On News at 7, this 8th of July, Jamshed Qamar Siddiqui brings to you the day’s most crucial headlines. U.S President Donald Trump, with the backing of the White House has accused the BRICS bloc of undermining U.S interests following their Rio summit exapansions. Donald Trump has announced new tariffs set at 25% to 40%…
SHANGHAI, July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Hydrexia Holding Limited (“Hydrexia”), a leading hydrogen technology solution provider, and China National Chemical Urban Investment Co. Ltd. (“CNCUI”), a wholly owned subsidiary of China National Chemical Engineering Group Corporation Ltd., announced today that the two companies have formed a strategic alliance to jointly promote hydrogen applications across industry…
U.S. trading partners are weighing up their responses after President Donald Trump’s latest action on tariffs sparked a stock market selloff Monday. The White House sent letters yesterday to about a dozen countries laying out the rates at which imports would be taxed—ranging from 25% to 40%—if no other trade agreements are reached. The letters…
The United States deployed stealth fighter jets to the Philippines—its mutual defense treaty ally—for a joint war game amid increasing Chinese military activity in the South China Sea. The drill, Cope Thunder, comes after China conducted a “combat patrol” around the disputed Scarborough Shoal—located near the Philippines—in the South China Sea last week. Newsweek has…
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China’s ambassador to Manila was summoned after Beijing imposed sanctions on a former Filipino senator who has been critical of China’s aggressive actions in the disputed South China Sea, Philippine officials said Tuesday. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said last week that it was indefinitely prohibiting former Philippine senator Francis…
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China’s ambassador to Manila was summoned after Beijing imposed sanctions on a former Filipino senator who has been critical of China’s aggressive actions in the disputed South China Sea, Philippine officials said Tuesday. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said last week that it was indefinitely prohibiting former Philippine senator Francis…
On Monday, President Donald Trump began notifying trade partners of sharply higher U.S. tariffs from August 1, after he delayed all but 10% of his April duties on most countries to give them time to strike deals with the world’s largest economy. China, initially singled out with tariffs exceeding 100%, has until August 12 to…
Elon Musk’s move to launch a third party has been met with enthusiasm on Chinese social media, where many are reveling in the spectacle of the Tesla tycoon’s ongoing public feud with President Donald Trump. Chinese authorities, who typically steer clear of commenting on U.S. political infighting, have made no official statements, though government censors…
A European business group in China has criticized Beijing’s retaliatory measures targeting medical device makers from the European Union, saying the move worsens ties between the two economic powers. “The European Chamber is deeply concerned by the announcement, as it marks a further escalation of EU-China trade tensions at a time when European businesses are…
Eric Trump, the second-born son of US President Donald Trump, will attend next month’s Bitcoin Asia 2025 conference in Hong Kong as a headline speaker, as the city strives to position itself as a leading hub for digital assets, competing with the US. Trump would discuss bitcoin’s “long-term potential” and its impact on global finance,…