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China, EU talks could pave the way for price resolution
EU, China to look into setting minimum prices on electric vehicles, EU says

BERLIN, Germany: Talks between the EU and China could pave the way for a shift from tariffs to minimum price agreements on Chinese...

Tesla stops China Orders for US-made models amid trade tensions
Tesla stops taking new orders in China for two US-made models

BEIJING, China: Tesla has halted new orders in China for its two U.S.-made premium models as trade tensions between Washington and...

AI boom drives TSMC revenue to record highs
TSMC's first-quarter revenue surges 42 percent, slightly ahead of forecasts

TAIPEI, TAIWAN: A strong push from artificial intelligence demand lifted TSMC's quarterly revenue to new highs, with the chipmaker...

Culture | Intangible cultural heritage shines at 5th CICPE in Hainan
Culture | Intangible cultural heritage shines at 5th CICPE in Hainan

A staff member demonstrates the craft of Zhuang brocade, a national intangible cultural heritage of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous...

EconomyInFocus | 137th edition of the Canton Fair opens in S China's Guangzhou
EconomyInFocus | 137th edition of the Canton Fair opens in S China's Guangzhou

A man poses for a photo outside the venue of the 137th edition of the China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong...

CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-CICPE-INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)
CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-CICPE-INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

(250415) -- HAIKOU, April 15, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People selects products of Lihou Tiger, a national intangible cultural heritage of north...

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Cancels $5.1B IT Contracts
Pentagon to end contracts with Accenture, Deloitte, others

WASHINGTON, D.C: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has canceled several technology service contracts worth US$5.1 billion. These...

Trump proposes legal path for undocumented farmworkers
Trump suggests farmers could keep workers without legal status

WASHINGTON, D.C: U.S. President Donald Trump said this week that farmers might be allowed to ask the government to keep some farmworkers...

Xi Jinping shifts focus to Southeast Asia amid US tensions
China's Xi in Southeast Asia as trade conflict with US widens

BEIJING, China: As tensions with Washington deepen, Chinese President Xi Jinping is turning his focus to Southeast Asia, with a diplomatic...

LA County offers free lead tests near wildfire burn zones
Californians in wildfire areas urged to test for lead poisoning

PASADENA, California: Because many people are worried about dangerous chemicals in smoke, ash, and debris from recent wildfires, Los...

Trump lifts shower pressure limits to protect 'beautiful hair'
Trump to lift water curbs to 'make America's showers great again'

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump, who had often complained about weak water pressure in showers, has signed an order to remove...

Apple airlifts iPhones from India to dodge new US tariffs
Apple airlifts 600 tons of iPhones from India 'to beat' Trump tariffs

NEW DELHI, India: Apple has ramped up shipments of iPhones from India to the United States, chartering aircraft to move hundreds of...

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