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Chinese Ships Make U-Turn as Iran Blocks Certain Traffic

Revolutionary Guard says it's blocking port traffic of nations supporting US, Israel

(Newser) - Two big Chinese container ships had their plans abruptly changed near one of the world's most strategic chokepoints on Friday. The CSCL Indian Ocean and CSCL Arctic Ocean, both operated by China's state-owned Cosco, made sharp U-turns near Iran's Larak Island instead of crossing the Strait of...

That Heartwarming Story About Abducted Dogs? Fake

Pack seen roaming together did not, in fact, escape a kidnapping

(Newser) - Well, bummer: The feel-good story about a band of dogs escaping a dire fate and making their way back to their homes is, in fact, too good to be true. As CNN reports, the video clip of the dogs that went viral is real, but the story that sprung up...

US Emissions Have Caused $10T in Global Damage
US Emissions Have Caused
$10T in Global Damage
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Mar 26, 2026 8:21 AM CDT

US Emissions Have Caused $10T in Global Damage

Including losses of $500B in India, and $330B in Brazil, study finds

(Newser) - The United States' role in warming the planet just got a price tag, and it's a staggering one: roughly $10 trillion in economic damage worldwide since 1990, per a new study in Nature . Researchers say no country has slowed global growth more through its greenhouse gas emissions, with China close...

China Nears a Milestone Shift on World Oil

Nation's demand may reach a peak this year or next, much earlier than expected

(Newser) - China's appetite for oil may be nearing its high-water mark far sooner than many expected. Zhen Wang, who heads the research institute of state-owned energy giant CNOOC, told the CERAWeek conference in Houston that the country's crude demand could crest "almost this year," well ahead of...

US Has Frozen Out Chinese EV Battery Giant

But CATL tycoon says US can't reach an EV future without his company's technology

(Newser) - China's fourth-richest person says electric vehicles are the future, and it's a future America won't reach without his help. The Wall Street Journal profiles Robin Zeng, the low-key tycoon behind CATL, the world's biggest EV battery maker—and a company Washington increasingly views as a security...

Trump Announces Rescheduled Trip to China

Leavitt suggests Iran war will be over weeks before mid-May summit with Xi Jinping

(Newser) - President Trump will travel to Beijing for a rescheduled summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14 and 15, the White House announced on Wednesday. Trump had been scheduled to travel to China later this month but previously announced he was delaying the trip so he could be in...

Ozempic Goes Generic —But Not in the US

Lower-cost semaglutide generics expected to widen access across much of the globe

(Newser) - A drug that helped turn Novo Nordisk into Europe's most valuable company is about to lose its monopoly grip across much of the globe. Patent protections on semaglutide—sold as Ozempic for diabetes and Wegovy for weight loss—expire Saturday in several of the world's most populous countries,...

US May Lift Sanctions on Iranian Oil at Sea

Bessent says it's a wise move, but critics are struggling to understand the strategy

(Newser) - The Trump administration is weighing an unusual step amid the Iran war: lifting sanctions on Iranian oil already on ships at sea. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Fox News Thursday that the US is preparing to lift sanctions on roughly 140 million barrels of Iranian oil currently at sea...

China Tries to Hold Off on Oil Reserves 'for as Long as It Can'

But as Mideast conflict drags on, nation may not have a choice but to tap into its supply

(Newser) - China may soon be leaning on a different kind of oil lifeline. Energy consultancy FGE says Beijing is nearing the point where it will let refineries tap into the country's large commercial crude reserves as Middle East tensions disrupt flows, especially through the Strait of Hormuz, reports Bloomberg . The...

Trump Asks China to Postpone His Trip

President doesn't tie delay to his Strait of Hormuz request

(Newser) - President Trump said Monday he wants to delay a trip scheduled for the end of the month to Beijing for meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping. "We've got a war going on," Trump told reporters at the White House. "I think it's important that I...

After 6-Year Lull, North Korea Welcomes Train From Beijing

Stopped during COVID, international route between 'friendly neighbors' restarts

(Newser) - After a six-year pause, an international sleeper train is once again rolling from Beijing to Pyongyang. China on Thursday restarted passenger rail service between the two capitals, a route halted in 2020 as COVID-19 shut borders. Train K27 now makes the roughly 25-hour journey four days a week, with an...

