Economic calendar in Asia Monday, June 30, 2025

The official PMIs, from China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) are published today, for June 2025. later in the week we’ll get the unofficial, Caixin, PMIs, which are also informative. I’ve added some info below on the similarities and differences between the two series. I’ve posted this before, but ICYLMI. As for today’s release, the…

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World’s first-ever fully autonomous AI robot football match held in China; here’s what happened

World’s first-ever fully autonomous AI robot football match held in China; here’s what happened

The world’s first-ever football match between AI-powered humanoid robots was held in China recently. This match featured humanoid robots wearing black and purple jerseys, competing in a 3 vs 3 match, which was played for two 10-minute halves, a report claimed. In this match, the movements of the robots were guided by built-in algorithms. Instead…

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Haiwainet

Africa-China Trade Momentum Accelerates at Key Expo

The 4th China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo (CAETE) — Quality African Products CHANGSHA, China, June 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Haiwainet, the website of the overseas edition of the People’s Daily, today reported, the 4th China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo (CAETE), themed “China and Africa: Together Toward Modernization”, was successfully held in Changsha, capital of…

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