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‘China’s Instagram’ Readies Hong Kong IPO, Could Be Valued At Over $70 Billion

Chinese lifestyle and video-sharing platform Xiaohongshu is aiming for an initial public offering in Hong Kong as early as the end of this year, according to people familiar with the matter.

2 min read05:41 PM IST
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A trade war between the EU and China seems inevitable

Bankruptcies in the European Union have risen to levels last seen in 2015. Germany lost 143,000 jobs in industry in 2025. In most of Europe growth is sluggish and industrial production declining.

5 min read11 Jun 2026
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Markets

AVIC Chengdu share price: Chinese J-10 fighter jet maker defence stock crashes 28% despite US-Iran war

AVIC Chengdu had become one of the biggest beneficiaries of geopolitical tensions last year. The stock surged after the India-Pakistan conflict brought global attention to the J-10 fighter jet.

2 min read11 Jun 2026
Global

China is propping up the world economy by importing a lot less oil

Clues are emerging in the mystery of the missing three million barrels—the oil that China would normally be importing but isn’t now.

5 min read11 Jun 2026
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Man books flat for ₹16.5 lakh on 34th floor in a 32-storey building; social media reacts

A man bought a flat on the 34th floor in a building that turned out to have only 32 floors. After years of delays and issues with the developer, he has now filed for arbitration.

2 min read10 Jun 2026
Global

A new front is opening in the fight to break China’s rare-earth dominance

Brazil holds the world’s second-largest reserves and wants to become a processor of critical minerals—but it refuses to choose sides between Washington and Beijing.

5 min read9 Jun 2026
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Companies

Alibaba, Baidu and BYD are now US-designated military companies in a blacklist – What does this mean?

Pentagon has designated Alibaba, Baidu and BYD as Chinese military companies in a blacklist now covering 188 firms, up from roughly 130 last year.

7 min read9 Jun 2026
Global

What Xi and Kim Want From Their Summit in North Korea

The Chinese leader arrived in Pyongyang for a two-day summit with Kim Jong Un, seeking to strengthen their alliance against the West.

3 min read8 Jun 2026
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News

North Korea's Kim Jong Un hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping, weeks after hosting Russia's Putin

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping for a summit. The closed-door summit between the two sides came after Kim hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin, while Xi met with US President Donald Trump in May, with both sides hoping for better ties.

2 min read8 Jun 2026
Technology

China can build humanoids at scale. The hard part is finding enough buyers

China can build humanoids at scale. The hard part is finding enough buyers

5 min read6 Jun 2026