4 h. ago China’s biotech industry is gaining on the US. Can tariffs hold them back?

In the summer of 2015, a time when China’s pharmaceutical market was in a phase of rapid expansion, a sudden regulatory change sent tremors through the industry: drug companies would need to audit the clinical trial data for all pending applications. If withdrawn within a month of the announcement, firms could avoid penalties for submitting flawed applications, but hiding or falsifying data would court severe punishments, including multi-year filing bans. The response from the industry indicated...

Economics

19 h. ago Putin says planned gas pipeline to China will be mutually beneficial, use market price formula

Putin says planned gas pipeline to China will be mutually beneficial, use market price formula  Reuters

Politics

40 h. ago China’s $1.2 Trillion Stock Market Rally Has Beijing Nervous

China’s $1.2 Trillion Stock Market Rally Has Beijing Nervous  Bloomberg.com

Economics

64 h. ago More Chinese went to cinemas this summer, but filmmakers still face challenges

China’s film market showed signs of recovery this summer, but industry insiders said it was still grappling with challenges. By the end of last month, this year’s domestic box office totalled 39.23 billion yuan (US$5.5 billion), according to the China Film Administration, with over 900 million film-goers. The summer season generated 11.96 billion yuan in box office revenue, up 2.76 per cent year on year but well down on the 20.62 billion yuan record set in 2023 and the pre-pandemic levels of...

Culture

3 d. ago Chinese delivery giant Meituan releases AI model to take on Alibaba, DeepSeek

On-demand local services giant Meituan has become the latest Chinese Big Tech company to release an open-source large language model (LLM) to market, more than two years after it acquired mainland AI start-up Light Year for US$281 million. Beijing-based Meituan, the long-standing leader of China’s food delivery market, on Monday released and open-sourced its own LLM, called LongCat-Flash-Chat, via artificial intelligence developer platforms Hugging Face and GitHub, as well as the model’s...

Politics

3 d. ago ‘Lost the battle’: EU told to accept defeat against China’s solar power sector

A group of French and German economists has urged Europe to identify which industries to support in the face of Chinese competition and boldly abandon those where the battle had already been lost, such as the solar power sector. The recommendations were presented in five memos to the Franco-German Council of Ministers at the request of the two governments. The memos cover trade with China, as well as defence, energy, economic growth and the labour market. The economists advised Europe to protect...

Events

4 d. ago South Korea’s Samsung, SK Hynix stocks sag after US revokes China chip permits

Shares of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix slid on Monday after the Trump administration decided to make it harder for the world’s largest memory chipmakers to ship critical equipment to their giant Chinese operations. The surprise ruling deals a potential blow to their production in the world’s largest semiconductor market. While both South Korean companies have memory plants in their home market, China accounts for a major slice of their global output. Samsung sank more than 2 per cent, while...

Politics

6 d. ago China’s Stock Rally Is Met With Skepticism in Options Market

China’s Stock Rally Is Met With Skepticism in Options Market  Bloomberg.com

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6 d. ago China’s stock market outpaces global peers as local investors pile in

China’s stock market outpaces global peers as local investors pile in  Financial Times

Economics

7 d. ago How Asian consumers are driving a revolution in healthier food choices

Asia’s rising middle classes are not just fuelling economic growth – they’re reshaping consumption itself. Nowhere is this transformation more visible than in the region’s embrace of healthier eating. From Hong Kong to Jakarta, a new generation of consumers is driving a quiet revolution in food choices. But is this a more lasting realignment of preferences or merely a pandemic-fuelled detour? Market research suggests consumer attention on health will grow. China’s healthcare-related consumer...

Politics

7 d. ago Tesla's Struggles In China Come At Bad Time: Electric Vehicles Hit 51% Market Share In Most Populous Country

Tesla's Struggles In China Come At Bad Time: Electric Vehicles Hit 51% Market Share In Most Populous Country  Yahoo Finance

Events

7 d. ago Electric vehicles reach tipping point in China, surge to 51% market share

Electric vehicles reach tipping point in China, surge to 51% market share  Electrek

Economics

7 d. ago China's market regulator approves Nissan China's new JV with Dongfeng

China's market regulator approves Nissan China's new JV with Dongfeng  Reuters

Politics

8 d. ago Jensen Huang Wants China's Big AI Market for Nvidia—and for America

Jensen Huang Wants China's Big AI Market for Nvidia—and for America  Investopedia

Politics

8 d. ago Nasdaq edges down as Nvidia falls on China market uncertainty

Nasdaq edges down as Nvidia falls on China market uncertainty  Reuters

Politics

8 d. ago US–China AI race: What Nvidia's growth plans mean for the market

US–China AI race: What Nvidia's growth plans mean for the market  Yahoo Finance

Politics

8 d. ago Nasdaq futures flat as Nvidia slips on China market uncertainty

Nasdaq futures flat as Nvidia slips on China market uncertainty  Yahoo Finance

Politics

8 d. ago Nvidia is caught in Trump's China trade war, and it could impact the stock market

Nvidia is caught in Trump's China trade war, and it could impact the stock market  Axios

Events

9 d. ago How China’s electric vehicle juggernaut is reshaping the global car market

How China’s electric vehicle juggernaut is reshaping the global car market  CNBC

Politics

9 d. ago Nvidia's $15B China Shock: Earnings Showdown Could Jolt Entire Market

Nvidia's $15B China Shock: Earnings Showdown Could Jolt Entire Market  ca.finance.yahoo.com

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