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Asia-Pacific journos visit China’s globally renowned Sinopharm
Solomon Star
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July 4, 2025
INTERNATIONALLY-RENOWNED China National Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd, Sinopharm, welcomed a group of journalists from the Asia-Pacific region for a visit to its headquarters in Beijing on Thursday 3 July. The Chinese State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) is...
China-US air shipments slump after tax-free loophole for low-value goods ends
Inside Retail Asia
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July 4, 2025
Air cargo shipment volume from Asia has declined by double digits since the US cancelled a tax-free exemption for low-value packages from China early in May, trade groups and analysts said. Air cargo demand from Asia to North America declined 10.7...
China says U.S. notified it about lifting some restrictive measures
CGTN
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China's Ministry of Commerce said on Friday that it is reviewing export license applications for controlled items in accordance with domestic laws and regulations, and confirmed that the United States has notified China of its decision to lift a...
China imposes anti-dumping duties of up to 34.9 per cent on European brandy as trade tensions rise
Telengana Today
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July 4, 2025
China has imposed anti-dumping tariffs of up to 34.9 per cent on European brandy, mainly targeting French cognac, amid escalating trade tensions. The move follows EU's probe into Chinese EVs and adds strain ahead of the upcoming China-EU summit...
China hits Europe’s brandy exports with duties but adds exemptions
Euronews
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July 4, 2025
Published on 04/07/2025 - 12:15 GMT+2 French drink manufacturers are bracing for losses as China said it would place a heavy trade duty on brandy exports from the European Union, potentially taking a gulp out of their sales in the coming years. A...
China to require EU brandy exporters to raise prices or face tariffs
Times-Georgian
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China will require major European brandy exporters to raise prices or risk anti-dumping taxes of up to 34.9 percent from Saturday, the latest salvo in its long-running trade spat with the bloc. Almost all EU brandy is cognac produced in France,...
Japan To Increase Wages For Third Time Amid Labour Shortages
The Global Economics
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July 4, 2025
Japan’s largest labour union, boasting a membership of 7 million, Rengo, negotiated this increase, which is higher than the 5.10% offered last year and 3.58% the year before. In a move which will widely benefit workers across the country, Japanese...
Japan – Yachiyo Engineering and NEC launch adaptation finance study in Indonesia to calculate the adaptation value of disaster prevention measures
Web NewsWire
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July 4, 2025
Yachiyo Engineering and NEC launch adaptation finance study in Indonesia to calculate the adaptation value of disaster prevention measures BSD City, Indonesia & Tokyo, Japan, July 4, 2025 – (JCN Newswire) – Yachiyo Engineering Co., Ltd. (Yachiyo...
China penalises EU brandy as Cognac gets exemption
The Spirit Business
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July 4, 2025
China’s Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) has ended its anti-dumping investigation with a higher duty on EU brandy imports, but some Cognac makers have been granted partial relief. An average 32.2% tariff will be placed on EU brandy makers from 5 July...
India Inc’s FY25 profit growth outpaces GDP 3x, midcaps and smallcaps lead: Ionic Wealth report
Mint
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July 4, 2025
India Inc ended FY25 on a strong note, with corporate profits growing at a pace three times faster than GDP, according to Ionic Wealth’s latest “India Inc FY25: Decoding Earnings Trends & Path Ahead” chartbook. The research report attributes this...
China unveils support for medical uses of brain-computer interface technology
South China Morning Post
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July 4, 2025
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. The National Medical Products Administration said on Thursday that it...
India launches anti-dumping probe on polyethylene imports from six nations
Telengana Today
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July 4, 2025
India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies has initiated an anti-dumping probe into polyethylene imports from six countries after a domestic industry complaint. The investigation could lead to duties if material injury from cheap imports is...
India hits back at US over auto tariffs, proposes retaliatory duties at WTO
The Indian Express
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July 4, 2025
India has proposed imposing retaliatory tariffs on select US products in response to Washington’s safeguard duties on automobile imports from India, according to a notification circulated at the World Trade Organization (WTO).The notification,...
India proposes WTO-sanctioned tariffs on US over auto duties
Telengana Today
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July 4, 2025
On March 26, the US adopted a safeguard measure in the form of a tariff increase of 25 per cent ad valorem on imports of passenger vehicles and light trucks, and on certain automobile parts from India Published Date - 4 July 2025, 06:42 PM New...
India proposes retaliatory auto tariffs on US, says Trump tariffs impacting $2.8 billion worth exports
Financial Express
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India has notified the World Trade Organisation (WTO) of its plan to impose retaliatory tariffs on selected U.S. products in response to safeguard duties levied by Washington on Indian automobile parts and vehicles. The proposed measures,...
India-US interim trade talks in final phase, deal likely before July 9
Telengana Today
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July 4, 2025
India has hardened its position on giving duty concessions to American farm and dairy products as these are politically sensitive sectors Published Date - 4 July 2025, 06:06 PM New Delhi: The Indian team, led by chief negotiator Rajesh Agrawal,...
Asia report: Markets mixed ahead of Trump's July tariff deadline
ShareCast
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A strong US jobs report overnight briefly buoyed sentiment on Wall Street, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hitting fresh record highs. “US investors may have been feeling optimistic heading into the long Independence Day weekend, but that positivity...
China's Guiyang emerges as coffee powerhouse
Xinhua News Agency
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A shop assistant roasts coffee beans at a coffee shop in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 9, 2025. Guiyang has made a name for itself as a coffee powerhouse despite having no coffee farms. Home to more than 3,000 coffee shops, the...
Asia-Pacific Weight Loss Market Size, Growth Trends And Forecast Report 2025-2033 Rising Obesity And Health Awareness Fuel Growth Of Fitness And Supplements In China, India, Japan, And Australia
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) The Asia-Pacific Weight Loss Market is projected to double in value from USD 101.9 billion in 2024 to USD 210.94 billion by 2033, driven by increasing obesity rates, fitness awareness, and the popularity of dietary...
China’s EV rivalry spills over to Thailand, tests local production goals
Deal Street Asia
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Hyper-competition in China’s electric vehicle sector is spilling over to its biggest market in Asia, Thailand, as smaller players struggle to compete with dominant BYD, putting ambitious local production plans at risk. Neta, among the earliest...