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Will Trump’s Iran tariffs send China searching for new oil sources?
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China planning dozens of plants that use coal instead of oil to make plastics
Beijing has approved more than 30 projects to make vital raw materials in an effort to reduce its reliance on imported oil.
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The development underscores the start-up’s focus on maximising cost efficiency amid a deficit in computational power relative to the US.
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China’s US embassy decries ‘coercion’ after Trump’s Iran tariff move
China’s embassy opposes Washington’s ‘long-arm jurisdiction’ after Trump announces a 25 per cent tariff on countries doing business with Iran.
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As Vietnam’s US trade surplus outpaces China, Trump tries to fix ‘imbalance’
Jennifer Wicks McNamara is set to replace Marc Knapper as US ambassador to Vietnam as Hanoi’s trade surplus with US surpasses Beijing for first time.
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At 52, she is stronger than ever. How strength training helps women in midlife
Strength training after 50 helps women counter bone loss post-menopause, build muscle and maintain a healthy weight.
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BBC moves to dismiss Trump’s US$10 billion lawsuit over edited January 6 speech
Lawyers for the broadcaster will argue the Florida court lacks jurisdiction and Trump’s 2024 election win proves he suffered no professional harm.
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How Beijing’s clean air success left China’s rural farmers in the cold
In neighbouring Hebei province, rural residents say they cannot afford to heat their homes enough after switch from coal.
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China’s weight-loss drug war: prices slashed up to 80% as obesity crisis worsens
Foreign, local firms fight for market share as number of overweight or obese adults could top 630 million by 2050, from 400 million in 2021.
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Honduras rejects ‘illegal’ recount order of vote won by Trump-backed candidate
Electoral body labels recount decree ‘unconstitutional’, confirming Trump-backed Nasry Asfura as winner despite outgoing president’s protests.
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The embassy’s International Space Station image prompted self-deprecating jokes about oil, US power and being strategically uninteresting.
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