Top court upholds South Korean ex-president Yoon's 7-year jail sentence
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Chinese scholars claim Batanes belongs to China
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· Franco Jose C. Baroña
China to allow AI firms to buy Nvidia chips
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· Reuters
China's Xiaomi unveils SUV series dubbed Sky Nomad
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· Reuters
O que aconteceu após a China plantar 66 bilhões de árvores
Se há algo em que a China raramente decepciona é em sua capacidade de pensar grande. Arranha-céus erguidos em tempo recorde, pontes aparentemente impossíveis, cidades inteiras surgidas quase da noite para o dia. Há quase meio século, houve um projeto muito menos chamativo, mas ainda assim monumental: plantar árvores…
· Felipe Espinosa Wang
28 killed in a shoe factory fire in southern China
BEIJING (AP) — A fire broke out at a shoe factory in the eastern Chinese province of Fujian on Thursday, killing 28 people, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Mitsubishi Motors to make humanoid robots for its own auto factories
Mitsubishi Motors and Japanese startup Highlanders display a jointly developed humanoid robot at an event in Tokyo on July 9. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)
· Staff Writer
At least 28 people killed as fire engulfs shoe factory in China
At least 28 people have been killed in a fire at a shoe factory in southeastern China, and many are still thought to be trapped inside, according to state media.
· Al Jazeera Staff
China’s women beat Ukraine to snap losing streak at Volleyball Nations League in Hong Kong
Led by outside hitter Zhuang Yushan and middle blocker Wang Yuanyuan, coach Zhao Yong’s side secure boost before facing No 1 side Italy
· Mike Chan
China’s women beat Ukraine to snap losing streak at Volleyball Nations League in Hong Kong
Led by outside hitter Zhuang Yushan and middle blocker Wang Yuanyuan, coach Zhao Yong’s side secure boost before facing No 1 side Italy
· Mike Chan
US may be open to having warships built in Korea: Cheong Wa Da
For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …
· Ji Da-gyum
Trump seems not to rule out building U.S. military ships he requested in S. Korea: presidential official
ULAANBAATAR, July 9 (Yonhap) – U.S. President Donald Trump does not appear to rule out the possibility of having U.S. military ships he asked South Korea to build constructed in the Northeast Asian country, a presidential official said Thursday.
· Park Boram
Not even half of public schools have CCTV cameras, security guards
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· jmantaring0370
‘Not up for debate’: Philippines dismisses China scholars’ ‘claim’ over Batanes
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· Bea Cupin
Game-changer? Why China is finally letting its AI firms buy the Nvidia H200
Beijing aims to ‘temporarily ease the training bottleneck’ in China’s AI industry, but it remains focused on tech self-sufficiency, analysts say
· Coco Feng
Game-changer? Why China is finally letting its AI firms buy the Nvidia H200
Beijing aims to ‘temporarily ease the training bottleneck’ in China’s AI industry, but it remains focused on tech self-sufficiency, analysts say
· Coco Feng
Today in Sports - Team USA wins the Women’s World Cup over China in sudden death, 5-4 on penalties
1926 — Bobby Jones wins the U.S. Open golf tournament for the second time with a 293 total.
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Factory fire kills at least 28 in China's 'shoe capital'
Jinjiang reportedly manufactures 20% of the world's sports shoes.
· Bbcnews
Modi tells Melbourne crowd India aspires to 'grow more, achieve more'
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· Stephen Dziedzic
China’s passenger car exports are up 80% in June as EV demand grows, while sales drop at home
HONG KONG — China’s passenger car exports surged 80% in June from a year earlier, mainly due to strong demand for electric vehicles, though domestic sales fell 26%.
· Associated Press
Zuleika Lopez visits the Senate | The wRap
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China, Taiwan brace for Typhoon Bavi, possibly the most powerful storm in years
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· Jee Geronimo
Cathay Pacific aircraft’s tail hit runway at Hong Kong airport, airline confirms
Aviation regulator orders Cathay to submit a report on tail strike involving Airbus A330 flight from Tokyo’s Narita airport
· Wynna Wong
Cathay Pacific aircraft’s tail hit runway at Hong Kong airport, airline confirms
Aviation regulator orders Cathay to submit a report on tail strike involving Airbus A330 flight from Tokyo’s Narita airport
· Wynna Wong
28 killed in factory blaze in the heart of Chinese shoe manufacturing hub
President Xi Jinping demands ‘a swift inquiry into the cause of the fire and for those responsible to be held accountable’
· Xinlu Liang
28 killed in factory blaze in the heart of Chinese shoe manufacturing hub
President Xi Jinping demands ‘a swift inquiry into the cause of the fire and for those responsible to be held accountable’
· Xinlu Liang
US crackdown on top AI fuels open-source surge
NEW YORK — The US government's shock moves to restrict access to top artificial intelligence systems from Anthropic and OpenAI have sparked growing interest in open-source models -- especially ones from China.
