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Record 13m students sit China’s ‘gaokao’ college entrance exams

The exams are known for being difficult and many students take additional tuition to help them through.

Al Jazeera

China is building the most powerful warship radar on record: scientists

Chinese scientists have revealed that construction has begun of a radar system that could shift the balance of naval power in the world's oceans with its ability to detect incoming missiles from thousands of kilometres away.

Bangkok Post

China's first home-grown cruise ship undocked in Shanghai

SHANGHAI: China's first domestically-built large cruise ship completed its undocking in Shanghai on Tuesday, marking its complete transition into the dock mooring debugging stage.

Bangkok Post

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France opposed to opening of Nato liaison office in Japan, official says

Nato statutes ‘clearly limit the scope to North Atlantic’, official says, with reports that president Macron personally objects to the idea

The Guardian - AU

Fiji reconsiders security ties with China amid Pacific tensions

Fiji’s leader indicated his nation is reconsidering its security ties with China at a time that geopolitical tensions in the Pacific are rising

The Independent UK

Tesla Soars 10% Amid Musk’s China Visit, Lucid Slumps On Stock Sale, Ford-Uber’s Win-Win Partnership

Electric vehicle stocks closed the week ending May 19 on a mixed note, with market leader Tesla, Inc.

Zenger

China’s BYD Is Racing Toward the Top of the Global EV Market

The Warren Buffett-backed automaker, the biggest car brand at home, has quickly expanded its clean-car sales in Asia, Europe and Latin America.

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Potential for miscalculation with China is real and growing -U.S. official

U.S. Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Tuesday that lines of communication with China "are opening up," but the potential for miscalculation as Chinese military forces increasingly operate near U.S. forces is real and growing.

Reuters

NZ must sell smarter to young 'made in China' market

China will be part of our world for the foreseeable future. We may not like all that we see, but the better we know it, the better off we will be.

Newsroom.co.nz

Saudi-Iranian ties: A history of ups and downs

Iran reopened its embassy in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on Tuesday, Saudi media reported, months after the two regional rivals agreed to end years of antagonism under a Chinese-brokered deal.

Reuters

US sanctions group of people and firms from Iran, China and Hong Kong tied to Iran ballistic program

The U.S. is sanctioning a network of people and firms from Iran, China and Hong Kong associated with the alleged development of Iran’s ballistic missile program

The Independent UK

China and US conflict would cost lives and produce 'economic shock' larger than Ukraine war

It comes as Pentagon released near-miss footage on Monday showing a Chinese ship sharply cutting across the path of an American destroyer, forcing the US vessel to slow down

Daily Mirror

No Surprise as OPEC+ Trims Production

OPEC, the international oil cartel, meets twice yearly in a formal gathering in Vienna, Austria. The members convene to debate and decide on petroleum production policy for the coming months to balance supply and demand at a price that delivers the most attractive return for oil-producing countries and traditional energy…

Barchart

China shuts 'secret police station' in Glasgow restaurant after lengthy probe

It was reported last year that China had a secret base at the Loon Fung restaurant on Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow city centre.

Daily Record

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OPEC+ -- No Surprise as the Cartel Trims Production

The Conversation

China’s population grew older and richer: policy lessons for some African countries

For decades China was the world’s most populous country. But that’s changed. Its population has peaked, and is now falling.

Reuters

US slaps sanctions on Iranian, Chinese targets over Tehran's missile, military programs

The United States imposed sanctions on Tuesday on more than a dozen people and entities in China, Hong Kong and Iran, including Iran's defense attache in Beijing, over accusations they helped procure parts and technology for key actors in Iran's ballistic missile development.

Bangkok Post

BYD overtakes LG as world's No.2 EV battery supplier

BYD, backed by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, has gone past LG Energy Solution as the world's second-largest electric vehicle (EV) battery producer, reinforcing China's dominance of the industry as EV adoption picks up pace globally.

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The Independent UK

Japan, Australia, US to fund undersea cable connection in Micronesia to counter China's influence

Japan says it has joined the United States and Australia in signing a $95 million undersea cable project that will connect East Micronesia island nations to improve networks in the Indo-Pacific region where China is increasingly expanding its influence

TV Tech

Global Subscription-Based SVoD Revenue Predicted to Reach $137B by 2027

U.S., China and U.K. expected to drive increase

InsideEVs

Tesla China-Made EV Wholesale Sales Increased In May 2023

Sales of Made-in-China (MIC) Tesla Model 3/Model Y electric cars in China and exports from China remain very stable this year.

The Conversation

US, Chinese warships' near miss in Taiwan Strait hints at ongoing troubled diplomatic waters, despite chatter about talks

An encounter in which a Chinese naval ship cut across the path of a U.S. destroyer in the Taiwan Strait on June 3, 2023, has both Beijing and Washington pointing fingers at each other.

The National (Scotland)

China closes UK network of ‘secret police stations’ with alleged Glasgow base

CHINA says it has closed a network of ‘secret police stations’ in the UK, which allegedly included one based in a Glasgow restaurant...

The Independent UK

US, Japanese, Philippine coast guard ships stage law enforcement drills near South China Sea

U.S., Japanese and Philippine coast guard ships have staged law enforcement drills in waters near the disputed South China Sea as Washington presses efforts to reinforce alliances in Asia amid an increasingly tense rivalry with China

Barchart

Futures are Signaling a Muted Open for Wall Street as Investors Weigh Economic Outlook

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are down -0.08%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are down -0.06% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices finished the regular session lower as weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data stoked investor concerns about the health of the economy.

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