China is expected to step up imports of agricultural products from Russia in response to growing trade conflict with the U.S. and Canada, with trade in peas set to be one of the first to…
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Want to get married or have kids? In China, that is no longer your employer’s business.
Female job applicants in China, which is trying to raise its birthrate, have long been discriminated against by employers who ask about their marriage and childbearing plans.
Walmart and China spar as big-box retailer asks suppliers to slash prices
Chinese officials met with Walmart after the world’s largest retailer reportedly asked Chinese suppliers to lower their prices by at least 10% to offset the Trump tariffs.
Teslas at the White House Revive Memories of Musk in Beijing
When President Trump hosted Elon Musk and his electric vehicles this week, it recalled a visit years earlier to the Communist Party’s leadership compound.
Restaurant chain in China compensates thousands after diner stands on table, urinates in hotpot
Shanghai police say two 17-year-olds were placed in “administrative detention” following the incident at a restaurant where diners simmer food at their own tables.
Chinese Regulators Signal Return to IPOs of Unprofitable High-Tech Startups
An executive from an equity investment institution predicted that China could see between 150 and 200 IPOs this year, reversing the downturn of 100 new stocks in 2024. Last year, startups raised CNY67 …
BlackRock to appoint Yu Peihua as new China fund chief, sources say
BlackRock has hired Yu Beihua, formerly head of AXA’s China fund joint venture, as the new boss of its China business, two people with knowledge of the matter said, as the U.S. asset manager continues…
China urges restraint after new reports on Covid-19 ‘lab leak’ theory
China on Thursday urged caution and political restraint in the wake of reports that Germany’s BND intelligence agency gathered plausible evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated with a …
China: Corona origin to be clarified by science
The German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) believes it is likely that a laboratory accident in Wuhan, China, was the cause of the global …
China urges ‘diplomatic’ Iran nuclear solution ahead of Beijing talks
The United States withdrew from a landmark deal, which had imposed curbs on Iran’s nuclear programme in return for sanctions relief, during President Donald Trump’s first term.
China is taking issue with Trump’s move to link tariffs to fentanyl
U.S. President Donald Trump threw a curve ball at China by linking the fentanyl issue to his tariffs on imports. The Chinese government is swinging back.
Saudi crude oil supply to China to slump in April, sources say
Saudi Arabia’s crude oil shipments to its biggest customer, China, are expected to drop to their lowest level in more than a year in April, trade sources said on Thursday, partly due to maintenance …
Australia moves to arm troops with anti-ship missiles as China threat looms
Australia is scrambling to deploy new long-range missiles as the recent arrival of powerful Chinese warships off the Australian coast delivers a sharp reminder of Beijing’s growing naval muscle.