Ripple’s XRPL faced a sudden outage, delaying transactions, while bullish sentiment on XRP remains — here’s everything you need to know.
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Hong Kong legislator mulls Bitcoin strategic reserve research, seeks China’s support for pilot applications
Hong Kong lawmaker Johnny Ng urges research into a Bitcoin reserve and seeks China’s support for stablecoin pilot programs.
PVH Corp lands on China’s ‘Unreliable Entity’ list
Shares of PVH Corp fell as China retaliates with tariffs and places the company on its unreliable entity list due to refusal to source cotton from Xinjiang.
China-linked firm’s NJ Turnpike E-ZPass contract raises security concerns: ‘Worse’ than TikTok
The major US tolling company that was sold to a Singapore-based firm under the Biden administration is reigniting national security concerns over its links to China.
U.S. Clothing Giants Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein (PVH) Placed on China’s ‘Blacklist’
Popular U.S. clothing brands Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein have been blacklisted by China’s government as trade tensions with America …
China tariffs could drive US crude exports lower in 2025
An emerging trade war between the United States and China could drive U.S. crude exports lower in 2025 for the first time since the pandemic by reducing access to the Chinese market, according to …
Big companies see no China recovery soon, adding to trade tensions gloom
Pernod Ricard and Carlsberg warned on Thursday they see few signs of a pick-up in consumer demand in China, the world’s second-biggest economy, adding to a gloomy outlook for 2025 as executives try to …
China’s Firms Are Bleeding Cash—and Vulnerable to Trump’s Trade War
Companies across the country are bleeding cash as they struggle with overcapacity and weak spending in a slumping economy, leaving them vulnerable to tariffs.
US grain, oilseed exports surge in 2024 without boost from China -Braun
Most global importers last year took advantage of plentiful and cheaper U.S. bulk agricultural commodities, including soybeans and corn, the top-ticket items. But China somewhat sat out on that rush.
European Commission asks China’s Shein for information on illegal content and goods
The European Commission said in a statement on Thursday that it had asked Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein to provide internal documents and more detailed information on risks linked to the …
China’s U.S. ethane imports to surge in 2025 in drive to cut costs
Despite a growing trade war between Washington and Beijing, China’s ethane imports from the U.S. are set to surge this year as big petrochemical producers battling shrinking profits switch to the …
China tariffs may already be hiking up import fees
A Trump administration order over the weekend added a 10 percent tariff to goods from China and closed the de minimis exception, a loophole that lets packages valued under $800 enter the US duty-free.
China’s ‘lifeline’ labs and rich Asians’ crypto craze
A notable example is Hubei Yangtze Memory Labs in Wuhan, where many engineers from leading Chinese chipmaker YMTC, which was added to the U.S. Entity List in 2022, conduct trials and test samples.