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In a dimly lit workshop in eastern China, craftsman Zhang measured and shaped a block of wood into a foot as dozens of half-completed life-sized Buddha statues looked on silently.

Even as global trade weathered extreme volatility in 2025, China is pressing ahead with port expansions, building bigger and more strategically positioned hubs to secure its trade future. In the first 11 months of 2025, China’s foreign trade container throughput jumped 9.5 per cent, year on year, to 320 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEU), contributing to a record US$1.19 trillion trade surplus for the full year, according to official data. Major ports helped drive the records. Shanghai, for...

Por CHAN HO-MIN HONG KONG (AP) — La economía de China se expandió a un ritmo anual del 5% en 2025, impulsada por fuertes exportaciones a pesar de los aranceles del presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump. Sin embargo, el crecimiento se desaceleró a un ritmo del 4,5% en el último trimestre del año, informó […]

Zelensky says sustained Russian strikes against Ukraine's energy grid show Putin is not serious about ending the war

Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — La policía china detuvo a los responsables de una fábrica de acero en la región de Mongolia Interior después de que una explosión el domingo matara a dos personas y dejara a otras 84 hospitalizadas. Ocho personas más seguían desaparecidas. Un tanque de almacenamiento presurizado diseñado para contener vapor y […]

LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic consiguió 25 puntos y siete asistencias, LeBron James añadió 24 unidades y también repartió siete asistencias, y los Lakers de Los Ángeles volvieron a su forma con una victoria de 110-93 sobre los Raptors de Toronto la noche del domingo. Deandre Ayton tuvo 25 unidades y 13 rebotes en […]

Chinese humanoid developer UBTech Robotics has struck a deal to supply European aviation giant Airbus with robots for its manufacturing facilities, the latest step in efforts to expand industrial applications of its robots outside China. Airbus purchased UBTech’s Walker S2 robot as part of a plan to jointly explore robotics applications in aviation manufacturing, Shenzhen-based UBTech said in a statement on Sunday. The deal follows a similar partnership last month with US semiconductor maker...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s words from his “Beyond Vietnam” speech still ring true. “When machines and computers, profit motives, and property rights are considered more important than people,” he warned, “the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered.” Those words, delivered in 1967, still summarize today’s political moment. […]

Associated Press SACRAMENTO, California, EE.UU. (AP) — Deni Avdija anotó 26 puntos, repartió ocho asistencias y capturó ocho rebotes en su regreso tras una lesión de espalda la noche del domingo para ayudar a los Trail Blazers de Portland a vencer 117-110 a los Kings de Sacramento. Avdija se perdió tres partidos después de sufrir […]

Rail operator Adif said the accident occurred at 7.45pm (1845 GMT), around 10 minutes after the Malaga to Madrid train, operated by Iryo, left Cordoba - so far at least 24 people have sadly died

At least 21 people were killed, and dozens were injured when part of a high-speed train derailed and collided with an oncoming train on an opposite track in southern Spain.

Small Australian shrub with delicate pink and purple flowers was found thanks to a popular plant ID app