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Nvidia CEO lavishes praise on China in Beijing, drawing rock-star reception
Mint
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July 16, 2025
Jensen Huang, chief executive of artificial-intelligence chip designer Nvidia, spoke a day after the Trump administration allowed the company to resume selling one of its advanced AI chips to Chinese customers. The decision, part of a trade truce...
Chinese court sentences Japanese man to more than 3 years in prison on espionage charges
Dunya News
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BEIJING (AP) — A Japanese man was sentenced Wednesday to three and a half years in prison in China on espionage charges, according to the Japanese embassy in Beijing. The embassy did not identify the man, who has been detained since March 2023....
China supports Pakistan’s counter terrorism efforts: Wang Yi
Orissa Post
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July 16, 2025
Beijing: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi Wednesday expressed Beijing’s support for Islamabad’s counter terrorism efforts while echoing concerns over the safety of Chinese personnel and projects in the country during his meeting with Pakistan’s...
China steps up for marine science in Nice
Dialogo Chino
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July 16, 2025
China sent a signal to the world from France last month: it wants to be seen as a responsible and engaged ocean player. From its plenary meetings to side events, the third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Nice was brimming with China’s academics,...
China's GDP Grows 5.3% in 1st Half of 2025
That's
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July 16, 2025
China's gross domestic product (GDP) has surpassed expectations, growing 5.3% year on year in the first half of 2025, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Tuesday. Better than the 5.1% forecast by many economists, China's GDP...
China’s electricity load exceeds 1.5 billion kW in new record high
The Straits Times
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July 16, 2025
BEIJING – China’s national electricity load exceeded 1.5 billion kilowatts on July 16, setting a new historic high, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said, as extreme heat in wide swathes of the country drove up electricity demand. This is...
China's Richest Man Buying Water Supply of New Hampshire Town Sparks Alarm
Newsweek
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July 16, 2025
China's largest beverage company, Nongfu Spring, has bought a site in Nashua, New Hampshire, next to the Pennichuck water system. The firm, owned by China's richest man, Zhong Shanshan, will have access to the local water for its plant, NewsNation...
China understands Russia's security concerns, FM says
Eleven Myanmar
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China always respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, and also understands Russia's reasonable security concerns, as a complicated and special history lies behind the Ukraine issue, State Councilor and Foreign Minister...
China Merchants Bank subsidiary gets HK crypto license
Ledger Insights
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July 16, 2025
On Monday CMB International Securities, the Hong Kong subsidiary of China Merchants Bank, said it received a virtual asset license from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), which will make it the first Chinese banking subsidiary to get...
Chinese ‘Salt Typhoon’ Hackers Infiltrated US National Guard Network for Almost a Year
GBHackers
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July 16, 2025
The Department of Defense (DoD) revealed that an advanced persistent threat (APT) group, known as Salt Typhoon and publicly identified as Chinese state-sponsored actors, had successfully penetrated a U.S. state’s Army National Guard network in a...
China doesn’t own vast swaths near the Yuma Proving Ground, despite map shown by Trump aides
Tucson Sentinel - Arizona
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July 16, 2025
The Trump administration raised alarms last week about China snapping up farmland near U.S. military sites, unveiling a ban on ownership or control by Chinese investors. The map displayed by the attorney general and the secretaries of defense,...
China’s moon tech uses lunar soil to make fuel and oxygen, may support life
Interesting Engineering - New York
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July 16, 2025
A new technology developed by scientists in China could help humans survive on the moon. Scientists from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, extracted water from lunar soil and used it to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and chemicals...
Chinese Teen Locked Out By Parents Over Low University Exam Score: 'Don't Ask Us For Help'
News18
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July 16, 2025
Last Updated:July 16, 2025, 19:06 IST Xiaokai, a high school student in China, was locked out by his parents after scoring 575 in the Gaokao exam. The incident took place in Huaihua in central Hunan province. (Representative image: Pixabay)A high...
China battery retains 100% capacity after 350 cycles with 15x better electrolyte
Interesting Engineering - New York
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July 16, 2025
Scientists in China have demonstrated a composite electrolyte that boosts ionic conductivity in a battery. Developed by researchers from Luleå University of Technology and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the electrolyte is significant for safe...
China Jails Japanese National for Espionage, Backs Legal System
News18
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July 16, 2025
On July 16, a Chinese court sentenced a Japanese businessman to 3.5 years for spying. Tokyo’s ambassador confirmed the charges. China’s foreign ministry stated it would allow Japan to perform consular duties and stressed that lawful foreign...
China Cost Us 10,000 Nickel Jobs, Now It’s Coming for Copper and Lithium: Australian Senator
The Epoch Times
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July 16, 2025
Nationals Senator Matthew Canavan at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on Jun. 22, 2021. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas Thousands more Australian jobs in the metals industry are under threat as China floods global markets with...
China links prompt German energy deal review
Global Competition Review
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July 16, 2025
Credit: shutterstock/T. Schneider The German government is conducting an in-depth investment screening probe of Italian gas operator Snam’s proposed acquisition of a 24.99% stake in Open Grid Europe, amid scrutiny over the buyer’s indirect ties to...
China transfer station committee presented with draft mission statement
The Town Line - Maine
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July 16, 2025
At the July 8 China Transfer Station Committee meeting, Palermo representative Bob Kurek shared a mission statement for Palermo’s new Solid Waste Committee – one he had Artificial Intelligence (AI) write. The unedited result is very comprehensive,...
China, Japan Hit Record Highs in Foreign Tourist Arrivals
MENAFN
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July 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Foreign visitor numbers have hit historic highs in both China and Japan, as official data released Wednesday highlights a post-pandemic tourism rebound driven by relaxed entry rules. China, the world’s second most populous nation, has...
China's Liu Yaxin embraces challenge in open water debut at worlds
Xinhua News Agency
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SINGAPORE, July 16 (Xinhua) -- For China's veteran swimmer Liu Yaxin, finishing 22nd in the women's 10-kilometer open water event at the World Aquatics Championships on Wednesday, was a satisfying result, marking her first attempt at the demanding...