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China bans hidden car door handles over safety concerns
Add a CommentChina has banned hidden door handles on electric vehicles (EVs), becoming the first country to ban the controversial design popularised by multi-billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla. This comes as EVs are facing scrutiny from safety watchdogs worldwide after several deadly incidents, … Read more →
China executes 11 scammers
Add a CommentChina has executed 11 members of a notorious mafia family that ran scam centres in Myanmar along its north-eastern border, state media report. The Ming family members were sentenced in September for various crimes including homicide, illegal detention, fraud and … Read more →
US needs to ‘own’ Greenland to prevent Russia and China from taking it – Trump
Add a CommentPresident Donald Trump says the US needs to “own” Greenland to prevent Russia and China from doing so. “Countries have to have ownership and you defend ownership, you don’t defend leases. And we’ll have to defend Greenland,” Trump told reporters … Read more →
China offers parents $1,500 in bid to boost births
Add a CommentParents in China are being offered 3,600 yuan (£375; $500) a year for each of their children under the age of three in the government’s first nationwide subsidy aimed at boosting birth rates. The country’s birth rate has been falling, … Read more →
US and China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days
Add a CommentThe US and China have agreed a deal that will significantly cut the import tariffs, or taxes, both sides have imposed on one another for a 90-day period. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said both countries would lower their reciprocal … Read more →
US aims to limit China’s role in electric cars
Add a CommentThe US has unveiled rules aimed at keeping Chinese components out of electric cars sold in the country. The restrictions are tied to government incentives for electric cars made in America. The hotly-debated limits are intended to help build up … Read more →
Tech shares fall as China mulls child smartphone limits
Add a CommentChinese technology shares fell after the country’s cyberspace regulator recommended limiting smartphone usage of children under 18. Shares of firms like Alibaba and video-sharing site Bilibili fell on Wednesday and saw more losses early on Thursday. The proposed law would … Read more →
Microsoft: China accused of hacking US government emails
Add a CommentChina-based hackers have gained access to the email accounts of around 25 organisations, including government agencies, Microsoft says. The software giant has not provided details of where the government agencies are based. However, the US Department of Commerce has confirmed … Read more →
Putin: China plan could end war, but Ukraine and West not ready for peace
Add a CommentChina’s peace plan for Ukraine could be used as a basis to end the war, Vladimir Putin has said. But Mr Putin said the plan could be put forward only when they are ready “in the West and Kyiv”. The … Read more →
Ofori-Atta off to China for debt restructuring negotiations
Add a CommentFinance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has left Accra for China to have negotiations on debt restructuring with officials of that country. Sources say the Minister left over the weekend via Addis Ababa where he is attending the UNECA High-Level Ministers … Read more →
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