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Shein flags tariff hits after posting quarterly loss ahead of Hong Kong IPO

The retailer won approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission ⁠for its ‌Hong Kong listing on July 10, clearing the way for ⁠a listing after failed attempts in New York and London.

The Economic Times

In 132 AD, China built a machine that could detect earthquakes hundreds of miles away: How Zhang Heng created the world's first earthquake detection device?

In 132 AD, China built a machine that could detect earthquakes hundreds of miles away through a device created by Chinese scientist Zhang Heng. The machine is known as the first seismograph in history. It used a pendulum, metal dragons, and frogs to detect ground vibrations. The invention helped the…

The Economic Times

Can China’s electric rocket launcher make Elon Musk’s chemical rockets obsolete?

China has successfully achieved the recovery of an orbital-class rocket booster, similar to the reusable models pioneered by SpaceX. Recently, they conducted a test on electromagnetic launch systems, focusing on the initial lift-off phase. This innovative technology aims to lessen the dependency on chemical propellants, potentially making space launches more…

The Times of India

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10 killed after Typhoon Noul makes landfall in southern China

Typhoon Noul made landfall in China's Guangdong province, causing ten fatalities. Gale-force winds and heavy rains triggered flash floods in the Gansu scenic area. High-speed rail and flights were cancelled across Guangdong province due to the storm. Authorities activated emergency responses and allocated funds for disaster recovery efforts.

The Economic Times

The Taliban's Trojan horse: What really happened after Afghanistan's opium ban

Wars have been fought over land, over succession, over a woman said to have launched a thousand ships toward Troy. Opium got its own war twice, in 1839 and again in 1856, but not the kind that name suggests. Britain went to war for the right to keep selling opium…

The Times of India

Ukraine strikes Russian Iran-bound cargo as Iran war widens

Ukraine says it has struck long-range routes moving Russian military equipment linked to Iran, while Zelenskyy claims Moscow gave Tehran satellite data for attacks on US sites in the Middle East.

Euronews

Baby crib sent flying, 800,000 flee: Typhoon Noul hits China, 10 dead; scary visuals emerge

Typhoon Noul made landfall in southern China's Guangdong province early Sunday. More than 800,000 people were relocated to safer areas in Guangdong. Hong Kong experienced significant transport chaos with hundreds of flights cancelled. Dramatic videos of the storm's impact quickly went viral on social media. The typhoon weakened inland but…

The Times of India

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Typhoon Noul hits southern China, 700,000 evacuated

HONG KONG - Typhoon Noul will dump heavy to torrential rain across much ‌of southern China for two days after sweeping the province of Guangdong and neighbouring Hong Kong with gale-force winds, following landfall on Sunday, forecasters said.

Bangkok Post

Typhoon Noul weakens after making landfall, brings heavy rain to southern China

Typhoon Noul has weakened to a tropical storm as it moves inland after making landfall in southern China

The Independent UK

Vietnamese cargo ship sinks near disputed reef; search on for 23 crew members

Rescue teams are searching for twenty-three crew members after a Vietnamese cargo ship sank. Thirty-nine individuals were successfully rescued from the vessel which encountered trouble Saturday evening. Chinese and Vietnamese ships and a helicopter are actively involved in the extensive search operation. The Khoi Nguyen 18 cargo ship was carrying…

The Economic Times

23 missing, 39 rescued after Vietnamese cargo vessel sinks in South China Sea

At least 23 people were missing while 39 were rescued after a Vietnamese vessel sank in the South China Sea, prompting an ongoing search operation on Sunday, China's state broadcaster CCTV reported.

The Times of India

How Trump could undermine the midterms

The president really has no power over elections – but that hasn’t stopped Trump from laying the groundwork to challenge results in November

The Guardian - UK

Booted from Malaysia, tech guru Balaji Srinivasan finds a new patron for his ‘nomad’ commune: Kazakhstan

It's been a weekslong saga involving crypto-friendly tech utopianism, tensions over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and even China’s real estate crash.

Fortune

Affordability concerns reshape global car buying as EV interest grows: McKinsey

Affordability concerns and evolving preferences are reshaping global automotive markets. Consumers are delaying purchases and considering smaller vehicles due to financial pressures. Electric vehicle adoption is growing, especially in China, with mainstream buyers emerging. Advanced technologies and digital experiences are becoming key purchase differentiators for consumers. Automakers must combine affordability…

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The Independent UK

Cheaper, open and intelligent: Chinese AI models gain ground, as they make inroads in the US

Chinese AI models are gaining popularity in the U.S. for their affordability and efficiency

The Times of India

Watch: China issues highest red alert as Typhoon Noul heads for Guangdong province

China's national weather authority has issued a red alert, the highest warning in its four-tier typhoon warning system, as Typhoon Noul approaches the country's southern coastline and is expected to make landfall in Guangdong province.

The Independent UK

Typhoon Noul weakens after making landfall amid heavy rains in southern China

It prompted the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people in Guangdong province with the region on high alert

Times Life

How Kaziranga's Rhino Conservation Brought the One-Horned Rhinoceros Back from Extinction

A Species That Nearly DisappearedAt the start of the 20th century, the greater one-horned rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, had been hunted so relentlessly across the Indian subcontinent that fewer than 200 individuals remained, almost all of them concentrated in the tall elephant-grass floodplains of what is now Kaziranga. Trophy hunting under…

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Bangkok Post

Thai doubles duo crash out in semis

Mixed doubles pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Supissara Paewsampran bowed out in the semi-finals of the US$2 million BWF China Open on Saturday.

The Times of India

Only in America: Amid the roast, Trump toasts free speech

TOI correspondent from Washington: It was as though a bull had been invited to hand out prizes at a china convention. The White House Correspondents' Association's rescheduled annual dinner on Friday night produced one of those deliciously improbable scenes that remind the world why American democracy is equal parts constitutional…

TechRadar

OpenAI quietly signs letter from Nvidia, Microsoft, and Meta warning about dangers of 'premature restrictions' on open-weight AI models — as the White House accuses China of stealing from Anthropic

With China's open-weight AI models continuing to improve, US companies want to see a free market for all.

The Economic Times

This wave of Trump tariffs is likely here to stay; more are coming

The Trump administration is rebuilding its tariff wall using established trade laws. New duties target forced labor and excess industrial capacity globally. These actions aim to secure trade concessions and reshore production. The strategy shifts from untested emergency measures to court-tested statutes. This approach promises more durable trade policies and…

Fortune

When 10,000 doctors stood up and cheered for a cancer drug — America's innovation machine made it possible

Daraxonrasib nearly doubled pancreatic cancer survival to 13.2 months — but the IRA's "Pill Penalty" threatens the system that produced it.

The Independent UK

Southern China on alert for Typhoon Noul as Hong Kong cancels flights

Typhoon Noul is battering southern China and Hong Kong with winds and heavy rain

Bangkok Post

Southern China braces for typhoon Noul

Strong ⁠winds and torrential rain lashed southern China on Saturday, brought by a strengthening typhoon Noul, ‌weather authorities said, urging people to avoid unnecessary travel as transport links could be disrupted.

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