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US Treasury Chief: Beijing's Rare Earths Move is 'China vs the World'

This is Beirut, 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent slammed Beijing's rare earth export curbs Wednesday as "China versus the world," vowing that Washington and its allies would "neither be commanded nor controlled." "This should be a clear sign to our allies that we must work together, and work together we will," Bessent told reporters at a press ...

US and China Escalate Trade War

This is Beirut, 14/10 15:05 - Reading : less than a minute

US China trade tariffs

New US tariffs and Chinese sanctions reignite trade war fears, shaking markets and industries across Asia and the US.

China’s Pure Gold: From Luxury to Investment

Liliane Mokbel, 10/10 19:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Gold China

Could there be synthetic gold, distinct from naturally mined gold, similar to lab-grown diamonds? The question is intriguing, and the answer is nuanced. China has developed a new type of gold called “Hard Pure Gold,” a breakthrough that could transform the global jewelry market and strengthen Beijing’s influence in the gold trade. With a ...

Trump Says No Reason to Meet Xi, Threatens 'Massive' China Tariffs

This is Beirut, 10/10 18:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Friday he no longer feels a summit is necessary with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this month, slamming Beijing for hostile trade practices and threatening "massive" tariffs. "Some very strange things are happening in China! They are becoming very hostile," Trump said in a long post on Truth Social that railed ...

China says to Impose 'Special Port Fees' on US-Linked Ships

This is Beirut, 10/10 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

United States China Fees Ships

China said on Friday it would impose "special port fees" on ships operated by and built in the United States after Washington announced charges for Chinese-linked ships in April. Incremental fees on American ships will be collected at Chinese ports from October 14, Beijing's transport ministry said in a statement. The US shipbuilding industry ...

China Bolsters Export Controls on Rare-Earth Industry

This is Beirut, 09/10 09:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

United States Washington China Technologie Rare Earth

China announced further controls Thursday on the export of rare-earth technologies and items, adding to existing regulations on the critical industry. Rare earths have represented a major sticking point in recent trade negotiations between China and the United States, with Washington accusing Beijing of slow-walking export license ...

NBA Back In China After Six-Year Absence Sparked By Democracy Tweet

This is Beirut, 08/10 12:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

NBA China

The NBA returns to the lucrative China market this week with two pre-season games following a six-year absence after a team official tweeted his support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. The Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns will play sell-out games on Friday and Sunday in Macau, a special administrative region of China close to Hong ...

Miracle Gel for Fractures: Medical Revolution or Media Hype?

Bélinda Ibrahim, 01/10 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Fractures Gel Bones Science China

In recent weeks, international media and social networks have been buzzing about a “miracle gel” developed by Chinese researchers. Known as Bone 02, this biomaterial reportedly repairs fractures in as little as three minutes without traditional surgery or metal implants. The concept sounds like science fiction: apply the gel to a broken bone, ...

Sinner Thrashes Tien to Win China Open for 21st Title

This is Beirut, 01/10 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Tennis China ATP Jannik Sinner

Jannik Sinner won the 21st title of his career by thrashing American teenager Learner Tien 6-2, 6-2 in the China Open final on Wednesday. The Italian lifted the trophy for the second time on Beijing's hard courts, having done so on his tournament debut in 2023, and is eyeing a return to world number one. The 24-year-old's only loss on Beijing's ...

Famed 'Sponge Cities' Chinese Architect Kongjian Yu Dead in Brazil Plane Crash

This is Beirut, 25/09 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Obituary Architect Kongjian Yu Accident China Brazil Culture

Chinese landscape architect Kongjian Yu, known for his so-called nature-mimicking "sponge cities," has died in a small plane crash in Brazil with two filmmakers documenting his work, police said Wednesday. The 62-year-old was considered a leading figure in sustainable urban planning; his "sponge cities" replace concrete surfaces with natural ...

Typhoon Ragasa: 14 Killed, 152 Missing in Taiwan After Barrier Lake Burst

This is Beirut, 24/09 10:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Taiwan Typhoon Death China Hong Kong

At least 14 people were killed when a decades-old lake barrier burst in Taiwan, a government official said Wednesday, after Super Typhoon Ragasa pounded the island with torrential rain. The lake in eastern Hualien County—formed by a series of landslides that created a natural dam wall—burst Tuesday, washing away a bridge and sweeping into a ...

China Steps Into Spotlight at UN Climate Talks

This is Beirut, 24/09 05:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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China's emissions-cutting pledge is poised to take center stage at a United Nations climate meeting Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump unleashed a blistering -- if predictable -- broadside against the science surrounding planet-warming fossil fuels. Some 118 nations will outline plans to curb global warming, which is driving disasters ...

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