Western Australia Reviews Uranium Mining Ban as Nuclear Energy Investment Grows

Australia’s uranium sector remains shaped by state-based rules, with Western Australia maintaining a ban on new uranium mining licenses since 2017. While projects approved before the ban were allowed to proceed, no new developments have been...

2025 China International Industrial Technology and Smart Manufacturing Expo Opens in Osaka

BEIJING, Oct. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The China International Industrial Technology and Smart Manufacturing (Japan) Expo, hosted by China’s Ministry of Commerce and organized by its Trade Development Bureau (TDB), commenced at the INTEX Osaka...

Good news for job seekers abroad: China launches K visa for skilled people

China's new visa programme aimed at attracting foreign tech talent kicks off this week, a move seen boosting Beijing's fortunes in its geopolitical rivalry with Washington as a new US visa policy prompts would-be applicants to scramble for...

Sinner and Djokovic enjoy return to Rolex Shanghai Masters

Novak Djokovic practices his swings at the Qizhong Tennis Center in Shanghai, on Oct 2, 2025. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] With the 2025 Rolex Shanghai Masters now in full swing, top tennis stars such as Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic...

China-linked APT Phantom Taurus uses Net-Star malware in espionage campaigns against key sectors

China-linked APT Phantom Taurus uses Net-Star malware in espionage campaigns against key sectors China-linked APT Phantom Taurus targets government and telecom orgs with Net-Star malware for espionage, using unique tactics over two years....

Yunnan, China’s coffee capital, grinds out exports to meet global demand

Long known as China’s coffee capital, the southwestern province of Yunnan is moving higher up the global value chain as rising international prices and overseas demand fuel an export boom. The value of outbound shipments of coffee and derivative...

Nuclear fusion milestone: China’s BEST reactor prepares for first electricity tests

China’s next-generation nuclear fusion research device, BEST, has entered a new construction phase involving the assembly of its main machine. The transition was marked by the installation of the Dewar base, a large and critical structural...

Latest Trump tariffs scaring Ontario wood manufacturers, group says

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Local impacts of new U.S. tariffs on wood products are unclear but 'potentially devastating' Wood Manufacturing Cluster of Ontario CEO Mike Baker. Photo by SUPPLIED /THE SUN TIMES/POSTMEDIA NETWORK U.S....

BHP ban a sign China is flexing its trade muscle

Though they still haven't been officially confirmed, reports China's state-owned buyer told steelmakers to stop purchasing iron ore from Australian mining giant BHP have rattled both markets and Canberra. At first glance, this looks like a simple...

Meet Moore Threads: how former Nvidia vice-president created a Chinese GPU star

Moore Threads Technology, a Chinese graphics processing unit (GPU) start-up founded by a veteran of Nvidia’s China operations, has become one of the most closely watched semiconductor players in the country, as domestic AI chip designers race to...

Southeast Asia amid the US-China rift

The rivalry between the United States and China has become the defining contest of the 21st century. Barely two decades ago, Washington and Beijing were partners in prosperity. America's support for China's entry into the World Trade Organization...

EUR 20bn for the Development of Romanian Nuclear Energy

The General Meeting of Shareholders of Nuclearelectrica (SNN), the operator of the Cernavoda nuclear power plant, approved in September the company’s investment strategy for the period 2025–2030, with a view to 2035. SNN’s strategic investment...

Trade war fallout: Iowa soybeans stranded, Grassley pushes China deal

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Iowa farm leaders and Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley are pressing President Donald Trump’s administration to take urgent action after China cut...

Trump Plans Up To $14 Billion Farm Bailout Amid China Pivot To Brazil, WSJ Says

Update (1555ET): The Trump administration has been signaling for about a week that it may tap tariff revenues to fund a multibillion-dollar aid package for American farmers, as China shifts its agricultural purchases to Brazil. The Wall Street...

“Swiss Watchmaking Hits the Global Stage: A Journey from Shanghai to Dubai”

The highly anticipated 2025 edition of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) world tour kicked off yesterday in Shanghai, with the iconic Bund 33 serving as a stunning backdrop for the exhibition’s launch. Running until October 8, the...

The newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign stakes in one of America’s most important military contractors.

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Elon Musk’s SpaceX has taken money directly from Chinese investors, according to previously sealed...

TikTok may not be Chinese-owned anymore, but there still is a privacy problem

President Trump signed an executive order last week approving a deal to keep TikTok available in the U.S. after a 2024 law required the app’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest or face a ban. According to the White House, the deal is...

Imports, failing infrastructure and ‘government indecision’ threaten SA automotive industry

Speakers at SA Auto Week were forced to bat defensively as they responded to sharp criticism from a key roleplayer in the local automotive sector. Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor Gary van Niekerk responded to sharp criticism from manufacturers on...

Turning deserts green and lives upside down: Inside China’s massive rewilding project

ORDOS (China), Oct 3 — Inner Mongolian herder Dorj looked bitterly at the vast grasslands where his flock once grazed freely, before the practice was banned as part of a massive Chinese state greening project. Restrictions on traditional grazing...

Florida agriculture commissioner warns of black-market Chinese signal jammers used by criminals

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson warned this week that criminals are circulating Chinese-made signal jammers on the black market that could be used to cut off victims’ ability to call for help during home...