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China plays down HMPV surge: "safe to travel"
China has insisted it is safe to visit the country amid concerns about a rise in the respiratory illness human metapneumovirus (HMPV). The…
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E-commerce giants jump on China's latest trade-in programme amid heated competition
China's major e-commerce companies, from JD.com to Alibaba Group Holding, are rushing to take advantage of Beijing's latest subsidies…
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TikTok and Government Clash in Last Round of Supreme Court Briefs
The two sides in the momentous clash at the Supreme Court over a measure that could shut down TikTok made their closing written arguments…
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HMPV symptoms as China faces new outbreak
Chinese state media has reported a rise in cases of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV), though officials in the United States have not…
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U.S. Hits Chinese Cybersecurity Company With Sanctions After Breach
The Treasury Department imposed sanctions on a Beijing-based cybersecurity company on Friday, blaming it for helping Chinese hackers…
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Fishermen caught a Chinese spy drone just off the Philippines coast: officials
Fisherman found a Chinese spy drone near the Philippines, officials said. The drone is yellow, torpedo-shaped, and labeled HY-119. China…
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China AI firm SenseTime cuts back on Singapore office space: sources
SENSETIME Group is reducing its office footprint in Singapore, scaling back once-lofty ambitions at a time when it’s struggling to compete…
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Oil prices settle up on China optimism as investors return from holiday
OIL prices settled up by more than US$1 a barrel on Thursday as investors returned for the first trading day of 2025 with an optimistic…
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China approved more than 90 per cent of overseas data transfers in 2024: top regulator
China approved more than 90 per cent of data exports in 2024, the country's top internet regulator said. The less than 10 per cent blocked…
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China Introduces New Forex Rules To Tighten Crypto Oversight and Target Illegal Cross-Border Transactions
China Introduces New Forex Rules To Tighten Crypto Oversight and Target Illegal Cross-Border Transactions On Dec. 31, 2024, China’s…
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Apple offers iPhone discounts in China as competition intensifies
APPLE is offering rare discounts of up to 500 yuan (S$93) on its latest iPhone models in China, as the US tech giant moves to defend its…
Fashion
China may miss target for cleaning up largest steel industry
CHINA looks set to miss a year-end target for boosting production of less-polluting steel as usage rates for cleaner, newer furnaces stall…
Culture
China faces first FX test of 2025 with yuan’s red line in focus
THE offshore yuan’s year-end slide to its weakest since 2022 is set to put the China’s daily reference rate for the currency in focus as…
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The new Great Wall: China’s $70 billion, 2,700-mile water transfer mega-project
Throughout history, China has reshaped its geography to meet its growing needs. And now, it is undertaking what may be the largest…
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Saudi Group Announces 1 GW of Renewables as Part of $50 Billion China Investment
Saudi Arabia energy major ACWA Power announced it is developing more than 1 GW of renewable energy projects in China. The company in…
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Alibaba's supermarket Freshippo records 9 straight months of profit, CEO says
Freshippo, Alibaba Group Holding's grocery chain known as Hema in its home market, was profitable for nine straight months in 2024, the…
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China reacts to death of former US President Jimmy Carter
The Chinese government on Monday paid tribute to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who died the previous day at the age of 100, praising…
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Hong Kong’s billionaire Cheng family seeks to sell China toll roads for US$2 billion
THE infrastructure arm of Hong Kong’s billionaire Cheng family is seeking to sell a bundle of roads in mainland China worth about US$2…
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China: Teenager Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Murdering Classmate in Abandoned Greenhouse
On Monday, December 30, a Chinese court sentenced a teenage boy to life in jail for killing his classmate, ending a case that ignited a…
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ASML CEO Claims China's Semiconductor Industry is 10 to 15 Years Behind
Chinese tech firms entered a brave new world in 2020 as the US began restricting access to advanced semiconductor technologies. Those…
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Oil inches lower in thin trade, investors eye China, US data
OIL prices slipped lower on Monday (Dec 30) in thin holiday trade ahead of the year-end as traders awaited more economic data from China…
Fashion
China to cut import tariffs on some recycled copper and aluminium raw materials
CHINA will reduce import tariffs on ethane and certain recycled copper and aluminium raw materials from next year, the government said on…
Culture
US plans more actions against China over telecom hack
A WHITE House official said on Friday (Dec 27) that the US identified a ninth telecommunications company impacted by a wide-ranging…
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China plans dam near India that could be world’s biggest
CHINA is pressing ahead with plans to construct a mega-dam near its contested border with India, a colossal undertaking that could…