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China’s Export Control Playbook: More Than Just Rare Earths
The Diplomat
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July 31, 2025
Rare earths have recently been at the center of China-U.S. trade talks and media coverage. Given China’s dominance in the global supply, these minerals are often seen as Beijing’s trump card against Washington – a perception reinforced by the...
PCG detects 3 Chinese research ships in West Philippine Sea
Philstar
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July 31, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Three Chinese research ships were found navigating the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported. Bei Diao 996 was last detected “about 40 nautical miles west of Bajo de Masinloc” – also called Panatag or...
Exclusive-China polysilicon firms plan $7 billion fund to shut a third of industry capacity
Yahoo News
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By Colleen Howe BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese producers of polysilicon, a building block for solar panels, are in talks to create a 50 billion yuan ($7 billion) fund to acquire and shut down roughly a third of production capacity and restructure part...
Futuristic tech empowers Chengdu World Games
Global Times
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Photo: Courtesy of organizersWith just seven days to go before the Chengdu World Games, 20 cutting-edge technologies and smart devices that will serve the upcoming international sports event were unveiled on a "futuristic tech" day in Chengdu,...
Earth's Magnetic Field Is Older Than Previously Thought: Swiss Scientists
MENAFN
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July 31, 2025
(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Scientists at the Swiss federal technology institute ETH Zurich have reconstructed the history of the Earth's magnetic field. In collaboration with a Chinese team, they show in the journal Nature that the protective magnetic...
The Commonwealth holds the key to breaking China’s mineral stranglehold
LBC
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31 July 2025, 10:14 The Commonwealth holds the key to breaking China’s mineral stranglehold. Picture: Getty By Thomas Nurcombe The Government has been churning out strategies like they are going out of fashion: the Strategic Defence Review,...
Potain crane supports world’s tallest bridge in China
Construction Briefing
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July 31, 2025
On cliffs too remote for traditional cranes, a Potain MCT 385 helped lift massive bridge components for China’s newest engineering marvel. Working with its full 75- metre jib and lifting up to 20 tonnes, the Potain MCT 385 delivered strength,...
BorgWarner secures new electric cross differential project for electric vehicles in China
Automotive World
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July 31, 2025
BorgWarner has secured a new program for its electric cross differential (eXD) technology for a leading Chinese original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to be used in electric vehicles in China. As the electric vehicle market rapidly evolves,...
BorgWarner secures another dual inverter project with major Chinese OEM
Automotive World
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July 31, 2025
BorgWarner continues strategic collaboration with this OEM in the new energy vehicle (NEV) sector BorgWarner has secured a new contract to supply dual inverters to a major Chinese original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for their hybrid vehicles....
Maruti says engineers working to mitigate rare earth magnet shortage issue
The Economic Times
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July 31, 2025
Maruti Suzuki India on Thursday said its engineers are working to mitigate the rare earth magnet shortage issue, noting that there has been no impact on its production so far. In an analyst call post the company's June quarter financial results,...
Researchers Dive Over 30,000 Feet into Ocean Trench and Film Life
PetaPixel - California
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July 31, 2025
Tubeworms at 22,244 feet (6,780 meters) in the Aleutian Trench. Researchers recently visited some of the deepest oceanic trenches on Earth and photographed an “unbelievable” amount of life in an extremely remote area. The team descended over...
Asian Shares Mostly Lower On Trade Tensions, Weak Chinese Data
RTTNews
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July 31, 2025
Asian stocks ended mostly lower on Thursday, with the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision, tech earnings, U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats and Chinese data in focus. Japanese markets outperformed as the Bank of Japan held interest...
South Africa explores Chinese satellite broadband to bridge digital divide
BizNews
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Following a recent visit to China, communications minister Solly Malatsi says his delegation explored satellite broadband solutions offered by the South African trading partner. The delegation consisted of several members of Malatsi’s department...
Modern potatoes evolved from tomatoes as scientists finally solve age-old 'mystery'
Daily Star
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July 31, 2025
16:56, 31 Jul 2025Updated 16:56, 31 Jul 2025 Today's potato evolved from tomatoes nine million years ago, according to new research. Natural "interbreeding" in the wild between tomato plants and potato-like species from South America gave rise to...
Kuwait reviews progress on strategic development agreements with China
Arab Times
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July 31, 2025
His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait, chairs a meeting of the ministerial committee to review the implementation status of agreements and memoranda of understanding signed between Kuwait and China. KUWAIT...
Samsung Q2 Profit Plunges 55% Amid AI Chip Slowdown and China Export Curbs
The Impressive Times
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July 31, 2025
High-bandwidth memory shipment delays and U.S. export restrictions on China weigh heavily on Samsung’s semiconductor division Seoul– Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest memory chip manufacturer, reported a steep 55% decline in second-quarter...
Chinese Academy of Engineering unveils list of key emerging AI technologies
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) on Thursday released a list of next-generation information engineering and emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technologies that it expects will become hotspots for AI...
$35+ Bn Biosimilars (mAbs, GCSF, Insulin, Anticoagulant, rhGH, Teriparatide, GLP-1) Markets - Global Forecast to 2035 - ResearchAndMarkets.com
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 31, 2025-- The "Biosimilars Market by Drug Class (mAbs (Adalimumab, Infliximab, Rituximab, Trastuzumab), GCSF, Insulin, Anticoagulant, rhGH, Teriparatide, GLP-1), Indication (Oncology, Autoimmune, Diabetes, Obesity),...
US Threatens More Tariffs On China Over Russian Oil Purchases: ‘Be Ready For...’
News18
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July 31, 2025
Last Updated:July 31, 2025, 19:51 IST US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned China about tariffs for buying sanctioned Russian oil. US President Donald Trump with Chinese leader Xi Jinping | File Image/ReutersUS Treasury Secretary Scott...
Trump Pushes Key Defense Partner Into Russia and China's Orbit
Newsweek
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July 31, 2025
President Donald Trump's simmering trade feud with India, a key U.S. economic and defense partner, has raised fears that New Delhi could be pushed deeper into Russia and China's orbit. Trump imposed a 25-percent tariff of all Indian goods coming...