3 d. ago Why Trump’s US sovereign wealth fund brings high stakes and serious risks

The US Supreme Court lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s tariff war and the recent budget fight on Capitol Hill might have dragged down – if not sunk – one of Washington’s proposed tools to spearhead its strategic competition with China. Ten months after Trump’s executive order authorising the creation of the nation’s first-ever sovereign wealth fund (SWF), there are still few clues about how it can be funded, structured and managed, leaving a giant question mark on whether it could run...

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3 d. ago Trump wants a sovereign wealth fund to compete with China. Big questions remain

The US Supreme Court lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s tariff war and the recent budget fight on Capitol Hill might have dragged down – if not sunk – one of Washington’s proposed tools to spearhead its strategic competition with China. Ten months after Trump’s executive order authorising the creation of the nation’s first-ever sovereign wealth fund (SWF), there are still few clues about how it can be funded, structured and managed, leaving a giant question mark on whether it could run...

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3 d. ago China delivers record 180 billion parcels in 11 months as shoppers chase deals

China delivers record 180 billion parcels in 11 months as shoppers chase deals  South China Morning Post

Economics

4 d. ago Markets Today: Silver Hits $58/oz, Gold Soars to $4250/oz, China PMI at 4

Markets Today: Silver Hits $58/oz, Gold Soars to $4250/oz, China PMI at 4-Month Lows. Geopolitics and US PMI in Focus  marketpulse.com

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4 d. ago China Vanke Asks for 12 Months to Pay Bond Under Extension Plan

China Vanke Asks for 12 Months to Pay Bond Under Extension Plan  Bloomberg.com

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4 d. ago China's Factory Activity Drops for Eighth Straight Month Despite Small Uptick

China's Factory Activity Drops for Eighth Straight Month Despite Small Uptick  Yicai Global

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5 d. ago China’s factory activity contracts in November for 8th month in a row

China’s factory activity contracted for an eighth consecutive month in November, according to official data, as external headwinds and weak domestic demand continued to drag on the world’s second-largest economy. The manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) stood at 49.2 in November, up from 49 a month earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Sunday. The reading was in line with a forecast of 49.2 based on economists polled by financial data provider Wind. The monthly index...

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5 d. ago Tesla China delivery centers packed as Q4 2025 enters its final month

Tesla China delivery centers packed as Q4 2025 enters its final month  Teslarati

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5 d. ago China’s factory activity shrinks for eighth month in November, PMI shows By Reuters

China’s factory activity shrinks for eighth month in November, PMI shows By Reuters  Investing.com

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5 d. ago China's factory activity shrinks for eighth month in November, PMI shows

China's factory activity shrinks for eighth month in November, PMI shows  Reuters

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5 d. ago Beyond DeepSeek: Moonshot and MiniMax step up as China’s new frontier AI labs

Chinese artificial intelligence start-ups Moonshot AI and MiniMax have emerged as China’s strongest contenders to rival US frontier labs in 2025 – even as DeepSeek has stolen the spotlight as the poster child for the country’s AI ambitions. Moonshot AI, founded by 33-year-old Yang Zhilin, has sharply raised its profile in China’s AI ecosystem with the launch earlier this month of Kimi K2 Thinking, an upgraded reasoning model. The system outperformed OpenAI’s GPT-5 and Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet...

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7 d. ago Tripwire clauses: why is China alarmed by Malaysia’s new trade deal with the US?

China has expressed “serious concerns” regarding a trade agreement signed last month between Malaysia and the United States, and some analysts suggest it might be related to how the pact could force the Southeast Asian nation to align with Washington’s sanctions regime. The official reaction on Thursday followed a meeting between Chinese and Malaysian commerce officials earlier in the week. While Beijing did not publicly specify the offending clauses, critics point to provisions that ostensibly...

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7 d. ago China's factory activity set to shrink for eighth month: Reuters poll

China's factory activity set to shrink for eighth month: Reuters poll  Reuters

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7 d. ago DeepSeek, Alibaba researchers endorse China’s AI regulatory framework

Researchers from artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek and tech giant Alibaba Group Holding have endorsed China’s emerging AI regulatory framework while calling for clearer feedback in a paper published in the US journal Science. The paper, published last month under the title “China’s emerging regulation towards an open future for AI”, said the country had so far facilitated an “innovation- and openness-friendly institutional environment for AI developers” but that it could be further...

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8 d. ago Elderly China woman seeks ‘daughter’ to care for her, offers flat, monthly salary

An elderly woman from central China has turned to the internet in search of a new “daughter” to care for her in place of her biological daughters, offering a flat and a monthly salary in return. The woman, from Henan province and known by her surname Ma, shared the motivations behind her search during a local TV programme on November 19. Ma explained that she has two biological daughters, one of whom wishes to sever ties with her, while the other suffers from a mental disability and is unable to...

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8 d. ago China's industrial profits fall in October after two months of strong growth

China's industrial profits fall in October after two months of strong growth  Reuters

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8 d. ago China's industrial profits fall in October after two months of growth

China's industrial profits fall in October after two months of growth  Reuters

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9 d. ago Grains Pop as Month End Selling Eases, Talk of China Buys: Cattle Rally

Grains Pop as Month End Selling Eases, Talk of China Buys: Cattle Rally  AgWeb

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9 d. ago Takaichi 101: How to torpedo relations with China in a month

Takaichi 101: How to torpedo relations with China in a month  Responsible Statecraft

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1 week ago Hong Kong singer Ekin Cheng cancels Tokyo concert as China, Japan tensions grow

Hong Kong Cantopop singer Ekin Cheng Yee-kin has called off a concert in Tokyo next month, attributing it to “unforeseen force majeure circumstances”, as tensions between China and Japan escalate. The cancellation was announced on Tuesday evening on the social media account of Lam & Lamb Entertainment, a management company. Cheng’s concert had been scheduled for December 5 at the Yebisu Garden Place in Tokyo. “[It] has been cancelled due to unforeseen force majeure circumstances,” the firm’s...

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