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Japan Business Group Chair Welcomes Outcome of Tariff Talks, But Also Say 15% Reciprocal Tariff ‘By No Means Low’
The Japan News
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July 23, 2025
Yomiuri Shimbun file photo Yoshinobu Tsutsui, the chair of Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) The Yomiuri Shimbun 20:00 JST, July 23, 2025 Yoshinobu Tsutsui, the chairperson of Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), on Wednesday praised the...
China’s tech talent are making big strides — they're creating apps for the world
CNBC
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July 23, 2025
San Francisco-based AI design app Lovart officially launched Wednesday, with North American users in focus. Lovart BEIJING — Chinese developers are powering some of the latest artificial intelligence tools aimed at a global market. Melvin Chen...
China's Yarlung Zangbo hydropower project has no adverse impact on downstream areas: spokesperson
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhua) -- The construction of a hydropower project in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River in southwest China is conducive to disaster prevention and mitigation across the entire basin and will not have adverse impact...
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Denies Reports of Resignation
Sputnik News
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July 23, 2025
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250723/japanese-prime-minister-shigeru-ishiba-denies-reports-of-resignation-1122476906.html Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Denies Reports of Resignation Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Denies Reports of...
China’s Guolian gets state-backed PE injection for value-added processing
Undercurrent News
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July 23, 2025
Zhanjiang Guolian Aquatic Products, a listed Chinese seafood company, has secured a major investment from a government-backed private equity fund to boost its value-added processing capacity, while also signaling a strategic pivot toward China's...
China's High Energy Photon Source targets trial run by end-2025
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhua) -- The High Energy Photon Source (HEPS), China's flagship synchrotron radiation facility, is set to begin trial operations by the end of 2025, according to the project team. A synchrotron radiation light source is a...
China Destroys Over 300 Buddhist Stupas In Tibet Amid Row Over Appointing Next Dalai Lama
ABP Live
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July 23, 2025
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India] July 22 (ANI): Chinese officials have destroyed more than 300 Buddhist stupas and a revered statue of a Guru in Drakgo (Ch: Luhuo) County within the Karze (Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture last month,...
Japan’s Shigeru Ishiba denies plans to resign as PM
The Globe and Mail
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July 23, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru said reports of his plans to resign 'are completely unfounded.'David Mareuil/Reuters Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied on Wednesday he had decided to quit after a source...
Japanese equities rally on ‘massive’ U.S. trade deal, with markets buoyed by hopes of more 11th hour announcements
Fortune
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President Trump has announced a major trade deal with Japan, calling it the “largest in history” and boosting global markets, with Japan reportedly committing $550 billion in U.S. investment and agreeing to lower reciprocal tariffs. While the...
China completes preliminary design of 4th-generation commercial fast reactor
Xinhua News Agency
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FUZHOU, July 23 (Xinhua) -- China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has announced that it had finished the preliminary design of the country's first fourth-generation 1-million-kilowatt commercial fast reactor, called CFR1000. The announcement...
Chinese embassy in South Sudan marks 98th anniversary of the PLA
The City Review
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July 23, 2025
Ma Qiang, Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan said that the Communist Party of China (CPC) has been leading the PLA over the past 98 years to fight battles with unyielding determination By Denis Elamu The Chinese embassy in South Sudan on Monday...
Chinese stocks rally to highest level since 2021 on trade optimism
Cryptopolitan
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July 23, 2025
A major gauge of Chinese companies listed in Hong Kong is set to close at its best level since 2021, driven by softer tensions between Beijing and Washington and strong gains in leading technology stocks. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index...
Japan considers first new reactor since Fukushima
New Era
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TOKYO – A Japanese utility said yesterday it was taking an initial step towards building the nation’s first new nuclear reactor since the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster more than a decade ago. After the 2011 tsunami and meltdown at the Fukushima...
Chinese Actor Zhang Yiyang Executed for Girlfriend’s Murder
Times News Global
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July 23, 2025
Xianyang, China – Chinese actor Zhang Yiyang has reportedly been executed for the murder of his 16-year-old girlfriend, marking a historic moment in Mainland China’s entertainment industry. Zhang, 33, became the first figure in the region’s...
China welcomes India's resumption of tourist visas
China Daily Global
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The Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that China is willing to maintain communication and consultation with India to facilitate personnel exchanges between the two countries after India resumed issuing tourist visas to Chinese citizens following...
China willing to facilitate travel between China and India: spokesperson
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhua) -- China will maintain communication and consultation with India to further facilitate travel between the two countries, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said in Beijing on Wednesday. India said it will...
Chinese nationals to get Indian visa for first time since COVID
MENAFN
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July 23, 2025
(MENAFN) Starting this Friday, Chinese nationals will be able to apply for tourist visas to visit India, according to a notice shared by the Indian Embassy on a Chinese social media platform. This development marks the first time since 2020 that...
Japanese exporters hit with 15pc tariff as US trade deal struck
Irish Independent
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Stocks up on certainty for car makers removes threat of trade disruption US president Donald Trump. Photo: Getty Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Josh Wingrove and Yoshiaki Nohara ©Bloomberg Today at 09:43 President Donald Trump reached a trade deal with Japan...
Japanese auto stocks are surging on Trump's tariff deal
Yahoo Finance
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00:00 Speaker A Let's talk about Japanese automakers for a second because I know you have been so focused on the tariff effect on the different global automakers. We're seeing many of these stocks fly this morning on this new trade agreement. I...
Japan’s Rising GCC Love Affair Goes North: Hokkaido Becomes the New Star of Summer
Travel Daily Media
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July 23, 2025
With Gulf visitors to Japan reaching record-breaking numbers, the Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO) is changing course—literally. In a bold new move to capture repeat travellers from the Gulf, JNTO has launched a dedicated campaign...