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China's Xi attends symposium on private enterprises, meets biz leaders

Xi delivered a speech after listening to representatives of private companies

Xi Jinping, Jack Ma talks may act as next catalyst for China's tech rally

China is well aware that innovation is the key driver for productivity growth. Xi has continuously pushed for "new productive forces" amid the US curbs on high-end chips to China

Aurobindo Pharma to begin supplies to Europe from China plant in April

Aurobindo Pharma will commence supplies to Europe from its China facility from April onwards, according to Chief Financial Officer Santhanam Subramanian. The Hyderabad-based drug maker commenced operations at the facility in the last week of November 2024 and is now ramping up the production. "The China plant will start billing sometime in the month of April, mainly to the European markets," Subramanian told analysts in a call. The company has received European regulatory approvals and can initiate product supply to the market, he added. "We are in the process of getting it (in China) and after that there may be an inspection for the US (market) also," Subramanian said. The company expects good traction coming out of the China plant over the next 2-3 years, he noted. When asked about revenue projections, Subramanian stated: "This being the first year, we may not like to, but certainly I see a significant revenue coming up in two to three years' time." On a query regarding the ..

DeepSeek drives $1.3 trillion China stock rally as investors rush in

Hedge funds have been piling into Chinese equities at the fastest pace in months as bullishness on the DeepSeek-driven technology rally adds to hopes for more economic stimulus

China enforces new law to tighten state control over Tibetan Buddhism

The report highlighted that to "'create a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation,' Tibetan Buddhists are subtly under pressure to integrate their culture into Chinese framework

Asia-Pacific example of peace, not arena for geopolitical games: China

China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun criticised the move from US President Donald Trump's administration paving the way to provide India with F35 stealth fighters

Taiwan detects 19 Chinese aircraft, 8 naval vessels around its territory

Of the 19 aircraft, 15 crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ)

China rights monitor NGOs suspend work, lay off staff after US aid freeze

The groups are key to documenting a years-long crackdown by President Xi Jinping on minorities, rights defenders and lawyers

China proposes summit between Putin, Trump to help end Ukraine war

Trump said Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had expressed a desire for peace in separate phone calls

China's Baidu to make AI chatbot Ernie bot free of charge from April 1

The AI service will be accessible at no cost to all users on both desktop and mobile platforms, Baidu said

DeepSeek gives China's chipmakers leg up in race for affordable AI

Huawei and its Chinese peers have for years struggled to match Nvidia in building top-end chips

PM Modi, Trump to reinforce Quad partnership amid China's growing influence

Defence and security ties between India and the US are set to be a key focus of PM Modi's meeting with US President Donald Trump

Taiwan detects 6 Chinese aircraft, 8 vessels operating near its waters

According to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND), four of the six aircraft sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)

Both India, US realise China is biggest threat in Indo-Pacific, says expert

He was speaking ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with US President Donald Trump in the US

Jindal accuses China of dumping steel in India, calls for govt intervention

China produces roughly as much steel as the entire rest of the world combined, but its steel production is experiencing a slowdown

Could China's Spacesail dethrone Elon Musk's Starlink? All you need to know

Spacesail recently partnered with Malaysia's Measat and Brazilian state telecom Telebras. The Chinese internet service provider might fill the gap that Musk's starlink couldn't

Taiwan detects 30 Chinese military aircraft, 7 vessels around territory

In recent weeks, China had visibly increased its capacity to conduct amphibious assaults on Taiwan's beaches

Apple partners with Alibaba to bring AI features for iPhones in China

The development could clear months of uncertainty over Apple's AI strategy for China, where it has been losing market share to domestic rivals

The illusion of decoupling from China: Costly trade barriers vs engagement

The G7 economies have continued to run massive trade deficits with China, a key issue in US presidential elections

China's marriage rate hits 40-year low in 2024, deepening population woes

Given that most births in China occur within marriage, this downward trend in marriage rates is expected to push birth figures even lower in 2025