American soybean growers are bracing for financial pain as they bring in a near-record harvest without their biggest customer, China. Farmers say the loss of Chinese demand, once accounting for more …
FINANCE
Opinion: Nukes and bonds: How Putin and Xi are building a new nexus against the West
Just days after Vladimir Putin stood beside Xi Jinping at Beijing’s grand military parade following the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, Russia’s two largest state-owned enterprises, Rosatom …
China Rejects New Special Treatment in WTO
Beijing’s announcement regarding future World Trade Organization negotiations is strategic. It represents both a willingness to promote WTO reform and an institutional adjustment to support …
World Bank lifts China growth outlook to 4.8% despite lingering headwinds
The World Bank has raised its 2025 growth forecast for China to 4.8%, up from 4% predicted in April, bringing it closer to Beijing’s official GDP target of around 5% for the year. The revision…
PRESS RELEASE: Global Finance Names The Safest Banks in China 2025
Global Finance has named the 25 Safest Banks in China for 2025 as part of its 34th annual World’s Safest Banks rankings. The full list is included here and will be published in the November…
China joins South American trade bloc, boosting its AI and EV industries: analysts
China has formally joined a South American trade bloc as an observer in a move analysts said would strengthen its strategic foothold in the region and help power industries ranging from artificial …
China quietly funnels billions to Iran through secret oil-for-concrete scheme, bypassing U.S. sanctions
China has found a clever way to keep buying oil from Iran, even though U.S. sanctions are designed to block such deals. This secret arrangement allows billions of dollars in oil payments to flow to…
Blocked from the US, Chinese techs bet on Europe for self-driving push
Blocked from the U.S. market, Chinese self-driving technology firms are accelerating their push into Europe, setting up headquarters, striking data deals, and road-testing – prompting alarm from local …
How China secretly pays Iran for oil despite US sanctions
US sanctions are intended to make it practically impossible to pay Iran for oil. But China, Iran’s biggest buyer, has evaded the controls with a solution involving a workaround that allows billions of …
Hong Kong strengthens role as China’s financial springboard, says UBS China chief
In the first instalment of a six-part series about financiers who act as mainland China’s Capital Connectors with the world, UBS Securities’ chairwoman Janice Hu talks about the opportunities and …
How China is challenging Nvidia’s AI chip dominance
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said China is “nanoseconds behind” the US in chips [] The US has dominated the global technology market for decades. But China wants to change …
China Financial Leasing Group Announces New Share Subscription
An update from China Financial Leasing Group Ltd ( ($HK:2312) ) is now available. China Financial Leasing Group Ltd has announced a subscription …
Crisis grips China as nation on brink of property market ‘death spiral’
Chinese stock markets are putting on a brave face and have recently gone up thanks to a push from the government. Still, the Chinese property market is in what Newsweek is calling a “death spiral”…
