Colombian steelmaker Paz del Río is betting authorities will raise import tariffs soon and help return the company to profitability as an influx of Chinese alloy floods Latin American markets.
Monthly Archives For April 2024
Beijing auto show: Themes and highlights
China’s largest auto show opened in Beijing with the biggest names showing off their latest electric vehicles (EVs), underlining how the world’s largest auto market is already in an all-electric state of mind,
Vladimir Putin plans to visit China in May, as Moscow seeks to strengthen ties with Beijing
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he plans to visit China in May, his first planned trip abroad since re-election as Moscow seeks deeper ties with Beijing. The West has viewed Russia and China…
Choose between stability and ‘downward spiral’ China’s foreign minister tells Blinken during Beijing trip
China and the US face a choice between stability and a “downward spiral,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told counterpart Antony Blinken on Friday in Beijing, as the American diplomat kicked off a day of…
Blinken meets Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Friday for talks across a range of complex issues, including deepening strains over China’s backing of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Study suggests lingering coronavirus in tissues may contribute to long COVID symptoms
Study investigated whether SARS-CoV-2 lingers in tissues after COVID-19 recovery and if it’s linked to long COVID symptoms. They found viral RNA in various organs, and its presence correlated with …
China passes tariff law as tensions with trading partners simmer
China on Friday passed a law leaving its biggest trade partners in no doubt that it can hit back should they put tariffs on the exports of the world’s No.2 economy as Washington and Brussels…
Philippines Says ‘Foreign Actor’ Behind Deepfake of Marcos Urging Combat With China
The fake audio content circulated this month amid mounting tensions between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea.
US-China talks start with warnings about misunderstandings and miscalculations
The United States and China are butting heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues. U.S.
TikTok China parent firm says no plans to sell app
TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance says it has no intention of selling the business after the US passed a law that will force it to sell the hugely popular video app or be banned in…
Chinese nationals charged in scheme to illegally export US tech to China
Li and Chen are accused of seeking to illegally obtain a DTX-150 Automatic Diamond Scriber Breaker Machine for China-based Changdu GaStone Technology Company. The company is on the entity list, making it ineligible to receive…
India’s services exports jumped 11.4% in 2023 despite global uncertainty, China’s contracted 10.1%: UNCTAD
According to UNCTAD report, sectors that contributed to India’s services export growth include travel, transport, medical and hospitality
Beijing city to subsidise domestic AI chips, targets self-reliance by 2027
Beijing city authorities have announced subsidies for firms that purchase domestically produced artificial intelligence (AI) chips, as China seeks to develop its semiconductor industry and reduce …
