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China's Zhang Guoqing Urges APEC Cooperation to Help SMEs Thrive
At the APEC SME Ministerial Meeting in Guangzhou, Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing called for joint efforts on policy support,...
China New Foreign-Funded Firms Rise 7% in H1, Led by Hainan
China registered 35,000 new foreign-invested enterprises in the first half of 2026, with Hainan, healthcare and high-tec...
China’s Export-Maximizing Playbook Is Working — and Democracies Need a Better Counterstrategy
A $1.2 trillion trade surplus is not just a trade imbalance: it is the visible product of an industrial, financial and g...
China's CSRC Fines Two Traders RMB62.3m for Insider Trading Around Asset Restructuring
Regulator confiscates RMB15.58m in illegal gains and imposes a three-times fine after finding Wu Lingyue and Luo Zheng t...
China Builds Submarine-Warfare Data With Record Taiwan Surveys
Taiwan's coast guard says a record number of Chinese research and enforcement vessels operated around the island in July...
Why Vietnam Is Emerging as the West's Rare Earth Alternative to China
Vietnam holds 22 million tonnes of rare earth reserves and plans to scale from just over 4,000 tonnes processed today to...
Xi Congratulates Hichilema on Re-election, Vows to Deepen Zambia Ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated Zambia's Hakainde Hichilema on his re-election and pledged to implement o...
China's 320 Million 'Flexible Workers': A Labour Market Red Flag or New Normal?
A university-linked study projects 320 million Chinese workers—44% of the employed population—will be in flexible employ...
China Opens Community-Level Posts to College Graduates in New Employment Push
A joint circular directs urban and rural communities to expand hiring of graduates in sociology, social work, psychology...
Inside the NBA's Money Machine: TV Rights, Franchise Values and Partner Stocks
The league's broadcast, sponsorship, ticket and merchandise engine is expanding globally, creating direct exposure for e...
China's Burger Boom Draws Pizza Hut, Haidilao and Coffee Chains Into Fast-Food Race
Smaller households and budget-conscious diners are turning burgers into China's hottest fast-food battleground, with Yum...
Brazil Uses Reciprocity Law as Leverage, Not Immediate Tariff Retaliation
Brasília opened a reciprocity process against Washington to keep the law credible and force trade talks, while managing ...
China Marks Ecology Day With Desertification Gains, Species Recovery and New Environmental Code
Officials reported progress on the Three-North Shelterbelt, national parks and Inner Mongolia's clean-energy build-out, ...
Autonomous AI Agents Breach Taiwan Government Systems in a First
Dream researchers say up to eight AI agents mapped 21 Taiwanese systems over four days, compromised 85 accounts, stole 2...
China's Food Self-Sufficiency Plan Forces Brazil to Rethink Soy, Corn and Beef Exports
Beijing's 15th Five-Year Plan aims to lift domestic production of beef, lamb and milk, and Chinese import quotas are alr...
Macau Lawmaker Calls for Annual Financial Forum Linking China, Lusophone and Hispanic Markets
Legislator Ip Sio Kai has asked Macau's government to create an annual finance forum spanning mainland China, Portuguese...
Trump Hits Some Drones With 100% Tariffs and Orders US Production Push
From Sept. 3, larger or thermal-capable drones face 100% US tariffs; smaller models get 25%, while ally-made systems rat...
China's Financial Regulator Orders Faster Small-Bank Consolidation and Property Credit Fix
Under new party chief Ding Xiangqun, the NFRA is pushing weak rural banks toward consolidation, expanding a property whi...
Is a New Global Financial Map Forming? IMEMO’s Vladimir Milovidov on Gold, the Dollar and Sanctions
An Interfax interview with economist Vladimir Milovidov argues global finance is fragmenting in limited but visible ways...
US places Brazil in group accused of helping China evade Trump tariffs
A White House report puts Brazil among more than 40 countries it says help reroute Chinese goods to dodge US tariffs, al...
PBOC Sets Lending Priorities: Domestic Demand, Tech and Small Business
China's central bank says it will keep monetary policy accommodative and steer credit toward domestic demand, innovation...
China's Landmark Ecological Code Takes Effect, Putting Xi's Green Doctrine Into Law
The new Ecological and Environmental Code, effective Saturday, makes Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization legal...
China Lays Out Five-Year Plan for 1.4 Trillion Yuan Safety and Emergency Equipment Industry
China’s industry and emergency-management ministries have set a 2030 output target of 1.4 trillion yuan for safety and e...
Low Yields and July's Tech Sell-Off Push Chinese Investors Toward Quant Fixed Income+ Funds
China's 10-year sovereign yield has fallen to 1.71%, squeezing deposit and pure-bond returns while sharp equity losses a...
Apple Trains a China-Specific AI Model With Alibaba
The iPhone maker is shifting from relying solely on local AI partners to building its own China model, as it races to br...
Arctic Route Open 10 Months a Year as China Cuts Europe Transit to 20 Days
Melting sea ice has turned the Arctic corridor into a 10-month shipping season. A Chinese vessel reached Europe in 20 da...
Applied Materials Bets Its Debt-Free 'New Normal' Can Justify a 50x Earnings Multiple
Revenue and profit are climbing, margins have hit records, and fourth-quarter sales growth is forecast to top 50%. But a...
Robot Fleet Was on Track for Four Million Units by 2022 as Electronics Leads Growth
Nearly four million industrial robots were projected to be in use by 2022, triple the 2013 level, with China a third of ...
Trump Tariffs Chinese Drones at up to 100%, Sets 15% EU and 10% UK Rates
Washington imposes 100% duties on high-risk Chinese drones and 25% on lighter models, while opening lower-tariff paths f...
China Turns 'New R&D Institutions' Into Core Engines for 2035 Tech Goals
Flexible, market-run research bodies are now central to Beijing's innovation policy, backed by record R&D spending, new ...