Heavy rains kill 5 in China's south, authorities issue disaster alerts
World 10:36 19/05/2025Heavy rains in China's southern Guangdong and Guangxi provinces killed five people and left several missing over the weekend as authorities issued alerts for severe rain, mountain flooding and geological disasters in the south of the country.
China slaps anti-dumping duties on plastics from US, EU, Japan, Taiwan
World 17:30 18/05/2025BEIJING - China on Sunday announced anti-dumping duties as high as 74.9% on imports of POM copolymers, a type of engineering plastic, from the United States, the European Union, Japan and Taiwan.
US slashes 'de minimis' tariff on small China parcels to as low as 30%
World 09:19 14/05/2025HONG KONG/SHANGHAI/LOS ANGELES - The U.S. will cut the "de minimis" tariff for low-value shipments from China to as low as 30%, according to a White House executive order and industry experts, further de-escalating a potentially damaging trade war between the world's two largest economies.
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes China's Tibet
World 12:53 12/05/2025BEIJING - An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Tibet early on Monday, the China Earthquake Administration (CEA) said.
Walmart calls, but India's garment worker woes blunt tariff edge
World 18:45 09/05/2025In a garment hub in south India, R.K. Sivasubramaniam is fielding requests from Walmart and Costco who want to sidestep higher U.S. tariffs faced by rival Asian suppliers, Bangladesh and China. But rows of idle sewing lines at his factory lay bare his biggest challenge.
View of underway $423mn expy for Vietnam-China trade
Vietnam News 15:30 05/05/2025The under-construction VND11-trillion (US$423-million) Huu Nghi – Chi Lang Expressway in Cao Loc District, Lang Son Province, northern Vietnam is taking shape and is envisioned to hold strategic importance for trade between Vietnam and China when it is in place.
Ten killed after four tourist boats capsize in China, state media report
World 14:21 05/05/2025Ten people died when "sudden strong winds" capsized four boats carrying tourists, plunging 84 people into a river in Southwestern China on Sunday, state media reported.
China' Xi to visit Russia May 7-10, Kremlin says
World 17:00 04/05/2025Chinese President Xi Jinping will make an official visit to Russia from May 7-10, where he will participate in celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany, the Kremlin said on Sunday.
TikTok fined 530 million euros by EU regulator over data protection
World 11:49 04/05/2025TikTok was fined 530 million euros ($600 million) by its lead EU privacy regulator on Friday over concerns on how it protects user information and was ordered to suspend data transfers to China if its processing is not brought into compliance within six months.
IMF slashes global growth outlook on impact of Trump tariffs
World 10:02 23/04/2025The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slashed its forecast for global growth this year and warned of an increase in global financial stability risks, citing the effect of U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariff policies on the world economy.
China pits humanoid robots against humans in half-marathon
World 14:24 19/04/2025BEIJING -- Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, the first time these machines have raced alongside humans over a 21km (13-mile) course.
Chinese students learn about Vietnamese history, culture
Education 15:03 17/04/2025Twenty students from an elementary school in Pingxiang, China took part in cultural exchange activities with Vietnamese students in Lang Son Province, northern Vietnam on Wednesday afternoon. The event gave the children a chance to explore Vietnamese history and culture through hands-on experiences such as decorating 'non la,' Vietnam’s iconic conical hat, and making pottery.
