27 h. ago ‘Blue ocean market’: why Brazil is becoming a magnet for Chinese investment

With their domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints in search of new, more lucrative markets. In this series, we examine China Inc.’s next phase of “going global” and the complex, challenging international environment its companies have chosen to enter. In early November, the chairman of one of China’s top construction machinery makers was spotted touring potential factory sites in Piracicaba, a city in...

Economics

27 h. ago Why China sees Brazil as ‘last untapped blue ocean market’ for investment boom

With their domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints in search of new, more lucrative markets. In this series, we examine China Inc.’s next phase of “going global” and the complex, challenging international environment its companies have chosen to enter. In early November, the chairman of one of China’s top construction machinery makers was spotted touring potential factory sites in Piracicaba, a city in...

Economics

1 week ago GORDON CHANG: China's rising markets mask a fragile economy, social discontent

GORDON CHANG: China's rising markets mask a fragile economy, social discontent  Fox News

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2 w. ago Opinion: China controls this key resource AI needs — threatening stocks and the U.S. economy

Opinion: China controls this key resource AI needs — threatening stocks and the U.S. economy  MarketWatch

Events

2 w. ago ‘Unpredictable risks’: China to see record graduates next year amid jobs crunch

China is preparing for an unprecedented wave of new university graduates next summer – a record 12.7 million outgoing students – intensifying pressure on an already strained job market and a slowing economy. The 2026 cohort will be about 4 per cent larger than the 12.22 million graduates in 2025 – an additional 480,000 young people competing for jobs, according to the Ministry of Education (MOE). It announced the figures on Thursday, as it launched new campaigns to ensure sufficient...

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2 w. ago Foodpanda feasts on 20% growth, aims to boost Hong Kong market position in 2026

Foodpanda aims to bolster its position in the Hong Kong market in the first half of next year, following a 20 per cent rise in both the number of orders placed and the amount customers spent during the first 10 months of this year. The on-demand food and grocery delivery platform on Wednesday also said that the sector’s prospects were strong, asserting that the city offered ample room for further growth. Ryan Lai Wai-yan, CEO of Foodpanda Hong Kong, said the company achieved a 20 per cent growth...

Politics

3 w. ago China woos Northern Ireland with promises to boost investment, trade

China launched a charm offensive at a new Northern Ireland trade forum on Monday, as Beijing’s chief diplomat to the United Kingdom promised fresh investment and opportunities to tap the vast consumer market of the world’s second-largest economy. The efforts come as China’s widening trade surpluses face rising criticism and scrutiny from European countries – including the UK – amid mounting trade tensions between China and the West. “China is Northern Ireland’s second-largest source of imports...

Politics

3 w. ago Hong Kong to tap new markets amid easing tariff war, confident of export growth

Hong Kong is seeking to expand its trade networks by tapping into new markets in Latin America, Africa and Central Asia amid the easing of the US tariff war, the minister has said, expressing confidence that export growth will continue due to stronger ties with Southeast Asia. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah said Hong Kong needed to diversify its exports following last month’s breakthrough in Sino-US trade talks when Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US...

Economics

4 w. ago Has Trump 2.0 really been a boon to stock markets and the economy?

This week marks the first anniversary of Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election. Trump’s return to the White House was a stunning political comeback that cleared the way for him to carry out his “America first” agenda of higher trade tariffs, more confrontational relationships with traditional US allies and a clampdown on immigration. At the time, many investors were worried about the consequences of Trump’s nationalist policies. A week after the election, Bank of America...

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