Shanghai Masters 2025 Schedule Day 2: TV schedule, start time, order of play and live streaming details

The main draw action at the Shanghai Masters, which marks the eighth ATP 1000-level event of the year, began earlier on Thursday (October 2). Day 2 of the hardcourt tournament promises to be even more action-packed, with top-seeded players like...

China Ditching European Telecom Tech, EU Slow to Respond: FT

China is ending use of European suppliers of telecom gear in its networks, according to a report by the Financial Times on Wednesday, which cited sources familiar with the matter. The move comes amid a push by President Xi Jinping for China to...

China's 2025 box office surpasses 2024's full-year gross, with local films dominating

BEIJING, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- China's 2025 box office has already eclipsed last year's total, marking a major milestone for the market as the National Day holiday gets underway. According to data from ticketing platform Maoyan, as of early Thursday...

China’s $3 trillion stock rally is outrunning its economy

China’s equity markets have staged one of their most powerful rallies in years, adding more than US$3 trillion in value across the mainland and Hong Kong. The CSI 300 has surged around 16% in 2025, with tech indices climbing to their highest...

China limits European equipment in telecoms infrastructure

China is reportedly limiting the use of European equipment in its telecoms infrastructure, pointing to a deepening technological gulf between Beijing and the West. Chinese state-controlled mobile operators, utilities, and other major firms are...

China expands ‘mock Taipei’ site in Inner Mongolia: report

China has expanded a military training mock-up of government buildings in Taipei, including the Presidential Office Building, by almost threefold since 2020, according to satellite images of a training base in Inner Mongolia obtained by think tank...

China Moves Wing Loong Drones Into Mass Production Signaling Industrialized Airpower

Chinese state media aired rare footage of Wing Loong reconnaissance-strike drones on assembly lines, signaling a shift to serial production that could cut costs and speed exports and deployments. On the 2nd of October, 2025, China’s state media...

China Just Created the World’s Most Powerful Magnet and It Could Be Useful In Fusion

Chinese scientists set world record with magnetic field 700,000 times Earth’s. Credit: ASIPP In Hefei, China, physicists switched on a new machine that pushed magnetic fields to record strength. As the device powered up, it held a magnetic field...

Chinese AI models deemed a security risk by new US government report

Chinese models lag behind their American counterparts in performance, cost, security and adoption, despite their growing global popularity, according to a new report from the US government. Describing Chinese models as “adversary AI”, the report...

Chinese shipyard Jiangxin launches 740-TEU “pure electric” feeder vessel

Jiangxin Shipyard in Jiangxi, China, has launched the first of two electric feeder vessels for Ningbo Ocean Shipping. The vessel is the first of two booked in May 2024. The first vessel will now undergo outfitting and sea trials, with delivery...

China rail trips hit record at start of Golden Week

Travel during eight-day holiday seen as a key barometer of economic health PUBLISHED : 2 Oct 2025 at 17:36 BEIJING - China’s national railway recorded 23.13 million trips on the first day of the country’s eight-day National Day holiday on...

Finance Minister affirms Pakistan’s ability to repay $1.3bn Eurobond due in April 2026

PESHAWAR: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb assured that Pakistan is well-positioned to repay its $1.3 billion Eurobond maturing in April 2026, citing improved macroeconomic stability and a more predictable financing outlook. Aurangzeb made the...

“China Tests Multi-Warhead Strike”: Study Warns Rapid Nuclear Blasts Could Widen Destruction Zone From 71,000 To 860,000 Square Feet

IN A NUTSHELL 💥 Chinese researchers simulate multi-warhead nuclear strikes for increased destructive power. 🔬 New vacuum chamber system allows cost-effective simulation of nuclear shock waves. 🛡️ Study explores implications for national security...

China Launches New Visa to Attract STEM Talent as U.S. Raises Barriers with H-1B

On October 1, China officially launched its new K visa, a category designed to attract young science and technology professionals without requiring a job offer in advance. The rollout comes just weeks after the Trump administration stunned the...

China's K visa initiative redefining global talent competition

Tourists from Australia visit the Tiantan (Temple of Heaven) Park in Beijing, capital of China, May 1, 2025. /Xinhua Tourists from Australia visit the Tiantan (Temple of Heaven) Park in Beijing, capital of China, May 1, 2025. /Xinhua Editor's...

China cracks down on European telecoms networks, curbs use of Nokia and Ericsson kits

Sweden’s Ericsson and Finland’s Nokia have been submitted for “black box” national security reviews to be conducted by China’s Cyberspace Administration. The companies are largely kept in the dark about how their gears are being assessed China has...

China 'restricts' European telecom giants Ericsson and Nokia; but why Europe is not willing to do that to China's Huawei, ZTE

China is reportedly strategically phasing out European telecom equipment from its national networks. According to a report in Financial Times, citing sources, Beijing is curtailing the use of equipment from Nokia and Ericsson as part of President...

China and U.S. take initial steps toward space-traffic coordination

SYDNEY, Australia – Yesterday, the China National Space Agency (CNSA) contacted NASA about a potential on-orbit collision. The CNSA message read, “We would like to recommend you hold still and we’ll do the maneuver,” Alvin Drew, NASA Space...

Finance boss joins Football Australia exodus

The exodus of high-ranking executives at Football Australia shows no sign of stopping with chief financial officer Caroline Veitch resigning from the cash-strapped federation a little over a year in the job. Veitch, who only joined Football...

China's overseas EV shifts and a Tenstorrent exclusive

Hello, this is Kenji, your host for this week's #techAsia newsletter from Tokyo. Entering the month of October, the record-breaking summer heat seems to be finally receding, as the daily high temperature was below 25 C on Wednesday for the first...