China
Trade War II will be easy to lose for China
“Trade wars are good, and easy to win,” Donald Trump tweeted in March of 2018 when he was US president, just months before kicking off in earnest one of the largest trade conflicts in modern history.
4 September 2024, 09:31 AM
China's services activity expansion slows in August, Caixin PMI shows
Growth in China's services sector activity slowed in August despite the summer travel peak, prompting some firms to cut staff amid concerns about rising costs, a private-sector survey showed on Wednesday
4 September 2024, 05:49 AM
China looks to dominate industrial robot production
In 2022, China secured its position as the global leader in industrial automation, accounting for over half of the world's total industrial robot installations, as per a finding by the International Federation of Robotics. Even now, the country continues to be a strong contender in the production of industrial robots.
26 August 2024, 02:46 AM
China green-lights 11 new reactors in nuclear push
China National Nuclear Power received approval for three reactors, the company said in a statement on WeChat, while State Power Investment Corp said it had received approval for two units.
20 August 2024, 04:26 AM
China sentences ex-football official to 11 years for corruption
Li Yuyi, a former vice president of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), was sentenced by a court in Jingzhou, Hubei province.
19 August 2024, 07:30 AM
China tests cargo drones with 2-tonne capacity
China has recently started testing cargo drones capable of 2-tonne payload capacity, in the hopes of expanding the country's low-altitude economy. Furthermore, the country has also been testing helicopter taxis on their soon-to-open 100-km route to Shanghai.
12 August 2024, 14:23 PM
China completes historic diving clean sweep
China completed a historic clean sweep of all eight Olympic diving gold medals after Cao Yuan won the men's 10m platform final in Paris on Saturday.
10 August 2024, 14:37 PM
China's Sheng, Huang bag first gold of Paris Olympics
Sheng, who won an individual silver medal at the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics three years ago at the age of 16, and Huang, 17, kept their cool to edge past South Korea's Keum Ji-hyeon and Park Ha-jun 16-12.
27 July 2024, 10:39 AM
Planned NATO statement full of 'belligerent rhetoric' and 'lies', says Chinese official
The draft communique said China has become a decisive enabler of Russia's war effort in Ukraine and Beijing continues to pose systemic challenges to Europe and to security.
11 July 2024, 03:45 AM
Chinese brands tap soccer to shine in Europe
According to UEFA's official website, there are 13 global partners for this year's tournament and, remarkably, five of them are Chinese companies: BYD, Vivo, Hisense, Alipay and AliExpress
8 July 2024, 10:25 AM
Cash is leaving China again, pressuring yuan
A sliding yuan and extensive outflows of cash from the mainland into Hong Kong show China's domestic investors are shelving expectations for any immediate recovery in their home markets and fleeing to the closest better-yielding assets.
23 June 2024, 13:34 PM
EU and China open talks over electric car tariffs
EU and China trade chiefs held "candid and constructive" talks on Saturday over plans from Brussels to ramp up tariffs on Chinese electric cars, and the two sides will hold further consultations, the EU said
23 June 2024, 11:29 AM
Defending champions Bangladesh in final again
Bangladesh men's team moved into the final of Under-21 AHF Cup with a 5-1 win against Chinese Taipei in Singapore today.
22 June 2024, 11:26 AM
The spectre of neo-fascism is haunting Europe
If enough people despair of emancipatory politics and accept the withdrawal into buffoonery, the political space for neo-fascism widens.
22 June 2024, 06:00 AM
China's discount wars risk cementing frugal consumer mindset
An aggressive market grab by low-cost Chinese retailers has delivered bumper earnings for some firms but has also intensified a bruising price war, exacerbating deflationary fears in the world's second-largest economy
11 June 2024, 14:35 PM
Panda diplomacy explained
How some of the laziest animals in the world became so important in international relations.
30 May 2024, 14:32 PM
Global car giants seek tech allies in China's cutthroat EV market
Struggling foreign automakers in China are looking for help from local tech giants to try to stay competitive in the world's biggest electric car market
8 May 2024, 06:28 AM
Cotton farming not catching on for lack of govt support: experts
The expansion of cotton farming in Bangladesh has remained stagnant over the years due to a lack of sufficient farmland, manpower and government support, particularly in terms of innovation and investment.
1 May 2024, 03:16 AM
What is Elon Musk doing in China?
Elon Musk's recent visit to China has stirred significant interest and speculation, drawing attention to the purpose and implications of his journey. Musk's visit, the details of which were mostly kept secret, was primarily aimed at the rollout of Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) software in China, as well as receiving necessary permissions for data transfer regulations.
30 April 2024, 10:10 AM
Opening up brings progress, cooperation benefits all
China’s economic progress means not only GDP growth rate, but also quality improvement.
30 April 2024, 06:46 AM