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1. China tells EU it does not want to see Russia lose its war in Ukraine: sources
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the European Union鈥檚 top diplomat on Wednesday that Beijing did not want to see a Russian loss in Ukraine because it feared the United States would then shift its whole focus to Beijing, according to several people familiar with the exchange.
2. Did Trump get his 鈥楤ig Beautiful Bill鈥 at the US dollar鈥檚 expense?
The passage of a sprawling budget bill has raised concerns over the long-term debt of the United States, which analysts said could compound already heightened worries over the reliability of the country鈥檚 currency as a safe-haven asset.
3. China-EU tensions rise as Beijing levies anti-dumping tariffs on European brandy
China has decided to levy anti-dumping tariffs on European brandy, mostly produced in France, for the next five years 鈥 an announcement made while Foreign Minister Wang Yi is on his European tour seeking to resolve trade disputes and improve ties amid a reshuffle of global trade dynamics introduced by the United States.
4. How a clause in the US-Vietnam trade deal could upend Asia鈥檚 supply chains
The inclusion of a 40 per cent tariff on transshipped goods could 鈥渙pen up a can of worms鈥 for the whole region, analysts have said.
5. Tools unearthed in China are first evidence of East Asia鈥檚 鈥榃ood Age鈥
The earliest tools used by humans were made of stone, followed by bronze, then iron, and finally steel. But was there a 鈥淲ood Age鈥?
6. China unveils support for medical uses of brain-computer interface technology
China has unveiled policies to support the development of the medical use of brain-computer interfaces (BCI), technology that enables brain signals to control external devices.
7. Chinese model lured to Myanmar with scam job rescued after sister raises alarm
A Chinese model from the southern province of Guangdong has been rescued from Myanmar after he was lured under the pretext of an overseas job last month, according to the Chinese embassy in Thailand.