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Tigers Raised Together, Released Apart Are Now Mates

Love story is one part of a conservation success that could see tigers repopulate Russian range

(Newser) - Siberian tigers inhabit only a tiny pocket of their historical range in Russia's Far East, but a feline love story is raising hopes that the endangered species—numbering no more than 750—could repopulate much of Asia. The story begins in the early 2010s when scientists rescued six orphaned...

China Goes After Nvidia in Antitrust Probe

US microchip company's shares dip, amid investigation on its 2019 acquisition of Mellanox

(Newser) - Shares of Nvidia slid early Monday after China said it's investigating the high-flying US microchip company over suspected violations of Chinese anti-monopoly laws. In a brief press release with few details, Chinese regulators appear to be focusing on Nvidia's $6.9 billion acquisition of network and data transmission...

Appeals Court Upholds US Ban of TikTok

It's a 'resounding defeat' for the social media platform based in China, will require ban or sale

(Newser) - A federal appeals court panel on Friday upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in a few short months, handing a resounding defeat to the popular social media platform as it fights for its survival in the US. The US Court of Appeals for the District...

Trump Picks His Ambassador to China

He says former Sen. David Perdue 'brings valuable expertise to help build our relationship with China'

(Newser) - President-elect Trump has chosen former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to be ambassador to China. Trump said in a Truth Socia l post Thursday that Perdue, a former CEO of firms including Dollar General, "brings valuable expertise to help build our relationship with China." Perdue lost his Senate seat to...

GM Takes $5B Hit as Sales Decline in China

But the company remains very profitable in North America

(Newser) - General Motors on Wednesday said its profits will take a $5 billion hit due to the poor performance of its Chinese joint ventures. Since 1997, GM has owned 50% of its joint venture with the state-owned SAIC Motor, and it has other joint ventures, including a finance arm. The New ...

China Retaliates After US Sanctions

Beijing bans exports to the US of minerals used in semiconductors

(Newser) - The US Commerce Department received a swift response to its latest round of export controls meant to "impair" China's chipmaking industry. Shortly after the restrictions were announced Sunday, Beijing banned exports to the US of critical minerals used in military and civilian applications, including gallium, germanium, and antimony,...

Report: $86M Sent to China to Protect Pandas Went Elsewhere

NYT : Money sent by US zoos instead funded projects unrelated to conservation, some harmful

(Newser) - Pandas are cute, cuddly, and, it turns out, an important distraction from the fact that tens of millions of dollars raised by US zoos to fund the protection of wild giant pandas instead went to essentially whatever projects Chinese officials decided. That's according to a New York Times investigation,...

Sorry, China: Taiwan President Is US-Bound

China patrols around island after Lai Ching-te's stopovers in Hawaii, Guam are confirmed

(Newser) - While Taiwan's president plans a visit to Hawaii and Guam, China is likely planning military drills in response. Lai Ching-te's stopovers in the US state and territory as part of a weeklong Pacific tour to begin Saturday allows the president to shore up relations with US leaders even...

Investigators Think Chinese Ship Dragged Anchor for 100 Miles

The Yi Peng 3 is suspected of cutting 2 undersea cables in the Baltic

(Newser) - European investigators have a suspect—and now the world has more details. The Wall Street Journal has the latest on the Yi Peng 3 bulk carrier , a Chinese commercial ship that is suspected of severing two fiber-optic cables in the Baltic Sea. The vessel has been flanked by European warships...

Chinese Women Fired Up by Too-Short Sanitary Pads

Popular brands cave to pressure, apologize

(Newser) - A trend emerged on social media in China this month with women posting videos of themselves measuring sanitary pads. It wasn't some bizarre fad but a protest against companies accused of cheating women with feminine hygiene products significantly shorter than advertised. "Will cutting a few centimeters help you...

3 Americans Detained by China Freed in Swap

The US says all 3 were wrongfully held for years

(Newser) - Three Americans detained for years in China are coming home. Washington and Beijing agreed on a prisoner swap made public Wednesday, reports the Washington Post and the AP . The freed Americans—all of whom were considered to be wrongfully detained in the eyes of the US—are:
  • Mark Swidan: The
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Aluminum, Steel Prices May Rise Under Trump's Tariffs
With Trump's Tariff
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Nov 26, 2024 10:50 AM CST

With Trump's Tariff Threat Comes a Big Unknown

Is it a real plan or a bargaining ploy?

(Newser) - President-elect Trump promised to put new tariffs in place on goods from Mexico (25%), Canada (25%), and China (10%) on his first day in office, and financial analysts were assessing the impacts on Tuesday. Coverage:
  • Steel, aluminum: The Wall Street Journal reports that one tangible effect would almost certainly be
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Trump Lays Out Details of His Tariff Plan

He said he would charge Mexico and Canada 25% on all goods entering the US

(Newser) - President-elect Trump is getting specific about his tariff plans, in what the Wall Street Journal says is "the clearest indication since his election victory that he plans to follow through on [his] tough campaign rhetoric." Trump has long vowed to impose tariffs , and on Monday he posted details...

China's Youth Don't Seem to Want to Get Hitched

Fewer than 5M couples registered to marry in first 9 months of 2024, leading to concerns on birth rates

(Newser) - South Korea and Japan aren't the only nations stressing over low birth rates. The figures for that in China last year were the lowest since 1949 (the year that the People's Republic of China was established), and the nation saw itself lose the top spot in terms...

Out of China, a Head- Scratching Doping Case

Theory that cooking wine for noodles may have contaminated China's athletes keeps twists coming

(Newser) - It looked like a recipe for disaster. So, when his country's swimmers were being accused of doping earlier this year, one Chinese official cooked up something fast: He blamed it on contaminated noodles. In fact, he argued, it could have been a culinary conspiracy concocted by criminals, whose actions...

Police: Disgruntled Student Stabbed 8 to Death in China

17 are injured in attack outside a vocational school

(Newser) - Eight people were killed and 17 injured in a stabbing attack outside a vocational school in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi on Saturday night, local police said. The attack occurred at the Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology in Yixing, a statement from Yixing police said. A 21-year...

Deadly Car Attack in China Blamed on Divorce Settlement

Police say driver, 62, killed 35 and injured dozens more

(Newser) - A driver killed 35 people and injured another 43 when he deliberately rammed his car into people exercising at a sports center in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai, police said Tuesday.
  • Suspect: Police detained a 62-year-old man, identified only by his family name of Fan, per the AP . Authorities
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In California, an 'Explosion' in Pistachios

Pistachio crops are booming, with much of them headed to China

(Newser) - In a sprawling plant in the heart of California's farmland, millions of shells rush down a metallic chute and onto a conveyor belt where they're inspected, roasted, packaged, and shipped off to groceries around the world. Pistachios are growing fast in California, where farmers have been devoting more...

Hordes of College Students Really Wanted Dumplings

Chinese city of Kaifeng is overrun with 100K bike riders from Zhengzhou who rode 30 miles

(Newser) - The weekend kickoff got a little chaotic in China—not from any drunken reveling, but from tens of thousands of people renting bikes and riding 30 miles in search of a popular menu item, wreaking havoc on local roads. The Guardian reports that 100,000 students or so ( Sky...

Chinese Student Lauded as 'Genius' Was Really a Cheater

Fashion student Jiang Ping was not what she seemed, contest organizers say

(Newser) - A 17-year-old Chinese girl celebrated as a genius after scoring high in the preliminary round of an international math contest turns out to have cheated. Jiang Ping became an overnight sensation in June after finishing 12th out of 802 shortlisted competitors in the qualifiers of the Alibaba Global Mathematics Competition,...

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