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BUSINESSAug 19El argentino que diseñó para Audi y Alfa Romeo ahora desembarca en una marca de lujo chinaEl rosarino Juan Manuel Díaz hizo toda su carrera como diseñador en Europa.Ahora tendrá un rol destacado en Exeed, la división de alta gama del Grupo Chery.Clarín
BUSINESSAug 19Goldman Sachs upbeat on wealth outlook amid market worries over China’s tighter scrutinyGoldman Sachs has remained upbeat about offshore wealth management despite concerns over Beijing’s tighter scrutiny of cross-border money flows. The Wall Street investment bank forecast wealth fee income at Standard Chartered and HSBC to grow 30 per cent and 13 per cent, respectively, in 2026, while projecting 16 to 25 per cent growth for Singapore banks. “We continue to believe offshore wealth allocation by Chinese clients is driven primarily by diversification benefits and access to a broader...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSAug 19China fund managers stick with AI, chips in August despite July sell-off, survey findsDespite July’s sharp sell-off in global semiconductor shares, driven by concerns over AI-linked profitability, artificial intelligence and chips remained China’s most preferred investment themes in August, while more investors moved to hedge tech exposure, according to a survey by BofA Global Research. The findings come from the August edition of the Asia Fund Manager Survey, for which Bank of America’s researchers polled 98 participants across the region from August 7 to 13. The respondents...South China Morning Post
MILITARYAug 19Is South China Sea warship breakdown a sign US is ‘taxing reserve capacity’?A US guided-missile destroyer that was adrift in the South China Sea without power last month is a sign that America is taxing its reserve capacity as its operation against Iran drags on, according to an analyst. “This is an extremely unusual occurrence and a variety of equipment and process failures would have to have taken place,” said Brad Martin, a former US Navy captain who is now a senior policy researcher at Washington-based think tank the Rand Corporation. “Failures such as this are a...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHAug 19China allows limited Nvidia H200 shipments : Why is Beijing easing curbs ? China is reportedly allowing limited shipments of Nvidia H200 chips, raising questions about Beijing's reasons for easing tech trade restrictions. This indicates a notable development in geopolitical technology trade dynamics.business-standard.com · India
BUSINESSAug 19China robotics firm shares soar 600 per cent on debutA robotics firm in China experienced a significant increase in its share value, soaring 600 percent upon its market debut. This indicates strong investor confidence in the company and the robotics sector.examiner.com.au · Australia
POLITICSAug 19Mongolia apologises after China raises security concerns about protesters at oil campA senior Mongolian official has apologised after the Chinese embassy raised concern that Mongolians “harassed the camp” of a Chinese-invested oil exploration company. According to Mongolian media reports, protesters went to the Kherlen Tohoi XXVIII oil exploration area and tried to stop exploration work by Mongolia Foison Energy last Friday. They live-streamed the event, with social media footage showing two women dumping items belonging to Chinese workers onto the ground. Two Mongolian...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 19Scaling back US-South Korea drills may fail to woo Kim away from ChinaTrump is scaling back US-South Korea military exercises as he signals interest in renewed talks with Kim Jong Un.Al Jazeera [en]
SCI & TECHAug 19China robots search for workforce breakthroughChina is developing robots with the aim of achieving a breakthrough in workforce solutions. This effort could impact future labor markets and industrial automation.freemalaysiatoday.com · Malaysia
POLITICSAug 19A China Strategy That LastsCongress must lead to compete with Beijing.Foreign Affairs
POLITICSAug 19In China, Xi Jinping pays tribute to former leader Jiang Zemin, architect of the crackdown on youth after TiananmenPresident Xi Jinping used the centenary of former Chinese Communist Party leader Jiang Zemin's birth to praise his toughness after the crackdown on the June 1989 student movement and recall the golden age of China's economy.Le Monde [en]
SCI & TECHAug 19China cloudscape observer mist - monitoring job ends ; resort plans more similar campaignsChina's "cloudscape observer" program for mist monitoring has concluded, with a local resort planning similar future initiatives. This indicates the end of a specific environmental observation project and future local development plans.scmp.com · China
SCI & TECHAug 19China eases limits on Nvidia H200 chips as AI race escalatesBeijing permits small shipments to help leading tech groups in drive to catch up with US rivalsFinancial Times
