China Vanke Co. said it is expected to post a net loss of about 7 billion yuan ($962 million) to 9 billion yuan ($1.2 billion) in the first half amid a mixed picture in the…
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China Stops Paying Russia for Cargo Train Shipments
Since May, payments for about half of these rail shipments are now being refused, Amsterdam-based news agency The Moscow Times wrote on Sunday, citing a Russian source working in logistics. This is reportedly five times…
China leads the world in adoption of generative AI, survey shows
China is leading the world in adopting generative AI, a new survey shows, the latest sign the country is making strides in the technology that gained global attention after U.S.-based OpenAI’s ChatGPT …
Fear of China is behind India’s exuberant display of friendship with Vladimir Putin
India hopes Russia can serve as a buffer between an increasingly aggressive China.
China’s Army Sharpens War Fighting on NATO’s Doorstep
NATO remains vigilant of the military training between China and Belarus on the Belarussian-Polish border, a spokesperson said.
Another year of heat and floods spurs China’s climate-change awakening
Beijing has made adapting to extreme weather a policy priority, and weather officials issued an unusually direct warning about the intensifying heat and rainfall.
China is still a decade behind the U.S. in chip technology—but the world still needs the mature chips it’s making, says ASML’s CEO
Christophe Fouquet asserted in a Monday interview that non-Chinese chip industries are not producing enough mature chips to meet demand.
Beijing Legislates for Robotaxis as Backlash Against Them Climbs
Beijing will support the introduction of robotaxis in ride hailing and car rental fleets in the city as advanced driver assistance systems become more commonplace in China.
Putin’s multipolar world takes shape with Orban in Beijing, Modi in Moscow
Hungary’s prime minister pursuing a Ukraine peace deal in China and India’s leader visiting Moscow reflect the non-Western world order Vladimir Putin has long sought.
To counter China, NATO and its Asian partners are moving closer under US leadership
In the third year of the war in Ukraine, NATO is set to deepen relations with its four Indo-Pacific partners, which, although not part of the military alliance, are gaining prominence as Russia and …
End Chinese immunity against U.S. lawsuits, COVID commission says, but invokes strange statistics
Heritage Foundation-convened commission with Republican and Democratic members blames China for excess deaths caused by U.S. policy decisions, claims long COVID affects “at least” 10-20% of people.
China plans to raise minimum capital ratio for solar PV manufacturing to 30%
China’s industry ministry issued on Tuesday a draft rule increasing the minimum capital ratio for solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing projects to 30%.
Gridlock in China: huge spending on network to cope with green energy surge
During the first four months of this year alone, China invested Rmb122.9bn (US$17bn) in its power grid projects, a 24.9 per cent year-on-year increase. That compares with the $3.5bn spend announced last October by US…
