The emails started pouring in on April 9, the day President Donald Trump’s 145% tariff on Chinese imports took effect. Clients were canceling orders for toys from Huntar Company Inc.’s factory in …
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Insight: This US-owned factory in China made toys for Walmart. Tariffs put it on life support
Asia Stocks Rise on Hope for Lower Tariffs After U.S.-China Talks
Investors were optimistic after American officials touted progress in trade negotiations over the weekend, though details had yet to be released.
Chinese EV battery giant CATL launches Hong Kong IPO, seeking US$5.3 billion
Listing is expected to be the largest in Hong Kong since Kuaishou Technology raised US$6.2 billion in January 2021.
US touts ‘substantial progress’ in tariff talks with China, but details are still scarce
The lead U.S. negotiator in trade talks with China cheered “a great deal of productivity” in resolving differences between the world’s two leading economic powers, after officials wrapped two days of …
China’s central bank to enhance financial services to boost consumption
BEIJING — China’s central bank will implement a series of measures to improve financial services aimed at stimulating consumer spending, according to a report released Friday by the People’s Bank of …
China’s recovery in crude oil imports is more bearish than bullish: Russell
China’s imports of crude oil edged into positive territory for the first months of the year, but rather than a sign of improving fuel demand, the recovery is more about rising inventories.
China’s Record Copper Ore Imports Offer Relief Amid Shortage
Chinese copper concentrate imports climbed to nearly 3 million tons last month, a record that’s likely to ease price pressures in the domestic market and offer relief to smelters fighting over the …
Chinese EV battery giant CATL aims to raise $4 bn in Hong Kong IPO
Chinese EV battery giant CATL aims to raise $4 billion in its Hong Kong listing scheduled for May 20, said a statement filed to the bourse Monday, making it the largest IPO expected in the…
CATL Targets $3.99B in Hong Kong’s Largest IPO of 2025
Chinese EV battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) is aiming to raise HK$31.01 billion (US$3.99 billion) through a Hong Kong listing, marking the citys largest IPO so far this …
China’s Exports to U.S. Plunge as Tariffs Alter Global Trade Map
China said exports to the U.S. plunged in April, as the Trump administration’s tariff assault forced the world’s second-largest economy to redirect more of its goods to Southeast Asia, Latin America, …
This US-Owned Factory in China Made Toys for Walmart. Tariffs Put It on Life Support
Huntar’s plight typifies a crisis facing countless factories in China, where about 80% of toys sold in the U.S. are manufactured, according to trade group The Toy Association. New orders have fallen …
China’s Mighty Dragon J-20: A Stealth Fighter With Russian DNA?
China’s J-20 stealth fighter, nicknamed “Mighty Dragon,” might have Soviet roots. -The J-20 shares striking design similarities with the Soviet MiG 1.44, a fifth-generation stealth prototype canceled …
Trump suggests ‘total reset’ in US-China trade relations amid tariff talks in Geneva
President Trump on Saturday suggested a “total reset” in U.S.-China trade relations amid talks over tariffs in Switzerland between the two countries. “A very good meeting today with China, in