MILITARYAug 19Chinese coastguard proposes turning South China Sea isles into robotic fortressThe South China Sea’s contested islands could be transformed into autonomous, robotic fortresses, according to a defence proposal by the Chinese coastguard. The plan, which was detailed in a Chinese-language journal supervised by the state-run China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, envisions a maritime landscape defended by a coordinated swarm of machines instead of soldiers. The proposal comes as Beijing seeks to neutralise the growing threat of low-cost drone swarms – the asymmetric weapon...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSAug 19China’s backflipping robot maker Unitree pops 542% in Shanghai debutUnitree Robotics shares rise 542% on their first day of trading in ShanghaiCNBC
WORLDAug 19China ‘cloudscape observer’ mist-monitoring job ends; resort plans more similar campaignsA Chinese tourist site recently concluded a month-long position that paid 60,000 yuan (US$8,900) to live on a mountaintop, observe the cloudscape, and share daily videos of the sea of clouds. On July 8, the Laojun Mountain Scenic Area in central China’s Henan province posted a recruitment ad for a “cloudscape observer” to work from July 16 to August 15. The Laojun Mountain Scenic Area is one of China’s most renowned sacred Taoist mountains, boasting over 2,000 years of history. It is believed...South China Morning Post
CYBERAug 19China-Linked Hacker Shows AI Capabilities in APAC AttackDark Reading
SCI & TECHAug 19China’s LandSpace beats SpaceX with steel-booster recovery after orbital launchIn a global first, China’s leading commercial rocket company LandSpace has recovered a stainless-steel booster after an orbital launch, marking a major step in the country’s efforts to develop lower-cost, reusable rockets. The successful mission makes Zhuque-3 China’s first commercial rocket to both reach orbit and have its first stage recovered. SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster, which is also made of stainless steel, is awaiting US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for its first...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSAug 19China Added 200 , 000 Bpd To Crude Reserves In July Despite Hormuz CrisisChina increased its crude oil reserves by 200,000 barrels per day in July, despite the ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz.zerohedge.com · United States
POLITICSBREAKINGAug 19 New U . S . territory : Trump confirms plan to take control of Strait of Hormuz – World Tribune : U . S . Politics and Culture , Geostrategy , China , North Korea , Corporate Watch , Media Watchworldtribune.com · United States
BUSINESSAug 18US urged to follow China’s lead in treating data as an economic assetAs China deepens the commercialisation of its vast troves of data, the United States needs to develop its own national data strategy that treats data as an economic asset to better position itself to prevail in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics, a key US congressional advisory body has said. In a report published on Tuesday, the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) warned that the US risks ceding global leadership in setting global data...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 18El narcotráfico y China mueven el interés de EE. UU. en ColombiaColombia puede fortalecer su cooperación de seguridad, pero sin sacrificar soberanía, control civil, derechos humanos ni contrapesos institucionales. The post El narcotráfico y China mueven el interés de EE. UU. en Colombia appeared first on La Silla Vacía.La Silla Vacía
POLITICSAug 18How China got caught in the crossfire of a US bacon fightMidwestern Americans watching television this summer may have been surprised to see China and bacon appearing together in political advertisements. “The corrupt Save Our Bacon scam in the farm bill – it’s a giveaway to Chinese corporations,” one advertisement declared over images of the Chinese flag and Chinese President Xi Jinping. “Whose side is your senator on? America or China?” Viewers might assume the advertisement was promoting yet another Republican-led effort to counter Beijing. The...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 18Harvard, MIT among 30 US universities ordered to audit China research tiesHarvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Johns Hopkins University are among 30 American institutions ordered to audit their foreign research relationships, according to US officials, as higher education representatives accused the Pentagon of implying wrongdoing without publicly presenting evidence. The identities emerged after the Department of Defence announced the audits on Monday but declined to name the universities or disclose the foreign partnerships under...South China Morning Post