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The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is evolving beyond infrastructure and physical connectivity. Its next phase increasingly links transport, logistics, digital networks, trade, and industrial cooperation. This shift reflects a broader transformation across Asia. Roads, railways, ports, and border crossings are
The European Union’s top trade mandarins depart for Beijing on Wednesday for two days of intensive negotiations but expectations in Brussels are measured as to what the talks will deliver. Maros Sefcovic, the EU’s trade chief, will meet his Chinese counterpart, Wang Wentao, on Thursday and Friday – three months after t
The Indian central bank raised its benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.5 percent on Wednesday, marking the first rise in nearly four years amid mounting inflation and strong economic growth. India has joined major central banks in raising rates as higher oil prices triggered by the Iran war fuel inflation, sque
Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) has recorded a growing deficit of HK$998 million in the last financial year, as rising revenue failed to keep up with increased operating costs. The WKCDA announced its latest financial figures in a document uploaded on the Legislative Council website on Tues
The chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Jonathan Choi, said placing rural modernisation at the centre of national development offers immense opportunities for Hong Kong businesses. Priorities on revitalising rural areas are outlined in the country’s 15th Five-Year Plan for the 2026-2030 period, which m
Mood in trade talks said to have changed as EU member states harden demands for protection against Chinese imports EU trade negotiators are heading to China for two days of crunch talks aimed at sealing a breakthrough deal tackling Beijing’s record £1bn-a-day trade surplus by curbing its exports of cheap hybrid electri
Climate change and agricultural development have brought a new goose population to China with unique migratory patterns, a study has found. In an article on the Chinese Academy of Sciences website, researchers from the CAS Institute of Zoology said they had discovered a “genetically distinct” population of swan geese t
Guest Post: PeeringDB has expanded Advanced Search with API query generation and interactive facility maps, making it easier to move between manual research and automation. The latest update also introduces data quality improvements, operational enhancements, and plans for a new API architecture designed to support mor
Hong Kong has once again been ranked as the world's freest economy, according to the Economic Freedom of the World 2026 Annual Report released on Tuesday by the Fraser Institute.
China called on France and Germany to steer clear of “protectionist” trade measures on Tuesday, after their leaders urged the European Union to develop a legal arsenal for a potential trade war. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in a letter to European Commission President Ursul
BAQIS and the CAS Institute of Physics report a modular cryogen-free dilution refrigerator prototype that holds dual modules below 10 mK with roughly doubled cooling power.
SUSTech-led collaborators publish in Cell a seed-to-seed 3D spatiotemporal rice cell atlas with an open portal and RICE scGPT single-cell foundation model.
Donghua University researchers report in Nature Electronics microfluidic spinning that builds filters, inverters and spatial sensors inside continuous soft fibers.
After IceCube's Nobel win, Hailing/TRIDENT chief Xu Donglian says full sea trials are done and phase one of the deep-sea neutrino telescope is due next year.
Micbot says a Zhejiang buyer's dispute over late P2 deliveries, an S01 stability fault and locked secondary-development rights has been settled by negotiation.
Creators of China’s first Tibetan-language AI model have pledged to speed up upgrades aimed at promoting ethnic integration. Approaches to advancing the large language model, DeepZang, were discussed at a seminar on Monday that brought together representatives from research institutes, universities and enterprises, acc
Nominations have opened for the powerful electoral body that chooses both Hong Kong’s top leader and almost half of the territory’s lawmakers. The nomination period for 982 seats on the 1,500-member Election Committee opened on Wednesday and will run until October 20. If the number of approved nominees exceeds 982, a p
Paramount on Tuesday completed its takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, uniting two of Hollywood's most storied studios in a media empire spanning television, news and cinema under the control of David Ellison. The combined company, renamed Skydance, brings together Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros Pictures, the CBS Ne
China’s economic growth is expected to slow further next year as export strength fades and weak domestic demand persists, even as the global economy remains resilient, according to a new outlook from the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE). The Washington-based think tank projects China’s GDP will gro
US stocks ended higher on Tuesday as crude prices steadied and US Treasury yields eased, offering some reprieve from concerns that have preoccupied investors in recent weeks, and allowing markets to turn their attention to the approaching third-quarter reporting season. The broad rally pushed the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq
As President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump talked tariffs, agricultural quotas and critical minerals at last month’s closely watched summit in Washington, an “elephant in the room” loomed over the discussion: China’s efforts to gradually diversify away from US dollar assets. Beijing has gradually been cuttin
Los Angeles County prosecutors are seeking bail of US$100 million each for a Chinese-born couple charged on Tuesday with conspiring to abuse young children who were born through surrogacy and raised in their California mansion. Guojun Xuan, 66, and Silvia Zhang, 39, allegedly directed nannies to physically punish the c
Psiphon, a software company that helps internet users under oppressive regimes evade online censorship, plans to leave Canada if the lawful-access bill passes. The post Toronto-Based VPN Provider Plans to Quit Canada Over Lawful-Access Bill appeared first on The Citizen Lab .
