6 h. ago Hawaiʻi's biggest shipper is shifting its China business model

Hawaiʻi's biggest shipper is shifting its China business model  Hawaii Public Radio

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7 h. ago China’s He Lifeng holds ‘constructive’ call with US officials Bessent, Greer

Top Chinese and US officials held a call on Friday to discuss trade, including ongoing efforts to implement an agreement to de-escalate their countries’ trade war. Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng had an “in-depth and constructive” video call with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, China’s official Xinhua news agency reported. Both sides agreed to promote the stable development of bilateral trade and economic ties, and “expand the list for cooperation...

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7 h. ago China’s VP has ‘constructive’ call with Trump officials Bessent and Greer

Beijing and Washington held a call on Friday to discuss bilateral trade and economic ties, as a variety of practical issues – from soybean orders to computer chips – remain problematic despite the trade truce in October. Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng’s video call with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer was part of a bilateral negotiation mechanism started this year to address issues between the world’s two largest economies. The two sides had...

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9 h. ago Matson follows customers adopting 'China Plus One' strategy amid tariff uncertainty

Matson follows customers adopting 'China Plus One' strategy amid tariff uncertainty  The Business Journals

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11 h. ago Kering Joins Investors Betting on China’s Gold Jewellery Boom

Kering Joins Investors Betting on China’s Gold Jewellery Boom  The Business of Fashion

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11 h. ago State of China’s Economy and the Road Ahead in the 15th Five

State of China’s Economy and the Road Ahead in the 15th Five-Year Plan (Beijing, In-person Only)  The US-China Business Council

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14 h. ago BYD founder bets on new tech to win back customers as sales decelerate

BYD, China’s electric vehicle (EV) king, is pinning its hopes on next-generation technology to engineer a turnaround in sales amid fierce competition in the world’s largest automotive market, according to its founder and chairman Wang Chuanfu. Speaking at a shareholders’ meeting in Shenzhen on Friday, the billionaire said the company’s 12,000 engineers – the backbone of the carmaker – would help it regain a technological edge over rivals. “We have heavyweight new technology in the pipeline,” he...

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19 h. ago China’s risky shadow banks back in spotlight after debt crackdown

China’s crackdown on borrowing by local governments is forcing state-run entities in even some of the wealthiest provinces to tap costly credit from non-bank lenders, a stopgap that is increasing risk in an opaque corner of the financial system. The borrowing marks a return of China’s shadow-banking market, which is more loosely regulated than traditional lenders and had been reined in over the past few years in a bid to reduce risk. Since September, industrial investment arms and financing...

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21 h. ago CSRC vows deeper reforms to open China’s capital market and boost tech listings

China’s top securities regulator has pledged to widen foreign investors’ access to the mainland’s capital market while further lowering the fundraising threshold for technology firms, after a key indicator slumped nearly 4 per cent from a 10-year high in mid-November. Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), set out guidance for the equity and bond markets in an article published by the Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily on Friday, three weeks after he was...

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29 h. ago Soybean deal: What the US export business with China actually looks like

Soybean deal: What the US export business with China actually looks like  Table.Briefings

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32 h. ago China’s Comac Takes On Western Rivals with Large Cabin Business Jet

China’s Comac Takes On Western Rivals with Large Cabin Business Jet  Aviation International News

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37 h. ago Trump backs Taiwan's $40B defense plan as China's alliance with Russia tightens

Trump backs Taiwan's $40B defense plan as China's alliance with Russia tightens  Fox Business

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40 h. ago Xi, Macron attend closing ceremony of seventh meeting of China

Xi, Macron attend closing ceremony of seventh meeting of China-France Business Council  ecns.cn

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41 h. ago Mainland China’s billionaire count surges as BYD and Mixue bosses power gains

Mainland China’s billionaires have tightened their grip as Asia-Pacific’s wealthiest after their combined fortunes swelled to nearly US$1.8 trillion, with electric-vehicle (EV) maker BYD’s founder Wang Chuanfu and bubble tea chain Mixue’s bosses among the biggest drivers of that growth, according to a UBS report. Backed by a booming tech sector and surging asset prices, the wealth of mainland China’s billionaires jumped 22.2 per cent year on year to US$1.77 trillion in the 12 months to early...

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45 h. ago Chinese, French presidents attend closing of 7th meeting of China

Chinese, French presidents attend closing of 7th meeting of China-France Business Council  news.cgtn.com

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49 h. ago Hong Kong’s investment body posts US$300 million income in first year

The Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC) earned HK$2.34 billion (US$300.7 million) in investment income last year, as the city’s wholly owned investment vehicle made an impressive report after its first year of operation. HKIC posted HK$2.25 billion in operating income for the year that ended on December 31, on HK$64 billion in total assets, while deploying less than one-fifth of its initial capital of HK$62 billion, according to a report on Thursday. “HKIC is the patient capital investment...

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55 h. ago Data Shows China’s Business Aviation Market Is Still Growing

Data Shows China’s Business Aviation Market Is Still Growing  Aviation International News

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56 h. ago Business News As China Retreats And The U.S. Wobbles, Is India The Next Great Hope For The Luxury Watch Market?

Business News As China Retreats And The U.S. Wobbles, Is India The Next Great Hope For The Luxury Watch Market?  Hodinkee

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56 h. ago Apple is staging a 'phenomenal turnaround' in China thanks to the iPhone 17

Apple is staging a 'phenomenal turnaround' in China thanks to the iPhone 17  Business Insider

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63 h. ago Tesla scored a win in China just as its biggest rival stumbled

Tesla scored a win in China just as its biggest rival stumbled  Business Insider

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