https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/rss/35783/feed News about international trade flows, statistics and policy decisions from the world’s most important trading economies and trade-related bodies, including the World Trade Organisation. en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg Igor Patrick Igor Patrick Honduran migration officials have summoned or placed under review 41 Chinese nationals after inspecting shops in the capital and a hospital being built by a state-owned contractor from China in the south of the country. Teams from the National Migration Institute, working with police and intelligence officers, interviewed 86 Chinese citizens at 54 shops in Comayaguela, Tegucigalpa’s twin city and main commercial district, and told 25 of them to report for further document checks. Migration... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371425/honduras-targets-chinese-shops-and-state-builder-president-sits-taiwan-pledge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371425/honduras-targets-chinese-shops-and-state-builder-president-sits-taiwan-pledge?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:43:05 +0000 Teresa Elena Frontado Teresa Elena Frontado US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that Washington wanted to compete for business in Central Asia without asking countries to stop working with China, as the United States and five regional governments outlined proposals to deepen cooperation on minerals, transport and technology. Speaking in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Rubio was asked what Washington could offer as Beijing expanded its presence in the region. “I mean, look, it’s competition, right? We have products, we have companies;... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/article/3371420/rubio-pitches-us-business-central-asia-says-china-ties-need-not-suffer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/article/3371420/rubio-pitches-us-business-central-asia-says-china-ties-need-not-suffer?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:49:39 +0000 Ralph Jennings Ralph Jennings A Chinese construction company has reached an agreement to work on tunnel projects in the tiny Middle Eastern nation of Qatar, as China’s global infrastructure push continues to gain momentum after recent railway deals in Southeast Asia and Latin America. The state-owned China Railway Tunnel Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with a subsidiary of the Qatari conglomerate Aamal Co, according to a statement released by the Doha-based company on Tuesday. The two firms had forged a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3371195/risky-business-chinese-firm-agrees-build-rail-tunnels-qatar-amid-iran-war?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3371195/risky-business-chinese-firm-agrees-build-rail-tunnels-qatar-amid-iran-war?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:00:11 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu France and Germany have unveiled a joint position on Europe’s automotive package, with a tighter geographic definition of “Made in Europe” and a research and development requirement for cars to qualify for subsidies or public procurement, which industry insiders say would put further pressure on Chinese carmakers to invest in production within the bloc. The automotive sector’s “Made in Europe” classification would include only the 27 member states of the European Union, with an opt-in to include... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3371261/germany-france-tighten-made-europe-stance-pressuring-chinas-auto-industry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3371261/germany-france-tighten-made-europe-stance-pressuring-chinas-auto-industry?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:00:07 +0000 Vincent Tan Vincent Tan Almost every year, Kevin Stewart flies to China to find stock for his Indonesian businesses. But increasingly, the factories he visits are selling to his customers too, sometimes for less than they charge him. A data science manager in the tech sector by day, the Chinese-Indonesian entrepreneur also helps run home-living and pet-supply companies that sell to other businesses and direct to consumers, including through e-commerce platforms. Yet Chinese companies listing directly on Indonesian... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/economics/article/3371179/southeast-asias-ethnic-chinese-traders-feel-china-squeeze?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/economics/article/3371179/southeast-asias-ethnic-chinese-traders-feel-china-squeeze?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:00:13 +0000 Sam Beltran Sam Beltran US President Donald Trump is expected to drive hard bargains on tariffs and critical minerals in his return to the Asean summit in Manila next month, with Washington seeking greater economic and strategic concessions while remaining hawkish on China. The Philippines confirmed on Wednesday that Trump would fly in for the summit from November 16 to 18, before attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Shenzhen that same week. Trump’s second consecutive appearance at the forum... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/economics/article/3371132/trumps-second-asean-summit-presence-comes-price-region?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/economics/article/3371132/trumps-second-asean-summit-presence-comes-price-region?