Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which operates the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, has started the process of closing down its office in Shanghai, in another sign of big global …
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Hong Kong and southern China battle widespread flooding from record rains
Hong Kong and southern Chinese cities are battling widespread flooding as the region endures some of its heaviest rainfall on record. On Friday, streets and subway stations were underwater in Hong …
China’s economic slump could be the spark that ignites World War Three
Harvard professor Graham Allison coined the term “Thucydides Trap” to describe the situation in which a rising power threatens to displace the ruling power, resulting in war between them. As China’s …
China’s Economic Woes Are Impacting Small Businesses.
From higher wages to the tariff war to a general economic slump, China’s issues are having an impact on U.S. businesses.
China’s property market is going in ‘two-directions,’ says ex-central bank advisor
Li Daokui says that “in the coming two months a lot of policies will go out, including policies to stabilize the finances of the largest property developers.”
To Fight Climate Change, Stop Fighting China on Electric Vehicles
Much of the banter surrounding the rise of China’s electric vehicle (EV) industry and the implication for the global economy is misleadingly alarmist. When
China Repeats Opposition to Philippines’ Grounded Warship
Disputes over the grounded World War Two-era warship Sierra Madre have heated up after China sprayed a Philippine vessel with a water cannon on an Aug. 5 resupply mission, with Philippines rejecting Beijing’s repeated calls…
Albanese’s China trip suggests a smoother relationship rather than a cosy one
A key calculation of the Australian PM’s team is that dialogue is of value, even if both sides agree to disagree
Venezuelan President Maduro to visit China
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will visit China from Friday, the foreign ministry in Beijing said, as the oil-rich socialist country seeks to shore up its ailing finances.Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez visited Shanghai and Beijing…
China Mobile reportedly won’t sell iPhone 15 amid local government ban
A WSJ report earlier this week revealed that China’s government was aiming to ban the iPhone from Chinese government …
Shenzhen flooding: officials in China close schools and release reservoir water amid heavy rain from Typhoon Haikui
Former water-treatment engineer says the city has a decades-long history of flooding that could be mitigated with better weather forecasting, particularly in this era of more frequent extreme weather events.
Apple suppliers slide on China anxiety, rising competition from Huawei
China’s widening curbs on iPhone use by government staff intensified a sell-off of tech stocks on Friday, fanning fears that Apple and its suppliers could take a hit from rising Sino-U.S. tensions and growing competition…
Venezuela’s Maduro to Visit China to Re-Engage Amid China-West Tensions
Chinese state-owned PetroChina holds a 40% stake in the Sinovensa project in the Orinoco belt alongside Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA. The company stopped carrying Venezuelan oil in August 2019 after the Trump administration tightened…