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Xi Jinping begins meetings with Community Party members
China's president hits the road to sell CPC's code of conduct

BEIJING, China -- The Communist Party of China has launched a four-month campaign to urge its around 100 million members to bolster...

Philippines says F-16 purchase not targeting China, any others
Philippines defends F-16 purchase, says no threat to others

MANILA, Philippines: A Philippine security official stated that acquiring F-16 fighter jets from the United States will not harm any...

Hegseth calls Japan key to countering China, military upgrade planned
Hegseth says US command in Japan being upgraded to deter China

TOKYO, Japan: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Japan is essential for handling China's aggression, especially in the Taiwan...

Xinhua Headlines: Xi calls for building community with shared future with neighboring countries
Xinhua Headlines: Xi calls for building community with shared future with neighboring countries

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central...

EconomyInFocus | Guangzhou sees massive growth in semiconductor and integrated circuit industry
EconomyInFocus | Guangzhou sees massive growth in semiconductor and integrated circuit industry

This photo shows a wafer at CanSemi Technology Inc. in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, March 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)...

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES-CONFERENCE (CN)
CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES-CONFERENCE (CN)

(250409) -- BEIJING, April 9, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist...

Business

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Jaguar Land Rover halts US exports amid new tariffs
UK's Jaguar Land Rover to pause shipments to US over tariffsar Land Rover to pause shipments to US over tariffs

LONDON, U.K.: Jaguar Land Rover has become one of the first major carmakers to pause exports to the United States in response to the...

Medicare backs off Biden plan for weight-loss drug coverage
Trump administration drops Medicare weight-loss drug coverage

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) says it will not go ahead with a plan from the Biden administration...

U.S. stock markets slide again as tariffs on China rise to 104%
U.S. stocks tumble amid global surge, Dow Jones dives 320 points

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks tumbled again on Tuesday, igniting fear of the fallout from U.S. President's Donald Trump's trade...

Nissan eyes manufacturing shift to dodge US Tariffs
Nissan considers transferring some domestic production to US

TOKYO, Japan: Nissan may soon make a strategic shift in its manufacturing operations, according to a new report from Japan's Nikkei...

Vegetable oil price surge stabilizes global food costs in March
World food prices steady in March, UN's FAO says

PARIS, France: A spike in vegetable oil costs helped steady global food prices in March, offsetting declines in other staples like...

Portugal's mega data centre gets multi-billion-euro investment boost
Start Campus plans to invest $9.35 billion in Portugal data hub

SINES, Portugal: A massive data centre project in Portugal is set to receive a multi-billion-euro boost, as tech giants fuel global...