Indonesia has confirmed it will purchase fourth-generation J-10 jets from China, as the country with the world’s largest Muslim population continues to upgrade its aging fighter aircraft fleet.

China is expected to keep benchmark lending rates steady for the fifth consecutive month in October on Monday, a Reuters survey showed, as policymakers remain cautious despite a recent flare-up in trade tensions between Beijing and Washington.

The rivalry exploded with a trade version of “he started it first” as officials from both sides took a hardline against each other while stressing they were still open to dialogue.

In Beijing this week, the company’s chief executive, Tim Cook, made promises similar to ones he’d made at the White House. He also got a custom Labubu.

Micron plans to stop supplying server chips to data centres in China after the business failed to recover from a 2023 government ban on its products in critical Chinese infrastructure, two people briefed on the decision said.

They sparked heated discussion about China’s fast-and-furious roll-out of self-driving tech, and the pros and cons of the way it is governed. China is building a decisive global lead in getting cars with autonomous features on the road.

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday that someone at the U.S. Embassy has been threatening to cancel the visas of Panamanian officials as the Trump administration pressures Panama to limit its ties to China.

Its dual dependence on America’s digital services and Beijing’s critical mineral processing industry leaves it highly vulnerable