· Agence France-Presse
Chinese firms look to strike gold in a volatile global metals market
Futures brokerages and exchanges aim to grow their market footprint and offer more efficient hedging tools in the global commodity market
· Emma Ma
Chinese firms look to strike gold in a volatile global metals market
Futures brokerages and exchanges aim to grow their market footprint and offer more efficient hedging tools in the global commodity market
· Emma Ma
New study highlights strategies in adult smoking reduction
MANILA, Philippines — A new study showed that tobacco harm strategies led to the substantial decline in adult smoking in New Zealand.
· Allen Limos
Porsche Sales Tumble To Weakest In Six Years As Chinese Demand Plummets
Days after Germany's top financial newspaper, Handelsblatt, reported that Porsche AG is planning more than 4,000 job cuts, the sports-car maker on Thursday revealed first-half sales figures that were the weakest in six years, with its China business falling off a cliff.
· Tyler Durden
Kanlaon eruption: Over 50 flights canceled, 3 diverted
MANILA, Philippines — At least 54 flights have been canceled and three others were diverted due to the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) reported on Thursday night.
· Benjamin L. Vergara
Flooding from days of heavy rain in southern China has killed 39 people
BEIJING — Authorities in southern China said Thursday that 39 people died in flooding after a tropical storm dumped heavy rainfall, as the country's east coast and Taiwan prepared for a typhoon expected to make landfall in the coming days.
· Associated Press
Comelec assures shorter lines, faster voting for Bangsamoro polls
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday said precincts during the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections on Sept. 14 will only have 600 voters each to prevent long lines and ensure faster voting.
· Gillian Villanueva
How Europe’s rush for Chinese air conditioners exposes the gap in Brussels’ trade policy
As a record heatwave drives Europeans to snap up imported cooling units, Brussels’ rhetoric clashes with consumer reality
· Fan Chen
How Europe’s rush for Chinese air conditioners exposes the gap in Brussels’ trade policy
As a record heatwave drives Europeans to snap up imported cooling units, Brussels’ rhetoric clashes with consumer reality
· Fan Chen
Indonesia launches B50 biodiesel to curb fuel imports
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto officiates at the launch of the B50 biodiesel mandate in West Java on Thursday. All diesel sold in Indonesia is now required to contain 50% palm oil. © Reuters
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Operation Hard Ball: US showdown with India’s global gangsters
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· Saima Afzal
China's Xi mourns 'heavy losses' in shoe factory blaze
BEIJING — A deadly fire at a shoe factory in eastern China on Thursday resulted in "heavy human losses", President Xi Jinping said, as dozens of fire and rescue personnel raced to extinguish the blaze.
· Agence France-Presse
China aims to revive physical stores, make them ‘immersive’, as shield against e-commerce
Beijing’s new 2030 retail road map targets price parity and social experiences to combat ‘trading down’ as retail growth hits weakest pace since pandemic
· Emma Ma
China aims to revive physical stores, make them ‘immersive’, as shield against e-commerce
Beijing’s new 2030 retail road map targets price parity and social experiences to combat ‘trading down’ as retail growth hits weakest pace since pandemic
· Emma Ma
US-China AI war boils down to a contest over electricity
As AI models become interchangeable commodities, the contest is down to service prices – which are driven by electricity output and cost
· Andy Xie
US-China AI war boils down to a contest over electricity
As AI models become interchangeable commodities, the contest is down to service prices – which are driven by electricity output and cost
· Andy Xie
Futures Rise, Oil Drops As Markets Ignore Latest Middle East Airstrikes
Futures are higher (although off session highs), and oil erased overnight gains as the market moved past the latest Middle-East flare up which saw the US military strike 90 Iranian targets for a second day and Tehran retaliated against American allies in the Persian Gulf. And like during previous escalations, this t…
· Tyler Durden
Comelec ‘unaffected’ by Ombudsman amid case vs Marcoleta
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday maintained that its decisions are not affected by actions of other government offices amid the plunder case filed by the Office of the Ombudsman against Sen. Rodante Marcoleta over his undeclared campaign donations.
· Gillian Villanueva
(LEAD) S. Korea, Mongolia reach agreement in principle on CEPA
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· Kim Boram
Why AI race with US is a ‘knockout game’ China cannot afford to lose
China must overhaul innovation ecosystem or risk a power decline that could even shift cross-strait leverage, academic warns
· Laura Zhou
Why AI race with US is a ‘knockout game’ China cannot afford to lose
China must overhaul innovation ecosystem or risk a power decline that could even shift cross-strait leverage, academic warns
· Laura Zhou
Dogs now welcome at over 940 Hong Kong restaurants | South China Morning Post
As the 32-year ban lifts, customers and their canines can once again dine together at licensed eateries.