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China’s Xi vows support for Serbia in 'safeguarding' its social stability
Yeni Safak
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September 4, 2025
China on Thursday vowed to support Serbia in “safeguarding” its social stability and national interests, and urged the two sides to enhance their bilateral cooperation. During a meeting in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Serbian...
Chinese Fashion Giant Shein Investigates ‘Luigi’ Model in Website Ad
Breitbart
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September 4, 2025
Chinese fast-fashion company Shein said on Thursday it will investigate an advertisement posted on its website that used a model, real or AI-generated, who looked a great deal like accused murderer Luigi Mangione. “The image in question was...
Fast Fashion’s Quick Decline: Asos and Boohoo Have That Post-Covid Feeling
The Business of Fashion
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September 5, 2025
Once the feared enemy of the high street and worth more than £5 billion ($6.8 million), the online fashion retailer Asos has seen its value slump as it faces difficulties that could herald the demise of fast fashion. The London-based seller...
Japan reduces reliance on China with rare earth-free magnets
The Asahi Shimbun
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Japanese manufacturers are developing technologies to make powerful motor magnets used in electric and hybrid vehicles without utilizing geopolitically sensitive heavy rare earths that are largely controlled by China. Rare-earth elements with...
Sean Duffy, interim NASA head, tells agency that it will beat China back to the moon
NBC News
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September 5, 2025
It's full steam ahead for NASA — at least according to Sean Duffy, the agency's acting administrator. During an internal employee town hall Thursday, Duffy warned of "letting safety be the enemy of progress" when it comes to winning the new space...
China’s ‘Suez Canal On Land’: How Beijing Plans To Outflank United States
Zee News
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Beijing: China is moving to the next stage of its global power ambitions. After cementing its place as a military and economic heavyweight, Beijing is now preparing to carve out a land-based transport corridor being – which is being described as a...
U.S. AI giant Anthropic bars Chinese-owned entities
Japan Today
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September 5, 2025
Anthropic is barring Chinese-run companies and organizations from using its artificial intelligence services, the U.S. tech giant said, as it toughened restrictions on "authoritarian regions." The startup, heavily backed by Amazon, is known for...
Nvidia Discusses China-Specific Chip with Trump Administration
DevX
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September 5, 2025
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has revealed that the company is in talks with the Trump administration regarding a potential new computer chip specifically designed for the Chinese market. This development comes amid ongoing tensions between the United...
Starz #TakeTheLead & Veterans in Media and Entertainment Set Cohort For Mentorship Program Inaugural Class
Deadline
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September 5, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Starz #TakeTheLead and Veterans in Media and Entertainment, a nonprofit connecting U.S. military veterans with careers in entertainment, have set the first year cohort for their Creative Mentorship Program for Television Writers and...
Country music star clashes with famous televangelist over preaching style
MassLive - Massachusetts
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September 5, 2025
Country music superstar John Rich has criticized megachurch pastor Joel Osteen in a recent podcast appearance. Rich appeared as a guest on Tuesday’s episode of “The Shawn Ryan Show” — a podcast “dedicated to preserving history through the...
New Window Opens for Zimbabwean Blueberries to Reach China
Arabian Post
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September 5, 2025
A protocol on phytosanitary standards agreed upon during President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s visit to Beijing has unlocked the possibility of Zimbabwe exporting blueberries to China, the Horticultural Development Council has announced. This agreement...
Louisiana Senator holds ‘Alien’ movie poster to warn against eating imported, ‘radioactive’ shrimp: ‘It will kill you’
Mint
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September 5, 2025
John Kennedy, a Louisiana Senator made a bizarre claim that people eating foreign, “radioactive" shrimp will either make them look like “alien” or he “guarantees you will grow an extra ear”. He also linked it to the popular sci-fi, horror 1979...
Trump has realised only 50% of the truth on India, China
India Today
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September 5, 2025
US President Donald Trump might have admitted the reality. But it's only half the truth, that he has "lost" India. However, he missed the other 50% of the fact that he himself is the reason behind the drift. Even if Trump had the intellectual...
North Korean leader spends a successful week in Beijing
WNYC - New York
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September 5, 2025
When Chinese Leader Xi Jinping attended this week's massive military parade in Beijing, he arrived with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un. It was one of many wins for Kim, who wants to be accepted on the global...
Rep. Zinke to Newsmax: China Has Arrived Militarily
KKOB News Radio - New Mexico
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September 5, 2025
Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., told Newsmax on Friday that China remains a threat to democracy. Zinke was appearing on “National Report” following China’s annual Victory Parade on Wednesday. The parade was attended by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, North...
Joint Statement between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Cuba
Cuban News Agency
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September 5, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 5 (ACN) Cuba and China issued a Joint Statement on accelerating the construction of a Community of Shared Future between their nations, as a result of the recent visit to the Asian nation by Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of...
China stocks steady after selloff, set for biggest weekly drop since April
Mint
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September 5, 2025
HONG KONG, Sept 5 - China's stocks steadied on Friday after steep losses in the previous session, but remained on course for their biggest weekly fall in five months as a stellar rally started to lose some steam. The Shanghai Composite Index...
China’s Victory Parade Stuns World: 5 Messages Dragon Sent To Friends, Foes
Zee News
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Beijing: China unleashed one of its most massive military spectacles in decades, displaying everything from nuclear warheads to cutting-edge fighter jets and missiles, in its Victory Day parade on September 3. The show of strength sent ripples...
Marriott refreshes Fairfield brand for China
TPH News
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September 5, 2025
Marriott has revealed an update for its Fairfield by Marriott hotel brand, with a tweak that will improve the brand’s attractiveness to Chinese guests. The refreshed brand lozenge will now feature Chinese lettering that also emphasises the link of...
Sanctions, Bans, and Tariffs How The U.S. is Feuling Chinese Innovation
JD Supra - California
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September 5, 2025
Just look at the current landscape of how China has been innovating through various trade related sanctions, bans, and tariffs. Just like lions, tigers and bears, oh my! Of course, in this case the scarecrow was the only one without a brain, so...