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When it comes to rare earth elements — critical for many industries — it’s all about China. And more and more companies are trying to break the stranglehold the country has over its supply. Rare earth elements, or REEs, are a group of 17 elements that are used in many industrial applications, most notably in…
Computer science graduate Alain Saas is hoping a fourth time is the charm to make his China dream come true. As a young man growing up in the small town of Selestat in eastern France, the distant Asian country seemed magical. But the dream has been elusive and trying to land a job in China…
TLDR Shanghai Composite Index fell 2.5% to 3,834.89 and Shenzhen Component Index dropped 3.4% to 12,538.07, marking their steepest declines since October CSI Artificial Intelligence Index declined 3.5% and CSI Semiconductor Index lost 3.1%, with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Tech Index hitting a three-month low Shannon Semiconductor dropped 13%, while Foxconn Industrial Internet and Eoptolink…
By Fabian Hamacher TAIPEI (Reuters) -China is the real regional “troublemaker”, a senior Taiwanese security official said on Friday, personally giving out copies of a new civil defence handbook the government is sending to every household on the island as China tensions rise. The handbook, unveiled … Source link
The Chinese and Russian militaries have pledged to deepen cooperation in sensitive areas including missile defence, following high-level talks in Moscow involving China’s top general. General Zhang Youxia, the first-ranking vice-chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, met with his Russian counterpart Andrei Belousov on Thursday, according to China’s defence ministry announcement. The visit – Zhang’s…
Editor’s note: Seymur Mammadov, a special commentator for News.Az, is the director of the international expert club EurAsiaAz. The article reflects the author’s personal opinion and does not necessarily represent the views of News.Az. The 24th meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), held on November 18 in Moscow,…
By Laurie Chen and Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) -Japanese jazz musician Yoshio Suzuki and his band were in the midst of a sound check for some long-awaited performances in Beijing when the venue was visited by plain-clothes police on Thursday afternoon. “After less than one minute, the venue … Source link
Chinese stocks fell sharply on Friday, extending a week-long decline that put major indexes on track for their worst performance since late December 2024. Technology shares led the slump, mirroring overnight weakness on Wall Street and reflecting growing investor caution as the year draws to a close. The Shanghai Composite Index dropped as much as…
The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission has flagged ten priority recommendations aimed at countering what it describes as Beijing’s “systematic, persistent, and escalating” challenge to the US national security and global stability. The bipartisan Commission, whose mandate is to assess the security implications of US-China economic relations, unanimously adopted the report and called for…
A new report suggests Apple’s growing shift toward manufacturing iPhones in India is beginning to reshape, and in some ways weaken, the dominance of China’s long-standing “iPhone City.” The report, published by Le Monde, highlights how Foxconn’s giant Zhengzhou plant is struggling with shrinking labour numbers, stricter regulations, and a decline in seasonal workers, even…