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:08 +0000 Joseph Sipalan,Iman Muttaqin Yusof Joseph Sipalan,Iman Muttaqin Yusof In hindsight, it was only a matter of time before Esha Yusof joined the growing ranks of Malaysian shoppers being drawn to Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo. Esha is a relative newcomer. She signed up in July, more than half a year after the platform launched in Malaysia – and has been smitten with it ever since. Rock-bottom prices, a vast range of products and seamless payments through a popular local e-wallet make it easy for the 32-year-old to spend an average of 500 ringgit (US$122) a month... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/economics/article/3371173/malaysias-shoppers-love-chinese-e-commerce-its-factories-pay-price?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/economics/article/3371173/malaysias-shoppers-love-chinese-e-commerce-its-factories-pay-price?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:09 +0000 Finbarr Bermingham Finbarr Bermingham Beijing warned Brussels not to “fantasise” that taking a hard line will force it into concessions, as the bloc confirmed plans for a gung-ho new kill switch that will allow Brussels to “immediately” kick China out of the single market. Exactly a week after the two sides struck a surprise deal to restrict the volume of hybrid cars China ships to Europe, the flare-up suggests the threat of a trade war between two of the world’s three biggest economies has far from subsided. “The EU should not... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371217/china-warns-eu-not-fantasise-trade-approach-brussels-confirms-new-kill-switch?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371217/china-warns-eu-not-fantasise-trade-approach-brussels-confirms-new-kill-switch?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Oct 2026 22:30:02 +0000 Han Li,Ling Xin,Zhang Tong Han Li,Ling Xin,Zhang Tong A US congressional committee has released details of investigations into dozens of researchers, many of them Chinese-American, revealing the scale of government scrutiny sweeping academia over alleged links to China. The documents – running to hundreds of pages – were released alongside a separate report by the House Select Committee on China. Titled “How to Stop China’s Theft of Taxpayer-Funded Research”, the report pushes back against arguments by universities and academic groups that tighter... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/science-technology/article/3371154/new-details-emerge-us-investigations-chinese-american-scientists-over-china-links?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/science-technology/article/3371154/new-details-emerge-us-investigations-chinese-american-scientists-over-china-links?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Oct 2026 22:00:16 +0000 Igor Patrick Igor Patrick Paraguay’s technology minister said on Thursday that sanctions imposed on him by Beijing over his country’s ties with Taiwan would only accelerate joint projects with the island. Gustavo Villate, who heads the Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies, wrote in a lengthy social media post that the relationship with Taipei would “never be on the negotiating table”. He also suggested that Beijing had acted to protect Chinese telecoms suppliers kept out of Paraguay’s networks. “This... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/article/3371214/paraguays-tech-minister-defies-beijing-sanctions-says-taiwan-ties-not-negotiation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/article/3371214/paraguays-tech-minister-defies-beijing-sanctions-says-taiwan-ties-not-negotiation?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:43:02 +0000 Teresa Elena Frontado Teresa Elena Frontado Katie Zacharia was “let go” as White House press secretary on Friday, a White House official said, five days into a tenure dominated by questions over her claimed legal career in China, where she said she had passed a bar exam. Her exit came on the same day Beijing invited her to visit China more often, responding to her remark that the country “doesn’t even have proper toilets”. US President Donald Trump said he had urged her to reconsider the job but denied firing her. “I told her: ‘I think... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/politics/article/3371211/trump-casts-doubt-press-secretary-katie-zacharias-future-were-gonna-talk?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/politics/article/3371211/trump-casts-doubt-press-secretary-katie-zacharias-future-were-gonna-talk?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:08:49 +0000 He Huifeng He Huifeng With the US set to lower tariffs on US$30 billion worth of shipments from China, Chinese exporters said this week they expected a new wave of orders from American buyers and planned to reactivate idle factory capacity. Many among the 32,000-plus Chinese exhibitors and 210,000 preregistered foreign buyers at the twice-yearly Canton Fair, China’s oldest and biggest trade exhibition, shared that upbeat outlook this week – though it was tempered by stiffer headwinds from the European market. Chinese... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3371178/tariff-threats-ease-us-fashion-again-among-chinese-exporters?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3371178/tariff-threats-ease-us-fashion-again-among-chinese-exporters?