Today: September 12, 2024
Today: September 12, 2024

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Yellen: Emerging markets share concerns on China's excess factory capacity

U.S.

Yellen: Emerging markets share concerns on China's excess factory capacity
Asia|News

Philippine forces sail to hotly disputed shoal without incident for first time since deal with China

Philippine government personnel have transported food and other supplies to a fiercely disputed shoal occupied by a Filipino navy contingent without any clashes with China

Philippine forces sail to hotly disputed shoal without incident for first time since deal with China
Americas

Blinken chides Beijing's 'escalating actions' at sea, concerned over Taiwan

U.S.

Blinken chides Beijing's 'escalating actions' at sea, concerned over Taiwan
Asia|News|Sports

Olympics-Shooting-Chinese teen duo gun down first gold in Paris

Social media-savvy teenaged duo Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao upheld a Chinese shooting tradition as they won the first gold of the Paris Olympics in

Olympics-Shooting-Chinese teen duo gun down first gold in Paris
Asia|Business|Economy|Technology

Foxconn to invest $138 million for new business headquarters in China

Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and Apple's biggest iPhone assembler, said on Wednesday it plans to invest 1 billion yuan ($137.5 million) to

Foxconn to invest $138 million for new business headquarters in China
Asia|Economy

Typhoon Gaemi strengthens as it nears Taiwan, two dead, work halted

Taiwan hunkered down on Wednesday for the arrival of a strengthening Typhoon Gaemi, with financial markets shut, flights cancelled and two people killed, while

Typhoon Gaemi strengthens as it nears Taiwan, two dead, work halted
Asia|Business|Europe|Technology

LGES in talks with Chinese material firms to make low-cost EV batteries for Europe

South Korea's LG Energy Solution (LGES) is in talks with about three Chinese suppliers to produce low-cost electric vehicle batteries for Europe, a senior executive

LGES in talks with Chinese material firms to make low-cost EV batteries for Europe
Asia|Business|Economy|News

Philippines orders foreign workers in offshore gaming hubs to leave in 2 months

The Philippines has ordered foreigners working in offshore gambling firms to leave the country in two months' time, its immigration bureau said on Wednesday, following President

Philippines orders foreign workers in offshore gaming hubs to leave in 2 months
Asia|News|Political

Philippines says has 'arrangement' with Beijing on South China Sea, but no ship inspections

The Philippines has reached an agreement with Beijing on its resupply missions to soldiers aboard a grounded naval vessel in the South China Sea, but will not

Philippines says has 'arrangement' with Beijing on South China Sea, but no ship inspections
Economy|News|Political

Political storms won't curb military spending boom, defence firms say

Defence firms are confident Western governments will continue to increase spending on weapons to counter Russia and China, brushing

Political storms won't curb military spending boom, defence firms say
Asia|Business|Economy

India likely to ease curbs on some Chinese investments, sources say

India is likely to ease restrictions on Chinese investment in non-sensitive sectors like solar panels and battery manufacturing where New Delhi

India likely to ease curbs on some Chinese investments, sources say
News|Sports

Olympics-Swimming-Ledecky hopes for clean Games amid China doping row

American swimming great Katie Ledecky says she hopes athletes will be "competing clean" at the Paris Olympics amid a row over a doping case involving Chinese swimmers.

Olympics-Swimming-Ledecky hopes for clean Games amid China doping row
Asia|Political

US looking to bolster Philippines' ability to operate in its waters

The United States is looking to bolster the capabilities of the Philippines to operate lawfully in its waters, a senior White House

US looking to bolster Philippines' ability to operate in its waters
Asia|Environment|Science|Technology

See powerful typhoon 'bounce' off island like pinball

CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dem analyzes satellite imagery of Typhoon Gaemi that shows Taiwan’s natural landscape acting as a barrier to reroute the storm.

See powerful typhoon 'bounce' off island like pinball
Asia|Business|Economy

Japan's Honda to close China plant, halt production at another factory

Japan's Honda Motor will close a factory in China and halt vehicle production at another plant, the automaker said on Thursday, as it seeks to start producing more electric vehicles amid

Japan's Honda to close China plant, halt production at another factory
News|Sports

Olympics-What's the swimming doping scandal about?

A doping scandal sparked by 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug has cast a shadow over the Paris Olympics and sparked a huge row

Olympics-What's the swimming doping scandal about?
Asia|Economy

Oil edges higher on upbeat US economic data

Oil prices settled higher on Thursday after strong U.S. economic data stoked expectations for higher crude demand, but the gains were limited by concerns about lower oil

Oil edges higher on upbeat US economic data
Asia|Political

Hong Kong court dismisses tycoon Jimmy Lai's bid to end trial

A Hong Kong court dismissed on Thursday a bid by the legal team for jailed democrat Jimmy Lai to end his national security trial, saying prosecutors appeared to

Hong Kong court dismisses tycoon Jimmy Lai's bid to end trial
Asia|Economy|Finance

Market analysts react to surprise rate cut in China

China surprised financial markets with an off-cycle cut to bank funding costs on Thursday.

Market analysts react to surprise rate cut in China
Asia|Economy

Japan govt maintains economic assessment, downgrades view on exports

Japan's government on Thursday maintained its assessment on the economy but offered a bleaker view than last month on exports due to the fallout from slowing

Japan govt maintains economic assessment, downgrades view on exports
Business|Technology

Apple's China smartphone shipments drop 6.7% as Huawei surges, data shows

Apple's smartphone shipments in China fell by 6.7% in the second quarter of 2024, as the tech giant faced intensifying competition from rivals like Huawei, according to data from

Apple's China smartphone shipments drop 6.7% as Huawei surges, data shows
Asia|Business|Economy

China to earmark $41 billion in bond funds to bolster recovery

China will allocate 300 billion yuan ($41.40 billion) in ultra-long treasury bonds to support a programme of equipment upgrades and consumer goods trade-ins, the government said on

China to earmark $41 billion in bond funds to bolster recovery
Arts|Business|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Sotheby's bets on Chinese spending with Hong Kong retail outlet

Sotheby's embarks on a new kind of selling in Hong Kong on Saturday, with its first retail outlet, stocking anything from collectable trainers to dinosaur fossils,

Sotheby's bets on Chinese spending with Hong Kong retail outlet
Asia|Economy|Finance

Pakistan's finance minister in Beijing to seek debt relief, say sources

Pakistan's Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb arrived in Beijing on Thursday for talks on power sector debt relief alongside structural reforms suggested by the

Pakistan's finance minister in Beijing to seek debt relief, say sources
Asia|Australia|Sports

Olympics-Swimming-Australia champion will weigh doping protest after racing China swimmer

Australia's Olympic 200 metres breaststroke champion Zac Stubblety-Cook said he may make an anti-doping protest after racing Chinese world record holder Qin Haiyang at

Olympics-Swimming-Australia champion will weigh doping protest after racing China swimmer

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