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Will develop tunnel boring machines if China puts curbs: Piyush Goyal

The commerce minister said India would also reduce dependence on China for critical inputs such as rare earths, with start-ups already developing motors that do not use rare-earth materials

What's inside China's 18-point plan to protect workers from AI job losses?

The State Council guidelines call for employment-risk assessments of AI projects, advance notice to affected workers, retraining support and stronger labour protections as businesses adopt AI

China's 5k tonne digging machines could become trade weapon against India

Beijing's newest export controls target construction equipment - including tunnel-boring machines, some of the world's largest and most complex industrial devices

Global criticism during Covid hardened China's stance towards world: Misri

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said that during COVID-19, China felt blamed and stigmatised by the international community for the pandemic, leading to a harsh attitude toward the outside world and a draconian lockdown within its borders. Speaking on Saturday at the Iqwat Global Business Conclave, an event organised by an association of Kashmiri Pandits. Misri also recalled that he faced a major challenge during his posting in China as Ambassador, when India and China had an unprecedented confrontation in eastern Ladakh's Galwan Valley. For the first time in nearly 50 years, lives were lost on both sides at the Line of Actual Control, he noted. What made it particularly challenging was that it happened at the height of COVID-19, which imposed limitations on interactions, understanding domestic perceptions in China and travelling back to Delhi, Misri said. "Travel was extremely difficult. Anytime you flew out of China during COVID, returning meant a mandatory 21-day quarantine, 21

Quad foreign ministers express grave concern over economic coercion

The Quad foreign ministers on Saturday expressed "grave concern" over "economic coercion" through arbitrary export restrictions and practices that disrupt global supply chains. In an apparent reference to China, the foreign ministers of India, the US, Australia and Japan expressed grave concerns regarding economic coercion, including arbitrary export restrictions, as well as non-market policies and practices that result in overcapacity, disrupting global supply chains in critical industries. In a joint statement after their meeting in Atlanta, the Quad foreign ministers reiterated their commitment to building reliable and open global supply chains and trusted and resilient infrastructure. The Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting was convened by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and was attended by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi. The ministers recognised the importance of critical sea lanes, t

Best of Opinion: From closing window to overshoot, climate action retreats

Today's columns examine climate overshoot and AI's environmental costs, Netanyahu's electoral position in Israel, US midterm implications for oil prices and China's property crisis

Nvidia chief Jensen Huang reportedly targeted in Chinese spy plot

US intelligence agencies reportedly identified a Megaspeed executive with ties to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as a Chinese intelligence asset, raising concerns over AI chip exports.

Taiwan suspects China behind Pakistan's brief airspace ban for its airlines

Taiwan's Deputy Foreign Minister Chen Ming-chi said Pakistan's move sent a dangerous message, as Taiwanese commercial flights resumed over the country on Thursday after permits were approved

Mbappe faces China backlash over Mao remark as major sponsors cut ties

Kylian Mbappe's remarks on Mao Zedong sparked a backlash in China, prompting brands to sever sponsorship ties and highlighting growing political risks for global companies.

China warns global stars risk brand fallout as Mbappe backlash spreads

Mbappe quickly apologized Tuesday for comments perceived as insulting Mao Zedong, but criticism continued to spread across Chinese social media

China boycotts Kylian Mbappe after perceived insult to Mao Zedong

CCTV has reportedly removed advertisements featuring Mbappe, stopped airing soccer matches involving the Frenchman and deleted all posts related to him from its official Weibo account

Sinking profits turn China's $3.5 trillion stock rout into a deeper trap

The world's second-largest equities market has lost $3.5 trillion in value from a peak in May, data compiled by Bloomberg show

Venezuela to restart major power plant with help from Chinese firm

Restarting Venezuela's largest fossil fuel-burning plant will help ease chronic blackouts that have worsened since earthquakes ravaged the region in June

5.3-magnitude earthquake hits China's Qinghai days after Tibet quake

A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck China's Qinghai province on Saturday, two days after a powerful 7.0-magnitude temblor in neighbouring Tibet left 16 people dead and 76 others injured. The latest quake jolted Zadoi County in northwest China's Qinghai Province at 4:39 pm (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC). The epicentre, at a depth of 10 kilometres, was monitored at 32.54 degrees north latitude and 93.97 degrees east longitude, the centre said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from Saturday's earthquake. The fragile Tibetan Plateau is prone to powerful earthquakes as it lies in a region where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates collide, generating significant seismic activity. Meanwhile, rescue and relief operations continued after the 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Baqen County in Nagqu city of the Tibet Autonomous Region at 10:33 pm (local time) on Thursday. So far, 12,489 residents have been evacuated, and rescue

Kim Jong Un visits China again in over a year ahead of Trump's Asia visit

The North Korean leader's visit comes as Pyongyang and Beijing strengthen ties; US President Donald Trump is due in the region next month for the APEC summit in Shenzhen

LAC situation disturbed by Chinese Army: Ministry of External Affairs

The MEA says Chinese forces periodically deviate from established patrolling patterns along the LAC, while Congress demands that PM Modi explain the border situation to Parliament

Starbucks China brings in no-order, no-seat rule amid fierce competition

The new rule requires customers to purchase before taking a seat, with stores displaying notices about the change

Chinese-linked hackers use AI to compromise firms globally: Microsoft

Microsoft said the incident demonstrated how threat actors were using AI agents to automate existing attack methods and attempt to compromise multiple organisations at greater speed

China opposes US sanctions on five firms linked to ex-Google engineer

Beijing on Tuesday expressed "firm opposition" to the Trump administration's sanctions on five Chinese companies connected to a former Google engineer accused of intellectual property theft. The move "severely harms the legitimate rights and interests" of Chinese businesses, the country's commerce ministry said in a statement. "The nature of this act is egregious. China firms opposes this." The ministry also urged the US to "correct its erroneous practice" and said Beijing would take "necessary measures", without specifying them. It came a day after the US State Department imposed sanctions on five Chinese companies connected to Linwei Ding, who founded Shanghai Zhisuan Technology. The department said he had touted his experience with Google and claimed his company could replicate the American tech giant's super intelligence infrastructure technology. The start-up incubation programme MiraclePlus, which was sanctioned along with Zhisuan, gave seed capital in exchange for an ownersh