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China, Russia and India send 'threat to the West' as World War 3 fears soar
Daily Express
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September 5, 2025
China, Russia and India's “buddy show” in Beijing poses a growing threat to the West, a top UK think tank has warned.The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting, fronted by Chinese President Xi Jinping, saw non-Western leaders, including Russian...
Copper rises on weaker dollar, hopes for stronger demand in China
Mint
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September 5, 2025
LONDON, Sept 5 - Copper prices rose on Friday as a weaker dollar and hopes for stronger demand in China provided support ahead of a U.S. jobs report later in the session that may provide more clarity on the U.S. interest rate trajectory....
Basquiat Sells for $22 Million in Art Auction Tied to 1MDB Fraud
The Business of Fashion
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September 5, 2025
Paintings and a photograph tied to the 1MDB scandal were sold at auction Thursday, with one artwork from Jean-Michel Basquiat fetching more than double its previous price. A Pablo Picasso still life, two works by Basquiat and a print of a Diane...
Musinsa Reveals Plans for China Foray
Retail & Leisure International
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September 5, 2025
The South Korean fashion retailer Musinsa has entered the Chinese market through a partnership with Anta Sports. The companies will establish a joint venture, Musinsa China, to drive growth across both online and offline channels. Musinsa will...
Nexteer Signs Agreement for New Smart Manufacturing Project in Suzhou, China
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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September 5, 2025
Advances M anufacturing E xcellence, E xpands Capacity & Optimizes Footprint SUZHOU, China, Sept. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nexteer Automotive and the Administrative Committee of Suzhou Industrial Park have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
Vietnam’s New South China Sea Play: From Militarization to Conservation
Geopolitical Monitor
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September 5, 2025
For years, the South China Sea narrative has been dominated by images of dredgers and military outposts—China building artificial islands, and Vietnam quietly following suit to secure its claims. Headlines have focused on sovereignty,...
The Global AI Rules Race: China’s Strategic Response to US Tech Dominance
Geopolitical Monitor
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September 5, 2025
Just as space dominance once symbolized global power during the Cold War, artificial intelligence now sits at the center of a high-stakes geo-strategic competition between the U.S. and China. But technological breakthroughs alone will not...
Remembering Dorothy Marsh, social worker, purchasing agent, artist
Berkeleyside - California
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September 5, 2025
Dorothy Marsh. Courtesy of her family Dorothy Yvonne Marsh (née Baron) passed away at the grand age of 98 years on Aug. 25 in her beloved home in Berkeley. Born in Brooklyn in 1927 to James and Dinah Baron, Dorothy was the youngest of four...
China, Serbia to defend ‘correct historical perspective’ on anti-fascist war
Capital FM Kenya
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September 5, 2025
BEIJING, China, Sep 5 — President Xi Jinping has vowed to safeguard hard-won outcomes of China’s anti-fascist war as Beijing rallies for the reform of the global governance system. Xi affrimed China’s commitment when he met with Serbian President...
China's New Gonow Hits Roadblocks As Luxury RV Demand Falters
Benzinga
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The Chinese motorhome maker has announced plans for a temporary retreat from the top-tier RV market after delivering weak half-year results Key Takeaways: New Gonow's revenue fell 2.4% and its net profit sank 22.4% compared with the first half of...
China launches selection for men's football coach, targets 2030 World Cup qualification
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Football Association (CFA) announced Friday that it has opened applications for the men's national team head coach, setting a clear target of qualifying for the 2030 FIFA World Cup. The application period...
Why is the new ‘Wuthering Heights’ movie stirring controversy?
Forbes Australia
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Published on September 5, 2025 An upcoming movie adaptation of the classic novel “Wuthering Heights” is stirring controversy online months before its release, as some fans of the book have lamented Jacob Elordi’s casting as a character who some...
Beijing’s ‘Davos’ of dictators should spur democracies into action
Democratic Voice of Burma
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September 5, 2025
Benedict Rogers for UCA News Earlier this week, some of the world’s most brutal tyrants, responsible for mass atrocity crimes and egregious repression, gathered in Beijing in a macabre dictator-fest. Xi Jinping hosted Russia’s Vladimir Putin,...
Mali receives new consignment of Chinese armour
Janes
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A Norinco VN22B fire-support vehicle in the parade held in Côte d'Ivoire on 7 August 2025. (Forces Armées de Côte d'Ivoire) A convoy carrying Chinese-made armoured vehicles was filmed arriving in Bamako at night on 3 September, confirming that...
DiGiCo Quantum 338s boost Fairy-Tale Theatre in China’s ‘wooden toy town’
Installation
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September 5, 2025
Two of the consoles were recently installed in the 696-seat theatre, part of the larger Fairy-Tale Castle complex in Yunhe town, Zhejiang, where toys are traditionally manufactured DiGiCo’s Quantum 338 mixing consoles have been installed at the...
china With diplomatic tour de force, China's Xi shows he's 'totally in charge'
Asiaone
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September 5, 2025
HONG KONG/BEIJING - When Chinese leader Xi Jinping organised his first parade to mark the anniversary of the end of World War Two, in 2015, he placed his two predecessors by his side in a show of respect and continuity of leadership. Ten years on...
Shanghai Blues: We risk losing more than money when pushing India to BRICS
Brussels Signal
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September 5, 2025
There is a 1991 Russian rock blues song named Shanghai Blues. It is a powerful tune, where Slavic emotion meets crooner style in a captivating performance. The band is Mashina Vremeni, which means “time machine”. And the opening lyric goes “A long...
Art of shaping talents
TTG Asia
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September 4, 2025
As hotel companies amp up their portfolio ambitions, the spotlight has fallen on a crucial business resource: people. Karen Yue finds out what human resource chiefs are doing to provide the right talents – and leaders – to support new and future...
Netflix Unveils Trailer for Chinese-Language Revenge Thriller “The Resurrected”
Hype Malaysia
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September 5, 2025
Netflix has unveiled the main trailer and key art for the Chinese-language revenge thriller series “The Resurrected,” which sets the stage for a chilling seven-day vengeance fueled by a mysterious resurrection ritual. Starring international film...
An evening with Max Richter, the composer whose music for the edge of sleep has millions of streams
El País
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September 5, 2025
Next to the window of Max Richter’s studio, a telescope points at the bright sky. It’s 3 p.m., but for the German-British composer, it feels like dawn. “I’ve been adjusting my biological clock to the schedule of my upcoming concerts for days,” he...