6 h. ago Webinar Recap: Powering the Frontier: China’s Nuclear Bet on an AI Future

Webinar Recap: Powering the Frontier: China’s Nuclear Bet on an AI Future  Asia Society

Events

6 h. ago Beijing Capital Airlines launches direct flight route between London Gatwick Airport and Qingdao

Beijing Capital Airlines launches direct flight route between London Gatwick Airport and Qingdao  China Daily

Transport

11 h. ago China bets on tax perks to win back foreign investors amid global headwinds

China has stepped up efforts to attract foreign investors, as policymakers look to bolster the domestic economy and safeguard its position in global supply chains amid negotiations with major trade partners. New tax breaks unveiled this week aim to encourage foreign firms to reinvest profits locally – part of a broader effort to restore confidence and signal openness as challenging trade talks continue with the European Union and United States. The Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Finance...

Economics

32 h. ago China’s $83B AI Bet Faces U.S. Chip Restrictions as Trump Tightens the Pressure

China’s $83B AI Bet Faces U.S. Chip Restrictions as Trump Tightens the Pressure  TipRanks

Politics

37 h. ago Why India’s real estate surge doesn’t make it a substitute for China

Divergences and idiosyncrasies are an important part of Asia’s real estate landscape. Whether it is the stark contrast between Seoul’s remarkably resilient office market and its ailing counterpart in Hong Kong or the big difference between Japan’s mature and institutionalised rental housing market and its nascent peers elsewhere in the region, Asia’s property sector is far from homogeneous. Yet among the leading economies in the region, the performance gap between China and India is far and away...

Politics

37 h. ago Don’t overhype the diverging fortunes of Chinese and Indian real estate

Divergences and idiosyncrasies are an important part of Asia’s real estate landscape. Whether it is the stark contrast between Seoul’s remarkably resilient office market and its ailing counterpart in Hong Kong or the big difference between Japan’s mature and institutionalised rental housing market and its nascent peers elsewhere in the region, Asia’s property sector is far from homogeneous. Yet among the leading economies in the region, the performance gap between China and India is far and away...

Politics

69 h. ago Will New Zealand’s ‘patronising’ aid freeze push Cook Islands closer to China?

What began as a quiet series of infrastructure deals between the Cook Islands and China has erupted into a diplomatic stand-off, with New Zealand halting millions in aid and Pacific leaders accusing Wellington of “patronising” behaviour. New Zealand’s abrupt suspension of aid has cast a harsh spotlight on the country’s growing unease over China’s expanding Pacific footprint, drawing warnings from regional observers that the move risks appearing “coercive rather than constructive”. Wellington...

Politics

4 d. ago Secretary Bessent divulges details of trade deal between US, China

Secretary Bessent divulges details of trade deal between US, China  Fox Business

Politics

4 d. ago Luxury Brands Bet on Experiential Retail to Revive China Sales

Luxury Brands Bet on Experiential Retail to Revive China Sales  businessoffashion.com

Economics

5 d. ago Between Sisterhood and Surveillance: How the 4B Movement Came to China

Between Sisterhood and Surveillance: How the 4B Movement Came to China  The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine

Politics

5 d. ago Hong Kong exports up 15.5% in May as firms race to beat China

Hong Kong’s exports surged 15.5 per cent in May from a year ago, with economists attributing the increase to the front-loading of shipments by businesses racing to beat the July deadline of a tariff truce between China and the United States. The value of total exports reached HK$434.1 billion (US$55.3 billion) in May, the Census and Statistics Department said on Thursday. The strong performance, which followed a 14.7 per cent increase in April, comes during a 90-day grace period on tariffs...

Politics

6 d. ago Vietnam’s Pham confident of ‘positive’ results ahead of US tariff deal deadline

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has expressed confidence about “positive” results ahead of the US trade deal deadline in two weeks, while pledging to maintain a “good balance” between the US and China. “I hope that you will see that the result will come earlier than two weeks,” Pham told the World Economic Forum’s summer meeting in the Chinese city of Tianjin on Wednesday. “We have self-confidence. We would arrive at something positive, and that will bring about benefits to the US, to...

Economics

6 d. ago US tariffs not only killing trade, but chilling investment, leaders warn

Uncertainties created by the United States’ tariff blitz are not only disrupting global supply chains, but also causing investors to delay decisions, entrepreneurs and policymakers said at the “Summer Davos” forum. The warning at the annual gathering, which kicked off in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin on Tuesday, came as the trade war continued to cast a chill over the global economy, with US President Donald Trump threatening to reimpose tariffs on dozens of countries within...

Events

6 d. ago Ping An Builds $23 Billion Stake in China Banks on Dividend Bet

Ping An Builds $23 Billion Stake in China Banks on Dividend Bet  Bloomberg

Economics

7 d. ago Trump voices approval for China’s oil imports from Iran, marking US shift

US President Donald Trump voiced approval for China’s oil imports from Iran, marking a notable shift from Washington’s long-standing opposition to Tehran’s crude exports hours after he claimed to broker a ceasefire between Iran and Israel. “China can now continue to purchase Oil from Iran. Hopefully, they will be purchasing plenty from the US, also. It was my Great Honor to make this happen!” Trump posted on social media on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Beijing’s top diplomat called his counterpart in...

Politics

7 d. ago China’s yuan set to benefit as central banks report doubts about US dollar

Central banks are showing more interest in the Chinese yuan as doubts grow about the future of the US dollar, but this shift is not enough to challenge the greenback’s dominance in global reserves, according to a new survey. In its latest Global Public Investor poll released on Tuesday, the London-based Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) said a net 14 per cent of reserve managers plan to increase their yuan exposure in the next two years, up sharply from the 2 per cent...

Politics

8 d. ago GLOBALink | "Little ambassador" hopes to build bridge between Croatia, China

GLOBALink | "Little ambassador" hopes to build bridge between Croatia, China  Xinhua News

Politics

9 d. ago China’s property slump drives Hong Kong investors to Japan amid yen weakness

Global investors, including those based in Hong Kong, are channelling their funds into Japan’s residential property market as returns from assets in mainland China sag in the midst of a four-year slump, according to market consultants. They ploughed in US$11.2 billion of capital into Japanese real estate in the first quarter, or 6 per cent above the five-year average, according to data compiled by Colliers, making it the fifth largest recipient globally. Investors from the US, Singapore and Hong...

Economics

1 week ago Top Thai lawmaker invited to China as Cambodia border row tests Beijing’s diplomacy

Thailand’s top lawmaker will arrive in China on Sunday for a week-long visit as his country is roiled by a political crisis that threatens to topple its coalition government. The political turmoil in Thailand and a deadly border skirmish between Thailand and Cambodia late last month has put China’s neighbourhood diplomacy to the test, with Beijing seeking to maintain stability in a region crucial to its strategic interests. Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, speaker of the Thai House of Representatives,...

Politics

1 week ago ‘No conflict of interest’ between China and New Zealand, Xi tells Luxon

China has “no fundamental conflict of interest” with New Zealand, President Xi Jinping told New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Beijing on Friday while calling for the constructive management of differences. “Both sides should adhere to mutual respect, seek common ground while acknowledging differences, and correctly view and manage their differences and disagreements,” Xi was quoted as saying by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. Just ahead of Luxon’s arrival in the Chinese capital...

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