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‘Made in EU’: How Europe plans to use China’s tech to pull level with its EV rival by 2028 New regulations will help EU produce electric vehicles at a price point to match China, but European job losses would be among trade-offs A crown jewel of Europe’s industrial output, the au

Chinese shipbuilders snap up more supertanker orders as Iran war turmoil drags on Industry data shows China’s shipyards secured 82 per cent of tanker orders placed this year, as measured by carrying capacity Chinese shipbuilders, already commanding a firm grip on the global marke

Airbus sells 55 aircraft – including 15 widebody A350s – to 2 Chinese airlines Air China says it will purchase 15 widebody A350-900 jets, while subsidiary Shenzhen Airlines will buy 40 narrowbody A320neo aircraft The new-generation A350-900 and A320neo aircraft can help the two a

Red Sea shutdown risk looms as US-Iran tensions threaten to send oil prices even higher Tehran puts Houthi militants on notice to close critical shipping lanes, threatening a fresh supply shock as Brent crude notches 21 per cent rally since early July As tit-for-tat strikes persi

China ramps up ethylene output, aka ‘industrial gold’, amid Iran war disruptions PetroChina’s Xinjiang hub shifts output to the western interior region to rebalance coastal-heavy sector and hit green goals as Middle East conflict flares China is increasing production of ethylene,

Agentic AI: the next battleground for Chinese brands To unlock further success in brand awareness, Chinese firms must appeal to the artificial intelligence agents that are increasingly shaping consumer experience These personal concierges are starting to determine the best choice

China and Kazakhstan agree to increase number of weekly round-trip flights Officials meeting in Beijing also expanded list of approved Chinese cities to 11, including Chongqing China and Kazakhstan have agreed to add 28 weekly round-trip flights between the two countries, the lat

LIVE Xi Jinping calls for ‘openness’, opposes ‘one country’ rule in AI – as it happened President’s personal attendance seen as a sign of China’s inclusion of artificial intelligence into broader geopolitical strategy 7 00:00 WATCH LIVE: Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at wor

From humanoids to Huawei: what to watch as Xi attends China’s WAIC amid US AI rivalry Gathering will showcase Beijing’s push to compete across the full AI stack, from models and chips to robots, consumer devices The World AI Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai comes amid an intensifyin