From 10 February, China will charge a 15% border tax on imports of US coal and liquefied natural gas products. There is also a 10% tariff on American crude oil, agricultural machinery and large-engine …
Monthly Archives For February 2025
China’s health regulator defends quality of local generic drugs
China’s healthcare regulator on Sunday defended the efficacy of off-patent medicines it had approved to be distributed through the country’s public hospitals, saying an investigation into quality …
Amid DeepSeek frenzy, Chinese companies detail use of AI
Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor and China’s leading telecoms providers are integrating the AI model released by DeepSeek into their offerings, the latest Chinese companies looking to capitalize on …
China’s 3 big telecoms operators rush to integrate DeepSeek models into cloud services
China’s major cloud service providers – including Tencent Holdings, Huawei Technologies, Baidu, and Alibaba Group Holding, which owns the Post – all worked overtime during the Lunar New Year holiday …
Trump’s AI ambition and China’s DeepSeek overshadow an AI summit in Paris
The geopolitics of artificial intelligence will be in focus at a major summit in France where world leaders, executives and experts will hammer out pledges on guiding the development of the rapidly …
Deutsche Bank Predicts China’s Dominance in 2025, Paving the Way for Crypto Growth
While China’s technological advancements continue to gain momentum, another area of interest is its stance on cryptocurrency. Since 2017, China has enforced …
China to roll back clean power subsidies after boom
China’s top economic planning agency said on Sunday it was taking steps to scale back subsidies for renewable energy projects after a boom in solar and wind power installations.
A rare diplomatic spat exposes growing pressures in the Pacific as US, China vie for influence
A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential threat it faces from the climate crisis – against the backdrop of a tussle between the…
Dalai Lama’s elder brother, who led several rounds of talks with China, dies at 97
The elder brother of the Dalai Lama and former chairman of the exiled Tibetan government in India, Gyalo Thondup, who led several rounds of talks with China and worked with foreign governments for the …
US and China teeter on edge of trade war as tariff deadline looms
Some analysts had expected the US and China to hold talks to avert major trade hostilities. Trump initially said he expected to talk to President Xi Jinping, but after China retaliated, he said he was…
Rescuers search for at least 29 people after a landslide in southwest China
Chinese rescuers are searching for at least 29 people after a landslide in southwestern Sichuan province buried 10 houses.
K’ONYANGO: DeepSeek signals Beijing’s AI rise
For years, the US has imposed numerous export measures to throttle China’s AI development. However, DeepSeek appears to have innovated its way to success, developing more efficient algorithms that allow system chips to communicate with…
PHOTO: Gov’s wife backs eight-month-old son during arrival at Beijing airport
Hajia Farida Abdullahi Sule, wife of the Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Sule, was seen backing her eight-month-old son on arrival at Beijing airport in China. The governor’s wife, in a post via her personal X…
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