From a milestone in China’s space programme to Beijing warning Manila after Marcos makes Taiwan remarks, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage
China has launched its first drone ship to recover reusable rockets – becoming only the second country after the United States to master the technology – as Beijing pushes forward with its ambitious space programme.
A 90-day extension of a US-China tariff truce is likely, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said, the most concrete signal from the US side about moving the deadline since bilateral talks concluded in Stockholm last week.
Mass-hiring plans among China’s tech giants are serving to reinforce an increasingly popular decision among families for their college-bound children to embrace majors related to science and technology.
US plans to impose 100 per cent of tariffs on imported chips are a heavy blow to Southeast Asia’s chip industry and could push the region closer to China, according to observers.
