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Mainland China’s retail investors have four primary legal avenues to diversify their portfolios overseas. Photo: Shutterstock
Chinese offshore investment

Going global? Here’s a quick look at 4 options for China’s offshore investors

As Beijing tightens its grip on unlicensed stock platforms, mainland China’s retail players utilise these state-sanctioned options to diversify globally.

China trade

China-led SCO bloc looks to fast-track plan for new bank, rival Western lenders

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China property

China’s property developers see hope in massive urban renewal plan

China-EU relations

The era when Europe viewed China as a partner is over, Brussels insider warns

A new era of fractious EU-China trade relations is here to stay, as Brussels’ view of Beijing has fundamentally changed, lobbyist says.

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Trade relations between China and the European Union have become more fractious recent months. Photo: Shutterstock
Trade relations between China and the European Union have become more fractious recent months. Photo: Shutterstock
China manufacturing

China extols potential of AI in guideline on marine biopharmaceuticals

Ministry of Natural Resources urges research institutions and drug makers to use the technology to speed up the development of new drugs.

China consumption

Can social media save the wine industry from irrelevance in China?

China is drinking far less wine than a few years ago. To turn the tide, the industry must work with Chinese influencers, an insider says.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s BYD aims for zero accidents with ‘God’s Eye’, vows crash cost coverage

EV giant pushes affordable autonomy with its system, aiming to make self-driving safer and accessible to mass-market consumers.

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A BYD booth at the Beijing Auto Show on April 30. Photo: AFP
A BYD booth at the Beijing Auto Show on April 30. Photo: AFP
Yuan

For a yuan in deeper markets, Fed ex-head cites dollar playbook, flags risks

Meanwhile, surging costs are ‘likely to hit US inflation data a bit harder and perhaps longer’ than expected, according to the former central bank official.

China-EU relations

Europe plans tougher response to China Shock 2.0

EU officials will discuss new trade protection measures at a meeting on Friday as the continent’s companies contend with a deluge of Chinese imports.

Hong Kong stock market

Appeal of China assets keeps rising among global investors: JPMorgan

Cohort of international investors considering investing in China rises to 57 per cent from 51 per cent a year ago, survey says.

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A robot demonstrates its kicking ability at the 28th China Beijing International High-Tech Expo (CHITEC) in Beijing on May 8. Photo: EPA
China exports

Southeast Asia is building a huge regional power grid. How is China involved?

Chinese firms are integral to Southeast Asia’s green transition plan, which will see nations across the region integrate their grids, official says.

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Workers inspect a vast solar power project in western China. Photo: Xinhua
Workers inspect a vast solar power project in western China. Photo: Xinhua
Transport and logistics

Polar shipping era: China, South Korea bypass old trade lines amid Hormuz crisis

Passage through the waters could reduce transit times to Europe, offering an alternative to traditional routes amid rising geopolitical risks.

Banking & finance

Hong Kong beats Switzerland as world’s largest offshore wealth hub, BCG finds

City tops cross-border wealth on IPO surge and mainland China inflows, as Singapore and US trail in consultancy’s global rankings.

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China trade

Exclusive | China’s date with Dutch trade minister on cards for early July: source

The Netherlands’ trade chief and his delegation will come at a pivotal diplomatic moment, as The Hague faces pressure from US tech-export laws.

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The Netherlands’ trade minister, Sjoerd Sjoerdsma, is expected to visit Beijing and Shanghai soon. Photo: EPA
China-EU relations

‘Champion’ of stability: why EU firms in China are finally feeling less gloomy

European firms’ confidence in China is starting to rebound for the first time in years, as Beijing offers stability amid global turbulence, survey finds.

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A paramilitary police officer crosses a street near Beijing’s central business district. Photo: Reuters
A paramilitary police officer crosses a street near Beijing’s central business district. Photo: Reuters
Zijin Mining

China’s largest mining company poised for global top 3 status by 2028, says S&P

Ratings agency highlights Zijin’s project pipeline and cost discipline as the miner accelerates global expansion in copper and gold.

China jobs

China has a crucial edge in the global AI race: public optimism

Public attitudes towards AI are ‘strikingly positive’ in China, with only a small minority worried it will lead to fewer job openings, survey finds.

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China manufacturing

How China emerged as a major exporter of these ‘premium quality’ products

Food, fashion and cosmetics have helped turn the country into a force in the fast-growing multi-trillion US dollar market.

A Hui shopkeeper at a halal butcher’s shop in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region. Photo: Nectar Gan
A Hui shopkeeper at a halal butcher’s shop in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region. Photo: Nectar Gan
China energy security

How China could benefit as US-Iran talks raise hopes of oil sanctions relief

Beijing’s support is seen as critical to peace negotiations – and analysts believe this could push Washington to relax sanctions on Chinese oil buyers.

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US-China relations

US investment returning? Chinese data shows double-digit growth in early 2026

Other rapidly growing sources of foreign direct investment included Luxembourg, Switzerland and France, Ministry of Commerce says.

China consumption

China sales hold up as European luxury brands warn of Iran war impact

While LVMH, Hermes and Prada recorded increased sales in Chinese market, Kering reported a decline.

A Labubu toy hangs from a bidder’s Hermes bag at an auction by Yongle International Auction in Beijing in June last year. Photo: Reuters
Made in China 2025

China’s machinery giant XCMG eyes bigger scoop of global sales

State-owned firm banks on intelligent manufacturing, green technology, product integration and digital services to boost sales overseas.

A giant XCMG truck dwarfs other vehicles at the company’s customer festival in Xuzhou, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, on May 19. Photo: Handout
A giant XCMG truck dwarfs other vehicles at the company’s customer festival in Xuzhou, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, on May 19. Photo: Handout
China trade

Chinese traders in Iran keep business afloat as war capsizes naval shipping

Extended disruption caused by conflict has prompted Chinese merchants to turn to railway and land transport routes to trade goods.

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China education

‘Natural’ choice: why Unesco’s new STEM education centre is based in Shanghai

China is working with the UN agency to help the world’s least developed countries advance technical education and grow their talent pools.

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China manufacturing

China told the solar industry to cut capacity. Firms built new factories anyway

Beijing has been striving to rein in severe overcapacity in the solar industry. But the sector is still plagued by illegal facilities, an insider says.

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Chinese workers prepare panels that will be part of a large floating solar farm project in the central Anhui province. Photo: Getty Images
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