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Xiaomi Pad 6 offers last-minute competition to Samsung's Galaxy Tab S9 line

The Xiaomi Pad 6 line launched in China in April, and now it's coming to a host of new markets.

TechRadar

UN report on Japan’s Fukushima water plans fails to placate opponents

While South Korea offers official support, China and other voices in region continue to express concerns over discharge from nuclear plant

The Guardian - AU

China's ties to Cuba and growing presence in Latin America raise security concerns in Washington, even as leaders try to ease tensions

There is a push by leaders in Washington and Beijing to get U.S.-China relations back on track. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with President Xi Jinping in China in June 2023 to reopen the lines of communication between the countries. And Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is spending four…

The Conversation

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IAEA chief Grossi hints at discord among Fukushima report experts

IAEA chief Grossi said he was aware that one or two experts behind the report greenlighting Japan’s release of treated radioactive water from Fukushima plant may have had concerns

The Hindu

Up First Briefing: Alzheimer's drug; Ukraine cluster bombs; tap water chemicals

The FDA approved the first drug shown to slow down Alzheimer's. The Biden administration will send controversial cluster bombs to Ukraine. A study estimates PFAS is in nearly half of U.S. tap water.

WEKU

China’s Economy Slows, Shows No Clear Signs of Improvement: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

China’s economy has slowed due to fewer exports, a dwindling housing market and less consumer spending.

Kiplinger

Trade War Heats Up With China's Export Restrictions on Two Critical Minerals

China and the U.S. are locked in a mutually destructive economic conflict.

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Tesla offers cash rebate to China customers one day after agreeing to end EV price war

Tesla and its Chinese competitors have been locked in a months-long price war in a brutal battle for market share.

Fortune

Chinese cities open air raid shelters for heat relief as extreme temperatures lead to deaths

Cities across China have opened their air raid shelters to offer residents relief from the heat as unusually high temperatures across parts of the country started claiming lives

The Independent UK

China says up to US to create 'necessary conditions' for anti-drugs cooperation

China is insisting it is up to the U.S. to “create necessary conditions” for anti-drugs cooperation, following complaints from Washington that Beijing is ignoring its calls for a crackdown on precursor chemicals for the highly addictive painkiller fentanyl

The Independent UK

China-based development bank rejects claims of CCP control

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank says internal review shows lender follows ‘highest standards’ of governance.

Al Jazeera

Yellen criticizes Chinese treatment of US companies during visit to revive relations

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has criticized China's treatment of U.S. companies and new export controls on metals used in semiconductors during a visit to Beijing to try to revive strained relations

The Independent UK

India is not 'extractive economy' and is not pursuing 'narrow economic activities' in Africa: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, on his visit to Tanzania, said that unlike some other countries, India is not “an extractive economy” and it was not pursuing “narrow economic activities” in the resource-rich African continent

The Hindu

South Koreal endorses Fukushima wastewater release, China to ban Japan food imports

South Korea’s government on Friday formally endorsed the safety of Japanese plans to release treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean as it tried to calm people’s fears about food contamination.

France 24

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InsideEVs

Tesla Will Reportedly Use Its Optimus Robot To Boost Sales

Presumably, if the experiment goes well in Asia, the humanoid robot might also make an appearance in American Tesla stores to boost sales.

The Independent UK

Yellen's visit to Beijing aims to heal rifts over a daunting array of China-US antagonisms

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is visiting Beijing as part of efforts to revive U.S.-Chinese relations that are at their lowest level in decades due to disputes over technology, security and other irritants

Bangkok Post

Chefs without borders

Thai and Chinese people share a great similarity in their gastronomic attitude. Whether it was in the olden days or now, we treat food always with high regard and our kitchens are almost identical. Life recently sat with two chefs from mainland China who love Thailand so much they wish…

Caixin Global

Shanghai Composite Index Fell 0.28% on Friday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 0.73%

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The Guardian - UK

Dead dogs, capitalist critique and only four songs: when Wham! squashed Lindsay Anderson’s China film

The British pop stars hired the Palme d’Or winner to record their groundbreaking shows in east Asia. After it all ended in tears, the unseen film was locked up in a Scottish university

The Guardian - UK

We’re a Tory MP and a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, and China is trying to silence us both

Beijing will go to any lengths to harass the Hong Kong diaspora and its allies. But we will keep speaking out, say activist Finn Lau and Conservative MP Tim Loughton

Evening Standard

Warner Bros say Barbie movie map ‘not intended to make statement’ after Vietnam ban

The film reportedly contains a scene depicting a map showing what appeared to be China’s territorial claims

The Guardian - UK

Studio defends Barbie movie after controversial map prompts Vietnam ban

Warner Bros says map is ‘child-like’ after Vietnam accused film-makers of depicting China’s nine-dash line in South China Sea

The Times of India

US says Beijing’s moves ‘risky’ as Chinese ships ‘swarm’ sea

WASHINGTON: The US has expressed concern over China’s recent behavior towards Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, as the Southeast Asian nation reported Chinese vessels “swarming” south of an oil and gas-rich area in contested waters.

Al Jazeera

Seoul backs Fukushima water plan; China imposes Japan food ban

Seoul says proposal to release more than 1.3 million tonnes of radioactive water into the Pacific meets int’l standards.

The Guardian - US

This year is set to be the hottest in history. Congress must act now

If there is not bold, immediate action to address the climate crisis, the quality of life that we are leaving our kids is very much in question

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