Erratic rainfall in China’s southwest is frustrating a multibillion-dollar push to green an aluminium industry that accounts for almost 60% of global output and, by some estimates, emits more carbon dioxide than Australia.
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The U.S. is now Germany’s biggest trading partner — taking over from China
After years of China being Germany’s main trading partner, the U.S. quietly overtook that spot in the first quarter of the year, data calculations show.
Beijing slams top US envoy in Hong Kong over ‘blatantly supporting Jimmy Lai and other anti-China disrupters’ after ‘soft repression’ claims
China’s foreign ministry arm in the city hits out at US Consul General Gregory May, who accused Hong Kong of curbing freedom of expression beyond its borders May was speaking at online forum organised …
Beijing bourse facilitates treasury bond issuance of 1.46 trln yuan in Jan-April
BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) — Over 1.46 trillion yuan (about 205.67 billion U.S. dollars) of treasury bonds were issued on the Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE) in the first four months of the year, …
China’s biggest chipmaker SMIC warns of fierce competition as it misses quarterly profit expectations
SMIC on Friday warned of intense competition as its net income plunged 68.9% from a year earlier to $71.79 million. Gross margin slid to 13.7% in the quarter – the lowest the firm has ever…
Two Men Persecuted in Xi’s China Tried to Escape. Only One Succeeded.
The activist blogger in his mid-40s had already spent four years in custody for his work documenting social unrest.“Leaving China and not living in fear was my only choice,” he said.Two months later,
PR executive reportedly departs China’s Baidu after comments glorifying overwork draw backlash
She also criticized an employee who refused to go on a 50-day business trip during the COVID-19 pandemic — a time when China severely restricted movement and required weeks of quarantine for travelers …
Even a State-Linked Giant Can’t Escape China’s Real-Estate Crisis
China Vanke’s Hong Kong-listed shares have lost two-thirds of their value over the past year. That is bad news for those hoping the worst is over for China’s real-estate market.
Seoul mulls joining AUKUS as Beijing protests
An involvement in AUKUS would entail “significant cost-sharing,” said James Przystup, senior fellow at Hudson Institute and Japan chair specializing alliance management in the Indo-Pacific. But both …
China’s push for greener aluminium hit by erratic rains, power cuts
Erratic rainfall in China’s southwest is frustrating a multibillion-dollar push to green an aluminium industry that accounts for almost 60% of global output and, by some estimates, emits more carbon …
European companies in China are under pressure from slower growth, overcapacity
European companies are finding it harder to make money in China as growth slows and overcapacity pressures increase, according to an annual business survey.
South China Sea: Philippines sounds alarm about coral reef damage related to Beijing’s reclamation activities
Maritime assessment in March shows coral reefs on Pag-asa Island severely degraded, with debris around the area indicating the damage is man-made China’s reclamation activities and swarming of its maritime militia vessels are the biggest…
China-developed text-to-video large AI model unveiled in Beijing
Vidu, a text-to-video large AI model capable of creating a 16-second, high-definition video in 1080p resolution with a single click, was unveiled in
