A view of the NEO magnetic plant in Narva, a city in northeastern Estonia. A plant producing rare-earth magnets for Europe’s electric vehicle and wind-energy sectors. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images NARVA, Estonia — Europe’s big bet to break China’s rare earths dominance starts on Russia’s doorstep. The continent’s largest…
China’s “mega embassy” planned for London could act as Beijing’s “interference hub” for the whole of Europe, a group opposing the plan has told Newsweek. The proposed mission would consolidate seven Chinese diplomatic sites around London, and while the embassy has faced delays and not yet been approved, it could get the green light in January, it has been reported The Inter Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) executive director, Luke de Pulford, told Newsweek on Thursday that the site “poses unacceptable risks” regarding security and espionage. …
Russian companies Red Soft and Passion are developing Molniya, a new messenger positioned as a business-focused super-app combining communications, payments and cross-border trade tools on a single platform, according to the Rambler on December 4. The service is being built as a multifunctional environment where users will be able to exchange messages, run social feeds,…
The China Automotive Industry Market has established itself as a critical driver of industrial growth, technological innovation, and consumer trends – not just domestically but across international supply chains. The China automotive industry is projected to grow from 350 USD billion in 2024 to 600 USD billion by 2035, indicating robust expansion and strong investor…
The EU has for the first time launched a formal review of a price undertaking offer from a company seeking to avoid its tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, following a submission from Volkswagen’s Chinese joint venture. Over the course of 12 to 15 months, the European Commission will examine whether VW Anhui can replace its…
The death toll rose to 159 on Wednesday after police finished searching all seven of the high-rise towers that were engulfed in flames that took 40 hours to put out, officials said. The blaze elicited grief, anger and fear in the densely packed city of 7.5 million people, which returned to China from British colonial…
Thursday, Dec 4, 2025 07:52 | 3 hours ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor A magnitude 6.1 earthquake near Tumxuk, Xinjiang, China, was reported only 7 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 7. km…
China’s Nvidia challengers Moore Threads and MetaX are set for their hotly anticipated market debuts, driven by investor excitement over domestic demand for home-grown graphics processing units (GPUs) amid Beijing’s tech self-sufficiency drive. Moore Threads opened a subscription lottery last week at 114.28 yuan per share, the highest pricing among A-share listings this year, and…
Japan’s Yuto Totsuka won the inaugural Snow League competition in Aspen on March 8. He earned the top seed in the league’s second event at Yunding Park, China, this weekend. Rich Allen/Aspen Daily News Night owls with an affinity for high-flying skiing and snowboarding will be rewarded this week as the Snow League holds its…
China’s ruling Communist Party is using artificial intelligence to turbocharge the surveillance and control of its 1.4 billion citizens, with the technology reaching further into daily life, predicting public demonstrations and monitoring the moods of prison inmates, according to a new report. Many of these systems are already well-documented – from the country’s army of…