MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese premier Li Qiang Wednesday, hailing growing trade relations as Moscow becomes increasingly dependent on Beijing for political and economic support. “Our trade relations are developing, developing successfully … The attention … Read More
BEIJING (AP) — The leaders of China and Vietnam pledged to further their economic ties and gave a nod to their shared communist ideology during the first visit by Vietnam’s new president to Beijing on Monday. To Lam, who took office in May, … Read More
BEIJING, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Another round of bad Chinese economic figures is raising pressure on Beijing to loosen the fiscal spigot further and even dole out shopping vouchers to get growth back towards this year’s target of roughly 5%. … Read More
Typhoon Gaemi has made landfall in mainland China after wreaking havoc in Taiwan and the Philippines. More than 150,000 people living in the south-eastern Chinese province of Fujan have been relocated to safer areas in anticipation of the storm. It … Read More
SINGAPORE, July 25 (Reuters) – China’s shadowy, uncrewed reusable spacecraft, which launches atop a rocket booster and lands at a secretive military airfield, is most likely testing technology but could also be used for manipulating or retrieving satellites, experts say. … Read More
Diplomatic coup for China as Beijing declaration sets out deal to unite across territories and prepare for elections Leaders from Hamas, Fatah and other Palestinian factions have agreed after three days of talks in Beijing to form a national unity … Read More
Taiwan’s military on Monday launched the 2024 edition of its annual Han Kuang series of war games aimed at resisting an invasion from an increasingly aggressive China. This year’s exercises have been updated to include what Taiwan’s Defense Ministry has … Read More
The second quarter’s 4.7 percent growth was far below the 5.3 percent pace seen in the first quarter of 2024. China’s economy expanded at a slower-than-forecast 4.7 percent annual rate in the last quarter, the government reported Monday, while emphasizing … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, Joe Biden’s misstatements are at the top of the list. Are these merely mix-ups which happen to everybody now and again, or something more serious. You almost hate to watch him appear some-where, because you know it … Read More
US firm’s move, amid Beijing-Washington tensions, sparks rush to lure users to homegrown models At the World AI Conference in Shanghai last week, one of China’s leading artificial intelligence companies, SenseTime, unveiled its latest model, SenseNova 5.5. The model showed … Read More