In China, a 'Death Nail' Into Autonomy for Ethnic Minorities

Schools must now teach in Mandarin in the name of 'ethnic unity,' spurring fears of cultural erosion

(Newser) - China is recasting "ethnic unity" as a matter of speaking the same language. Lawmakers in Beijing have approved legislation requiring all children from preschool through the end of high school to be taught in Mandarin, sharply curbing the use of minority languages such as Tibetan, Uyghur, and Mongolian in...

China Thinks It's Got a Hot New EV Battery With Huge Range

Semi-solid design aims to boost safety, capacity, efficiency—and clock 620 miles per charge

(Newser) - China says it may have cracked one of the biggest barriers to wider EV adoption: range. Researchers at Nankai University in Tianjin report they've built and road-tested what they call the world's first semi-solid-state battery pack capable of powering an electric car for more than 620 miles on...

Chinese Companies Get Flying Taxis Off the Ground

Matrix is one model of vertical takeoff and landing aircraft being built

(Newser) - A glimpse of what the future of flying taxis might look like can be seen in a southeastern Chinese city. In a hangar in Kunshan, about 35 miles west of the port of Shanghai, a sort of gigantic drone was being prepared for a demonstration. The Matrix is a 5-ton...

China Announces Lowest Growth Goal Since the '90s

Beijing cites weak consumption, trade tensions in cutting GDP target to 4.5%-5%

(Newser) - China just took a red pen to its growth ambitions, setting its slowest official expansion goal in more than three decades. On Wednesday, Beijing announced a 2026 GDP target of 4.5% to 5% at the opening of the annual "two sessions" political gathering, the lowest growth aim since...

Americans Go All In on Viral Chinese Lifestyle Trend
Americans Go All In on
Viral Chinese Lifestyle Trend
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Feb 28, 2026 6:10 AM CST

Americans Go All In on Viral Chinese Lifestyle Trend

Westerners adopt wellness habits and daily routines in 'Chinamaxxing'

(Newser) - Some Americans aren't just ordering General Tso's—they're reorganizing their lives around Chinese habits, down to their slippers. In the Wall Street Journal , reporter Hannah Miao profiles a wave of mostly non-Chinese "Chinamaxxers," people who say they're trying to live as "fully Chinese"...

Op-Ed: We Keep Inventing AI, but China Is Actually Using It

China's factory automation outpaces US, argues Jonas Nahm

(Newser) - America may excel at inventing cutting-edge AI, but it's China that's putting it to work on the assembly line, argues Jonas Nahm in a New York Times op-ed. He notes that Tesla's Shanghai plant dramatically outperforms its California factory on output per worker, and he sees that...

Given Dire Warnings on Chips, Tech Giants Dragged Their Feet

NYT reports on minimal US efforts to reduce dependence on Taiwan semiconductors

(Newser) - Silicon Valley has been getting explicit warnings for years about its chip habit, and the bill may finally be coming due, reports the New York Times . US officials from two administrations have privately pressed tech giants including Apple, Nvidia, AMD, and Qualcomm to reduce their reliance on Taiwan, which produces...

Panama Seizes Ports for 'Reasons of Urgent ... Interest'

Nation's high court OKs takeover of 2 Panama Canal terminals run by Hong Kong for decades

(Newser) - The Panamanian government seized two ports at the entrances of the Panama Canal on Monday, according to a Hong Kong-based company that has operated them for decades—a move triggered by a final ruling by Panama's Supreme Court that declared the company's concession unconstitutional.
  • A decree issued Monday
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They Bet on China's Durian Appetite. Then Came a Twist

Chinese consumers now want fresh fruit, not frozen, and Malaysian prices are cratering

(Newser) - Malaysian durian growers spent years banking on China's love for the spiky, pungent fruit. Now that bet is backfiring. The New York Times reports that while China's appetite for durian hasn't faded, its preferences have: buyers increasingly want fresh fruit, not the frozen versions that Malaysia scaled...

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