China Focus: Chinese, foreign experts call for sci-tech innovation to promote sustainable agrifood systems

BEIJING, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 800 experts from China and around the world have convened at the 2025 World AgriFood Innovation Conference (WAFI 2025), advocating agricultural sci-tech innovation to promote sustainable agrifood systems. Held...

China poses ‘series of threats to national security’, UK Government says

China poses a “series of threats to national security”, the Government acknowledged as ministers continued to face pressure over the collapse of an espionage case. Security minister Dan Jarvis blamed the previous Conservative administration and...

Beijing Defends Rare Earth Curbs as U.S. Threatens New Tariffs

China’s commerce ministry on Sunday blasted the U.S. for its “typical double standards” and vowed to retaliate after Washington announced 100% tariffs and new software export controls in response to Beijing’s new restrictions on rare earths. The...

Business Rundown: President Dismisses Latest Tariff Tensions With China

China is threatening to retaliate if President Trump follows through on his promise and imposes a steep tariff increase on all Chinese goods starting on November 1st. On Friday, the president said he would put a “massive increase” of tariffs on...

Market Wrap: Sensex slips 173 pts, Nifty below 25,250 as US-China tariff tensions weigh

Indian equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Monday, with IT stocks leading the laggards, as renewed trade tensions between the US and China dented risk appetite. The selloff followed U.S. President Donald Trump’s escalation of tariff...

China’s Coal Imports Jumped to 9-Month High in September

Chinese coal imports surged in September to the highest level in nine months and the highest for 2025 amid falling output and rising prices within China, official data showed on Monday. The world’s top coal consumer, China, imported 46 million...

China’s rare earth exports fall sharply

China's rare earth exports fell 31 percent in September from August, customs data showed on Monday, the third straight month of declines. New controls that were introduced by China last week have threatened a trade truce with Washington and the...

Chinese food and beverage firms flock to Singapore

SINGAPORE – A record number of Chinese restaurants and cafes have flooded Singapore over the past year, using the island as a test bed for global expansion as they escape pallid consumer demand, extreme price competition and super-squeezed profit...

Chinese open LLMs have become the most popular among Russian companies

AK&M 13 October 2025 18:16 MTS Web Services has conducted more than 500 pilot projects with major Russian companies to implement its platform for working with various large language models — MWS GPT. This was stated by Igor Zarubinsky, Executive...

Economists Win Nobel Prize for Explaining How Innovation Drives Growth

Sometimes you have to break something in order to fix it. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Monday awarded the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences to Joel Mokyr of Northwestern University, Philippe Aghion of the Collège de France...

Market recovers intraday losses amid hopes of progress in India-US trade talks

Stock market recovered intraday losses ending marginally lower on Monday with Nifty 50 closed above 25,200. At close, the Sensex was down 173.77 points or 0.21% at 82,327.05, and the Nifty was down 58 points or 0.23% at 25,227.35. Advertisement...

Beijing Dance Academy illuminates at DUT Moon Festival Gala

The spirit of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival and South Africa’s multi-cultural vibrancy came together in a dazzling celebration of art, unity and community at the Moon Festival Gala at Suncoast in Durban. The event, co-hosted by the world class...

China pushes for Diplomatic De-escalation as Pakistan, Afghanistan Trade Blows

ISLAMABAD – China ended its silence after fierce border battles between Pakistan and Afghanistan left dozens dead and raised fears of a wider regional crisis. Beijing responded as over 20 Pakistani troops were martyred while over 200 Taliban...

Trade Envoy Says China ‘Deferred’ When US Reached Out to Discuss Export Controls

Jamieson Greer, then President Donald Trump's nominee to be the U.S. Trade Representative, testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office in Washington, on Feb. 6, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty...

Currencies: Patience is a virtue

In the absence of macroeconomic statistics from the United States, due to the shutdown, investors seem to be taking their lumps, even if Donald Trump's outburst with China caused some turbulence at the end of last week. However, this is not enough...

Chinese FM reiterates US threatening high tariffs is not right way to deal with China

Photo: China Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Lin Jian A Chinese Foreign Ministry (FM) spokesperson on Monday reiterated that threatening China with high tariffs is not the right approach for the US to get along with China, urged Washington to...

Financial Stress Mounts For Local Farmers Amid Falling Prices

Minnesota farmers are facing financial challenges now and in the immediate future. Minnesota Farm Advocate for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture Steve Zenk joined me on WJON to discuss. He's been working with farmers in Minnesota since 1988....

Chinese-Owned Dutch Chipmaker to Invest $200 Million in Germany

(Bloomberg) — Nexperia Holding BV, a Dutch chipmaker owned by Shanghai-listed Wingtech Technology Co. Ltd., will invest $200 million to develop and manufacture semiconductors at its Hamburg production facility. The company intends to build...

China Pavilion concludes 6-month showcase at Osaka Expo

OSAKA, Japan, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- The China Pavilion at the Osaka Expo 2025 held its closing ceremony on Monday evening, marking the successful conclusion of its six-month exhibition journey. The ceremony took place in the pavilion's...

China’s high ambitions for clean energy more than 3000m above sea level on Tibetan Plateau

And high-voltage power lines carry this electricity to businesses and homes more than 1500km away. The intention is to harness the region’s bright sunshine, cold temperatures and sky-touching altitude to power the plateau and beyond, including...