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New York - The U.S. government has ordered U.S. embassies and consular sections worldwide to pause scheduling new interviews for student-visa applicants as it is considering requiring all foreign students applying to study in the United States to undergo social media vetting, local media cited a cable dated Tuesday and signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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Beijing - China will further consolidate the role of state-level economic and technological development zones in attracting foreign investment amid its continuous opening-up efforts, the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday. The international economic and trade order is currently facing severe shocks, Ling Ji, vice minister of commerce, told a press conference, noting that the role of development zones as a mainstay in stabilizing foreign trade and investment is becoming increasingly prominent.
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Beijing - Chinese scientists have developed FLARE, a cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) model designed to predict stellar flares, offering a transformative tool for astronomical research, the Institute of Automation under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announced on Tuesday.
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Following months of intensifying economic friction, the United States and China reached a provisional truce in Geneva, agreeing to a 90-day suspension of additional tariffs. This agreement marks a significant recalibration between the world's two largest economies.
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Shenzhen - China's drone industry is soaring into a new era of cognitive capability, with artificial intelligence (AI) transforming unmanned systems from remote-controlled tools into autonomous problem-solvers. At the ninth Drone World Congress that closed on Sunday in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, 825 enterprises showcased over 5,000 drone models.
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Xichang - China's Tianwen-2 probe is scheduled for launch on May 29, aiming to unravel the mysteries of a near-Earth asteroid and a main-belt comet, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced on Monday. The Tianwen-2 probe will collect samples from the near-Earth asteroid 2016HO3, which marks China's first-ever asteroid sampling, and explore the main-belt comet 311P, the agency said.
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New York - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to divert billions in grant dollars away from Harvard University and give those funds to trade schools across the United States, escalating his clash with the elite institution. "I am considering taking Three Billion Dollars of Grant Money away from a very antisemitic Harvard, and giving it to TRADE SCHOOLS all across our land," Trump said in a post on social media.
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Germany's new Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, delivered his first major policy address this month, outlining a cautious yet significant shift in Berlin's China policy. While reaffirming China's status as an "important partner" for Germany and the EU in addressing global and economic challenges, he introduced the now-familiar phrase: "strategic de-risking." It is not a policy of severance, but it signals an intention to reassess economic dependencies.
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The United States, long regarded as the bedrock of global financial stability, now finds itself at a precarious fiscal crossroads. With the national debt surpassing $36 trillion and a recent credit rating downgrade by Moody's, the U.S. fiscal trajectory raises alarms not just domestically but across the interconnected global economy.
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Chongqing - China's rising demand for high-quality, respectful eldercare is opening new doors for businesses. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China's population aged 60 and above reached 310.31 million by the end of 2024. A report on China's aging industry projects that the consumption market for people over 60 will grow to about 106 trillion yuan ($14.76 trillion) by 2050.
