泰柬边境冲突加剧
2025-12-10
| Fighting along the disputed Thai-Cambodian border intensified on Tuesday, derailing a ceasefire agreement reached in October. Up to 12 deaths and scores of injuries have been reported, and thousands of people living along the border have been evacuated. Each side blames the other for the renewed attacks. The two neighbors are disputing a century-old border line drawn up originally by the French. | |
| 来源: Shanghai Daily |
澳大利亚社交媒体年龄限制开始实施
2025-12-10
| Australian children under 16 years of age lose access to 10 social media platforms, including TikTok, X and Facebook, today as the world's first ban of its kind comes into effect. The Australian government enacted the ban amid fears that many young people are being hurt by a cesspool of harmful online content laxly controlled by big tech companies. The onus is on social media platforms to vet users for age or face steep fines. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese likened the social media age restriction to the legal drinking age. "Our society recognizes the benefits to the individual and the community of such an approach," he said. "The fact that teenagers occasionally find a way to have a drink doesn't diminish the value of having a clear national standard." Other countries are closely watching the Australian experiment to see if such a deeply embedded lifestyle trend can really be controlled. | |
| 来源: Shanghai Daily |
腾讯退出华纳兄弟收购战中的财务角色
2025-12-10
| Chinese social media and gaming giant Tencent pulled out of a financing group for the proposed takeover of Warner Bros Discovery by Paramount Skydance, amid concerns that involvement of a Chinese company could trigger unwanted US regulatory scrutiny, the South China Morning Post reported. Tencent had pledged US$1 billion to Paramount's US$108.4 billion hostile cash offer, launched this week to rival the US$72 billion equity bid from Netflix. Financing for the Paramount bid includes Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner's Affinity investment firm and Saudi and Qatari sovereign wealth funds. | |
| 来源: Shanghai Daily |
中国政治局释放 2026 年经济刺激信号
2025-12-09
| China's top leadership, meeting to discuss the 2026 path forward for the economy, signaled that stimulating domestic demand will continue to be a top priority, along with cultivating development of advanced science and technology. The Politburo of the Communist Party meeting on Monday traditionally sets the tone for the annual Central Economic Work Conference, scheduled next week, where growth targets, the budget and policy priorities for the next year are refined. "Progress while maintaining stability," is the prescription for growth, according to a readout from Xinhua news agency. China's policy deliberations come during a time of upheaval in the global trading environment, largely roiled by a US president bent on upending the traditional global trading system. The readout described the international economy and trading atmosphere as "a struggle." The Politburo meeting also signaled China's intention to open its markets wider to foreign investment and to keep its monetary policy "moderately loose". China's huge domestic market has been a bulwark in powering the economy amid headwinds from abroad. US investment bank Goldman Sachs is forecasting that Beijing will keep the 2026 growth target unchanged from 2025 at about 5 percent. | |
| 来源: Shanghai Daily |
日本发生强震，未报告严重影响
2025-12-09
| A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Japan late Monday, prompting orders for about 90,000 residents to evacuate and resulting in tsunami warnings that were later downgraded. The epicenter of the quake was 80 kilometers off the coast of Aomori prefecture at a depth of 54 kilometers, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Several people were reportedly injured and some buildings incurred damage, but no problems were reported at nuclear power plants. | |
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《疯狂动物城2》引发周边商品热潮
2025-12-09
| Disney's success in China with the movie "Zootopia 2" has created a surge in demand for merchandise related to the film. The movie has already taken in more than 3 billion yuan (US$431.9 million) at the Chinese box office. The most popular licensed items are the Gary De'Snake plush toy and the carrot recorder pen, an official at the Shanghai Disney Resort store told Yicai Global. The benefits extend beyond licensed products. Luckin Coffee, Chow Tai Food Jewelry and Miniso have also capitalized on the craze with specialized products. | |
| 来源: Shanghai Daily |
切尔诺贝利辐射防护罩需要维修
2025-12-08
| The International Atomic Energy Agency said an examination of the protective shield at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in Ukraine – site of the world's worst nuclear accident -- can no longer perform its main function of blocking radiation since it was struck by a drone earlier this year. The attack blew a hole in the US$1.8 billion shield. The 1986 Chernobyl explosion, which occurred when Ukraine was still part of the Soviet Union, spread radiation across Europe. IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi an inspection mission last week found no permanent damage to the reactor's load-bearing structures or monitoring systems, but he said urgent repairs to the shield are essential. | |
| 来源: Shanghai Daily |
宁德时代看好电动海洋船舶的发展前景
2025-12-08
| China's Contemporary Amperex Technologies (CATL), the world's largest maker of batteries for electric cars, said it wants to expand its electric vessels that operate on rivers and lakes to ocean-going ships within three years. Su Yiyi, general manager of CATL's marine business, told reporters at a trade fair that electric vessels are still in a formative stage, with relatively low application to date, but that sector is part of the company's growth strategy. The potential is there, he said, to make green shipping as "easy, safe and efficient as driving an electric car." The company's strategy comes as global shipping companies are trying to reduce carbon emissions. | |
| 来源: Shanghai Daily |
利洁时将其在中国的销售增长寄托于电商渠道
2025-12-08
| UK-based consumer goods multinational Reckitt said e-commerce now accounts for 80 percent of its China sales, an increase from 30 percent pre-pandemic. The company said it used influencers, AI avatars and its own staff to promote merchandise on e-tailing platforms like Douyin to acquire 40 million new Chinese customers this year. Vivien Huang, Reckitt marketing director in Beijing, told the Guardian, "What takes weeks and months in many markets happens here in hours and days," noting that the company can react quickly to user feedback it gets online. Reckitt's brands include antiseptic Dettol, analgesic Disprin, toilet cleaner Harpic and hair remover Veet. | |
| 来源: Shanghai Daily |
习近平与马克龙在北京会晤，寻求进一步深化关系
2025-12-05
| Chinese President Xi Jinping told visiting French President that both countries, in face of a rapidly changing world environment, should "demonstrate their responsibility, uphold multilateralism and stand on the right side of history." Macron urged Beijing to exert pressure on Russia to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine, and Xi told Macron that China has always supported constructive efforts to end the war. Their talks in the Chinese capital centered on trade and commercial ties.
Bilateral trade between China and France rose 4.1 percent in the first 10 months of the year to US$69 billion, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. Xi told Macron that their two countries should consolidate cooperation in traditional fields such as aviation, aerospace and nuclear energy, and tap into the potential of new fields such as the green technologies, biopharmaceuticals and artificial intelligence. Macron said the two countries have identified "a path to convergence" on certain issues, while admitting there may be disagreements to overcome. Areas of tension include China's duties on imports of EU brandy, which mostly affect France, and still pending approval of a Chinese order for 500 Airbus jetliners. In turn, Beijing is unhappy about EU tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars as domestic automakers seek to penetrate the European market. |
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