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Guidelines for developing new quality productive forces; EU-China trade talks; Combating auto involution; Food safety crackdown
1. Guidelines for developing new quality productive forces 2. Outcomes from EU-China trade talks 3. Improving new car design safety and quality 4. Cracking down on food safety violations The Feed: Business, Economy and Trade - Politics and Law - Foreign and Defense Affairs - Hong Kong - Taiwan - Tech and Media - Society, Arts, Sports, Culture and History - Energy, Environment, Science and Health 1. Guidelines for developing new quality productive forces - The Central Committee and State Council on Friday released the Opinions on Developing New Quality Productive Forces.
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China-linked hackers breached Fiji organisation, US Embassy says
SUVA, Fiji – China-linked hackers compromised a regional organisation’s network based in Suva, Fiji, between July and August 2026, the US Embassy in Fiji said on Oct 12. The embassy, which covers Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu, informed the Fijian government and the affected organisation of the suspected breach and provided technical recommendations to help secure their networks. Hackers maintained access to the organisation’s network over several days, the embassy said. The embassy did not identify the regional organisation by name.
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Trump says he does not believe China and Russia are helping Iran ‘at all’
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said late on Oct 12 he did not believe that China and Russia were helping Iran “at all”, adding that Moscow and Beijing had “too much to lose” if they enabled Tehran. Trump said on Truth Social that he had seen comments from his critics and opponents that China and Russia were helping Iran. “If they are, it’s at a very low level, but I don’t believe they are at all. They have too much to lose, and we would know about it, and know about it very fast,” Trump wrote.
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Sunak, Gray, Chandrasekaran on Geopolitics, AI
Speaking in New Delhi at Bloomberg's New Economy Forum, former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Blackstone President and COO Jonathan Gray, and Tata Sons Chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran discuss how AI adoption will fundamentally reshape both financial movements and geopolitical realities. (Corrects title of Gray.) (Source: Bloomberg)
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DID HE MAKE UP THE “ENERGY CEASEFIRE?” TRUMP MUST STOP THOSE POLITICAL ADS. CONGRESSWOMAN’S HOME SEARCHED. SPIRIT HALLOWEEN EXPANDS TO CHRISTMAS.
President Trump said Russia and Ukraine agreed to an “energy ceasefire” “effective immediately.” Except that seemed to be news to Russia and Ukraine. Today, Trump may have admitted he made it up. Hear from Trump about how he arrived at this “energy ceasefire” deal and why he may be talking about Russia and Ukraine so much these days. Watch Trump’s full statements here.
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IELTS Cancellations in China Enter Fourth Day, With British Council Unable to Say When Exams Will Resume
IELTS examinations administered by the British Council in the Chinese mainland have been disrupted for a fourth consecutive day, with further cancellations confirmed for October 13, according to a report published Tuesday morning by China National Radio (CNR), part of China’s state broadcaster, China Media Group. CNR reported that on Monday evening, October 12, a British Council customer-service representative confirmed that the International English Language Testing System examinations scheduled for the following day had been cancelled.
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Trump Says He Does Not Believe Russia and China Are Helping Iran
President Donald Trump dismissed concerns that Russia and China might be helping Iran in its war with the US, adding that the two countries would have “too much to lose” in aiding the Islamic Republic.
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Xpeng Welcomes EU-China Deal on Capping Hybrid Imports
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Aux Etats-Unis, le recours de Donald Trump au gazole russe, au détriment de l’Ukraine, provoque une vaste controverse
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