Australia is set to increase its sheep meat exports to China as the latter seeks new markets amid the ongoing trade conflict with the United States. Over the weekend, 10 Australian sheep and goat abattoirs received approval to enter the Chinese market for the first time, following a rigorous and lengthy approval process by Beijing, … Read more
In a small church tucked into a side street in northern China’s Hebei province, a group of around 10 people gathered for their weekly meeting, the day after Pope Francis died aged 88. The Vatican on Monday announced the death of the Argentine pontiff, who inspired devotion but riled traditionalists during his 12-year tenure. In … Read more
A year ago Zhang Chundong helped the firm he manages expand into Vietnam, part of a wave of Chinese businesses to choose the booming manufacturing hub since the trade war of US President Donald Trump’s first term. Now the company — a distributor of forklifts made by China’s BYD — is struggling to achieve the … Read more
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The U.S.-China trade war took another turn toward escalation on Monday as China threatened to retaliate against countries which make trade deals with the United States that would hurt Beijing’s interests. “Appeasement cannot bring peace, and compromise cannot earn one respect,” a spokesperson for the Chinese Commerce Ministry said … Read more
Table of Contents Table of Contents Huawei Pura X Oppo Find N5 Xiaomi 15 Ultra Vivo X200 Pro I’m wrapping up a two-week trip to China, which has taken me to two cities, allowed me to attend the Oppo Find X8 Ultra launch, and visit Huaqiangbei, the world’s most vibrant technology market. During a visit … Read more
Chinese-speaking IronHusky hackers are targeting Russian and Mongolian government organizations using upgraded MysterySnail remote access trojan (RAT) malware. Security researchers at Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) spotted the updated implant while investigating recent attacks where the attackers deployed the RAT malware using a malicious MMC script camouflaged as a Word document, which downloaded second-stage … Read more
While China’s leaders use their economic and political might to fight Donald Trump’s trade war “to the end”, its army of social media soldiers are embarking on a more humorous campaign online. The US president’s tariff blitz has seen Washington and Beijing impose eye-watering duties on imports from the other, fanning a standoff between the … Read more
Once a collection of sleepy fishing villages, vast Chinese investments have transformed Cambodia’s Sihanoukville into a half-finished gambling resort with signs everywhere in Mandarin. China is the largest investor and trading partner in Cambodia, much of it directed towards the Gulf of Thailand port, a key strategic location in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) … Read more
On a sweltering spring day, workers at a Christmas tree factory in eastern China rhythmically assembled piles of branches, wiping away sweat as they daubed white-paint snow onto plastic pine needles. Like countless other companies in the manufacturing powerhouse of Zhejiang province, its products are geared largely towards export — a sector freshly menaced by … Read more
Some Chinese smartphone manufacturers are now incorporating silicon-based batteries as these hybrids possess a greater energy density over conventional lithium-ion batteries. This means that greater energy can be stored by smartphone manufacturers in the same space without having to increase the thickness of the device. Chinese Smartphones Are Getting Huge Battery Upgrades in 2025 This … Read more