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Huishan Zhang Celebrates Chinese New Year With a Dinner at China Tang at The Dorchester
LONDON — Huishan Zhang has made an annual tradition of hosting a Chinese New Year dinner with an intimate crowd of his friends of actors,…
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Decathlon on back foot over China forced labour accusations
French company Decathlon, the world's biggest sports equipment retailer, on Thursday defended its human rights record after reports it had…
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DeepSeek attracts China's young jobseekers as AI firm ramps up recruitment
DeepSeek, China's hottest tech start-up, has become one of the most coveted destinations for young jobseekers across the country, as the…
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CapitaLand China Trust’s H2 DPU falls 12% to S$0.0264
THE manager of CapitaLand China Trust (CLCT) on Thursday (Feb 6) posted a 12 per cent decline in distribution per unit (DPU) to S$0.0264…
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Stocks to watch: SGX, CLCT, CapitaLand China Trust, Frasers Hospitality Trust
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Feb 6): Singapore Exchange: The…
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A tariff loophole is closing. Why that matters for Shein, Temu and other Chinese online retailers
President Trump’s tariffs could reshape one of retail’s most booming sectors: fast fashion. Hefty taxes on imports from the U.S.’ biggest…
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Brussels to take on flood of online shopping parcels from China
The European Commission on Wednesday announced measures to better stem the flood of cheap, and sometimes unsafe, products from outside the…
Business
HK-listed Chinese stocks hit 3-month high despite China, US tariffs
CHINESE stocks listed in Hong Kong surged on Tuesday (Feb 4) as investors loaded up on artificial intelligence and electric vehicle shares…
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Old Covid lockdown footage misrepresented as HMPV 'emergency' in China
China has not declared a "state of emergency" over the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) after infections increased toward the end of 2024,…
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Trump delays tariffs on Mexico, easing stocks, but Canada and China remain in play
WASHINGTON — Stocks largely recovered from an early tumble Monday after President Trump confirmed he would delay imposing tariffs on…
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15 million new Chinese EVs to have self-driving features this year
About 15 million new cars taking to mainland China's roads - even models priced below 100,000 yuan (US$13,914) - will be fitted with…
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Samsung warns of slow AI chip sales in Q1, hurt by US restrictions on China
SAMSUNG Electronics on Friday warned of sluggish sales of its artificial intelligence chips in the current quarter due to U.S. export…
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Chinese films dodging censors have no place to go. Can they crack into Taiwan?
TAIPEI, Taiwan — When producer Wang Zijian was making the movie “Bel Ami,” or “Beautiful Friends,” he knew it had no chance of airing in…
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Why Chinese AI company DeepSeek is spooking investors on U.S. tech
Major U.S. tech stocks, including Nvidia, Oracle and Broadcom, plummeted Monday after Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek…
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China stimulus scheme lifted 2024 consumption growth by 1 pct point
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's stimulus scheme for consumer goods trade-ins boosted last year's consumption growth by more than 1 percentage…
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Tesla launches new Model Y in US, Canada, Europe weeks after China - The Business Times
ELON Musk’s Tesla launched a new higher-priced version of the Model Y, its best-selling car, in the United States, Canada and Europe on…
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China fire drill footage misrepresented as Nepal tremor
Misrepresented clips continue to surface on social media following the devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region in January…
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NEV development in China: a review of 2024 and expectations for 2025
By the end of November 2024, the total volume of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) in the Chinese market reached a historic high of 9.7 mn units…
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Exclusive-Brazilian soy shipments to China from five firms halted, sources say
By Laurie Chen, Mei Mei Chu, Ella Cao and Naveen Thukral BEIJING (Reuters) -China, the world's biggest soybean buyer, has stopped…
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China unveils plan to encourage insurance funds into stock markets - The Business Times
CHINA said on Wednesday (Jan 22) it will guide big state insurers and commercial insurance funds to increase investments in the A-share…
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Record beef imports raising risk of China imposing trade curbs - The Business Times
CHINA’S record beef imports are hitting a market where demand is slowing and prices have fallen to the lowest since 2019, raising the risk…
Business
Apple’s iPhone sales in China plunged 18% in holiday quarter - The Business Times
SALES of Apple iPhones dived 18.2 per cent in China during the December quarter, according to independent research, a major setback for…
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STI ends 0.3% lower as investors digest Trump 2.0, no immediate China tariffs - The Business Times
SINGAPORE stocks closed lower on Tuesday (Jan 21), following US President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, even though most markets in…
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Asia private credit funding hits eight-year low on China slump - The Business Times
ASIA’S private credit market faces diverse challenges in 2025 after fundraising dropped to an eight-year low and concerns over China’s…