Allan Virtanen, global director of communications and sustainability at Chinese grain trader COFCO, said the company is fully committed to Brazil’s “soy moratorium” despite pressure from local farmers …
Monthly Archives For January 2025
China has free health care and lower rates of obesity. Here’s how the life expectancy compares to the U.S.
The U.S. always seems to be in competition with China—economically, technologically, militarily. But how do the two countries stack up when it comes to measuring the health of its people? Going by …
China’s Property Sector Retreats Into State Hands
More than three years into China’s housing crisis, there is still no sign of its ending. Now, as private and locally-owned developers keep faltering, the sector is becoming more state-dominated. That …
China Home Sales Resume Decline as Stimulus Effect Wears Off
China’s residential sales resumed falling in January, suggesting the property sector still has some way to go before it can show a sustained recovery.
Ten times size of Pentagon: China may build new military command center in Beijing – FT
China is likely constructing a vast military command center in the western part of Beijing, which will be much larger than the Pentagon, Financial Times (FT) reports. Satellite images, analyzed by US …
Apple earnings top Wall Street forecasts while iPhone, China sales fall short
Apple reported its Q1 2025 earnings after the bell Thursday, beating on expectations, but falling short on iPhone sales.
China-UK Economic Ties: Trade, Investment, and 2025 Prospects
The UK and China are cautiously re-engaging, focusing on pragmatic areas like finance, green energy, and trade.
China Says Japan’s Plans for Chip Export Controls Could Damage Business Relations
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China said on Friday Japan’s plans for export controls on chips, among other things, could damage business relations. The comments were made by China’s Ministry of Commerce …
Exclusive: China Warns US State Over COVID-19 Lawsuit: ‘Farce’
“Such a lawsuit is nothing short of frivolous litigation that defies the basic theory of the law and sovereign equality,” Chinese embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu told Newsweek when asked how China would react to a…
Chinese company photographed employees in toilets, shamed them for taking long breaks
A Shenzhen-based company is under fire for taking photos of employees in restrooms to deter prolonged breaks and smoking.
Euro zone manufacturers fear China imports more than US tariffs, ECB survey shows
Euro zone manufacturers are more worried about cheap imports from China than tariffs from the United States, a European Central Bank survey showed on Friday.
Warning on China, update on food inflation: Here are top highlights from Economic Survey 2025
CEA Nageswaran mentioned that the Indian economy is poised to do better in the second half of FY25 despite heightened global uncertainties.
Satellite images reveal China’s wartime military complex in Beijing
Satellite images have revealed that China is constructing a large wartime military complex in its capital, according to US officials, Taiwan News reported.The satellite images show a 1,500-acre …
