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Tourists look at a partly built lift above Kelingking Beach on September 24. Photo: Ralph Jennings
Indonesia

Will a Chinese firm’s Bali beach lift project alter the local landscape?

182-metre glass lift will transport tourists down the cliffside at popular Kelingking Beach in symbolic project backed by Chinese investment.

China energy security

China surpasses 10,000km of subsea pipelines, boosting offshore energy network

US-China relations

TikTok deal: for US-China investments, is this a new normal or reciprocity risk?

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China trade

China is now Southeast Asia’s leading partner as US influence wanes, report says

China is the ‘most influential power’ in six of 11 countries in the region, with Trump’s tariffs and aid cuts eroding US clout, report finds.

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People visit the China-Asean Expo in the southwestern Chinese city of Nanning. China is now Southeast Asia’s leading partner as its influence continues to grow in the region, according to a new study. Photo: Xinhua
Infrastructure

Chinese state firm to help build Chilean railway, expanding global business base

Expanding their global building base, Chinese firms are seeking opportunities abroad as domestic urban infrastructure development seen slowing.

Belt and Road Initiative

Ex-Ecuador president calls bribery case over belt and road dam a ‘farce’

Lenin Moreno says corruption accusations are a vendetta orchestrated by former president and rival Rafael Correa.

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Belt and Road Initiative

Poland border closure sets up speed bumps on China-Europe railway: analysts

Insiders say closing of Belarus border spells trouble for users of the China-Europe Railway Express, and could put Poland’s transit hub status at risk.

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Users of the China-Europe Railway Express, a network of train routes connecting Asia and Europe, could encounter issues from Poland’s closure of its border with Belarus. Photo: Future Publishing via Getty Images
China-EU relations

Germany’s Bavaria welcomes Chinese investment, state minister says

Hubert Aiwanger, Bavaria’s minister for economic affairs, says state hosts around 500 Chinese companies that have created thousands of jobs.

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China-Asean relations

China bets big on Thai industrial cluster with US$8.4 billion investment

The Eastern Economic Corridor, which spans three Thai provinces, is receiving more funding from Chinese investors than any other foreign country.

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China’s private sector

China’s 2024 Brazil investment doubled to highest level since Covid: report

Report says Brazil is now the leading emerging economy destination for Chinese capital.

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A drone view shows BYD’s new electric vehicle (EV) factory’s construction site in Camacari, Brazil, in December 2024. Photo: Reuters
Belt and Road Initiative

China’s Xi Jinping wants more Luban Workshops worldwide – but what are they?

The vocational education programme, a less well-known project of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, has been brought up in several speeches.

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Tola Tsegaye Alemu, right, a Luban workshop graduate, operates an industrial robot under the guidance of a teacher at Tianjin University of Technology and Education. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese overseas

Why Chinese students are flocking to Southeast Asia for degrees, employment

With Europe and the US growing expensive, more Chinese students are opting for Malaysia, Thailand or Indonesia for education and employment.

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United States

Mexico considering higher Chinese import tariffs at US urging: report

US officials have urged move as part of Trump push to cut dependence on Chinese supply chains.

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China-France relations

What worries Chinese businesses most about political chaos in France?

French PM Bayrou’s minority government faces vote of confidence that could strengthen hand of far-right protectionists.

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French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou delivers a speech in Boissy-la-Riviere on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Belt and Road Initiative

As US retreats from clean energy race, Chinese firms push into emerging markets

Deals in Asia and Latin America demonstrate China’s leadership as Trump labels wind and solar power ‘the scam of the century’.

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A worker produces solar photovoltaic modules for export at a factory in Yangzhong, Jiangsu province, in February 2023. Photo: AFP
China's economic recovery

China’s coastal provinces look to ride economic wave with offshore action plans

The marine economy is playing an increasingly important role in stimulating China’s GDP, from ocean-based energy generation efforts to fisheries.

China manufacturing

Can China forge an offshore economic empire? EV producers are feeling the way

Companies invested more abroad last year than they did at home, report says, bolstering country’s manufacturing footprint overseas.

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China exports

China presses ahead with Southeast Asia port expansion as US tensions simmer

The huge project in Brunei comes as China vies to fend off US pressure and ramp up exports to Southeast Asia.

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Construction continues on a new container terminal at Muara Port in Brunei. The project to expand the port is reportedly on track to be completed by the end of 2027. Photo: Xinhua
China-EU relations

France’s struggling factories need investment. Is China the answer?

French companies fear competition from China, but the country could also play a crucial role in reinvigorating European manufacturing.

China-EU relations

Chinese firms in Europe call for ‘substantive’ deal at China-EU summit

Chinese companies ‘hold high expectations’ that leaders can reach a deal to reduce trade barriers, business group says.

China trade

‘Whatever they do is wrong’: Chinese exporters trapped by Trump’s Asean tariffs

‘Every investment is a gamble’, and Chinese factories face ‘huge losses’ by operating in Southeast Asian countries facing Trump’s tariffs, according to industry insiders.

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People relax at the jetty near the container cargo port on Wednesday as a container cargo ship passes by in Myanmar, which US President Donald Trump has threatened with a 40 per cent tariff. Photo: EPA
Indonesia

Can Indonesia’s China-backed aluminium ambitions match its nickel success?

With big Chinese firms investing in new smelters and refineries, Indonesia’s aluminium production is predicted to rise five-fold by 2030.

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An aerial view of PT Gag Nikel mining operations in Gag Island, Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Photo: Greenpeace/Reuters
China-Australia relations

Exclusive | Australia’s Albanese to address Darwin Port sale on China visit

The prime minister, after stating the Chinese-owned port should be sold to a domestic entity, will explain his country’s stance during trip.

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Banking & finance

China bets on tax perks to win back foreign investors amid global headwinds

Foreign firms get tax breaks for reinvestments, as Beijing moves to counter slump.

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China's economic recovery

China’s global investment surge aims to counter domestic challenges: Moody’s

The investments are likely to focus on emerging markets like South and Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, report says.

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Workers assemble an EV at BYD’s plant in Rayong, Thailand. It is the Chinese firms first EV factory in Southeast Asia. Photo: Reuters
Japan

Afraid of no ghosts? Japan warms to ‘haunted’ homes with dark histories

Once shunned, ‘misfortunate properties’ – the sites of murders or suicides – are becoming hot commodities in Japan’s surging property market.

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A property broker looks on while a worker cleans the floor in a house in Japan classified as a “jiko bukken”. Photo: Reuters
China exports

Cairo calling: why Chinese factories are moving to Egypt amid the trade war

A growing number of Chinese manufacturers are shifting production to Egypt as they seek relief from US tariffs on China and Southeast Asia.

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US-China relations

Opinion | Why shutting out Chinese manufacturers is a missed opportunity

It’s a matter of time before Chinese products find their way into the markets anyway – trade barriers achieve very little without industrial policy.

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