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China said on Friday it would drop tariffs imposed on Australian barley imports three years ago that affected billions in trade; eyes are now on curbs imposed on wine and other goods
New PBOC governor Pan Gongsheng met with companies on Thursday and pledged to channel resources, such as bonds and debt financing to help troubled property firms, local governments
Sandwiched between Russia and China, Mongolia has cultivated allies – like the US – in a bid reinforce its independence, but its economy relies heavily on its giant neighbours
Some of the biggest rare-earth companies outside of China are facing challenges in refining elements for the green energy transition
Chinese companies across the clean technology supply chain are looking to lock up access to resources amid forecasts of booming long-term demand
India and Thailand are contenders for production sites for a small electric vehicle made by Foxconn's Mobility in Harmony, CEO Jack Cheng said
The deals follow the introduction of the US's Inflation Reduction Act, designed to wean the US off the Chinese supply chain for electric vehicles
Sukbae Lee, one of the scientists that the alleged superconductor LK-99 is named after, said the claims were in the process of being peer-reviewed
China has repeatedly denied sending military equipment to Russia since Moscow's all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022
Three scientists say they were able to produce a superconductor, dubbed LK-99, via a modified form of lead apatite, that 'conducts power at any temperature below 127C without pressure chambers', but experts are sceptical
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