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02.05.26 - 05:00
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Comeback trail: can foreign marques regain lost ground amid China′s EV revolution? (SCMP)
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At the close of his presentation at this year's Auto China show, Li Fenggang, president of Beijing Hyundai Motor, surprised the audience by asking them to lift LED boxes placed on their seats.
“We'll use this beam of light to kick off Hyundai's new journey in China,” he said, raising the device stamped with the logo of Ioniq, the new brand the Korean carmaker has just launched in mainland China.
After years of lacklustre performance in the country, Hyundai was preparing to regain lost ground by......
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02.05.26 - 03:15
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Hormus, Panama, China: Trump spielt Machtpolitik, Merz versteht nur Bahnhof – TE-Wecker am 2. Mai 2026 (Tichys Einblick)
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Friedrich Merz spottet über Trump. Amerika dagegen sieht einen Präsidenten, der nach Anschlagsversuch, Iran-Blockade und Panama-Konflikt vor allem eines tut: Machtpolitik entlang der entscheidenden Nadelöhre der Welt. Während Merz Trump nutzlose außenpolitische Ratschläge erteilt, blockiert Washington iranische Häfen und stellt Chinas Zugriff auf strategische Handelswege infrage. Hormus und Panama zeigen: Es geht um Öl, Macht
Der Beitrag Hormus, Panama, China: Trump spielt Machtpolitik, Merz versteht nur Bahnhof – TE-Wecker am 2. Mai 2026 erschien zuerst auf Tichys Einblick....
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01.05.26 - 22:36
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Brooks Apparel ′Resonating′ With Chinese Runners, Says CEO Dan Sheridan (Bloomberg)
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Dan Sheridan, CEO of Brooks Running, said that his company is resonating with runners in China as the activewear brand grew over a 130% in the region. Sheridan said that while China remains a small percentage of Brooks' business, the 'everyone's a runner' positioning and multi-use clothing consumers can wear off the run is driving growth. Sheridan joined Bloomberg Businessweek from the floor of the Berkshire Hathaway shareholder conference in Omaha. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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01.05.26 - 19:18
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Beijing Bad: Chinese Nationals Charged Building Meth Super Factory (ZeroHedge)
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Beijing Bad: Chinese Nationals Charged Building Meth Super Factory
Two Chinese citizens were indicted on by the DOJ on charges of conspiring to flood the United States with methamphetamine through a sophisticated, factory-style production operation, federal prosecutors announced this week.
Wenfeng Cui, 41, also known as “Vincen,” (no "t') and Fan Pang, 26, also known as “Jerry,” both nationals of the People's Republic of China, were arrested in New York City on February 2, 2026, after allegedly meeting with undercover sources and providing detailed instructions on the chemical synthesis of methamphetamine and the operation of custom-built industrial machinery designed to mass-produce the drug.
The unsealed indictment, announced by U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton and DEA Special Agent in Charge Cindy Marx of the Special Operations Division, charges the pair with one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine (maximum penalty: life in prison), one count of conspiracy to import me...
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01.05.26 - 11:00
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Lights, camera, traction: film-projecting headlights steer China′s EV feature fight (SCMP)
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China's latest electric vehicle (EV) innovations – from ultra-fast battery charging to headlights capable of projecting films – have drawn strong attention at Beijing's Auto China show, underscoring how the country's automotive technology is pulling ahead of global rivals.
As domestic carmakers and key suppliers recast vehicles as “mobile living spaces” powered by artificial intelligence and digital systems, they are increasingly looking beyond the mainland to drive export growth.
“We are......
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01.05.26 - 09:42
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China Reopens Fuel Export Spigot, Offering Relief To Asian Buyers (ZeroHedge)
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China Reopens Fuel Export Spigot, Offering Relief To Asian Buyers
Beijing is reversing its curbs on refined fuel exports after halting shipments in the opening days of the U.S.-Iran conflict. This move suggests that Chinese domestic inventories are now at comfortable levels, allowing state refiners to reopen the export spigot, even as much of Asia remains gripped by a fuel shock caused by disrupted Gulf energy flows through the Hormuz chokepoint.
There was chatter earlier this week that China's state-owned refiners were applying for government permits to resume fuel exports in May. These include China Petrochemical (Sinopec Group) and China National Petroleum Corporation.
By late in the week, Bloomberg reported that state-owned refiners had received government approval to export 500,000 tons of fuel next month.
People familiar with the upcoming shipments said the one-off quota would allow gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel to be sent to neighboring Asian countries, providing relief amid a worsen...
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01.05.26 - 08:00
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How China is using AI – and state funding – to transform the micro drama industry (SCMP)
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Vigloo, a South Korean micro drama production company, has gone all-in on artificial intelligence this year, betting that automation can fundamentally reshape how content is made.
The company has begun spending roughly 30 per cent of its budget on AI-driven workflows, and the change is already having a dramatic impact. It can now produce a show in just one month rather than three, and at one-fifth of the cost.
That is not only allowing Vigloo to release far more shows, but also to experiment......
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01.05.26 - 07:30
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Gold, cruises and Dior: how Hong Kong lenders are enticing wealthy mainland China visitors (SCMP)
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Gold bars, cruises, Dior beauty services and Rosewood Hong Kong vouchers are just some of the incentives Hong Kong's major lenders are offering in hopes of capturing wealthy clients, as visitors from mainland China descend on the city during the golden week holiday starting on Friday.
HSBC, Standard Chartered and Bank of China (Hong Kong) – the city's three biggest banks – Citigroup, DBS Hong Kong, ICBC Asia, Bank of East Asia and Hang Seng Bank have all extended the hours of certain branches on......
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01.05.26 - 06:30
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Battered Chinese property stocks primed for comeback as industry shows signs of turning (SCMP)
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Chinese property stocks are poised for a comeback, as investors believe that a rebound in tier-one city home prices is a sign that the sector's years-long woes are nearing an end.
The pickup in home prices in mega cities such as Beijing and Shanghai has coincided with a spike in transaction volumes, indicating that buyers are piling in after prices have fallen to more affordable levels. In March, more than 30,000 lived-in homes were sold in Shanghai, the highest in five years, after the city......
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