Hungary’s Orban holds talks with Xi during surprise Beijing visit, days after meeting Putin
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BHP to suspend Australia nickel operations amid Indonesia-fed glut
SYDNEY -- Australian mining giant BHP will suspend its domestic nickel operations, including the country's only smelter for the key battery metal, from October.
Biden, Trump and the evolving Taiwan 'strategic ambiguity' debate
TAIPEI -- The debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump last week has kicked the U.S. presidential election campaign into full swing, and thrown the president's future into doubt due to his much-maligned performance. Whatever happens, fraught ties with China and the fate of Taiwan are set to be front and center in the U.S. foreign policy conversation over the coming months.
Chinese researchers test robot ‘guide dogs’ to help the visually impaired
Shanghai — It’s less furry than a traditional companion, but a six-legged Chinese robot “guide dog” could one day help vision impaired people live with more independence, according to its research development team in Shanghai.
Bitcoin slides to two-month low as Fed signals it's not ready to cut rates yet
Bitcoin's price slumped to around $57,000 apiece Thursday, hitting a two-month low after the U.S. Federal Reserve released minutes from its June meeting indicating the central bank isn't yet ready to cut interest rates.
EU presses ahead with Chinese EV tariffs as talks continue
LONDON -- The European Commission on Thursday confirmed hefty import tariffs on EVs made in China, with negotiations continuing ahead of a definitive vote by member states in October on whether to lock in the rates for the next five years.
Chinese player Zhang died of cardiac arrest, Indonesia association says
JAKARTA — Indonesia's badminton association (PBSI) said 17-year-old Chinese player Zhang Zhijie died as a result of cardiac arrest after he collapsed during a match on Sunday (June 30).
Fierce fighting breaks out as militias launch new attacks against regime in Myanmar’s civil war
BANGKOK (AP) — New fighting has broken out in northeastern Myanmar, bringing an end to a Chinese-brokered cease-fire and putting pressure on the military regime as it faces attacks from resistance forces on multiple fronts in the country’s civil war.