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Chinese mainland reports six new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases

The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported six new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, all in Guangdong Province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Thursday

China-based hackers luring Indians into fake malicious Tata Motors scam

Cyber-security researchers in India on Thursday said they have discovered a malicious free gift campaign pretending to be an offer from Tata Motors that is collecting users' data

China's top university under fire for using women to lure applicants

One of the top universities in China is facing criticism for using women to lure applicants into a sexually suggestive online advertisement

Families of activists who flee China's Xinjiang pay a heavy price

Members of the Uyghur diaspora who speak publicly about the arbitrary detention of their family members or criticize human rights violations, face vague charges of terrorism by Chinese authorities

Beijing says China, US commerce chiefs to cooperate on handling differences

Top US and Chinese commerce officials agreed to promote healthy trade and cooperate over differences, China's commerce ministry said on Thursday

'Winners' and 'losers' from Covid-19

China is a clear winner; US a distant second; Europe and the UK are among the losers; India an also-ran

$244-billion Bill to counter China tech threat gets US Senate nod

Creating 'imaginary enemy', Beijing denounces the sweeping package

US Senate passes key bill to combat China's growing economic influence

The US Senate has passed a rare bipartisan legislative package aimed at improving the country's economic competition with China by investing billions of dollars in science and technology

China's highest producer inflation in 12 yrs highlights price pressures

China's May factory gate prices rose at their fastest annual pace in over 12 years

China's factory inflation at 13-year high adds to global pressures

The producer price index climbed 9% in May from a year earlier, driven by price increases for oil, metals and chemicals, the National Bureau of Statistics said

Australian PM says WTO should punish Chinese economic coercion

The World Trade Organization should penalize bad behaviour when it occurs, Australia's prime minister said Wednesday ahead of a Group of Seven leaders' meeting in Britain

China has ability to try to disturb rules-based order, says Antony Blinken

China is the single nation that has the ability to try to "disturb" the rules-based order that America, its friends and allies strongly defend, US Secretary of State Tony Blinken has said

Joe Biden supply chain 'strike force' to target China on unfair trade

Biden administration rolled out findings of a review of access to critical products, from semiconductors to electric-vehicle batteries

Best of BS Opinion: No backdoor entry, lab-leak hypothesis, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Wednesday

Apple, Chinese manufacturers in talks on US car battery factory: Report

Apple Inc is in early-stage talks with China's CATL and BYD about the supply of batteries for its planned electric vehicle, four people with knowledge of the matter said.

An international order with Chinese traits?

The fluidity of the geopolitical landscape has amplified anxieties in Asia and placed India in an unenviable situation

Lab-leak hypothesis

China's obfuscation is not helping matters

Biden administration sets up 'strike force' to go after China on trade

The "supply chain trade strike force," led by the U.S. trade representative, will look for specific violations that have contributed to a "hollowing out" of supply chains

China's wandering elephants are now becoming international stars

Already famous at home, China's wandering elephants are now becoming international stars.

China pledges further Covid-19 assistance to Southeast Asian nations

China on Tuesday pledged further assistance to Southeast Asian nations in battling the Covid-19 pandemic as it seeks to boost influence with the region