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Europe’s heatwaves and deepening drought are reshaping daily water use – and creating demand for Chinese-made water-saving products. Photo: EPA
China exports

From air conditioners to taps, Europe’s climate extremes boost China sales

Chinese makers of low-flow taps, garden gear and insulated drinkware are seeing European orders surge as heatwaves and drought reshape demand.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

BYD posts US$1.2 billion profit in second quarter on surging global demand

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China trade

China and Russia aim to boost Arctic shipping route’s competitiveness

US-China trade war

Chinese power stocks slump after US grid ban: is the sell-off warranted?

Sungrow and Sieyuan shares fell sharply after Washington’s order, but analysts say markets may be overlooking enforcement hurdles and strong global demand.

Shenzhen-listed Sieyuan Electric, a grid-equipment maker, is among the firms affected by Washington’s latest order. Photo: Handout
Shenzhen-listed Sieyuan Electric, a grid-equipment maker, is among the firms affected by Washington’s latest order. Photo: Handout
US, Israel war on Iran

China and Iran sanctions: Beijing’s red lines and retaliation options

Washington’s new measures seen testing a recent bilateral detente with Beijing, and room for escalation remains, threatening trade, payments and supply chains.

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China food security

China must ‘take all necessary measures’ to secure autumn harvest: Li Qiang

During an inspection tour in northeastern China, Premier Li says advanced tech can protect crop yield.

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China's economic recovery

China’s steel sector must avoid US rust belt’s fate: party journal

Trade barriers, oversupply and falling export prices are squeezing steel producers as the Qiushi Journal warns against letting the industry contract.

A worker polishes a steel bicycle rim at a factory manufacturing sports equipment in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Photo: Reuters
A worker polishes a steel bicycle rim at a factory manufacturing sports equipment in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Photo: Reuters
US-China trade war

How will US ‘D-Day’ threat against Iranian economy impact China’s oil supply?

As northern hemisphere prepares for winter, analysts say latest US sanctions would not deter China from purchasing Iranian oil.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Writing the rulebook? China to steer world’s first solid-state battery standards

As next-gen EV tech accelerates, the global standard agency’s nod could allow Beijing to export its domestic testing benchmarks worldwide.

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US-China trade war

What does the US-Canada trade dispute mean for China?

After Canada stood firm in negotiations, analysts say that Washington failed to gain ‘veto’ on Ottawa’s trade with other countries.

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Shipping containers are seen in the Port of Montreal in Quebec, on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Chinese offshore investment

China targets offshore workarounds in new rules for individual investors

Newly drafted rules would expand oversight of direct offshore investments, with more reporting requirements but limited changes for market-linked schemes.

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China’s National Development and Reform Commission has released a draft revision of measures governing outbound investment. Photo: Shutterstock
China’s National Development and Reform Commission has released a draft revision of measures governing outbound investment. Photo: Shutterstock
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

China unveils smog-busting plan to clear Shenzhen’s skies for Apec summit

Tech hub to curb industrial output, conduct drills and use AI to pinpoint pollution sources, creating ‘crisp air’ as world leaders roll in.

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US debt ceiling

America’s US$40 trillion debt gamble is getting harder to ignore: economists

Analysts warn that high spending, rising interest costs and tax cuts could impede Washington’s efforts to ‘grow our way out of’ record-high national debt.

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China trade

China and Switzerland have a new trade agreement. What does it mean for the EU?

The move, seen by analysts as a signal to the EU, will eventually double duty-free coverage included in 12-year-old free-trade agreement.

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Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and Swiss President Guy Parmelin clinched the FTA expansion deal in talks in Bern on Thursday. Photo: Handout
Esports

Power-up: China’s Esports World Cup win a showcase for market potential

With the EWC being held outside Saudi Arabia for the first time, the US$4.3 billion industry looks to grow its market, including in China.

French President Emmanuel Macron presents the EWC 2026 Club champions award to Chinese club AG.AL at the closing ceremony of the Esports World Cup at the Grand Palais in Paris on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
French President Emmanuel Macron presents the EWC 2026 Club champions award to Chinese club AG.AL at the closing ceremony of the Esports World Cup at the Grand Palais in Paris on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Yuan

Open Questions | US economist Barry Eichengreen on how de-dollarisation could actually look

The former IMF adviser examines how de-dollarisation is gaining pace and what lies ahead for China’s yuan.

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Banking & finance

End of the affair? How China and Wall Street, once so close, are drifting apart

Beijing once courted Wall Street’s titans, hailing them as ‘old friends of China’. But the relationship today is far frostier.

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China trade

European wine producers seek new markets as China sales dream sours

Imports of bottled wine from the EU fell 16.6 per cent by volume in the first half of this year, according to Chinese customs data.

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Bottles of wine at a trade fair in Bordeaux, Photo: Reuters
Bottles of wine at a trade fair in Bordeaux, Photo: Reuters
Electric & new energy vehicles

After gaining EV sway, Chinese carmakers eye full hybrid market

Chinese EV leaders are pushing into full-hybrid tech to challenge industry titans on mainland and abroad.

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Xinjiang

From mountains to sea: China’s plan to ring the nation with highways

The vast ‘border-coast loop’ is designed to boost development and national unity, but will have to navigate geopolitical and ecological barriers.

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China’s private sector

Oxford blues: Chinese executives log complaints over training programmes

Participants say they spent a lot of time queuing for library cards, and a visit to Germany turned into a bus tour circling factory grounds.

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Historic buildings at the University of Oxford. Photo: Shutterstock
China energy security

In Focus | China, the US and EU are taking separate climate paths – but are any dead ends?

As Beijing enacts a state-led approach to climate adaptation, Washington leans on the private sector and Brussels tries to chart a middle way.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
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China food security

China enlists AI in soybean hunt, but self-sufficiency unlikely any time soon

New platform is China’s latest effort to improve home-grown soybean varieties and reduce reliance on imports.

Xinjiang

In Focus | As the US widens a Xinjiang trade ban, China’s cotton industry shrugs it off

Dozens of firms that source from the region were added to a US import blacklist, but few appear worried after years of diversification.

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US-China trade war

China urges US to drop sweeping drone tariffs, warns of supply chain fallout

Beijing also hit back at US allegations that Chinese exporters are evading duties, while drone shipments are already under serious pressure.

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Chinese companies control an estimated 80 to 90 per cent of the global drone market and dominate the supply of critical components, according to the Washington-based Centre for European Policy Analysis. Photo: Getty Images
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