51 h. ago Canada, China pledge closer energy ties after years of strain

Canada, China pledge closer energy ties after years of strain  Yahoo

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5 d. ago EU Wants Pledges on Minimum Prices if China EVs Avoid Tariffs

EU Wants Pledges on Minimum Prices if China EVs Avoid Tariffs  Asia Financial

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5 d. ago Xi Pledges to Maintain Corruption Fight in China, Xinhua Says

Xi Pledges to Maintain Corruption Fight in China, Xinhua Says  Bloomberg.com

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5 d. ago Chinese arms exporters may be the big winners in any Pakistan

Reported discussions between Riyadh and Islamabad over a potential deal involving fighter jets co-developed by China and Pakistan could be a “big win” for Beijing’s arms exports to the Gulf region, analysts said. However, doubts remained over whether such an agreement would actually proceed on the grounds that the JF-17 was in such marked contrast to Saudi Arabia’s Western-centric air force. A Reuters report on Thursday that cited two Pakistani sources said Islamabad and Riyadh were in talks for...

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6 d. ago China urges Tanzania to back multilateralism, vows to ‘always stand together’ with Africa

China pledged to deepen cooperation and exchanges with Tanzania on Friday as its top diplomat toured the region, promising that Beijing would “always stand together” with Africa. Wang Yi also called on Tanzania to work with China to uphold international law and multilateralism, in what one observer said would be the Chinese foreign minister’s key message to Africa amid Washington’s apparent retreat from the rules-based international system. Wang will wrap up his six-day tour of the continent on...

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7 d. ago Hong Kong firm, Saudi partner aim to build 30,000 modular flats a year in Middle East

A Hong Kong-based modular construction leader is expanding into the Middle East, becoming the first such manufacturer from the city to set up a factory in Saudi Arabia, with plans to produce 30,000 prefabricated flats a year as early as 2027 to meet rising demand, the Post has learned. The expansion by AluHouse is being fuelled by large-scale transformation under Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, a plan to aggressively modernise the kingdom and diversify its economy beyond oil. Founded in 2014,...

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7 d. ago China, Tanzania reaffirm longstanding friendship, pledge deeper cooperation

China, Tanzania reaffirm longstanding friendship, pledge deeper cooperation  Xinhua

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8 d. ago Soybean Shock: China Nears 80% of US Purchase Pledge as Shipments Accelerate

Soybean Shock: China Nears 80% of US Purchase Pledge as Shipments Accelerate  Hoosier Ag Today

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9 d. ago Shanghai steps up oversight of delayed payment practices hurting suppliers

Shanghai, mainland China’s commercial and financial hub, has pledged to step up policing its manufacturing sectors to curb prolonged payment cycles that affect thousands of supply-chain vendors. Gu Jun, deputy secretary general of the municipal government and director of the city’s development and reform commission, told a press conference on Thursday that a task force had been set up to ensure money owed to vendors would be paid promptly. “Supervision will be strengthened to avoid delayed...

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9 d. ago China's top diplomat meets Ethiopian PM, pledges deeper cooperation

China's top diplomat meets Ethiopian PM, pledges deeper cooperation  Reuters

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9 d. ago US allies Saudi Arabia, UAE risk a split in Middle East over competing visions

Washington’s allies in the Middle East and beyond are facing the prospects of joining rival blocs in alignment with the different visions of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates following a rare clash between the two countries over war-torn Yemen. The Saudi bombing of an arms shipment reportedly provided by the UAE to separatists in southern Yemen last week has exposed the two Arab heavyweights’ divergent foreign policy approaches in the strategically important Red Sea and Horn of Africa,...

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1 week ago China's premier pledges deeper cooperation as Irish PM pushes on beef and dairy

China's premier pledges deeper cooperation as Irish PM pushes on beef and dairy  Reuters

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1 week ago China's central bank pledges to cut RRR, interest rate in 2026

China's central bank pledges to cut RRR, interest rate in 2026  Reuters

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1 week ago China says Venezuela ties lawful, pledges friendship with Latin America

China says Venezuela ties lawful, pledges friendship with Latin America  news.cgtn.com

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1 week ago Trump pledges to keep Venezuelan oil flowing to China after Maduro capture

Trump pledges to keep Venezuelan oil flowing to China after Maduro capture  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago Trump says US will ‘run Venezuela’, keep oil flowing to China after Maduro capture

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States would maintain direct control of Venezuela to prevent “somebody else” taking it over after a military operation that captured President Nicolas Maduro, pledging to keep oil flowing to China even as Washington signalled it would manage the transition itself. Trump’s remarks came hours after overnight air and ground strikes hit Venezuela, with explosions reported in Caracas and other states, prompting local authorities to declare a...

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2 w. ago Yemen’s separatists announce constitution, UAE withdraws all its troops

Yemen’s separatist movement on Friday announced a constitution for an independent nation in the south and demanded other factions in the war-torn country accept the move in an escalation of a confrontation that has pitted Gulf powerhouses Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates against each other. The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council depicted the announcement as a declaration of independence for the south. But it was not immediately clear if the move could be implemented or was largely...

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2 w. ago Beijing pledges with ‘utmost sincerity’ to continue push to reunite peacefully with Taiwan

Beijing will continue to push for peaceful reunification with Taiwan with the “utmost sincerity”, according to a new year’s message from a senior official delivered days after the People’s Liberation Army concluded large-scale drills around the island. Mainland China had strengthened its capacity to safeguard peace and security over the past year and would take more forceful action to oppose separatism and external interference this year, Song Tao, the head of Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office,...

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2 w. ago China’s Xi hails nation’s technological progress and renews pledge to take back Taiwan

China’s Xi hails nation’s technological progress and renews pledge to take back Taiwan  AP News

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2 w. ago Taiwan president pledges to defend island’s sovereignty after China’s military drills

Taiwan president pledges to defend island’s sovereignty after China’s military drills  Washington Times

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