By Nichola Groom and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday imposed a series of price floors and a 15% tariff on products made from polysilicon, the raw material used in semiconductors and solar panels that is primarily produced by China. U.S. President Donald Trump’s proclamation under Section 232 of…
July 29 (UPI) — The United States announced a ban on imports of humanoid robots from China and other countries, citing “unacceptable risks” to national security and the safety of Americans. The advanced robots ban, including humanoid, four-legged robots and bipeds, was part of a Federal Communications Commission update on Tuesday to a list of…
By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila DAKAR, July 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. is backing the Ampasindava rare earths project in Madagascar as part of its strategy to loosen the dominance of rivals in critical minerals supply chains, the State Department has said, underscoring Washington’s push to develop alternative sources of minerals now largely controlled by China….
A landslide in central China has killed eight people, and 34 are still missing. Image courtesy of UPI July 18 (UPI) — At least eight people are dead and 34 are missing after a massive landslide fell in Chongqing, China, Friday morning. Rocks and soil slid down the mountain and buried more than 10 residential…
Mexican soccer fans react during the Round of 32 match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup between Mexico and Ecuador in Mexico City, Mexico, Tuesday. Three people died by asphyxiation during the celebration. Photo by Sashenka Gutierrez/EPA July 1 (UPI) — Three people died of asphyxiation in Mexico City as about a million people flooded…
SHANGHAI, June 30 (Reuters) – Collector Xiao Neng says he has spent at least $1 million on Ralph Lauren clothing over the past four to five years, building a wardrobe so large that he now sells pieces of it in two vintage stores that he opened in downtown Shanghai. The 23-year-old is part of a…
By Julie Zhu and Anne Marie Roantree HONG KONG, May 28 (Reuters) – China’s commitment to buy 200 Boeing jets during a recent visit by U.S. President Donald Trump will be firmed up later this year and is only an “initial tranche” of a potentially far bigger deal, the planemaker’s CEO Kelly Ortberg said. Investors…
May 23 (UPI) — More than 90 people have died in a gas explosion in a coal mine in northern China, the worst mining disaster in the country since 2009. The explosion happened at 7:29 p.m. CST Friday at the Liushenyu Coal Mine in Shanxi province. China’s Ministry of Emergency Management sent 345 personnel from…
May 19 (UPI) — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Tuesday in Beijing for a state visit after U.S. President Donald Trump made a similar visit last week. It’s Putin’s 25th trip to the country and marks his most recent meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping with a “quite packed” schedule, Russian news agency TASS reported….
SHENZHEN, April 30 (Reuters) – An American scientist convicted of lying to U.S. authorities about payments from China while he was at Harvard University has rebuilt his research lab in Shenzhen to pursue technology the Chinese government has identified as a national priority: embedding electronics into the human brain. Charles Lieber, 67, is among the…