16 m. ago Canada to mine more amid geopolitical tensions: former minister Bill Morneau

Canada’s new government will invest more in mining at a time when the country’s economy and manufacturing sector are facing “challenges” related to China’s curbs on rare earth exports, Bill Morneau, former Canadian finance minister, told the Post. “One of the challenges for Canada is that we will need to increase our own mining,” Morneau, who was in office between 2015 and 2020 under then-prime minister Justin Trudeau, said in Shanghai on Friday. “The initiative by new [Prime Minister] Mark...

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43 h. ago There are risks and rewards to moving manufacturing from China to India

There are risks and rewards to moving manufacturing from China to India  The Hill

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3 d. ago How Apple helped China become a world leader in electronics manufacturing

How Apple helped China become a world leader in electronics manufacturing  WBUR

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4 d. ago China’s solar panel makers seek antidote to market ills as glut, price war, tariffs bite

China’s solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers are looking for solutions to years of price wars and losses at home amid excess capacity and waning demand as executives gathered in Shanghai to discuss the problems crippling the industry. They will get a chance to gauge the crisis as the financial hub plays host to the SNEC PV+ Photovoltaic Power Conference and Exhibition from Tuesday to Friday. The conference is the largest of its kind, attracting some 3,000 enterprises from more than 100...

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4 d. ago Hong Kong medical device maker to expand China facility amid US, EU barriers

Vincent Medical Holdings, a Hong Kong-based medical device maker, has doubled down on manufacturing in China by investing in automation and digitalisation, instead of moving operations abroad amid rising trade barriers in the US and Europe. The maker of disposable radiology products and respiratory devices is building a factory in Kaiping in the western part of the Greater Bay Area, CEO Raymond Choi Cheung-tai said in an interview. Trial operations could start before the end of the year, he...

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5 d. ago US tariffs hit China’s exports in May, but June seen as ‘a better month’

China’s export growth slowed last month, weighed down by fewer US orders being made before the two countries came to a 90-day tariff truce. And while June’s prospects look poised to improve, China’s manufacturing and trade sectors remain under strain, according to economists, who also point to lingering uncertainties over American tariffs. China’s May exports were up by 4.8 per cent, year on year, to US$316.1 billion, customs data showed on Monday. The figure followed April’s 8.1 per cent growth...

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7 d. ago U.S. engine and component ban poised to cripple China’s commercial aircraft manufacturing

U.S. engine and component ban poised to cripple China’s commercial aircraft manufacturing  The Air Current

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8 d. ago Chinese chipmaker SMIC offloads stake in Ningbo unit to focus on core operations

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), mainland China’s largest contract chipmaker, has divested its entire stake in an unprofitable chip foundry operation amid a new wave of consolidation in the domestic integrated circuit (IC) industry. Shanghai-based SMIC agreed to sell its 14.83 per cent stake in Ningbo Semiconductor International (NSI) for 57.01 yuan (US$7.94) per share to semiconductor design firm Goke Microelectronics, according to the chipmaker’s filing on Thursday. The...

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9 d. ago China launches pilot to integrate HR services with manufacturing sector

China launches pilot to integrate HR services with manufacturing sector  China Daily - Global Edition

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9 d. ago As China restricts rare earths, Trump targets ethane in plastics manufacturing blow

As China restricts rare earths, Trump targets ethane in plastics manufacturing blow  Fortune

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1 week ago China’s Manufacturing Activity Tumbles Into Contraction as Orders Drop

China’s Manufacturing Activity Tumbles Into Contraction as Orders Drop  WSJ

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1 week ago E.l.f. Beauty remains committed to manufacturing in China despite tariffs

E.l.f. Beauty remains committed to manufacturing in China despite tariffs  Yahoo Finance

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2 w. ago China's May manufacturing activity likely contracted for second straight month

China's May manufacturing activity likely contracted for second straight month  Reuters

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2 w. ago China’s market leaders in tech, energy sectors are focus of investors: JPMorgan

Global investors are increasingly turning to China’s global market leaders in the technology and energy sectors to diversify their investment portfolios amid heightened geopolitical tensions and uncertain economic outlook, according to JPMorgan. Funds were not only targeting established firms in industries like car manufacturing, robotics and renewable energy but also capturing opportunities in China’s innovative capabilities as market volatility spikes, said Kwang Kam Shing, Hong Kong CEO and...

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2 w. ago Xi wants to boost China's advance manufacturing prowess — and Trump may not like it

Xi wants to boost China's advance manufacturing prowess — and Trump may not like it  CNBC

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2 w. ago Xi wants to boost China's advanced manufacturing prowess — and Trump may not like it

Xi wants to boost China's advanced manufacturing prowess — and Trump may not like it  CNBC

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2 w. ago Xi wants to boost China's advanced manufacturing prowess. Trump may not like it

Xi wants to boost China's advanced manufacturing prowess. Trump may not like it  CNBC

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2 w. ago Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang touts US manufacturing plans, warns China export controls threaten US chip lead

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang touts US manufacturing plans, warns China export controls threaten US chip lead  Yahoo Finance

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2 w. ago Ukraine has accused China of supplying key equipment and supplies to Russian defense manufacturing facilities

Ukraine has accused China of supplying key equipment and supplies to Russian defense manufacturing facilities  Business Insider

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2 w. ago How China plans ‘new breakthroughs’ in IT manufacturing amid US tech curbs

China has unveiled a detailed plan to upgrade its information technology (IT) manufacturers as it doubles down on achieving self-sufficiency in technologies including semiconductors, batteries, satellite navigation and artificial intelligence (AI), and sidestepping US tech curbs. The 18-point action plan calls for the deepening of AI integration and the fostering of a new class of industry service providers by 2027. It aims to see more than 85 per cent of manufacturers using computer numerical...

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