Kaixin Holdings, a Chinese EV company, is entering cryptocurrency mining with plans to acquire a Middle Eastern operation. This step reflects China’s gradual return to the crypto market after previous …
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How the Maker of Nerf Guns Will Navigate Trump’s Tariffs on China
Nerf guns. Monopoly board games. G.I. Joes. Some of Hasbro’s bestselling toys could get pricier if President-elect Donald Trump implements stiff tariffs on Chinese imports. One of America’s largest …
China renamed its homegrown regional airliner to better sell it abroad. Here’s how it compares to its closest rival.
The C909 has been compared to planes like the Boeing 717 and the McDonnell Douglas MD-80, but its closest in-service competitor is Embraer’s E190-E2.
China, Singapore key to Hongkong Land’s US$10 billion asset disposal goal
Dozens of Hongkong Land’s assets in China and Southeast Asia are likely to be divested while those in Hong Kong are likely to be spared, as the developer shifts its focus to ultra-luxury commercial …
See the fighter jets, attack drones, and other high-tech military aircraft at China’s largest airshow
China showcased its advancing airpower by debuting its newest stealth fighter, the J-35A, at the 2024 Zhuhai Airshow. See what else was displayed.
Weak shipbuilding could be the US Navy’s Achilles’ heel in a war with China
A hollowed out industrial base, which the Navy depends on, could spell trouble for the sea service in a high-end conflict in the Pacific.
US agriculture exporters fear trade war 2.0 will ‘kill’ China business
Heavily exposed to the Chinese market, the farm sector has been a handy target for Beijing to retaliate against US tariffs. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Biden condemns Beijing’s support for Russia’s defence industrial base at meeting with China’s leader
At a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Lima, Peru, on 16 November, US President Joe Biden condemned the deployment of thousands of North Korean troops in Russia and expressed deep concern over …
China’s Xi calls for more free trade
With Donald Trump’s imminent return as US president looming over the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima, his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping said the region should push for more …
Taiwan, democracy, development are China’s ‘red lines’, Xi tells Biden
China’s President Xi Jinping told his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden that the issues of Taiwan, democracy, human rights and rights to development are “red lines” for China and not to be challenged, the official state…
Taiwan’s APEC representative says no handshake or dialogue with China’s Xi, only wave
By Eduardo Baptista LIMA (Reuters) -Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s representative at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Lima, said on Saturday that he greeted China’s President Xi Jinping with a wave,
Biden presses China’s Xi over trade after making major flub at Peru summit
We are the most important alliance – or the most important relationship in the entire world, and how we’re getting along together can impact the rest of the world,” Biden said.
China’s Heavyweight Coast Guard Ships Bring Muscle to Sea Disputes
In most countries, the coast guard focuses on law enforcement and rescue. In China, it focuses on enforcing Beijing’s contested maritime claims—with two massive ships leading the charge.