中国谴责美国对委内瑞拉的“霸凌”行为
2025-12-18
| China Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Venezuelan counterpart in a phone call that Beijing rejects "unilateral bullying" and supports countries safeguarding their sovereignty, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. The comments came after US President Donald Trump ordered a complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going in and out of Venezuelan ports and declared the government of President Nicolás Maduro a terrorist regime. Venezuela has dispatched its navy to escort oil tankers, threatening a further confrontation with the US.
OPEC member Venezuela relies on oil exports to finance its tottering economy. Global oil prices rose on the blockade news, with benchmark Brent crude 2.9 percent higher in late New York trading. The US has beefed up the presence of its military in the Caribbean. At least 90 people have been killed in US strikes on boats alleged to be carrying illegal drugs to the US. |
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沐曦股份(MetaX)股票在上海上市首日暴涨
2025-12-18
| Shares in MetaX, a mainland AI chipmaker, soared 693 percent above their offer price in the first day of trading on the Shanghai STAR market on Wednesday. The Shanghai-based company raised 4.2 billion yuan (US$596 million) in an initial public offering that was 4,000 times oversubscribed by retail investors. "It's another IPO tale in China that turns a crow into a phoenix," Tongheng Investment fund manager Yang Tingwu told Reuters. The debut surpassed that of Shanghai AI chip firm Moore Threads last week, which produced a 400 percent price surge in its trading debut.
Chinese investors are betting that the government's efforts to reduce reliance on foreign chipmakers like Nvidia will enhance the profitability of domestic rivals supplying the development of artificial intelligence. MetaX, which makes integrated circuits, has only about 1 percent of China's AI chip market, but the company projects sales to more than double this year and forecasts it will break even next year. The STAR market hosts promising technology startups whether or not they have made a profit yet. In the first nine months of the year, MetaX posted a loss of 345.5 million yuan because of big spending on research and development, However, revenue in the first half surpassed the revenue for the whole of 2024. |
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麦当劳中国涨价引发消费者不满
2025-12-18
| McDonald's China has raised the prices of some items by up to 1 yuan (14 US cents) in the highly competitive fast-food market, as cost of raw ingredients rises. The increases triggered a backlash from consumers on mainland social media, the South China Morning Post reported. McDonald's operates 7,100 mainland outlets. Other fast-food chains have also been raising prices. | |
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特朗普高级顾问称，船只袭击旨在推翻马杜罗
2025-12-17
| President Donald Trump's aim in blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean is motivated by a desire to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Trump Chief of Staff Susie Wiles said in an interview with Vanity Fair magazine, contradicting the administration's claim that the target is drug cartels, not regime change. She also said that any plans to attack targets on Venezuela's mainland would require congressional approval. | |
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福特将削减电动车产量
2025-12-17
| Ford Motor said it's eliminating range of electric car models, highlighting an increasing retreat from new-energy vehicles by some carmakers amid slowing sales, the US ending of tax credits on electric cars, and Europe's move to backpedal from its 2035 ban on combustion-engine vehicles. Ford Chief Executive Jim Farley told Reuters that "the market really changed over the last couple of months." US sales of electric cars plunged 40 percent in November. Ford said it will take a US$19.5 billion writedown related to canceling development of new electric models, dissolution of a battery joint venture with South Korea's SK Group and other expenses. Other traditional automakers are also reverting back to gasoline and hybrid models, narrowing their electric vehicle lineups. | |
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受经济前景与 AI 债务影响，亚洲市场下挫
2025-12-17
| Asian stock markets tumbled for a second day on Tuesday on concerns about softer Chinese economic data and a sell-off on Wall Street spurred by concerns about the rising AI-related debt of technology titans like Oracle. South Korea's Kospi index led the declines in Asia for a second day, dropping 2.2 percent, while Japan's Nikkei was off 1.6 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slumped 1.54 percent to nearly a three-month low, and the Shanghai Composite Index lost 1.1 percent. Among Chinese technology companies listed in Hong Kong, Alibaba lost 2.96 percent, Tencent was down 1.08 percent and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp retreated 1.93 percent. In Shanghai trading, chipmaker Cambricon fell 4.4 percent and Moore Threads sank 7 percent. In overnight trading in New York, the Dow and S&P 500 indexes closed lower for a third day, but the Nasdaq rose, lifted by a record Tesla close amid hype over its robotaxis. | |
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智利极右翼强硬派赢得总统大选
2025-12-16
| Chilean voters swung to the far right, electing Jose Antonio Kast as their new president amid concerns over rising crime rates and a wave of immigration from Venezuela. Kast, a lawyer and right-wing hardliner, secured 58 percent of the vote in a runoff against leftist Jeannette Jara. It was the biggest swing to the right since the end of the military dictatorship in 1990. | |
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中国批准首批 L3 级自动驾驶汽车
2025-12-16
| China has granted its first approvals for so-called Level 3 autonomous cars, marking a milestone in the country's push to commercialize self-driving technology. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said it has conditionally approved two electric sedan models, submitted by Chongqing-based Changan Automobile and a unit of state-owned BAIC Group. L3 is one of six international standards for autonomous driving. Vehicles in that group have the capability of detecting the environment around them and make informed decisions for themselves, such as accelerating past a slow-moving vehicle. But they still require human override.
Changan's approved model can operate autonomous driving functions within a single lane on highways during traffic jams, at speeds of up to 50 kilometers an hour. Its use is currently limited to designated sections of Chongqing's expressway network. The BAIC model offers similar features at speeds of up to 80 kilometers and is restricted to specific expressways m Beijing, including routes to the city's international airport. |
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主要电池材料供应商上调价格
2025-12-16
| Chinese suppliers of materials for lithium iron phosphate batteries, vital in an array of industrial production, are signaling price increases in 2026 to stanch losses and address rising raw materials costs. Some companies have already raised prices, Yicai Global reported. An industry association said the sector has suffered losses for three years, and six of its listed companies have debt-to-asset ratios as high as 68 percent. Wanrun New Energy Technology has accumulated losses of 3.5 billion yuan (US$500 million) since 2023, and Lopal Tech has racked up losses of 2 billion, the report said.
Prices increases could ripple down the supply chain. The batteries are used in production of electric cars, solar and wind systems, sensors and energy storage, among other applications. |
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乌克兰愿意放弃加入北约的目标
2025-12-15
| Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would be willing to relinquish its goal to join NATO in exchange for strong Western security guarantees to defend the nation against any future Russian attacks. His concession came ahead of peace talks scheduled on Monday in Berlin with European leaders and US special envoy Steve Witkoff. The problem of territory remains a sticking point in ending the war. Ukraine, which is under US pressure for a speedy peace deal, has yet to agree to cede any land to Moscow, and the Kremlin remains insistent that there will be no peace unless Ukraine surrenders the eastern region of Donbas, which is largely under Russian occupation. | |
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