Chinese foreign minister met with his Portuguese counterpart in Beijing on Tuesday, calling for closer ties with Europe as Chinese and European leaders navigate intensifying global trade tensions.
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‘It’s quite embarrassing’: China-bound United flight turns around after pilot forgets passport
A United Airlines Boeing 787 jetliner flying from Los Angeles to Shanghai had to turn around last weekend after it was discovered one of the pilots had taken off without a passport.
China invites U.S. business leaders to Beijing as it tries to decipher Trump’s trade plans
China courted the executives of major U.S. businesses this week in a sign of how Beijing seeks to offset trade pressures, rather than retaliate forcefully.
China frees staff of US consultancy firm after two years
China has released five staff members of US due diligence firm Mintz Group, two years after they were detained as part of a crackdown on consulting firms working with foreign businesses.
US farmers express dismay over proposal for levies on China-built ships
A Trump administration proposal to impose stiff levies on Chinese-made ships entering US ports is sowing panic in the country’s agriculture industry, with farmers saying the added cost threatens to …
China Releases Detained Staff of U.S. Due-Diligence Firm Mintz
SINGAPORE—China has released all detained employees of U.S. due diligence firm Mintz Group, the company said, marking the end of a two-year saga that unnerved American businesses operating in the …
In Austerity, Brands Bet on Exhibitions to Reach China’s ‘Forgotten’ Middle Class
Working around budget adjustments, brands are resorting to exhibitions as a more democratic way to educate and impress those who might have been overlooked by the brand’s previous, VIC-centric …
China’s BYD surpassed Tesla in annual revenue for 2024
Chinese automaker BYD surpassed Tesla in total revenue for 2024, reporting $107 billion compared to the Elon Musk-led brand’s $97.7 billion.
China releases Mintz employees after two-year detention, company says
China has released all Mintz employees who had been held in detention for two years since a raid on its Beijing office in March 2023, a spokesperson from the US-based due diligence firm Mintz Group…
China’s steel market is still in thrall to bleak property data
LONDON] Chinese steel prices are languishing, despite signs of resilience in the wider economy and the approach of peak demand season in the building industry. Read more at The Business Times.
Alibaba chairman says China business more confident since Xi’s tech summit
Alibaba Group Chairman Joe Tsai said on Tuesday there were clear signs China’s business entrepreneurs were more confident following a tech summit led by President Xi Jinping.
China courts American, European multinationals amid growing global trade tensions
China reassured executives from American and European firms, including Apple, Qualcomm, Mastercard, Pfizer and AstraZeneca, that the world’s second-largest economy is open for business amid a looming …
China’s Xiaomi raises $5.5 billion in share sale as EV plans ramped up
China’s Xiaomi Corp said on Tuesday it had raised $5.5 billion in an upsized share sale as the company pushes forward with its ambitious electric vehicle manufacturing plans. The company sold 800 …