China on Tuesday called on France and Germany to steer clear of "protectionist" trade measures after their leaders urged the European Union to develop a legal arsenal for a potential trade war. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in a letter to European Commission President Ursula
We, the undersigned civil society organisations, are deeply alarmed by reports that the European Network Against Racism (ENAR) has lost its EU operating grant after more than 20 years of successful partnership – a decision that could force the organisation to shut down by the end of 2026. In a context of a growing assa
Chinese researchers have developed a “lifelike” shape-changing hydrogel they say could provide a platform for next-generation developments, such as flexible tissue engineering scaffolds, brain-computer interfaces and humanlike robots. Inspired by living organisms, the team created a light-triggered system called STERS,
Novak Djokovic was handed the China Open trophy after Alex de Minaur retired injured in the final on Tuesday. Both players asked for medical timeouts after the opening set. De Minaur had a groin issue and quit after winning the opening game of the second set. The 39-year-old Djokovic won 7-6 (3), 0-1 and extended his p
Two combat-tested American drones could become part of Taiwan’s expanding unmanned arsenal as the island seeks to build a “drone shield” against the People’s Liberation Army. California-based defence technology company Aevex Aerospace is working with Taiwan’s Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corporation (CIRC) to produc
China has pledged to expand its health partnership with Kazakhstan by helping the Central Asian nation integrate traditional medicine directly into its national healthcare system, shifting away from simple product exports. The Chinese embassy in Kazakhstan on Monday called for the alignment of high-level policy to enha
On September 22, the global artificial intelligence landscape spun on its axis within a matter of hours. In Beijing, Xiaomi engineers went live with an unusual broadcast, streaming the training run of their new MiMo-V2.6 model. In San Francisco, Anthropic unveiled its frontier Opus 5.5 model. About an hour later, OpenA
Indonesia is expected to receive its first Chengdu J-10CE fighter jets in six months, according to an Indonesian media report, which would make it the third international operator of the Chinese-made aircraft. Jakarta confirmed an order of 42 of the 4.5-generation fighter jets – known as Vigorous Dragons – last October
The Immigration Department said travellers can register for the “collaborative inspection” automated channels at the new Huanggang port on site or through its mobile application. The “collaborative inspection and joint clearance” model at the redeveloped port will enable travellers to complete both Hong Kong and mainla
Hong Kong’s Greenpeace office has warned of growing overtourism after it recorded thousands of visitors and dozens of instances of environmental damage at local ecotourism hotspots in a single day during mainland China’s weeklong National Day break. The environmental NGO on Tuesday urged the Culture, Sports and Tourism
For Toronto-based product designer Alex Vong, buying his first 3D printer was not about experimenting with a niche technology – it was about finding a reliable tool for his creative business. After watching several YouTube reviews, he eventually chose a machine made by Shenzhen-based Bambu Lab. “A 3D printer is somethi
In an October 4 video, Richard Yu said Huawei has designed and mass-produced 381 Tau chips across phones, AI, general computing, networking and smart cars,.
The bodies of the men killed by regime and Pyu Saw Htee troops from Myaing Township in 2023 were recovered after being discovered by a mushroom forager