China has warned the European Union against expecting concessions through economic pressure, as Brussels moves towards developing a new instrument that could allow it to restrict Chinese companies’ access to the bloc’s
One humid morning in July, Miriam Wickertsheim woke to a phone filled with more than 100 messages from people around the world asking how they could find work in China. For the
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Hong Kong has unveiled its first five-year strategic blueprint, placing the financial sector at the centre of its economic strategy and describing finance as the city’s “pivotal and crowning strength”. The plan,
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The Pinglu Canal is more than a shortcut to the sea. By cutting over 560 kilometres from inland shipping routes, it could lower transport costs, strengthen China–ASEAN trade, support cross-border manufacturing and
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In 2024, after Anura Kumara Dissanayake became President, the Russian Ambassador met with him and delivered a special message from Russian President Vladimir Putin. The message included an invitation to attend the
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That new route arrives as China’s trade with Southeast Asia continues to expand. According to China’s General Administration of Customs, bilateral trade between China and ASEAN reached about 4.34 trillion yuan, or
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The renminbi’s role in South-east Asia is moving beyond trade settlement as companies increasingly incorporate the Chinese currency into their treasury strategies, financing arrangements and capital-market activities. Karen Ng, Standard Chartered’s head
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Oil prices in China have surged to record highs as refiners in the world’s biggest crude importer intensify their search for supplies amid growing fears over the security of exports from the
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Chinese researchers have developed what they describe as the world’s smallest CT scanner, a portable machine weighing just 6kg (13.2lbs) and designed to produce detailed images of small fossils, archaeological relics and
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China’s Defence Minister Dong Jun adopted a notably softer tone at the Xiangshan Forum, stressing dialogue, cooperation and multilateralism while avoiding direct references to Taiwan, the South China Sea and the United
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China’s securities regulator and its industry body are moving to close compensation and integrity loopholes across the brokerage industry, extending anti-corruption oversight to overseas operations for the first time as Beijing seeks
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China has launched a 500-tonne production line designed to recover rubidium and caesium from waste generated during lithium extraction, opening a new route to two strategic metals that are difficult to obtain
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China’s new exit and entry rules are tightening Beijing’s control over international travel, with citizens involved in politics, technology and strategically sensitive industries facing greater scrutiny and restrictions in the name of
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To understand India’s growing trade imbalance with China, look inside Indian factories, The New York Times reports. Chinese machinery, electronic components and industrial materials remain deeply embedded in Indian production. Electric vehicle
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Japan and China are cautiously restoring dialogue after tensions over Taiwan, but deep strategic differences remain. Japanese lawmakers are seeking engagement, while Beijing continues to demand changes to Tokyo’s Taiwan position. Experts
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India’s growing influence within BRICS and the Global South gives it an opportunity to challenge the dominance of the Western-led international order. With the BRICS presidency, New Delhi can push for greater
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