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Australian PM Albanese to depart Saturday for China's Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu
Global Times
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China Australia photo: VCG Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has stressed the importance of Australia's ties with China ahead of his six-day visit to China, during a press conference on Friday where he talked up his upcoming visit to...
China’s GAC-Fiat Chrysler Joint Venture Declared Bankrupt Amid Mounting Debts
The Epoch Times
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July 11, 2025
A Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) sign is at the U.S. headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich., on May 25, 2018. Rebecca Cook/Reuters News Analysis GAC Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, once a flagship joint venture between China’s Guangzhou Automobile Group...
China’s 100K TPS blockchain, Japan’s Minna Bank eyes Solana: Asia Express
Cointelegraph Magazine
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July 10, 2025
Beijing’s state media is rallying behind Chang’an Chain, a homegrown blockchain infrastructure hailed as a solution to China’s “root problem” of digital sovereignty. A profile on Qianlong.com credits researcher Dong Jin and his team for building a...
Chinese FM stresses political solution for Iran nuclear prog.
Mehr News Agency
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July 10, 2025
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Kuala Lumpur, and discussed a range of issues including the Iranian nuclear program, Anadolu Agency reported. In the wake of US and Israeli strikes on Iran...
Caught between India and China, will Beijing’s ‘SAARC alternative’ find support in South Asia?
Scroll.in
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July 11, 2025
China and Pakistan are reportedly trying to create a new regional bloc that can be an alternative to the increasingly dysfunctional South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). India is likely to be excluded from the initiative. In a...
Chinese vice premier calls for boosting basic pharmaceutical research, sci-tech innovation
China Internet Information Center
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BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong on Thursday stressed the need for efforts to enhance basic research and technological innovation capabilities in the pharmaceutical field. Liu, also a member of the Political Bureau of...
China, U.S. maintain close economic, trade communication at multiple levels: commerce ministry
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhua) -- China and the United States have maintained close economic and trade communication at multiple levels, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. Spokesperson He Yongqian made the remarks at a...
China, ASEAN top diplomats discuss economic ties
NHK
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Foreign ministers from China and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have discussed bolstering economic ties. The talks come as both sides are facing challenges amid the US President Donald Trump's tariff measures. The ministers...
Starbucks China stake sale draws bids valuing business up to $10 billion
TechNode
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July 11, 2025
Every Wednesday and Friday, TechNode’s Briefing newsletter delivers a roundup of the most important news in China tech, straight to your inbox. Starbucks’ potential sale of a stake in its China business has attracted multiple bids that value the...
China Airlines joins SkyTeam carriers at JFK’s New Terminal One starting in 2026
QNS - New York
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July 9, 2025
China Airlines President Kevin Chen (left) and The New Terminal One at JFK CEO Jennifer Aument (right) at the signing ceremony to announce China Airlines as a new partner airline of the New Terminal One. Courtesy of the New Terminal One. China...
Chinese State-Sponsored Hacker Charged Over COVID-19 Research Theft
Infosecurity Magazine
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July 9, 2025
The US has announced the arrest of a suspected Chinese state-sponsored hacker, who is accused of involvement in high-profile attacks, including the theft of COVID-19 research from American universities. The individual has also been linked to and...
Economic Watch: Airbus marks 40 years in China with commitment to deepened industrial integration
Xinhua News Agency
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TIANJIN, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Airbus will further deepen cooperation with China's supply chain to achieve mutual benefit and win-win outcomes, said George Xu, executive vice president of Airbus and CEO of Airbus China, at a recent ceremony...
China moves to promote sustainable operations of state-owned insurance companies
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhua) -- China has adjusted the evaluation metrics for state-owned insurance companies, as part of efforts to promote their sustainable operations, the Ministry of Finance said on Friday. This adjustment aims to enhance the...
Economic Watch: China's marine economy rides tide of innovation into greener seas
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhua) -- With strong tides of innovation and a deepening drive for sustainability, China's marine economy is surging forward as a fast-growing engine of "blue" growth. Now a more than 10-trillion-yuan (about 1.4 trillion U.S....
China’s bid for ‘global yuan’ finds double-edged sword in stablecoins
Mint
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July 11, 2025
Beijing’s advisers and economists have stepped up calls for Chinese regulators to approve yuan-backed stablecoins. When China’s central bank governor laid out his vision for a more multipolar monetary system last month, he signaled Beijing’s...
Beijing Review: ChASC5 Bridging Hearts Across The Pacific
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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BEIJING, July 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2005, Beijing Review, published by China International Communications Group (CICG) Center for the Americas, established its North America Bureau in New York City, committed to fostering in-depth China-U.S....
Shanghai Regulator Reassessing Stance on Stablecoins, Crypto
Asia Financial
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July 11, 2025
China is reviewing its policies in regard to stablecoins and digital currencies, which is significant news, given the country has banned crypto trading for several years. A regulator in China’s financial capital Shanghai said he met on Thursday...
Chinese vice premier calls for strengthening digital economy cooperation
Xinhua News Agency
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TIANJIN, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on Friday attended the opening ceremony of the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Digital Economy Forum in north China's Tianjin Municipality, calling for efforts to...
China Focus: Poll shows rising interest in Chinese culture, signaling wider resonance of Oriental values
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhua) -- A survey released on Friday shows that the majority of international respondents view exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations as essential to promoting peace, development and modernization in today's...
China-Myanmar crackdown exposes family-run crime empire involved in illegal casino operations
Asia Gaming Brief
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July 11, 2025
Chinese authorities have dismantled a sprawling criminal network in northern Myanmar run by the notorious Bai family, whose illicit empire spanned fake casinos, online fraud hubs, and drug trafficking—generating over RMB286 billion ($39.5 billion)...