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China's industry ministry opens complaint platform for auto suppliers about payment issues
Yahoo Finance
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's industry ministry said on Wednesday that it would accept complaints from auto suppliers if major Chinese automakers fail to honor their commitment to timely payments, aiming to address suppliers' concerns over loopholes...
China earmarks 150 million yuan for natural disaster response
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- China has earmarked 150 million yuan (about 20.97 million U.S. dollars) from its central natural-disaster-relief fund to support relief efforts in regions affected by flooding, typhoons and geological disasters, the...
China enhances policy support to stabilize employment
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- China on Wednesday released a document outlining further policy support aimed at stabilizing employment. The policy document, which was released by the General Office of the State Council, sets out measures across seven...
Chinese embodied intelligence startup ROBOTERA secures nearly 500 million yuan in Series A funding
Gasgoo
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July 9, 2025
Shanghai (Gasgoo)- On July 7, ROBOTERA announced that it had successfully raised nearly 500 million yuan in Series A funding. The round was jointly led by Haier Capital and CDH VGC, with notable financial and industrial backers including Houxue...
China rejects Germany’s accusation of targeting aircraft with laser
APA
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Beijing on Wednesday rejected Germany's accusations that Chinese military targeted a German aircraft with a laser during an EU military operation in the Red Sea, APA reports citing foreign media. "What Germany has said is fully inconsistent with...
China unveils new steps to aid employment amid trade tensions
The Business Times Singapore
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July 9, 2025
[BEIJING] China unveiled new measures on Wednesday (Jul 9) to stabilise employment, including expanded social insurance subsidies, special loans, and targeted support for young people looking for jobs, as the country grapples with a prolonged...
china China detains female erotica writers in pornography crackdown
Asiaone
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July 9, 2025
BEIJING — Police in China have detained dozens of young women authors in a genre of gay erotica widely known in Asia as "boys' love" during a nationwide crackdown on online pornography, lawyers and activists familiar with the cases say. The...
China detains female erotica writers in porn crackdown, stirring sympathy for low-earning authors
The Straits Times
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July 9, 2025
BEIJING – The police in China have detained dozens of young women authors in a genre of gay erotica widely known in Asia as “boys’ love” during a nationwide crackdown on online pornography, lawyers and activists familiar with the cases say. The...
China grants Ghana $30m for Aflao market redevelopment
CNR Citi Newsroom
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July 9, 2025
Ghana has received a $30 million grant from the Chinese government to construct a modern market in Aflao, a major trading town in the Volta Region. Foreign Affairs Minister and North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, announced in a post on X...
China’s US-bound container traffic falls amid tariff chaos
Semafor
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July 9, 2025
China’s US-bound container traffic fell more than 28% in June compared with the same month last year, as White House tariffs reshape global trade flows. Overall US container imports fell more than 3% last month, although shipments from Southeast...
China reveals ‘marshmallow’ concrete that absorbs jet crash landings softly
Interesting Engineering - New York
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July 9, 2025
Chinese scientists have developed a groundbreaking runway safety material designed to slow down aircraft during emergency landings. Nicknamed “marshmallow” concrete, this ultra-light foam absorbs an aircraft’s energy upon impact by crumbling like...
China Cements Leadership in Wind and Solar
Oil Price
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July 9, 2025
China accounts for as much as 74% of all wind and solar projects currently under construction, Global Energy Monitor said in a new report, as cited by the Financial Times. The country that is already home to the most sizable wind and solar...
Chinese Exporters Reroute Rare Earths to Keep Supplying U.S.
Oil Price
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July 9, 2025
Chinese exporters of some rare earths have rerouted their flows to skirt a ban on selling these commodities to the U.S., and now they enter the country from Thailand and Mexico, Reuters has reported, citing customs and shipping records. According...
China Market Update: Could The Days Of China Exporting Deflation Be Numbered?
Forbes
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CLNKraneShares Key News Asian equities posted strong gains overnight after President Trump’s trade negotiation deadline was extended to August 1st. Investors interpreted this as a partial retreat, or what some dubbed a “mini-TACO” or perhaps an...
China's passenger vehicle market posts 2-digit YoY growth in both H1 2025 retail sales, wholesales
Gasgoo
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July 9, 2025
Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Retail sales of passenger vehicles (PVs) in China reached 2.084 million units in June 2025, marking an 18.1% year-on-year increase and a 7.6% rise from May, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association ("CPCA")....
China’s influence is now shaping decisions in South Korea’s legislature
Asia Times
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July 9, 2025
On July 3, South Korea’s National Assembly passed a resolution condemning China’s unilateral installation of steel-frame structures in the West Sea (also known as the Yellow Sea) – in an area that falls well within South Korea’s Exclusive Economic...
China's CPI flips into positive, but factory price deflation deepens
Sabah
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July 9, 2025
Consumer prices in China rose slightly in June to move to the positive territory, official data showed on Wednesday, snapping a four-month decline even as factory gate prices suffered due to a fierce trade war with Washington. Chinese officials...
China Focus: SCO countries applaud China's city governance innovations
Xinhua News Agency
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TIANJIN, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Against the backdrop of cities' growing influence as political, economic and cultural hubs, representatives from Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states convened this week in north China's Tianjin to...
Chinese AI startup Manus accelerates move to Singapore amid intensifying AI race
The Business Times Singapore
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July 9, 2025
The startup is embarking on a hiring spree just months after its global launch heightened US fears about China’s technological capabilitiesPublished Wed, Jul 9, 2025 · 07:26 PM [SINGAPORE] Manus is hiring more than 20 people for Singapore while...
China Insists Russia Cooperation Isn’t Directed at Other Countries
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) China asserted on Wednesday that its partnership with Russia is not directed at any other country and insisted that outside parties should not interfere in their cooperation. "The normal cooperation between China and Russia does not...