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:11 +0000 Raymond Ma,Neil Denslow Raymond Ma,Neil Denslow European Union leaders supported creating a tool to potentially shut out Chinese goods as a growing flood of low-cost imports pushed the bilateral trade deficit to a record. Officials could start work on developing a trade “kill switch”, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen signalled to EU leaders at a Brussels meeting on Thursday, the South China Morning Post reported, citing unidentified people briefed on the talks. Leaders requested a proposal by year-end, Bloomberg News said.... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/plus/economy/china-economy/article/3371152/eu-backs-trade-kill-switch-china-exports-surge-third-quarter-gdp?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/plus/economy/china-economy/article/3371152/eu-backs-trade-kill-switch-china-exports-surge-third-quarter-gdp?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:00:10 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu China on Friday unveiled a draft plan to impose new export bans affecting 14 technologies in sectors ranging from artificial intelligence to biotechnology and photovoltaic solar power. The notice – jointly issued by China’s Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Science and Technology – proposes export bans for a string of AI-related technologies; certain cell and gene therapy technology platforms; and technology for producing certain kinds of solar cell modules. It also lists a further 26... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3371149/china-mulls-new-tech-export-bans-covering-ai-biotech-and-solar-power?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3371149/china-mulls-new-tech-export-bans-covering-ai-biotech-and-solar-power?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:31:39 +0000 SCMP SCMP This is the fourth in a series of factsheets about Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and 2026 policy address. Part I – Hong Kong’s new chapter Part II – The story begins... Part III – Sharpening the city’s edge Part IV – Tapping into tech and talent The series has been produced with support from the Hong Kong SAR government. To see the South China Morning Post’s coverage of the five-year plan, click here. This Factsheet will appear in the SCMP print edition on October 20. You can find it... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/plus/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3371053/tapping-tech-and-talent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/plus/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3371053/tapping-tech-and-talent?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Oct 2026 01:00:15 +0000 SCMP SCMP This is the third in a series of Factsheets on Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and 2026 policy address. Part I – Hong Kong’s new chapter Part II – The story begins... Part III – Sharpening the city’s edge Part IV – Tapping into tech and talent The series has been produced with support from the Hong Kong SAR government. To see the South China Morning Post’s coverage of the five-year plan, click here. This Factsheet will appear in the SCMP print edition on October 20. You can find it at... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/plus/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3371054/sharpening-citys-edge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/plus/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3371054/sharpening-citys-edge?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Oct 2026 01:00:10 +0000 Sylvia Ma,Mia Nurmamat Sylvia Ma,Mia Nurmamat Talk of global decoupling from China has persisted for years, as has speculation that emerging economies such as India and Vietnam could soon replace it as the “world’s factory”. But for Indian hardware engineer Neeraj Arora, the growth of India’s electronics manufacturing industry has not eliminated the need to source components from China. Instead, it has changed the nature of those imports. A decade ago, Arora imported finished phone chargers from the world’s second-largest economy. Today,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3371027/china-decoupling-paradox-why-world-still-needs-its-manufacturing-machine?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3371027/china-decoupling-paradox-why-world-still-needs-its-manufacturing-machine?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Oct 2026 22:00:15 +0000 Nayan Seth Nayan Seth China said on Thursday that the recent government approval allowing American bank card payment giant Visa to operate in the country was the “direct outcome” of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the United States last month. “The Visa card was granted permission to establish a banking card clearing institution,” said Qiu Wenxing, the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Chinese embassy in Washington. “It is a direct outcome of the presidential summit.” Visa received administrative approval... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371067/visas-china-approval-direct-outcome-trump-xi-summit-beijing-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371067/visas-china-approval-direct-outcome-trump-xi-summit-beijing-says?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:53:21 +0000 Igor Patrick Igor Patrick Trade between Brazil and China reached a record US$143 billion in the first nine months of the year, driven by Brazilian oil sales that surged after the war on Iran disrupted Gulf supply, according to a report by the Brazil-China Business Council. Brazilian exports to China rose 12 per cent to US$84.7 billion between January and September, while imports from China grew 9.9 per cent to US$58.6 billion, the council said in its quarterly analysis of government data. The resulting US$26.1 billion... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/article/3371064/china-bought-half-brazils-oil-exports-iran-war-shut-hormuz-driving-sales-record?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/article/3371064/china-bought-half-brazils-oil-exports-iran-war-shut-hormuz-driving-sales-record?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Oct 2026 18:23:44 +0000 Finbarr Bermingham Finbarr Bermingham Brussels is open to developing a powerful new trade weapon that could contain a kill switch that would quickly eject Chinese companies from the EU market, the bloc’s national leaders were told during a top-level meeting in the Belgian capital on Thursday. There was broad support among the 27 members for such a tool, first laid out in a French-German joint paper last week, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen signalling that her trade team could get to work on developing it,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/article/3371061/chinese-chemicals-and-machinery-eu-crosshairs-leaders-back-more-trade-curbs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/article/3371061/chinese-chemicals-and-machinery-eu-crosshairs-leaders-back-more-trade-curbs?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:41:24 +0000 SCMP SCMP We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. US investigates 9 universities over alleged visa fraud, with focus on China The Trump administration launched an investigation into nine US universities over alleged J-1 visa fraud, with officials raising concerns about Chinese scholars and the Chinese government. Read the full story... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370921/blast-simulation-university-probes-robotics-fine-ai-spies-7-us-china-relations-reads?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370921/blast-simulation-university-probes-robotics-fine-ai-spies-7-us-china-relations-reads?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:00:05 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang Canada and Singapore are among the countries that remain committed to strengthening trade ties with China, despite growing global fragmentation and a push by governments towards greater self-sufficiency, officials from both countries said on Wednesday at an economic forum in New Delhi. Canada’s minister of international trade Maninder Sidhu said China was the country’s second-largest trading partner and highlighted opportunities for cooperation in areas where the two economies had complementary... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3370999/canada-singapore-reaffirm-china-trade-ties-amid-global-push-self-sufficiency?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3370999/canada-singapore-reaffirm-china-trade-ties-amid-global-push-self-sufficiency?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:30:13 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Shenzhen residents have been encouraged to work from home and reduce their driving during the coming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit, as the local government unveiled logistics arrangements for one of the year’s biggest events. The measures included “flexible work arrangements” and “green travel policies”, as the city seeks to balance “high-standard support for foreign affairs activities” and “smooth operation of the economy and society”, Chan Yaodong, deputy secretary general of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/article/3371029/shenzhen-offers-discount-fares-other-perks-keep-residents-roads-during-apec-summit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/article/3371029/shenzhen-offers-discount-fares-other-perks-keep-residents-roads-during-apec-summit?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:00:16 +0000 Han Li Han Li The world is on the cusp of a “China shock 3.0” driven by exports of artificial intelligence (AI), biotechnology and robots, which could hit harder than the current wave, a leading economist on China has said. “We are already at the starting point of the China shock 3.0,” Alicia Garcia-Herrero, a senior fellow at Brussels-based think tank Bruegel and chief economist for Asia-Pacific at investment bank Natixis, told the South China Morning Post from Taipei after a virtual panel hosted by the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370925/china-shock-30-be-driven-ai-biotech-and-robot-exports-economist-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370925/china-shock-30-be-driven-ai-biotech-and-robot-exports-economist-says?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:00:47 +0000 Finbarr Bermingham Finbarr Bermingham Leaders of the EU’s 27 member states will instruct Brussels to “urgently” come up with new weapons to counter the imbalances they believe are caused by China’s economic policies, at a meeting in the Belgian capital on Thursday. The instruction – part of a draft statement being negotiated ahead of this week’s European Council summit – comes after the European Union and China reached a surprise deal in Beijing last week that will cap the number of Chinese hybrid cars imported to the bloc at... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/article/3370914/eu-leaders-urgently-call-new-trade-weapons-tackle-china-shock?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/article/3370914/eu-leaders-urgently-call-new-trade-weapons-tackle-china-shock?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:45:07 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu Dutch semiconductor equipment giant ASML expects China to account for about 20 per cent of its total sales this year, after seeing shipments to the market more than double during the previous quarter despite mounting US pressure for tighter export restrictions on less advanced chipmaking machinery. The company’s sales to China surged 109 per cent in the third quarter compared with the previous three months, according to financial results released on Wednesday. That took China’s share of ASML’s... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3370904/asmls-chip-equipment-sales-china-soar-109-despite-us-export-curb-push?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3370904/asmls-chip-equipment-sales-china-soar-109-despite-us-export-curb-push?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:00:12 +0000 Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma China’s September exports surged by 36.3 per cent, surpassing expectations, as the artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom puts the country on track for another record annual trade surplus. Shipments of hi-tech products rose by 64 per cent from a year earlier, spurred by a 136 per cent boom in semiconductor exports, the General Administration of Customs said on Wednesday. Chips also drove a 31 per cent increase in imports, along with higher commodity costs. September’s trade surplus was... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/plus/economy/economic-indicators/article/3370873/china-export-surge-sets-another-record-annual-trade-surplus?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/plus/economy/economic-indicators/article/3370873/china-export-surge-sets-another-record-annual-trade-surplus?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:00:46 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao China’s integrated circuit (IC) exports surged 136 per cent year on year in September to US$45 billion, exceeding the 108 per cent growth rate in the first nine months of the year in a sign of the country’s rising influence in the global semiconductor supply chain. In September, China exported 32.7 billion units of ICs, according to customs data released on Wednesday, a 1 per cent year-on-year increase in volume. But higher prices fuelled the 136 per cent jump in value amid a memory chip... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3370858/china-chip-exports-jump-136-us45b-ai-frenzy-jacks-prices?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3370858/china-chip-exports-jump-136-us45b-ai-frenzy-jacks-prices?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:30:11 +0000 Daniel Ren Daniel Ren China’s electric vehicle (EV) makers have been hit with a double blow as both Beijing and Brussels introduce measures that will affect their exports, leading analysts to revise down their earnings forecasts for the industry. The twin measures – combined with a sales decline in China’s domestic market – could create a “do-or-die moment” for some of the country’s 50-odd EV makers, ramping up financial pressure on the companies, according to industry officials. On Friday, China and the European... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/china-business/article/3370851/chinas-ev-industry-faces-double-blow-eu-export-quota-vat-rebate-cut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/china-business/article/3370851/chinas-ev-industry-faces-double-blow-eu-export-quota-vat-rebate-cut?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:00:07 +0000 Sherry Wang,Xinyi Wu Sherry Wang,Xinyi Wu China’s trade momentum gained pace in September – driven by strong global tech demand and a pre-holiday shipping rush ahead of the “golden week” break – logging a monthly high for its trade surplus in 2026 and putting the country on course for another record gap this year. Outbound shipments rose 36.3 per cent year on year to US$447.18 billion last month, customs data showed on Wednesday. The figure exceeded a forecast of 25.7 per cent growth from economists polled by financial data provider... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3370799/chinas-trade-momentum-quickens-september-amid-tech-demand-holiday-rush?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3370799/chinas-trade-momentum-quickens-september-amid-tech-demand-holiday-rush?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Oct 2026 02:35:08 +0000 Igor Patrick Igor Patrick A planned US$844 million port in southern Peru has drawn interest from several foreign investors, including Chinese companies, a regional governor said on Monday, as the government began promoting the project abroad. “Several companies have approached us. We have investors from the US, China and India who are very interested,” Rohel Sanchez, the governor of Arequipa, told reporters after signing an agreement with the state investment agency Proinversion. He said firms from Turkey and the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/article/3370786/peru-governor-touts-chinese-interest-deep-water-port-pitched-chancay-alternative?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/article/3370786/peru-governor-touts-chinese-interest-deep-water-port-pitched-chancay-alternative?