000 from savings and a small inheritance. A tea drinker, his first idea was a glass vacuum flask. But the prototype fell short, so he settled on drinking glasses as the US microbrewery craze exploded. Over the next eight years, he built ties with skilled Chinese factories and expanded into licensed Barbie and Wicked drinkware as...

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