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1. China tells EU it does not want to see Russia lose its war in Ukraine: sources
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the European Union’s top diplomat on Wednesday that Beijing did not want to see a Russian loss in Ukraine because it feared the United States would then shift its whole focus to Beijing, according to several people familiar with the exchange.
2. Did Trump get his ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ at the US dollar’s expense?
The passage of a sprawling budget bill has raised concerns over the long-term debt of the United States, which analysts said could compound already heightened worries over the reliability of the country’s currency as a safe-haven asset.
3. China-EU tensions rise as Beijing levies anti-dumping tariffs on European brandy

China has decided to levy anti-dumping tariffs on European brandy, mostly produced in France, for the next five years – an announcement made while Foreign Minister Wang Yi is on his European tour seeking to resolve trade disputes and improve ties amid a reshuffle of global trade dynamics introduced by the United States.
4. How a clause in the US-Vietnam trade deal could upend Asia’s supply chains
The inclusion of a 40 per cent tariff on transshipped goods could “open up a can of worms” for the whole region, analysts have said.
5. Tools unearthed in China are first evidence of East Asia’s ‘Wood Age’

The earliest tools used by humans were made of stone, followed by bronze, then iron, and finally steel. But was there a “Wood Age”?
6. China unveils support for medical uses of brain-computer interface technology
China has unveiled policies to support the development of the medical use of brain-computer interfaces (BCI), technology that enables brain signals to control external devices.
7. Chinese model lured to Myanmar with scam job rescued after sister raises alarm

A Chinese model from the southern province of Guangdong has been rescued from Myanmar after he was lured under the pretext of an overseas job last month, according to the Chinese embassy in Thailand.


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China’s top diplomat on Ukraine war, US-Vietnam deal in spotlight: SCMP daily highlights

A soldier of Ukraine’s 30th Separate Mechanised Brigade prepares to fires a rocket launcher toward Russian positions at the front line in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on Thursday. Photo: AP


Tasting glasses of aged French cognac brandy are poured in France. Photo: Shutterstock

Artefacts unearthed in Yunnan province suggest wooden tools were widely used in southwest China 300,000 years ago. Photo: Handout

A Chinese male model named Zhong, from Guangdong province, has been rescued after being lured into Myanmar for an overseas work opportunity last month, according to the Chinese embassy in Thailand. Photo: Sina

Rare earth exports should never come between China and EU, Wang Yi says on Europe tour

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (right) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shake hands at the end of their joint press conference in Berlin. Photo: dpa

Beijing taps personnel veteran Xu Qifang for Hong Kong and Macau post

Xu Qifang has taken over as deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office. Photo: Xinhua

Human heart structure beats 21 days in pig embryo, Chinese chimera research team says

A Chinese research team from the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health says a pig embryo with human heart cells has survived for 21 days. Photo: Daniel Sambraus/Science

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From Wang Yi’s comments on war between Russia and Ukraine to anti-dumping tariffs on European brandy, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage


From Wang Yi’s comments on war between Russia and Ukraine to anti-dumping tariffs on European brandy, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.


China’s top diplomat on Ukraine war, US-Vietnam deal in spotlight: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From Wang Yi’s comments on war between Russia and Ukraine to anti-dumping tariffs on European brandy, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

1. China tells EU it does not want to see Russia lose its war in Ukraine: sources

From Wang Yi’s comments on war between Russia and Ukraine to anti-dumping tariffs on European brandy, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage