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9 September, 2024
Chinese EV maker Nio has leased nearly 10,000 square metres of space from CTP in Budapest. Photo: CTP
International Property

Chinese firms seek European base for factories amid trade tensions, tariffs

European industrial real estate developer CTP expects increased demand from Chinese firms that do not want to get caught in the trade war.

Canada

With Trudeau busy, Canada’s regional leaders court Trump to avert trade war

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United States

Fate of Nippon Steel’s ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ bid for US Steel in Biden’s hands

Electric & new energy vehicles

China will retain car-export crown in 2025, but growth may slow on EU EV tariffs

China’s top auto firms are likely to diversify by introducing petrol cars and hybrid models to blunt the impact of trade barriers.

Workers at an SAIC Motor workshop in Shanghai. Photo: Xinhua
Ukraine war

Russia’s overheated economy is squeezing one of its key China trading channels

Investment in Russia’s railways is to be slashed by nearly a third, complicating trade with China, state media reported.

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Belt and Road Initiative

Opinion | China’s ties with Global South show a different world order is possible

With an emphasis on equity and sustainability, Beijing’s cooperation with developing countries goes beyond mere infrastructure projects.

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Donald Trump

Trump picks Stephen Miran to head Council of Economic Advisers

Former Treasury aide headed for top White House economic job as Trump assembles team for second term.

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US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong environmental issues

Exclusive | Rapid test to give Hong Kong officials new weapon to fight shark fin trade

PCR-based method to allow law enforcement to identify shark species in hours as opposed to previous DNA tests that took days, UN official and local authorities say.

United States

Outside In | Does Trump’s tariff-happy team realise China is playing weiqi, not chess?

Much depends on how successfully Trump seduces leaders away from multilateral rule-making and how firmly China resists the siren call of bilateralism.

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Canada

Canada’s Trudeau drops one-third of cabinet as his political future looks shaky

Meanwhile, the NDP’s Jagmeet Singh, whose party has been keeping the PM in power, says he will vote to bring down the Trudeau government.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau departs after a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Friday. Photo: Canadian Press via AP
Hong Kong politics

Xi’s speech tasks Macau and Hong Kong with ‘one country, two systems’ mission

Both cities should take greater advantage of governing principle and convince world of its global appeal, president says at leader’s inauguration.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (front right), Macau Chief Executive Sam Hou-fai (front left) and first lady Peng Liyuan (back right) at the inauguration ceremony in Macau. Photo: Eugene Lee
Banking & finance

Opinion | In a world fraught with risk, Trump will add to the bumps

Amid increasing geopolitical uncertainty and trade tensions, investors are counting on the US central bank to keep printing money.

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China trade

‘Resilient’ trade gains see Shenzhen poised to overtake Shanghai despite US tech siege

Total trade value in city dubbed China’s Silicon Valley surged past 4 trillion yuan from January to November, with a record year-on-year increase.

China-EU relations

EU finds pursuit of unity hampered by war, trade threats and Trump factor

‘Everyone talks about unity, but actually everybody is out to get the best deal for themselves and to avoid the absolute worst’: diplomat.

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European leaders met to discuss strengthening regional cooperation and partnerships at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Brussels on December 18 . Photo: EPA-EFE
Diplomacy

Opinion | China can win Japan and South Korea over from a US under Trump

Amid political changes in the three countries, China can carve out a new strategic landscape in East Asia by offering trade and cooperation.

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South Korean protesters wear masks of President Yoon Suk-yeol (centre), US President Joe Biden and then Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida as they demonstrate against a trilateral military exercise in front of the US embassy in Seoul on June 27. Photo: AFP
China food security

Fertiliser on its way out, advanced tech is in, as China sees record farm yields

Modernisation efforts come as food-security stability grows more critical in China’s agrarian undertakings.

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US-China relations

Superpower showdown: how US-China economic warfare could play out under Trump

As US president-elect Donald Trump forms his hawk-filled cabinet, what might China do to counter and deflect a barrage of blows?

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China's economic recovery

CEO sentiment in China sours amid slowdown risks, survey finds

Local competition and geopolitical tensions add to short-term pressures, but views of CEOs were more positive when pointing to China’s long-term outlook.

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Cars wait to be loaded onto ships for export at a port in China’s Jiangsu province on Thursday. EV tariff talks between China and the EU are “not close” to yielding a deal. Photo: AFP
China exports

China’s shipbuilding industry swells amid a rising tide of global orders

China’s shipyards are set to be the main beneficiaries of a wave of new orders as their South Korean competitors adopt a more “cautious” approach, according to ING.

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US-China relations

Why China may be less patient with Trump the second time around

Beijing has signalled to the incoming government that it’s prepared to ‘resist and retaliate’, according to analysts.

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US-China relations

Opinion | Trump effect already felt as China scrambles to mend ties with US allies

Beijing’s moves to ease tensions with India, Japan and others appear to be part of strategy to avoid clash with Donald Trump’s White House.

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In his most recent meeting with US counterpart Joe Biden (left) in Peru last month, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that “a new cold war should not be fought and cannot be won”. Photo: TNS
United States

Opinion | Why a Trump economic boom is much less likely this time around

Trump is once again inheriting a strong US economy but the world is more volatile, and US debt and interest rates are much higher.

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Malaysia

Malaysia plans seafood air freight hub in Sabah state to meet China demand

To meet growing demand from its largest trading partner, Malaysia aims to leverage Sabah’s abundant fisheries and position the country as a regional trade gateway.

China economy

China’s crop import curbs causing soybean shortage

Some soybean crushers in Dongguan in Guangdong province have had to suspend operations for the last three weeks, traders say.

Banking & finance

Exclusive | China-UAE ties evolve as Gulf nation acts as global ‘superconnector’

China’s growing heft in innovative industries is driving partnerships with the UAE, HSBC’s country head says.

Chinese firms are involved in a number of significant infrastructure projects in the UAE, said Mohamed Al Marzooqi, CEO of HSBC UAE. Photo: Handout
Canada

Facing Trump tariff threat, Canada announces new border funding

Canada boosts funding for agencies like the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to target southbound border-crossers.

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Security cameras on the Canadian side of the Canada-US border. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

US-China working groups on economy, finance meet as future in doubt under Trump

Dialogue set up last year as Biden and Xi sought to manage bilateral differences could fall off amid anticipated revival of trade war.

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Belt and Road Initiative

Opinion | Hong Kong and Xinjiang could be the core of Kazakhstan’s China strategy

As the centre of global economic activity shifts from West to East, strengthening ties with China will remain one of Kazakhstan’s top priorities.

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