China removes 30% import duty on Indian medicines, offering tariff-free access after the US imposed a 100% duty, boosting India’s pharma exports and changing global trade dynamics.
Monthly Archives For October 2025
China set for high-stakes moon program and reusable launch tests to close out 2025
China set for high-stakes moon program and reusable launch tests to close out 2025 China is preparing a series of tests and launches in the final quarter of 2025 crucial to its crewed moon program…
UK police convict two Chinese nationals over £5.5bn bitcoin fraud — ‘world’s biggest crypto seizure’
The UK’s metropolitan police has convicted a Chinese duo for their roles in multibillion-pound fraudulent Bitcoin scheme …
Beijing’s anger at ‘extremely malicious’ US move to ramp up pressure on Chinese tech firms
The Trump Administration ramped up its pressure on Chinese tech firms on Monday by expanding restrictions imposed on certain companies to also cover their subsidiaries, a move that’s drawn the ire of …
Trip.com Bolsters Business Travel Ambitions Outside China With Acquisition
Trip.com added a piece to strengthen its global corporate travel ambitions by buying UK-based Key Travel’s operations across EMEA.
Scam kingpins who ran billion-dollar criminal empire sentenced to death in China
A court in China has sentenced 11 people to death for their roles in a billion-dollar family-run criminal empire built on online scam and gambling operations in a remote border region of Myanmar, and …
Toyota is clawing back China market share with new $15,000 EV
The Japanese automaker has made clear its ambitions to weather the intense competition, with plans to operate a wholly owned factory in China.
China Reacts to Donald Trump’s New Tariffs
China said there are no winners in trade wars as it reacted to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new and rising import tariffs on softwood lumber, upholstered furniture, and kitchen cabinets and vanities.
Trump Targets China’s Tech Sector by Expanding Trade Blacklist
Under a new rule, subsidiaries of companies that are on the Commerce Department’s entity list would also be subject to trade restrictions.
‘Like ice melting’: Journalists warn press freedom is in decline across Asia
Press freedom groups rank China as the world’s top jailer of journalists, with 112 journalists and media workers currently behind bars, alongside another eight in Hong Kong in the wake of Beijing’s …