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Xiaomi becomes 8th largest EV upstart in China after successful SU7 launch
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has become the country’s eighth-largest electric vehicle upstart after selling more than 7,000 units of its first model, the SU7 sedan, in April, according to industry …
China’s Alibaba profit tumbles 86% though revenue beats estimates
China’s Alibaba Group Holding reported an 86% plunge in fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday primarily due to valuation changes from equity investments, pushing its US-listed shares down almost 6% in …
9 Shenzhen companies included on Fortune ESG list
Photo/VCG] Nine Shenzhen enterprises made it onto a list of China’s most influential firms in terms of ESG development, according to the lates …
Old photos show Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah meeting in Cairo, not Beijing
“Historic moment! Hamas and Fatah have been feuding for 18 years but they actually shook hands and made peace in Beijing…China is such a peacemaker!” read a Weibo post shared on April 28, 2024. Similar…
South China Sea: Beijing should respond to ‘blatant provocation’ after US-Philippines joint military drills: report
A Chinese think tank calls for a strong response, ‘countermeasures’ after the Balikatan exercise sent an ‘increasingly dangerous’ signal on Taiwan.
Huawei flagship store surge in China signals showdown with Apple
Huawei is revamping its retail strategy and aggressively opening flagship stores in China, with some just a stone’s throw away from Apple shops, as it seeks to retake the premium electronics throne in …
China central bank leaves key policy rate unchanged, matching forecast
China’s central bank left a key policy rate unchanged when rolling over maturing medium-term loans on Wednesday, in line with market expectations.
China’s international students under pressure as economic uncertainty looms
A growing number of overseas Chinese students are running into financial difficulties due to the declining wealth of their families back home.
COVID-19 whistleblower’s status unknown after 4-year prison term
Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan was expected to be released on May 13 after spending four years behind bars for documenting the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak, but her current status …
Beijing ‘prepared for rainy days’ if Donald Trump is re-elected, academic says
China should also ‘prepare for the worst’ but ‘do its best’ in response to further trade and tech frictions, Yang Jiemian tells summit in Hong Kong.
Beijing ramps up smart manufacturing
BEIJING – China has started to channel more energy into the digital transformation of its manufacturing sector to foster new quality productive forces and strengthen the economic momentum.
China-linked group uses malware to try to spy on commercial shipping, new report says
The cyber espionage group known as Mustang Panda introduced malware over the past five months to gain remote access to “computer systems belonging to cargo shipping companies based in Norway, Greece, and the Netherlands, including…