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Apple partners with Alibaba to bring AI features for iPhones in China

The development could clear months of uncertainty over Apple's AI strategy for China, where it has been losing market share to domestic rivals

The illusion of decoupling from China: Costly trade barriers vs engagement

The G7 economies have continued to run massive trade deficits with China, a key issue in US presidential elections

China's marriage rate hits 40-year low in 2024, deepening population woes

Given that most births in China occur within marriage, this downward trend in marriage rates is expected to push birth figures even lower in 2025

Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend Moscow's Victory Day on May 9

The Kremlin said in December that it had invited "many countries" to attend the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, which Russians call the Great Patriotic War

Taiwan detects 5 Chinese aircraft, 6 PLAN vessels operating near its shores

The ministry also confirmed that three of the five aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the island nation's southwestern ADIZ

DeepSeek sparks hope for renaissance in China's technology megacaps

Market watchers are increasingly touting how the AI model will be a game changer for Chinese tech companies and their stocks

Donald Trump's belligerence will help China's image as reliable partner

Trump has threatened to increase the import duties on goods from Taiwan, Europe and India

UK shadow ministers join protest against China's mega embassy plan

UK shadow ministers and fellow Opposition Conservative Party parliamentarians were among hundreds of protesters who descended upon the proposed site of China's so-called mega embassy in east London. Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick, shadow security minister Tom Tugendhat and former Tory leader Ian Duncan Smith joined groups representing Hong Kongers, Uyghurs and Tibetans at the site of the historic Royal Mint Court near the Tower of London on Saturday. Shadow ministers are members of the opposition who scrutinise the work of the government. According to UK media reports, the protesters wanted to register their opposition against a much-larger new embassy which they fear could be used as a spy hub if it is allowed permission to go ahead as one of China's largest diplomatic missions in Europe. We do not want this great historical building behind us in the shadow of the Tower of London to become a mega embassy of the Chinese Community Party, Jenrick told the gathering. This

Taiwan reports 14 Chinese aircraft and 6 PLAN vessels near its shores

Nine of these aircraft crossed the median line and entered the island nation's northern and southwestern Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)

Canadian govt department detects 'malicious activity' targeting candidate

A Canadian government department that tracks suspected foreign interference said Friday it has detected a coordinated and malicious activity targeting federal Liberal Party leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland. A release from the Rapid Response Mechanism Canada, based at Global Affairs Canada, said the activity has been traced to a WeChat account linked to the Chinese government. The launch of this information operation was traced to WeChat's most popular news account an anonymous blog that has been previously linked by experts at the China Digital Times to the People's Republic of China, the release said. RRM Canada identified over 30 WeChat news accounts taking part in the campaign. The campaign received very high levels of engagement and views. The release said members of Freeland's campaign and the executive of the Liberal Party of Canada have been briefed on the findings. Freeland responded to the news releasee with a post on X Friday evening. I will not be intimidated by

Taiwan detects 11 Chinese aircraft, 8 vessels around its territory

In recent weeks, China has been visibly boosting its ability to invade Taiwanese beaches with innovative new naval equipment

Donald Trump meets Japan's PM Shigeru Ishiba as China trade tensions loom

Trump put a 10 per cent tariff on all imports from China in what he called an opening salvo in a clash between the world's two largest economies

Taiwan reports rise in Chinese activity with aircraft, vessels near island

In recent weeks, China has been visibly boosting its ability to invade Taiwanese beaches with innovative new naval equipment

India will mitigate China's threat with Siang project: NHPC Chairman & MD

For the last few years, the government has given a lot of emphasis to hydropower projects and pumped storage solutions through policy push and incentives, said NHPC Chairman & MD

China considers probe into Apple's policies, App Store fees: Report

The development comes a day after China announced measures targeting US businesses including Google, farm equipment makers and the owner of fashion brand Calvin Klein

Stock Market Close Highlights: Sensex sheds 313pts, Nifty ends at 23,696; Smallcap shares outperform

Stock Market Highlights on February 5, 2025: Broader markets outperformed the benchmarks, with small-cap shares leading the charge, as the Nifty Smallcap100 index ended higher by 1.85 per cent

Toyota announces EV, battery push in China, US as quarterly profit surges

Toyota is developing and making electric vehicles and EV batteries in China, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday, under a new partnership with the Shanghai government. Toyota Motor Corp. also announced it will start producing batteries for EVs, hybrids and plug-ins at a new USD 14 billion facility in North Carolina, with shipping starting for North American models in April. The moves highlight Toyota's aggressive push in electric cars, a sector where some critics have said it's fallen behind rivals like Tesla and BYD at a time when the Chinese EV market is booming and the world's concerns about sustainability are increasingly crucial. Toyota is setting up a company in Jinshan district in southwest Shanghai for that effort, with production of the new Lexus EVs starting in 2027. Initial production capacity there totals 100,000 vehicles a year, which will create about 1,000 jobs, the world's top automaker said. The battery plant in the US will create some 5,000 jobs, according to ..

Chinese chip makers, cloud providers rush to embrace homegrown DeepSeek

The news that Huawei had integrated DeepSeek's models with its Ascend chips marked a watershed moment

US postal service suspends incoming packages from China, Hong Kong

The Trump administration imposed an additional 10 per cent tariff on Chinese goods that came into effect on Tuesday

China's services activity grows at slower pace in Jan, PMI slips to 51

The Caixin survey showed that new business growth eased to a four-month low, while employment fell to the weakest since April 2024