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BUSINESS4d agoPorsche profit rebounds as luxury carmaker reduces exposure to ChinaLuxury German carmaker Porsche said it's rapidly reducing its exposure to the Chinese autos market after reporting a profit recovery in the first nine months.CNBC
WORLD4d agoFootball star Kylian Mbappe faces huge China backlash over ‘unacceptable’ remarkFrench football superstar Kylian Mbappe has been dropped by a string of major Chinese brands including the dairy giant Mengniu, amid intense backlash over an alleged offensive remark about China. “Mengniu firmly opposes and has zero tolerance for any words or actions that hurt the feelings of the Chinese people,” Mengniu said in a statement on Tuesday, as the firm announced it was immediately terminating “all partnerships” with Mbappe. On the same day, China’s energy-drinks giant Eastroc...South China Morning Post
WORLD4d agoChina eatery creates egg tarts topped with ‘giant cockroaches’, drawing widespread curiosityA restaurant in Shunde, Guangdong, is turning heads online with a bizarre new dessert: egg tarts topped with crispy water beetles that look exactly like gigantic cockroaches. Shunde is a city known for its Cantonese cuisine and recognised as a Unesco Creative City of Gastronomy. In early October, it introduced a new “water roach egg tart”, priced at 28 yuan (US$4) for three. Images of the dessert, with a large insect perched on each tart, quickly made it a social media sensation. However,...South China Morning Post
BUSINESS4d agoTikTok parent ByteDance's founder is China's richest person againThe founder of Tiktok parent ByteDance, Zhang Yiming, reclaimed the top spot on a list of China's richest people, driven by his company's push into AI.CBS News
CONFLICT4d agoFragile India-China thaw tested by reported fresh Himalayan border face-offsA fragile rapprochement between China and India is facing a renewed test following reports of military face-offs along the Asian neighbours’ hotly contested border. Last week, Shatrujeet Kapur, director general of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), said “confrontations with Chinese troops were continuing at multiple locations along the Arunachal Pradesh border”. “In the past few days, a situation arose where face-off[s] happened at several locations in Arunachal and it still continues,”...South China Morning Post
BUSINESS4d agoChina Is Building Its Way Around Europe’s EV TariffsBeijing’s evolving industrial playbook is taking shape in Morocco.Foreign Policy
WORLD4d agoChina opens archaeological sites to the publicBEIJING; At the Dahecun National Archaeological Site Park in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, reeds sway in the autumn breeze and deer can be heard calling across the nearly 2,400-mu (160-hectare) landscape.thestar_my · malaysia
WORLD4d agoKylian Mbappé became embroiled in a scandal in China: he lost contracts and was banned on social mediaThree Chinese companies canceled their commercial agreements with the Real Madrid forward after the dissemination of images that generated a strong reaction in the country. In addition, one of the main social networks of the Asian giant blocked the account associated with the footballer, while growing cClarín
BUSINESS4d agoEU-China hybrid car deal won’t really help European carmakersEarlier this month, simmering trade tensions between the EU and China ease as the two sides reached an agreement in Beijing limiting hybrid car exports from China to an annual quota of 350,000 units. After the European Union imposed tariffs on fully electric cars from China in 2024, hybrid imports surged. The quota would result in more than a halving of the 800,000 hybrid cars expected to be sold this year, a figure which may soon exceed a million if unchecked. The quota would likely shift...South China Morning Post
MILITARY4d agoIs China’s H-6K strategic bomber getting powerful jamming capabilities?A Chinese H-6K strategic bomber has been sighted with two new electronic warfare pods used for jamming, according to images circulating on social media, potentially indicating an expansion of the aircraft’s capabilities. The photos – which have not been independently verified – emerged on Saturday and show an H6-K in flight with the pods on two of its six pylons. They appear to be similar to the RKZ930 pods carried by China’s J-16D electronic warfare aircraft. The location and date of the photos...South China Morning Post
WORLD5d agoJigawa students depart for China for advanced courses in agricultureThe students include 50 Master’s enrollees and 15 PhD candidates selected under the Jigawa–China Agricultural Capacity Cooperation Programme The post Jigawa students depart for China for advanced courses in agriculture appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
POLITICS5d agoLaos Expected to Scuttle ASEAN’s South China Sea Code of ConductSources say Vientiane is poised to replace Phnom Penh as China’s spoiler in ASEAN.The Diplomat
