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11d ago

European Union votes to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

Member countries had been divided over the tariffs, with supporters saying they’re necessary to protect European carmakers and opponents concerned about retaliation from Beijing.
The European Union on Friday voted to adopt definitive tariffs on China-made battery electric vehicles.
The European Union on Friday voted to adopt definitive tariffs on China-made battery electric vehicles.
13d ago

CIA is soliciting tips from informants in national languages of Iran, North Korea and China

The spy agency, which has already reached out to Russian speakers, says it wants people living in “authoritarian regimes know that we’re open for business.”
14d ago

'No challenges can stop China's progress,' Xi Jinping says in 75th anniversary speech

The Chinese leader also reiterated Beijing’s aims for reunification with the self-governing island of Taiwan as he marked the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that no challenges can stop the country from moving forward and reiterated Beijing’s reunification aims with Taiwan.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that no challenges can stop the country from moving forward and reiterated Beijing’s reunification aims with Taiwan.
14d ago

Stabbing in Shanghai kills 3 and injures 15 others, police say

A 37-year-old suspect surnamed Lin was apprehended shortly after the attack, which police said he carried out “to vent his anger due to personal economic disputes.”
The front of a Chinese police car
The front of a Chinese police car

Biden's new tariffs on Chinese goods are mostly symbolic. Here's why.

The U.S. has accused China of having industrial “overcapacity” in areas such as EVs, solar panels and lithium-ion batteries.
A container is lifted above a truck at a port
A container is lifted above a truck at a port
18d ago

China stocks see best week since 2008 on stimulus impact as most Asia markets rise

The mainland’s CSI 300 was poised for a nearly 15% rally this week, buoyed by several economic stimulus measures by the central bank.
Hong Kong stocks soared more than three percent on September 27, capping its best week since the global financial crisis, fuelled by a series of Chinese measures this week aimed at kickstarting the economy.
Hong Kong stocks soared more than three percent on September 27, capping its best week since the global financial crisis, fuelled by a series of Chinese measures this week aimed at kickstarting the economy.
18d ago

Two Hong Kong journalists sentenced to jail in sedition case criticized by U.S.

The conviction last month of Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, former editors of the pro-democracy newspaper Stand News, was seen as a further blow to press freedom in the Chinese territory.
Photographers take photos of Chung Pui-kuen
Photographers take photos of Chung Pui-kuen
19d ago

World's oldest cheese found on ancient Chinese mummies

The kefir cheese “has now become really dry, dense and hard dust,” the co-author of a study published this week told NBC News.
A mummy from the Xiaohe cemetery, and dairy remains are scattered around the neck of the mummy.
A mummy from the Xiaohe cemetery, and dairy remains are scattered around the neck of the mummy.
19d ago

China test-fires ICBM into the Pacific Ocean for the first time in decades

The launch, which Beijing said was a routine part of annual military training, was the first such test since 1980, according to experts.
This handout photograph taken on September 25, 2024 and released by the Chinese People's Liberation Army News and Communication Center on September 26, 2024, shows the Chinese People's Liberation Army Rocket Force launching an intercontinental ballistic missile carrying a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean, at an undisclosed location.
This handout photograph taken on September 25, 2024 and released by the Chinese People's Liberation Army News and Communication Center on September 26, 2024, shows the Chinese People's Liberation Army Rocket Force launching an intercontinental ballistic missile carrying a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean, at an undisclosed location.
19d ago

Hong Kong gets two more giant pandas as Finland says it can't afford its own bears

The pair, a gift from Beijing, increases the total number of pandas in the Chinese territory to six, while Finland will return its two bears to China more than eight years early.
FINLAND-ZOO-ANIMALS-GIANT PANDA-FEATURE
FINLAND-ZOO-ANIMALS-GIANT PANDA-FEATURE
20d ago

China launches probe into Calvin Klein parent over Xinjiang supply chain 'disruptions'

The Commerce Ministry says PVH Group violated the principles of normal market transactions by prohibiting sourcing from the Chinese region, where there have been allegations of forced labor.
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American multinational clothing fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger

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