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Taiwan detects 17 Chinese aircraft, 11 naval vessels near its territory

This latest incident adds to a series of similar provocations by China in recent months

China's plan to introduce digital ID system stokes fears of govt overreach

Some legal experts and users in the world's largest internet market have openly doubted the efforts' stated goal of protecting privacy

China needs more than 'incremental' consumer measures for long-term growth

Trade tensions and local government debt risks leave Beijing few alternatives to revving up consumer stimulus

Toyota's profit increases 17% to $8.70 bn in Q1 but shares tumble

Toyota has been on a record profit run that has boosted its share price. But its outlook has been complicated by a tough market in China

Prez Xi urges hi-tech smart system usage to boost China's border defence

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for greater use of technology and the deployment of a smart system for border defence to meet new opportunities and challenges, amidst Beijing's unresolved land and maritime territorial disputes with its neighbours. The instructions were made during a group study session on Tuesday attended by the Communist Party's 24-member Politburo, its top policymaking body. Xi highlighted the need to strengthen technological empowerment in border defence, enhance the development of new methods and conditions for border, maritime, and air defence, and build a comprehensive and smart management and control system," Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported on Thursday. This aligns with Xi's repeated calls to improve the use of advanced technology in the armed forces to meet modernisation goals by 2027 and achieve the goal of building a world-class military by 2050. Tuesday's meeting lacked details about what the smart systems would entail, the Post

Taiwan detects 29 Chinese aircraft, 10 naval vessels near its territory

This latest incident adds to a series of similar provocations by China in recent months

China's Communist Party expels ex-CNPC chairman for discipline violations

Wang had illegally accepted high value assets and goods and took advantage of his position to help others seek benefits

China's factory activity shrinks for first time in 9 months: PMI data

Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing PMI fell to 49.8 in July from 51.8 the previous month, the lowest reading since October

Can we predict earthquakes? China says it has found an AI-powered solution

Scientists in China have developed a first-of-its-kind AI-model designed to analyse extensive datasets to enhance the accuracy and speed of detection of seismic signals and predict earthquakes

Biden administration plans new US rule on foreign chip exports to China

The rule, an expansion of what is known as the Foreign Direct Product rule, would bar about half a dozen Chinese fabs at the center of China's most sophisticated chipmaking efforts

China accuses Japan of 'smear attacks' in recent talks with Quad members

China has expressed strong dissatisfaction to Japan about what it called "smear attacks" against China at recent high-level meetings with the United States, India and Australia, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. A ministry statement said that Liu Jinsong, the director general of the Asian affairs department, conveyed solemn representations and serious concern at a meeting the previous day with Akira Yokochi, the deputy chief of mission at the Japanese Embassy. Liu pointed out that Japan's smear attacks on China are self-contradictory to its statement of promoting the strategic and reciprocal relationship between the two countries, the statement said. Meeting in Tokyo on Sunday, Japan's foreign and defense ministers agreed to bolster military cooperation with the US at what are known as 2+2 talks with their American counterparts. A joint statement said China's foreign policy seeks to reshape the international order for its own benefit at the expense of others and that such behavi

China's factory activity shrinks in July, service sector grow more slowly

The official purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 49.4 in July from 49.5 in June

French cosmetics L'Oreal Q2 sales rise but depressed China market weighs

The Paris-based company, which owns the Maybelline and Lancome brands, said on Tuesday that sales in the quarter reached 10.88 billion euros

Four killed in rains, floods as remnants of Typhoon Gaemi lash south China

Meteorological experts said the combination of a weather system from the typhoon, which has been downgraded, and a southwest monsoon has created conditions for heavy rain and high-humidity

China claims diving record with its 49th Olympic gold medal, surpasses US

China has won more diving gold medals than any other country, passing the one-time powerhouse United States for the top spot on the table Monday. Lian Junjie and Yang Hao breezed to victory in synchronized 10-meter platform, the 49th gold medal in China's history. After a bit of clarification from the International Olympic Committee, China's mark stands alone, Some record books list the U.S. with 49 golds as well, but the IOC considers a 1904 victory in a one-time event known as plunging for distance to be part of the swimming program, not diving. And What Is Plunging For Distance? ======================= It was apparently popular around the turn of the last century, basically requiring an athlete using that term rather loosely to plunge into the water facedown from a stationary position and float as far as possible for either 60 seconds or until the competitor had to come up for air. The victory went to whoever traveled the farthest without using using their arms or legs. ...

Russia, Iran, and China seek to shape US election by recruiting Americans

Some US citizens have been helping foreign govts seed, promote and add credibility to narratives that serve the foreign actors' interests, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said

Olympics 2024: S Korea edges China to win 10th straight gold in archery

With the help of a magnifying glass, South Korea edged China in women's team archery to win its 10th straight gold medal. The score was tied in the final after regulation, forcing a shoot-off. The score appeared to be tied again after the shoot-off, until an official checked with the magnifying glass. Jeon Hun-young and Lim Si-hyeon were ruled to have scored 10 instead of 9 on their shots, giving South Korea a 29-27 win in the shoot-off and a 5-4 win overall. At the moment of the shoot-off, we tried not to think too much," Jeon said. "As we'd prepared before, we were able to do it (just) as we prepared. We have this teamwork, and we only focus on what we can do in the moment, and we don't worry too much. China had high hopes of breaking through after defeating South Korea at the Archery World Cup in 2023. The Olympic Games are a little bit different," China's Yang Xiaolei said. "They are more comprehensive. But we keep focusing on what we do, and it has already proved a lot for us

Taiwan detects 16 Chinese aircraft, 14 naval vessels near its territory

According to the Ministry, 13 of the PLA aircraft breached the median line, entering Taiwan's northern, central, southwestern and eastern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ)

US to upgrade military command in Japan amid growing concerns over China

The two countries agreed Sunday to upgrade the command functions of the US forces in Japan for better coordination of the US-Japan bilateral alliance

Beijing pressures lawmakers from 6 countries to not attend summit in Taiwan

Chinese diplomats are pressuring lawmakers from at least six countries not to attend a China-focused summit in Taiwan, participants told The Associated Press. Politicians in Bolivia, Colombia, Slovakia, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and one other Asian country that declined to be named, say they are getting texts, calls and urgent requests for meetings that would conflict with their plans to travel to Taiwan, in what they describe as efforts to isolate the self-governed island. The summit begins Monday and is being held by the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, a group of hundreds of lawmakers from 35 countries concerned about how democracies approach Beijing. The Associated Press spoke to the organizers and three lawmakers, and reviewed texts and emails sent by Chinese diplomats to the lawmakers asking whether they were planning to participate in the summit. I'm Wu, from Chinese Embassy, read a message sent to Antonio Miloshoski, a member of parliament in North ...