Since regaining power in January, the Trump administration has repeatedly claimed with false certainty that the COVID-19 pandemic originated in a lab. But there isn’t clear evidence that the virus …
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China’s GAC starts auto sales in Brazil, eyes local plant by late 2026
Chinese automaker GAC announced on Friday its product launch in Brazil, saying it expects its line of hybrid and electric cars to garner market acceptance that would allow it to start building a factory in…
Trump’s Harvard foreign student ban draws rebuke from China, amid uncertainty
Before a judge temporarily blocked Trump’s ban on Harvard from enrolling foreign students, China warned that the moved would “damage” America’s image.
Corona resurgence in India? 20 COVID cases in Ahmedabad, 4 in Ghaziabad, total 312 cases in India, advisory issued in Delhi
On Friday, May 23, a 20-month-old child in Ahmedabad, Gujarat tested positive for COVID, along with 4 cases in Uttar Pradesh, 5 in Haryana, and 9 in Bengaluru. Thus, there are now 312 active COVID…
China criticizes US ban on Harvard’s international students
The Chinese government said Friday that the Trump administration’s move to ban international students from Harvard would harm America’s international standing, as anxious students and parents overseas fretted over what would come next.
Who is Justin Sun, controversial China born crypto billionaire at Donald Trump’s Memecoin Dinner?
Justin Sun, the China-born founder of the Tron blockchain, participated in the dinner while he is fighting a market manipulation case in the US Crypto billionaire and entrepreneur Justin Sun was one …
EUV lithography restrictions on China must continue, Trump aide says
Restricting the sale of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment to China is the “single most important export control” the United States has in the area of semiconductors, the White House’s AI and crypto czar David…
Estee Lauder, L’Oreal Suffer as China Duty-Free Spend Falls
Unable to travel overseas during the Covid-19 pandemic, Chinese consumers sparked a shopping boom in the southernmost province of Hainan, lured by the tropical island’s plethora of duty-free shopping …
China presses Netherlands to relax semiconductor export controls, Dutch minister says
China has asked the Netherlands to relax export restrictions on semiconductors, Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Caspar Veldkamp said Thursday after meeting with Chinese officials in Beijing, Bloomberg reports.
China is building a constellation of AI supercomputers in space — and just launched the first pieces
China has launched the first cluster of satellites for a planned AI supercomputer array. The first-of-its-kind array will enable scientists to perform in-orbit data processing.
WGC Rising gas output, pipeline supplies slow China’s LNG demand
China’s rising natural gas output and pipeline supply are slowing its liquefied natural gas imports this year, capping prices in the region, but industry executives expect LNG demand from its industrial and power sectors to…
Global study debunks ‘lab leak’ theory, finds Covid-19 virus didn’t originate in Wuhan
Genetic analysis traces origins of coronavirus to bat populations in Laos and southwest China years before pandemic emerged.
US ‘gold card’ fails to lure rich Chinese, Shenzhen exports decline: SCMP daily highlights
From Trump’s attempt to entice wealthy Chinese to the US to Shenzhen’s ‘volatile’ trade in April, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.
