China
Chinese cars top auto sales in Chile
SANTIAGO – Chinese-made cars for the first time topped auto sales in Chile in the first half of the year, according to a report in local media. Less than a decade since Chinese cars entered […]
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World
First twin giant panda cubs born in China
BEIJING – A pair of different-sex giant panda cubs has been born to Cao Cao at the Wolong Panda Research Base, Sichuan Province, after she mated with a male in the wild. According to the […]
Education & Technology News
Samsung opens world’s largest mobile phone factory in India
NEW DELHI – Samsung Electronics has announced the opening of what it said is the world’s biggest mobile phone manufacturing facility in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh as the South Korean tech giant seeks […]
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Australia takes over Chile as world’s top lithium producer
CANBERRA – Australia has taken over Chile as the world’s largest lithium producing nation boosted mainly by record output at two major mines, according to data from United States Geological Survey (USGS). Down Under produced […]
Education & Technology News
Summit: US unveils world’s most powerful supercomputer
NASHVILLE – The United States on Monday debuted world’s most powerful supercomputer – Summit – with a peak performance of 200000trillion calculations per second – or 200 petaflops. It also has 4608 servers, 9,216 processors […]
China
Santiago de Chile to build new Chinatown district
SANTIAGO – A project to build a new Chinatown district in the Chilean capital will be carried out with donations from Chinese businesses in the area, Santiago’s mayor Felipe Alessandri said Saturday. “The idea is […]
China
Chile to attract more Chinese tourists to Antarctica
BEIJING – Chile welcomes Chinese tourists to visit Antarctica via the South American country, considered the best gateway to Antarctica, the ambassador of Chile to China has said. Jaime Chomali made the remarks at a […]
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China’s Tianqi Lithium buys stake in Chile’s SQM for $4.07bn
SANTIAGO – China’s Tianqi Lithium has agreed to acquire a 24 percent stake in Chile’s SQM, one of the world’s largest lithium producers, from Canada’s Nutrien (TSX:NTR) in a deal worth $4.07 billion, the companies […]
Latin America
Record inflow of international tourists to Mexico in the first quarter
MEXICO CITY – The number of international tourists to Mexico in the first quarter rose to a record high of 10.6 million, a 12.6% increase year-on-year, according to the country’s tourism ministry. “Only in the […]
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China seriously concerned over violent clashes in Gaza: FM
BEIJING – China is seriously concerned about the violent clashes in the Gaza Strip and has called on both Israel and Palestine to exercise restraint, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday. Tens of thousands of […]