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:10:35 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu No Chinese carmakers were represented at a dinner on Sunday attended by French President Emmanuel Macron and around 60 European automotive industry players, but they were hard to miss when he visited the Paris Motor Show the next day. Allianz Trade said in a report that Chinese marques comprised half the exhibitors at this year’s show, even as they dealt with the fallout from a China-EU agreement to curb the growth of China’s hybrid and plug-in hybrid automotive exports to the bloc. Against the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3370746/import-curbs-loom-chinese-carmakers-make-stand-paris-motor-show?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3370746/import-curbs-loom-chinese-carmakers-make-stand-paris-motor-show?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:00:12 +0000 Ralph Jennings Ralph Jennings Mainland China fell three places this year on a global ranking for trade sustainability, tracking what the compilers of the index described as declines in economic and environmental metrics. The Hinrich-IMD Sustainable Trade Index, which was released on Tuesday, ranked the mainland 19th out of 30 major economies. The United Kingdom ranked first, Singapore second, New Zealand third and Hong Kong fourth. The 30 economies covered by the annual index are evaluated on their ability to grow... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3370599/environmental-concerns-see-china-fall-3-places-global-trade-sustainability-ranking?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3370599/environmental-concerns-see-china-fall-3-places-global-trade-sustainability-ranking?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:15 +0000 Dewey Sim,Alyssa Chen Dewey Sim,Alyssa Chen China is likely to view the latest US dealings with Russia as “transactional”, according to observers, who said Beijing was likely to wait and see what the longer-term impact would be given the possibility that Donald Trump might abruptly change course again. The US president announced that under a deal with Vladimir Putin, Russia would “immediately” supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel to the US and global markets. He wrote on social media that another 500,000 tonnes would follow in... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370620/why-china-likely-be-cautious-about-recent-trump-putin-diesel-deal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370620/why-china-likely-be-cautious-about-recent-trump-putin-diesel-deal?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:00:06 +0000 Finbarr Bermingham,Xiaofei Xu Finbarr Bermingham,Xiaofei Xu Weeks of high-wire negotiations between China and the EU culminated in a surprise trade deal that will, among other measures, impose strict quotas on Chinese hybrid car exports to the bloc and slash Chinese tariffs on a variety of European goods. The deal, unveiled on Friday, takes some of the heat out of searing bilateral trade tensions and temporarily averts the prospect of a bruising trade war – a cooldown augmented by Beijing’s subsequent reduction of value-added tax (VAT) export rebates on... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3370623/china-eu-take-breath-after-surprise-deal-brings-temporary-halt-trade-tussle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3370623/china-eu-take-breath-after-surprise-deal-brings-temporary-halt-trade-tussle?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:56:34 +0000 Emma Ma Emma Ma Global diesel prices remain near record highs as Gulf producers struggle to restore refined-fuel exports, despite a recovery in crude shipments and pledges by more countries to release reserves. Net diesel exports from Gulf countries averaged 390,000 barrels per day in August, just over a quarter of their levels before the US-Israel war on Iran, according to the latest available data by the International Energy Agency (IEA) published in September. One obstacle to recovery is that Persian Gulf... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3370606/global-diesel-shortage-why-gulf-refined-fuel-exports-lag-crude-oil-shipments?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3370606/global-diesel-shortage-why-gulf-refined-fuel-exports-lag-crude-oil-shipments?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:00:08 +0000 Finbarr Bermingham Finbarr Bermingham Weeks of high-wire negotiations between China and the EU culminated in a surprise trade deal that will, among other measures, impose strict quotas on Chinese hybrid car exports to the bloc and slash Chinese tariffs on a variety of European goods. The deal, unveiled on Friday, takes some of the heat out of searing bilateral trade tensions and temporarily averts the prospect of a bruising trade war. Beijing agreed not to retaliate against Brussels’ move to curb imports of Chinese hybrid cars,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3370613/how-china-and-eu-pressed-pause-trade-war-and-what-it-took-get-there?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3370613/how-china-and-eu-pressed-pause-trade-war-and-what-it-took-get-there?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:33:47 +0000 Neil Denslow,Raymond Ma Neil Denslow,Raymond Ma China agreed to cut millions of hybrid car exports to the European Union over the next four years, easing simmering trade tensions ahead of a key meeting of European leaders later this week. The deal will slow exports to half or less the pace currently predicted by the EU, the bloc’s trade chief, Maros Sefcovic, told a press conference in Beijing on Friday after two days of negotiations. Next year alone, it will pare shipments by up to 700,000 vehicles and trim as much as €14 billion (US$16... