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China’s K-visa to attract global tech talent faces fierce domestic backlash as millions of local graduates struggle to find jobs. Critics question whether Beijing can balance foreign talent with domestic employment needs. China’s ambitious K-visa scheme, designed to attract top global technology talent, has sparked a fierce backlash domestically, exposing tensions between Beijing’s innovation ambitions…
Premium Updated Oct 3, 2025, 08:53 PM IST The news, reportedly circulating on social media, suggested that SMEE’s EUV machine was on display at a major trade show in Shanghai. Shares of Shanghai Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park Development, a stakeholder in SMEE, surged by the daily 10 per cent limit for two consecutive days. How rumors…
The United States has formally recognized the challenge posed by China’s use of technology for authoritarian control, enacting policies to curb Beijing’s human rights abuses and to protect U.S. national security. Yet American technology companies with deep ties to the federal government, including some of the nation’s largest and most influential firms, have continued to…
China has announced it is monitoring Mexico’s ongoing antidumping probes into Chinese products and urged the country to uphold World Trade Organization (WTO) rules throughout the process, a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Commerce said, who was not identified. “We have noted that Mexico’s Ministry of Economy, at the request of domestic companies, has recently…
India’s Air Force chief on Friday claimed the military destroyed both Chinese-made jets and US-built F-16s during clashes with Pakistan earlier this year, offering New Delhi’s first detailed account of its rival’s losses. “As far as air defence is concerned, we have evidence of one long-range strike … along with that five fighters, hi-tech fighters…
In the early hours of a late September morning, a container ship called the Istanbul Bridge set sail from China, destined for Europe and laden with cargo — everything from batteries to clothing. So far, so standard, but there’s a twist. Instead of navigating south on a journey toward the Suez Canal, the ship pushed…
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) addressed multiple global developments in its briefing: strongly rejecting Bangladesh’s “false and baseless” allegations, confirming deeper security and counter-terror cooperation with Canada after NSA-level talks, announcing the resumption of direct India–China flights as a step towards normalisation, and celebrating 25 years of the India–Russia Strategic Partnership with a pledge…
Published on October 3, 2025 In a bold move to attract global talent and foster international cooperation, China has launched the K-Visa, a new visa category aimed specifically at young professionals in the fields of science and technology. With this move, China hopes its standing as a global hub for innovation, and provide young professionals…
The Chinese naval and air combat drills at Scarborough Shoal is the latest deployment of high-end military forces at the disputed feature to counter Philippine and American forces in the South China Sea. A Chinese bomber equipped with supersonic anti-ship missiles flew over a disputed South China Sea maritime feature that Beijing claims as its…
Soybeans have become the latest flashpoint in the trade dispute between China and the US. China, the world’s largest buyer of the crop, hasn’t booked a single shipment from US farmers this season. That’s unusual — and costly for US growers, who depend on China to buy a big share of their crop. China is…