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U.S. might ban Chinese software and hardware in connected vehicles: Report
The U.S. Commerce Department is expected to propose a new regulation on Monday that would ban Chinese software and hardware in connected and autonomous vehicles operating on American roads due to national security concerns, according to a recent report by Reuters.
US to propose ban on Chinese software, hardware in connected vehicles, sources say
The US Commerce Department is expected on Monday to propose prohibiting Chinese software and hardware in connected and autonomous vehicles on American roads due to national security concerns, two sources told Reuters
China youth unemployment hits 18.8%, highest this year
Youth unemployment in China climbed to 18.8 percent in August, its highest level this year, as the country struggles to boost a flagging economy
China urges more economic cooperation with UK
China is ready to boost economic ties with the United Kingdom, Vice Premier He Lifeng said Wednesday, state media reported, as part of a diplomatic thaw following years of frosty relations
China prepares for heavy rain as typhoon nears Shanghai
The ministry said in a statement on Saturday that the storm would cause "heavy to torrential" downpours with "local heavy or extremely heavy rainstorms" between Sunday and Tuesday.
US moves to curb 'trade loophole' over China worries
The US government said Friday it will work to curb the "overuse and abuse" of a mechanism allowing lower-value imports to enter the country duty-free, as concerns grow over Chinese shipments
China retail sales, industrial production slow in August
Chinese retail sales and industrial production growth slowed in August, official data showed Saturday, as leaders in Beijing seek paths to achieve growth targets despite consumers' reluctance to spend
China slams Canadian tariff proposal as 'dangerous'
China's Commerce Ministry on Wednesday called Canada's intention to impose further tariffs on its batteries, tech products and critical minerals "dangerous," according to state media
Optimism of US firms in China at record lows: report
American firms in China are grappling with an unprecedented web of challenges, a business group said Thursday, as economic woes and geopolitical tensions drag optimism and profitability to all-time lows
Canada beats China in women's WC opener
Striker Christine Sinclair scores an injury-time penalty for hosts Canada as they edge out China in the opening match of the Women's World Cup.
Yangtze ship disaster: 396 confirmed dead
The death toll from the Chinese ferry disaster now stands at 396, the authorities say, as emergency workers search the vessel in the Yangtze River.
China boat relatives stage protest
Relatives of some of the nearly 400 people missing after a cruise ship capsized on China's Yangtze River have staged a protest near the sinking site.
“PK” makes history in China
In a windfall for revenue-starved Bollywood, an unprecedented Rs 100 crores is being amassed across the border in China.
Godzilla finally gets citizenship in Japan
Most residents of Tokyo's pulsing Shinjuku ward, home to the busiest railway station in the world, are of the Homo sapiens variety.
Bhutan sets Guinness record for most trees planted
A team of 100 volunteers in Bhutan has set a new world record by planting 49,672 trees in one hour.
China ship capsize: Hopes fade of finding Yangtze survivors
The death toll in what could be China's worst shipping disaster in almost 70 years doubles to 14.
Hundreds missing as China ship sinks with 458 aboard
Hundreds of people are missing after a cruise ship carrying more than 450 people capsizes in Yangtze River in China's southern Hubei province.
Beijing bans smoking in public
Public smoking in China's capital, Beijing, is now banned after the introduction of a new law.
Solar Impulse plane begins Pacific crossing
Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg begins his bid to cross the Pacific, from China to Hawaii, in the zero-fuel Solar Impulse aeroplane.