The stock market will enter the third week of the government shutdown after a five-day run of market volatility shaped by US-China trade relations. At the closing bell on Friday, the S&P 500 (^GSPC), tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC), and Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) all managed to eke out wins to cap a volatile week…
United States President Donald Trump said on Friday, October 17, that his proposed 100 per cent tariffs on Chinee imports would not be sustainable, as he hoped that ties with the country would be fine when he meets President Xi Jinping in South Korea in two weeks. The US President also blamed China for the…
Western theoretical frameworks are often ill-suited for China studies, according to Chinese academics who called instead for research that was grounded in the country’s specific context. The case for a tailored approach, bolstered by field research to correct biases and enable deeper understanding, was made at this week’s World Conference on China Studies in Shanghai,…
China’s second-ranked military general has become the latest in a series of top brass to come under investigation for corruption, China’s Ministry of National Defence announced on Friday. He Weidong, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and a member of the 24-man Politburo, was expelled from the Communist Party and the army, the ministry…
The impact of President Trump’s tariffs is expected to weigh on economic growth worldwide in 2025, according to the International Monetary Fund’s new World Economic Outlook released Tuesday. “The outlook for the global economy continues to point to dim prospects, both in the short and the long term,” according to the IMF report. Global growth…
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Economists are reacting to President Donald Trump’s latest tariff escalation with China, as well as the subsequent walk-back over the weekend, following the sharp selloff in risk assets on Friday. On Sunday, in a post on X, economist…
The Chinese authorities have launched a crackdown against one of the country’s largest unregistered Christian congregations, Zion Church, detaining dozens of pastors and members across multiple provinces. FILE: Police officers guard at the main entrance door to a building where Zion church is located after the church was shutdown by authorities in Beijing, Sept. 11,…
China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday urged world leaders to expand joint efforts in supporting women’s empowerment and gender equality. Speaking at the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women in Beijing, Xi marked the 30th anniversary of the landmark Fourth World Conference on Women, originally held in the Chinese capital in 1995. Beijing’s Global Commitment In…
Su Jionglong, deputy dean of the School of AI and Advanced Computing at Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, researches AI applications aimed at reducing discrimination, providing emotional support and making faster medical diagnoses. He said he was establishing a start-up with his students, who developed an AI-powered software that translated written text to and from sign language….
Chinese local governments have been told they may use artificial intelligence to help decision-making, but must ensure they do not leak any sensitive data or “blindly” pursue technological superiority. New guidelines, published by the Cyberspace Administration of China and the National Development and Reform Commission on Friday, said AI models could make government more efficient…