Commercial maritime traffic carrying crude oil and liquefied natural gas has begun to move again through the Strait of Hormuz after months of severe disruption. The passage of several tankers marks the clearest sign yet of a partial recovery in one of the world’s most sensitive energy corridors following prolonged instability in the......
Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks on Monday in Beijing with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, according to China’s official news agency Xinhua. The meeting comes as both countries continue to strengthen their strategic partnership and coordinate on regional and global diplomatic issues. Although official details of the......
France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Lithuania have jointly called for stronger European Union action against China’s trade practices, intensifying pressure on Brussels to adopt tougher tools to protect European industry. The coordinated stance adds momentum to a broader policy shift under discussion inside EU institutions aimed......
Rescue teams in China continued search operations on Sunday after a devastating gas explosion at a coal mine killed at least 82 miners, making it one of the country’s deadliest mining disasters in recent years. The explosion occurred at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi Province, a major coal-producing region located in northern China.......
A Chinese coast guard vessel withdrew from waters near the Pratas Islands after a 33-hour standoff with Taiwanese authorities, in an incident that underscored rising maritime tensions in the northern South China Sea. The confrontation involved repeated radio exchanges in which both sides asserted competing sovereignty claims over the strategically......
Huawei Technologies announced a new semiconductor scaling law and chip architecture that it claims could achieve performance equivalent to a 1.4 nanometer process node by 2031, marking one of China’s most ambitious attempts to develop an independent advanced chip ecosystem despite continuing US sanctions. The announcement was made by......
Huawei executive He Tingbo has emerged as one of the most influential figures in China’s technology sector, earning the nickname “Chip Queen” for her leading role in the company’s semiconductor strategy. He Tingbo joined Huawei more than three decades ago and became responsible for the company’s chip development......
A devastating explosion in a coal mine in northern China has killed at least 82 people, according to local authorities. The incident occurred on Friday evening in Shanxi province, one of the country’s main coal-producing regions. Initial reports had suggested a higher death toll, but officials later revised the figure while confirming......
China is preparing to launch a major new space mission that will include the country’s first attempt to keep an astronaut in orbit for an entire year, marking another important step in Beijing’s long-term ambitions for space exploration. The Shenzhou-23 mission is scheduled to lift off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center......
Tensions between Taiwan and China increased over the weekend after coast guard vessels from both sides engaged in a tense standoff near the strategically important Pratas Islands in the northern part of the South China Sea. According to Taiwan’s Coast Guard, the confrontation continued for a second consecutive day after a Chinese coast......
A devastating coal mine explosion in northeastern China has killed at least 90 miners, marking the country’s deadliest mining accident in nearly two decades, according to state media reports. The blast occurred on Friday evening at the Liushenyu coal mine when a sudden methane gas explosion ripped through the underground facility. At......
Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has announced a permanent 75% reduction in the price of its flagship V4-Pro artificial intelligence model, a move that could intensify competition within the rapidly expanding global AI industry. According to the company, the new pricing structure will remain in place permanently, reducing......
The United Nations Security Council held an emergency session following a deadly drone strike on a student dormitory in Starobilsk, a town in Russian-occupied Luhansk. The meeting exposed deep diplomatic divisions over responsibility for the attack, which left at least six people dead and dozens injured, including children. Russia called for......
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