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Why the yuan can be safe-haven currency: former bank official flags ‘advantages’
Authors, including the PBOC’s former statistics head, call for ‘a new vision where multiple currencies jointly support global financial stability’.
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‘Whatever they do is wrong’: Chinese exporters trapped by Trump’s Asean tariffs
‘Every investment is a gamble’, and Chinese factories face ‘huge losses’ by operating in Southeast Asian countries facing Trump’s tariffs, according to industry insiders.
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China offers subsidy to those hiring unemployed young people
Employers will receive up to 1,500 yuan for each new hire they make for the rest of the year.
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Hong Kong to introduce bill to recognise same-sex partnerships on July 16
‘The government … must make it clear that same-sex partnerships registered under the alternative framework are not equivalent to marriages,’ authorities say.
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Trump announces new tariffs on Brazil, 6 smaller economies
‘Our relationship has been, unfortunately, far from reciprocal,’ letters say, adding alleged deficits are threats to US national security.
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Award-winning data scientist She Yiyuan takes job in China after decades in US
The statistician, whose research covers machine learning and big data analysis, leaves Florida for Zhejiang’s Westlake University.
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Chinese nationals in Africa ‘vulnerable to kidnappings’ as cases rise
Analysts say there’s a perception that Chinese prefer to operate outside the formal banking system and that they carry large sums of cash.
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Acclaimed photographer Cristina Mittermeier’s dynamic pictures inspire change
Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative supports the conservationist’s work which sparks discussions and action needed to protect the oceans.
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Will speeding up rail line for Northern Metropolis entice Hong Kong developers?
Government’s deal with MTR Corp that brings forward completion of spur line should make project more appealing to developers, but will they bite?
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‘Do some homework’: Trump’s Singapore ambassador pick fails Senate grilling
Anjani Sinha has drawn online backlash for fumbling his responses to Thai American Senator Tammy Duckworth.
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United States & Canada
Trump marvels at Liberian president’s ‘good English’. It’s his nation’s official language
The awkward exchange adds to a pattern of Trump’s unusual compliments to foreign leaders.
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Military
Chinese and Pakistani air chiefs seek military synergy
China keen to learn from Pakistan’s experience, PLA’s Wang Gang says two months after skirmish with India.
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China creates first cyborg bee with world’s lightest brain controller
Chinese-made device can command the movements of bees, making them ideal to help search for survivors in earthquake ruins, scientists say.
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Ship attacked by Houthis sinks in Red Sea, 6 of 25 mostly Filipino crew rescued
As 19 remain missing, US alleges Houthi rebels kidnapped ship’s surviving crew.
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South Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol back behind bars over martial law decree
After a gruelling seven-hour hearing, a court issued a detention warrant for the ex-president, citing concerns he could destroy evidence.
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China’s CXMT eyes IPO amid global memory-chip market upswing
CXMT completes formal filing of pre-listing guidance with the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
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Health & Environment
Hong Kong authorities confirm bitumen in water in Sai Wan Ho private estate
Substance originated from upstream supply pipe work, government says after receiving reports of black particles in water.
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Science
Chang’e-6 study shows asteroid strike may have altered moon’s far-side mantle
Meanwhile, researchers across Nasa and American government departments may be locked out from Chinese findings due to US budget cuts.
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Secret Japanese life of North Korea Kim Jong-un’s mother exposed in new book
A new book reveals that the leader’s maternal grandfather was a Japan-based smuggler who had to flee to North Korea to escape prosecution.
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Why the Science and Technology Agreement is a US-China bellwether: Denis Simon
The long-time scholar on US-China cooperation on research explains how the landmark pact continues to define bilateral relations.
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Veteran banker Jin Liqun on leading AIIB during its formative first 10 years
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Trump and Xi to act tough but won’t allow free fall in US-China ties: Ryan Hass
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Huawei to open-source self-developed programming language Cangjie
The language supports general programming for apps on HarmonyOS Next, Huawei’s self-developed platform.
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Why dozens of Chinese firms are joining the weight loss drugs fray
In China, over 60 late-stage drugs are undergoing clinical trials, and may compete with those from incumbents Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly.
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Chinese AI stocks to extend DeepSeek-driven run, analysts say
AI to be ‘a key driver for China’s modernisation,’ Huachuang Securities says, joining Morgan Stanley, UBS and others in optimistic outlook.
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Chinese start-up Manus AI relocates to Singapore amid US chip curbs
Manus AI has begun recruiting in the city state, offering positions such as data analyst and AI agent engineer.
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China tried to cut lavish spending. Now some officials fear ordering coffee
Some regions have rolled out draconian austerity measures that have hit businesses hard, complicating Beijing’s drive to boost consumption.
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‘Historic opportunity’: why China is betting on a poor province in trade war
A few years ago, it beat extreme poverty – now, it’s a frontline province in Beijing’s economic shift.
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Meet some of the Chinese AI scientists dominating the global top 100
Half of the leading experts are in China while another 10 are of Chinese origin and working in the US, according to report.
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Trump wants to ground China’s drones – but have they flown too high to reach?
An executive order to limit China’s market penetration and boost the US’ capacity in drones might be too little, too late.
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