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In FocusAs natural disasters rage, does China’s ‘top-down’ climate model provide a way forward? As Beijing enacts a state-led approach to climate adaptation, Washington leans on the private sector and Brussels tries to chart a middle way A punishing drought is draining Europe’s g

China’s trade grip tightens in Europe as clock ticks towards October deadline As Brussels continues its push to rebalance ties, the latest data show China’s trade surplus expanded over all but three EU members in July China extended its trade surplus over all but three EU members

China’s telecoms giants bet on ‘token factories’ as AI drives revenue growth The country’s ‘big three’ telecoms operators are investing heavily in AI computing capacity, as they cash in on a surge in token usage China’s three state-owned telecoms giants have made billable artific

China enlists AI in hunt for better soybeans, but self-sufficiency unlikely any time soon New platform is China’s latest effort to improve home-grown soybean varieties and reduce reliance on imports Chinese agricultural scientists have launched a generative AI breeding platform f

Alibaba signals faster AI payoff, margin gains halfway through US$56 billion capex plan Aggressive spending strains cash, but Alibaba’s AI cloud growth points to strong long-term returns, analysts say “The most important incremental message, in our view, is that cloud growth has

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China clears Geely for landmark satellite IoT test to spur commercial space sector Geespace secures a two-year satellite IoT trial from MIIT, the first approval for a private Chinese firm The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) granted Zhejiang Geespace Technol

In China first, project breathes new life into ageing wind turbines State-owned recycling group says work has begun on remanufacturing 25 turbines in Gansu province China has launched its first batch-scale remanufacturing project for retired wind turbines in Jiuquan, Gansu provin