Global economic rift widens
The U.S., Japan and other major economies have curbed their reliance on China since the trade war between Washington and Beijing began five years ago, casting a shadow over global economic growth.
China's combined trade with the U.S., Japan, South Korea and the European Union totals $2 trillion, accounting for 35% of its overall volume, according to data from the Group of 20 nations analyzed by Nikkei.
Vietnam should seize a 'rare' opportunity to take on China
The Southeast Asian nation has ambitions to become a major manufacturing powerhouse of rare earths
Vietnamese officials have approved plans to supercharge rare-earths production, aiming to process as much as 62,500 tons of the minerals by 2030.
Chinese electric vehicles can pose a national security threat
The Biden administration has warned that Chinese electric vehicles can pose a national security threat to the United States as they can collect huge amounts of personal information and may send it overseas.
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said during an Atlantic Council fireside chat on Tuesday that the US should think deeply about whether it wants all the data collected by electric and autonomous vehicles to be sent to China. She said the information could be about the driver, the location of the vehicle and the surroundings of the vehicle.
Chinese firm behind ‘news’ websites pushes pro-Beijing content globally, researchers find
More than 100 websites disguised as local news outlets in Europe, Asia and Latin America are pushing pro-China content in a widespread influence campaign linked to a Beijing public relations firm, digital watchdog Citizen Lab has found.
Spread over websites in 30 countries, the propaganda material is interspersed with news aggregated from local news outlets and Chinese state media, according to a research report the Toronto-based group released on Wednesday.
Philippines to boost military presence in islands facing Taiwan
The Philippines' defence chief has ordered the military to boost the number of troops stationed at the northernmost islands near Taiwan to fortify Manila's territorial defence capabilities.
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro also called for the development of more structures on the remote Batanes islands, less than 200 km (125 miles) from Taiwan, during his visit to naval facilities there on Tuesday, the Philippine navy said.
Beijing orders 'Chinese characteristics' for new Xinjiang mosques
New rules in Uyghur region tighten state control on religion
Newly built mosques in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region must adopt "Chinese characteristics" under new regulations from authorities.
The regulations say that no organization or individual may force residents to not believe in a religion.
But new or renovated religious venues, including mosques, are required to "embody Chinese characteristics and style" in terms of architecture, sculptures, paintings and decorations.
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