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/plus/economy/china-economy/article/3370591/china-eu-car-deal-eases-trade-tensions-now-least?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/plus/economy/china-economy/article/3370591/china-eu-car-deal-eases-trade-tensions-now-least?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:12:28 +0000 Finbarr Bermingham Finbarr Bermingham In September, the Jaecoo 7 – a budget SUV from China’s Chery Automobile – made headlines when it shifted more than 10,000 units to become Britain’s bestselling car. Christened the “Temu Range Rover” online, a nod to the cheap goods available on the Chinese online marketplace and the luxury 4X4 made by Jaguar Land Rover that it resembles, its success showed British drivers’ new-found taste for cut-price Chinese cars. Overall, 23 per cent of new cars bought in Britain last month were Chinese... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370482/eus-china-dilemma-how-counter-beijing-without-alienating-friends?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370482/eus-china-dilemma-how-counter-beijing-without-alienating-friends?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Oct 2026 11:00:14 +0000 Dewey Sim Dewey Sim When China and the United States agreed in May to frame their relationship as a “constructive relationship of strategic stability”, the phrase left many observers trying to guess what it actually meant. Four months on, they have added an elaboration that offers further insight into the two sides’ respective priorities. After presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump met in Washington last month, the two sides pledged to build a “constructive relationship of strategic stability on the basis of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370323/what-are-concerns-and-priorities-behind-new-language-used-define-china-us-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370323/what-are-concerns-and-priorities-behind-new-language-used-define-china-us-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 22:00:09 +0000 Alex Lo Alex Lo Another day, another hardline statement from the European Union. This week, the European Parliament voted by a landslide for a significantly tougher China position, despite long-standing Beijing lobbying. The report labels China a “decisive enabler” of Russia, calls for a “continuous” European naval presence and joint exercises in and around the Taiwan Strait, and describes Beijing’s industrial policy as an “existential threat to the EU”. “[T]his parliament can send a clear message: no more... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/china-opinion/article/3370176/eu-its-own-worst-enemy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/china-opinion/article/3370176/eu-its-own-worst-enemy?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 21:30:05 +0000 Nayan Seth Nayan Seth The Port of Los Angeles, the largest container port in the United States and the country’s leading gateway for imports from China and other Asian countries, had its busiest three-month period on record from July through to September, despite persistent uncertainty over tariffs and shifting global trade supply chains. “If there was ever a time for a drum roll, this is it,” said Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, during a media briefing on Friday. “July through September... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370410/key-us-port-china-imports-records-best-ever-quarter-despite-trade-uncertainty?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370410/key-us-port-china-imports-records-best-ever-quarter-despite-trade-uncertainty?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:54:02 +0000 Finbarr Bermingham,Dewey Sim,Xiaofei Xu Finbarr Bermingham,Dewey Sim,Xiaofei Xu The European Union and China have “reached an understanding” that will cut Chinese hybrid car shipments to the bloc by “more than a half”, in a temporary salve to trade tensions that have threatened to boil over into a full-blown trade war. Speaking after marathon trade talks in Beijing, EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic said the deal would see China slash its hybrid car exports “by several million cars” over a four-year period. “This is the first time that China has accepted to moderate its exports... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3370385/china-and-eu-reach-understanding-hybrid-vehicles-after-crunch-trade-talks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3370385/china-and-eu-reach-understanding-hybrid-vehicles-after-crunch-trade-talks?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:59:22 +0000 Iman Muttaqin Yusof Iman Muttaqin Yusof Malaysia plans to spend 460 billion ringgit (US$112.6 billion) under its 2027 budget, expanding welfare assistance and tax relief while retaining fuel subsidies as households contend with higher living costs. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who is also finance minister, presented the spending plan in parliament on Friday as his government faces pressure for an early election following a series of state poll defeats. Anwar said the budget should be judged on “whether more people can live with... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/economics/article/3370384/17-key-takeaways-malaysias-2027-budget-live-dignity?