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China confirms issuing of first general licences for rare earth exports

Beijing confirmed on Thursday that it has begun granting general licences with lengthier terms for exports of rare earth elements…

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Laos cleared to export fresh durians to China as Malaysia, Thailand face new rival

Laos has received approval to begin exporting fresh durians to China, becoming the latest Southeast Asian nation to vie for…

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Why South Korea is becoming China’s new bargain travel hotspot amid Japan spat

As Chinese tourists pull back from visiting Japan amid a diplomatic row, a slumping won is positioning South Korea as…

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China offers more support to returning overseas students as influx grows

China has launched a national-level service platform to help returning overseas students find work and start businesses, as the country…

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Efforts to choke China will fail, Xi Jinping vows at 2026 economic agenda meeting

China’s achievements amid global uncertainty proved its development was unstoppable, President Xi Jinping said at an annual conference, while emphasising…

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China’s growing young billionaire class masks innovation hurdles, analysts say

While China continues to produce many young self-made billionaires, showcasing its economic dynamism, observers have urged the creation of a…

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Macroscope | From climate change to health, global problems need investors to step up

People love to hate governments, and they loathe having to pay taxes. However, from now on, we’ll have to embrace…

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European firms need to abandon overreliance on China and US, chamber report warns

A new report recommends European companies diversify away from overreliance on China and the US, as companies find themselves squeezed…

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DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng makes the cut in top 10 ‘people who shaped science in 2025’

The Nature’s 10 profile of Liang recognised the disruption caused in January by the release of DeepSeek-R1, a reasoning model…

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As US, EU and Japan boost defence spending, is stimulus their true intention?

More than six decades after British historian AJP Taylor termed war the “mother of invention”, economies around the world appear…

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