63 h. ago Taiwan unveils $40B defense spending plan to counter China military threat over next decade

Taiwan unveils $40B defense spending plan to counter China military threat over next decade  Fox News

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5 d. ago ’Slow’ EU to unveil plan for cutting raw materials’ reliance on China By Reuters

’Slow’ EU to unveil plan for cutting raw materials’ reliance on China By Reuters  Investing.com

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7 d. ago 'Slow' EU to unveil plan for cutting raw materials' reliance on China

'Slow' EU to unveil plan for cutting raw materials' reliance on China  Reuters

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8 d. ago Canada drops climate rules in oil deal, looks to Asia to weather Trump tariffs

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney signed an agreement with Alberta’s premier on Thursday that rolls back certain climate rules to spur investment in energy production, while encouraging construction of a new oil pipeline to the West Coast. Under the agreement, the federal government will scrap a planned emissions cap on the oil and gas sector and drop rules on clean electricity, in exchange for a commitment by Canada’s top oil-producing province to strengthen industrial carbon pricing and...

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8 d. ago Macron says France to restore voluntary military service amid Russia threat

French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a new national military service plan on Thursday as France seeks to bolster its armed forces to address growing concerns over Russia’s threat to European nations beyond the war in Ukraine. Macron announced that volunteers aged 18 and 19 will start serving next year in a 10-month new military service programme. “A new national service is set to be gradually established, starting from next summer,” Macron said in a speech at the Varces military base, in...

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8 d. ago AI transforms global mining, power generation and chemicals industries

The rapid and enthusiastic adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is already having a seismic effect on industries around the world, enabling new efficiencies and bringing fundamental change to the way organisations plan and operate. Importantly, but perhaps not yet widely recognised, the impact of this tech revolution is also being seen in many areas of the natural resources sector – including mining, oil and gas, chemicals and building materials – where the latest advances are reshaping core...

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9 d. ago China unveils plan to find a habitable ‘second Earth’ outside the solar system

China unveils plan to find a habitable ‘second Earth’ outside the solar system  Thred

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9 d. ago China's space agency unveils plan to boost commercial sector, global cooperation

China's space agency unveils plan to boost commercial sector, global cooperation  news.cgtn.com

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1 week ago Hong Kong extends martial arts star Bruce Lee’s memorial trail with new monument

Fans of Bruce Lee will mark the 85th anniversary of his birth with a new monument, adding another attraction to a decade-long memorial trail that celebrates the martial arts star’s Hong Kong roots. The plan was unveiled on Tuesday by Bruce Lee Club chairman Wong Yiu-keung, who said the club would construct the monument at Bruce Lee’s former family residence in Jordan, Kowloon, to commemorate his early life there. “We hope to extend the trail, and the monument will serve as the starting point for...

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2 w. ago Beijing's Chaoyang unveiled new plan for international enterprises

Beijing's Chaoyang unveiled new plan for international enterprises  news.cgtn.com

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2 w. ago US unveils plan for oil and gas auctions off California and Alaska

The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled a five-year plan to hold as many as 34 auctions for oil and gas drilling rights leases in the Gulf of Mexico and in federal waters off the coasts of Alaska and California. The Interior Department proposal is aligned with US President Donald Trump’s energy-dominance agenda to supercharge domestic fossil fuel production. It is likely to set off a fresh conflict with California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat who is among the president’s harshest...

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2 w. ago Shanghai dreams of a new era of ‘AI restaurants’. But can diners stomach it?

China’s premier metropolis has a vision for the future of dining – and it is one involving restaurants run by artificial intelligence, with automated kitchens, robot servers, data-driven menus and intelligent supply chains. The spread of automation in the catering sector has become a hot-button issue in China over recent months, but Shanghai appears committed to charging ahead with a plan to transform local eateries using smart technology. The city has set a target of becoming a “nationally...

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3 w. ago Takeaway from Cop30: climate action needs to be up close and local

Spectating from afar during the Cop30 UN climate summit in Belem on the edge of Brazil’s Amazon forests, it is easy to despair. Despite 30 years of concerted global diplomacy and exhaustive scientific evidence of the gravity of global warming, carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise, as do global temperatures. Brazil’s rainforest continues to burn. Global oil and gas production remains robust. Governments procrastinate and funding promises still fail to materialise. Worst of all, the world’s...

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4 w. ago China’s southwestern industrial base eyes breakthroughs on novel drugs

Chongqing, a key economic hub in southwest China, has unveiled a plan to support the development of innovative drugs as the country steps up its push for scientific and technological self-reliance. Key goals include having one to three innovative drugs approved for market launch each year by 2027 and building three innovative drug industry clusters to encourage joint research and development (R&D) and technology transfers, with the authorities pledging support for innovative enterprises,...

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4 w. ago Beijing’s US$4 billion bond sale tests economic outlook after trade truce

China’s Ministry of Finance returned to the international bond market for the first time in a year on Wednesday, offering US$4 billion in sovereign notes and giving international investors a chance to register their opinion on the country’s economic outlook amid receding trade tensions. The issuance in Hong Kong came just days after a truce in the long-simmering US-China trade dispute and followed Beijing’s unveiling of its 15th five-year plan for economic and social development. The offering of...

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