BRUSSELS: Partners, competitors or rivals? European Union leaders are debating whether to rethink their stance on China as President Xi Jinping tightens his grip over an ever more assertive Beijing. A two-day summit in Brussels from Thursday (Oct 20) will be dominated by the fallout of Russia’s war on Ukraine andContinue Reading
BERLIN: Germany’s economic climate minister said on Tuesday (Sep 13) the government was focusing on a new trade plan with China to reduce dependence on Chinese unprocessed trash, batteries and semiconductors, promising “no a lot more naivety” in industry dealings with Beijing. Resources told Reuters a week ago the economyContinue Reading
BEIJING: Robot fish that will “eat” microplastics may one day help to cleanup the world’s contaminated oceans, says a team of Chinese scientists from Sichuan University in southwest China. Soft to touch and 1 . 3 centimetres in size, these programs already suck up microplastics in superficial water. The teamContinue Reading