Starbucks denies reports it plans to fully exit China · TechNode
Starbucks has responded to rumours of a potential stake sale in its China operations after reports resurfaced that the American coffee giant is looking for buyers for its business in…
Boy, 11, shot dead in Texas after ‘ding dong ditch’ doorbell prank
An 11-year-old boy was fatally shot in Houston, Texas after a prank in which he rang the doorbell of a home and ran away, police said. The boy had been…
ByteDance fires LLM team head over conflict of interest · TechNode
ByteDance has dismissed Qiao Mu, former head of its Doubao large language model (LLM) team, following an internal ethics probe. In a notice circulated internally on Monday, the TikTok owner…
‘Shanghai Spirit’ should be advanced with new vitality
This photo taken on Aug 30, 2025 shows an exterior view of the main venue of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 in north China“s Tianjin. The curtain was…
China extends anti-dumping duties on some phenol imports
BEIJING – China“s Ministry of Commerce will extend anti-dumping duties on phenol imports from the United States, the European Union, the Republic of Korea, Japan and Thailand for five years,…
Trump says Intel agreed to give US government 10 pct stake
US flag, Intel logo and words „10% stake“ are seen in this illustration taken August 22, 2025. NEW YORK – US President Donald Trump said Friday Intel“s CEO has agreed…
Cave basketball in Southwest China’s Guizhou goes into limelight
GUIYANG – Cars lined up in long queues as thousands of spectators from across China flocked to watch a unique basketball tournament held deep inside a cave in Southwest China“s…
China issues interim rules on rare earth management
BEIJING – Chinese authorities have unveiled a set of interim rules to strengthen the control and management of rare earth mining, smelting and separation. The interim rules, made public on…
Why Filipinos flood social media to shame ‘nepo babies’ amid US$9.5 billion scandal
As public scrutiny intensifies over anomalous flood control projects in the Philippines, Filipinos have turned to social media spaces such as Reddit to expose the lavish lifestyles of the children…
China to release third round of trade-in subsidies for consumers in July · TechNode
China’s top economic planning body said on Thursday that it will release a new batch of funds in July to support the country’s trade-in program for consumer goods, marking the…