SCI & TECH5d agoChina trial shows gum tissue stem cells help 55% of lifetime diabetes patientsA randomised phase 1 clinical trial conducted by scientists and doctors from Shanghai and Guangzhou has achieved encouraging results in the treatment of Type 1 diabetes using stem cells extracted from the mouth’s gum tissue. More than half of those who received the treatment showed varying degrees of improvement, while one subject was able to discontinue exogenous insulin therapy completely, the researchers said. Results of the study, which tested a therapy based on gingival mesenchymal stem...South China Morning Post
WORLD5d agoSpanish language learning surges in China but teachers are in short supplySpanish language teaching is booming in China, with enrolments up 12.6% between 2023 and 2025. But the Cervantes Institute says there's a shortage of teachers to meet rising demand.EuroNews [en]
BUSINESS5d agoChina Pulls Out of Logistics Hub Project at Colombo PortGiven international developments, geopolitical rivalries, and the expertise needed to develop a logistics center, finding a replacement investor will be difficult.The Diplomat
POLITICS5d agoChina Takes Its Lawfare to SeaBeijing is making life difficult for Panamanian ships, and others could be next.Foreign Policy
BUSINESS5d agoKylian Mbappe loses two major China sponsorship deals over Mao Zedong jokeFrench football star Kylian Mbappe was dropped by two major Chinese brands on Tuesday after a video circulated online in which he appeared to joke about former leader Mao Zedong. Energy drink giant Dongpeng and dairy producer Mengniu said they had terminated their partnerships, citing remarks that offended Chinese national sentiment.France 24 [en]
POLITICS5d agoTaiwan rebuffs China's commemorations for post-World War Two 'restoration' of island - ReutersTaiwan rebuffs China's commemorations for post-World War Two 'restoration' of island ReutersReuters World
CYBER5d agoAI boy avatars go viral in China, using sob stories to trick elderly out of moneyAI-generated “sob-story boys” have recently taken Chinese short-video platforms by storm, allegedly using emotional manipulation to cheat elderly viewers out of their savings. Known collectively as “Xiaohai”, these digital avatars typically appear as teenage boys in school uniforms or plain white shirts, tearfully describing their poverty-stricken lives on camera. In one video, a Xiaohai avatar holds a steamed bun and laments to viewers, whom he addresses as “aunties and mothers”: “All my...South China Morning Post
BUSINESS5d agoChina industrial profits post strongest growth in three months, rising 14.4%The global AI boom and higher commodity prices stemming from the war in Iran have lifted earnings at miners, chipmakers and raw-material suppliers.CNBC
WORLD5d agoChina and Russia are redrawing Arctic trade. Can Europe fight back?China and Russia are tightening their grip on Arctic shipping routes, turning the rapidly warming region into a new geopolitical battleground with Europe.CNBC
MILITARY5d agoWhat message is China sending with latest footage of ‘no-notice’ DF rocket drill?China has released footage of its troops carrying out a “no-notice” rocket launch as part of an ongoing effort by state media to showcase the People’s Liberation Army’s rapid-response capabilities. State broadcaster CCTV on Monday released a brief video showing the exercise in mountainous terrain and said it had been carried out with no advance notice given to the troops involved. No other details were provided. The footage – which is believed to show a missile from the Dongfeng (east wind)...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECH5d agoChina grants permits to VW joint venture, Xpeng as autonomous driving race intensifiesChina has granted new autonomous-driving permission to electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng and a mainland joint venture of Volkswagen, intensifying the commercialisation race between China’s autonomous driving firms and US company Tesla. Xpeng would now be allowed to conduct “demonstration operations” of its Yoyo driverless taxis in the capital city of southern China’s Guangdong province under a licence officially granted recently, the company said on social media on Monday. The licence, which...South China Morning Post
BUSINESS5d agoNew levy on non-EU parcels kicks in on Sunday in a bid to curb the influx from ChinaThe European Union will from Sunday slap a €2 (US$2.25) handling fee on packages from outside the 27-nation bloc in a bid to curb the influx from China. The new levy – coming just weeks before the Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Christmas season shopping rushes – will be on top of the EU’s €3 fee on small parcels. The fee will apply to each type of item in a package sent directly to consumers from outside the EU regardless of the parcel’s value. For example, if there are 10 T-shirts in a package,...South China Morning Post
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