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/economics/article/3370384/17-key-takeaways-malaysias-2027-budget-live-dignity?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:58:04 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The EU removed Panama from its tax havens blacklist on Friday after the country made progress on sharing tax information and reformed a “harmful” regime of exemptions for foreign-source income. Vietnam was also removed after undertaking a series of reforms. The updated list now contains eight “non-cooperative” jurisdictions: American Samoa, Anguilla, Guam, Palau, Russia, Turks and Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands and Vanuatu. “This update reflects a positive trend in compliance with... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/europe/article/3370376/eu-removes-panama-tax-haven-blacklist?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/europe/article/3370376/eu-removes-panama-tax-haven-blacklist?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:12:50 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Flavio Bolsonaro said he would work with the US and China if he becomes Brazil’s president, after a surprise election performance left him poised to join a wave of conservative leaders pushing Latin America closer to Washington. “I’m not going to pick sides,” Bolsonaro said at an event in Brasilia on Thursday. “My side will be the Brazilian people, whether we’re dealing with China, Israel, the Middle East, Argentina or India. It doesn’t matter. That’s how I’m going to govern.” Bolsonaro finished... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/americas/article/3370246/flavio-bolsonaro-says-he-would-work-china-and-us-brazils-president?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/americas/article/3370246/flavio-bolsonaro-says-he-would-work-china-and-us-brazils-president?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:37:31 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu The World Trade Organization (WTO) has nearly doubled its forecast for merchandise trade volume growth this year amid a stronger than anticipated surge in artificial intelligence-related capital investment. The group raised the forecast to 3.9 per cent from an earlier prediction of 1.9 per cent, it said in its global trade outlook report published on Thursday. “It is somewhat surprising that [merchandise trade growth] is so resilient to all the shocks that have been going on,” said WTO chief... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/article/3370196/wto-nearly-doubles-trade-volume-forecast-ai-surge-counters-middle-east-disruptions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/article/3370196/wto-nearly-doubles-trade-volume-forecast-ai-surge-counters-middle-east-disruptions?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:00:08 +0000 Finbarr Bermingham,Dewey Sim Finbarr Bermingham,Dewey Sim German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is planning to visit China in the coming weeks, even as relations between the two countries sour over trade, according to multiple sources familiar with the arrangement. It will mark the first official visit to China since 2018 for Steinmeier, a former foreign minister whose decade-long tenure as president ends in March next year. The visit will coincide with Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s trips to Japan and South Korea this month. When asked about the visit... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370140/german-president-steinmeier-targets-china-trip-berlin-sharpens-trade-stance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370140/german-president-steinmeier-targets-china-trip-berlin-sharpens-trade-stance?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:06:24 +0000 Ralph Jennings Ralph Jennings TikTok owner ByteDance is China’s Going Global champion, according to a new SCMP Plus databank tracking mainland companies’ overseas expansion efforts. The social media giant topped the debut SCMP Plus Going Global 100 ranking ahead of Apple assembler Foxconn Industrial Internet, online fashion retailer Shein and electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD. More than 2,000 companies were assessed as part of the research project, which assigned each contender a weighted score based on overseas revenue,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/china-business/article/3370010/bytedance-heads-first-scmp-plus-going-global-100-ranking?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/china-business/article/3370010/bytedance-heads-first-scmp-plus-going-global-100-ranking?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Oct 2026 03:02:05 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu As China and the European Union began a fresh round of trade talks in Beijing on Thursday, observers on both sides appeared to agree on one thing: a big breakthrough was unlikely. Chinese firms based in Europe said they hoped the talks could achieve some “limited progress” to help stabilise the trade relationship, while European analysts remained cautious about the potential outcome. “They’re bound to get some results,” said a Chinese source with knowledge of the talks, adding that EU Trade... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3370119/china-and-eu-begin-crunch-trade-talks-optimism-short-supply?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3370119/china-and-eu-begin-crunch-trade-talks-optimism-short-supply?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Oct 2026 03:00:28 +0000