India is expecting steel imports from China, South Korea and Japan to slow after imposition of temporary tariffs this week, a government source directly aware of the situation told Reuters on Thursday …
Monthly Archives For April 2025
Viewpoint: Do the Chinese TikToks ‘exposing’ designer brands spell the end of luxury?
Chinese manufacturers are “exposing” the origins and high mark-ups of European luxury brands. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Fifth time lucky? Chinese restaurant chain Green Tea makes another Hong Kong IPO attempt
The Hangzhou-based budget-dining chain has yet to reveal the amount it plans to raise from the stock offering.
Boeing has a $1 billion China problem — and a fix
Boeing has about 50 planes that have to be sold because Chinese customers have said they won’t take deliveries.
‘Ne Zha 2’ Is the World’s Biggest Animated Film Ever. So, We Just Had to Visit Its Beijing Poster Exhibition
The Hollywood Reporter went inside the showcase of 150 posters, hand-painted by director Yang Yu, aka Jiaozi, to get a first-hand sense of the passion that the $2 billion-plus movie hit has ignited in …
Explainer: China is restricting mineral exports. How does its export control system work?
China has been flexing its control over the mining and refining of minerals by adding metals essential for clean energy, chipmaking and defence to its export control list, disrupting global supply and sending prices soaring.
Kenyan president vows closer ties to China during visit amid Trump’s trade war
Kenya is a key participant in China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the ambitious plan that aims to connect Africa, Asia, and Europe through massive infrastructure and energy projects.
China supports free trade, central bank governor says in Washington meeting, CCTV reports
China will firmly support free trade rules and the multilateral trading system, the country’s central bank governor said on Wednesday in Washington D.C., state broadcaster CCTV reported.
China and the U.S. are ‘critical and strategic allies,’ Pakistan’s finance minister says
The weighted average tariff on U.S. exports to Pakistan is around 7%, while U.S.’ imports from Pakistan is around 10%, the country’s Federal Minister for Finance & Revenue, Muhammad Aurangzeb says …
China’s LNG Imports to Extend Slump into April as Demand Slows
China’s imports of liquefied natural gas are set to fall by more than 20% this month compared with a year ago, extending a slump in purchases by the world’s biggest buyer of the fuel.
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin Soar as “Risk On” Trade Continues
The move in crypto is largely because of macroeconomic news, rather than anything about crypto itself. Bitcoin ( BTC 2.79%) is up 2.9% since the stock market closed yesterday, Ethereum ( ETH 5.77%) is …
Beijing stares down tariffs as ‘panicking’ Trump blinks
The US president may slash tariffs on Chinese goods by up to 60 per cent as pressure mounts and Beijing’s strategy of patience appears to be paying off.
Trump says bringing Chinese tariffs down ‘depends on’ Beijing
The statements came amid an escalating trade war that saw Trump recently increase “reciprocal tariffs” on China from 84% to 125%, on top of a 20% fentanyl-related tariff imposed earlier this year, …
