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A man passes by the sign which reads “Zhuhai People’s Fitness Plaza” where a man rammed his car into people exercising at the sports center, killing and injuring dozens of people in Zhuhai in southern China’s Guangdong province Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP China’s economic malaise is fuelling social tensions that make […]
Though a second term for Donald Trump as US president is generally regarded as bad news for China’s export-heavy economy, there is one part of the country where some merchants are finding reason to celebrate – the eastern manufacturing hub of Yiwu, where orders for Trump merchandise have gone through the roof. Over 1,000 products […]
The presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris comes at a time of rising geopolitical tensions on multiple fronts. In the 14th report of an in-depth series, we look at China’s rise in hi-tech manufacturing and the US’ efforts to contain it. After decades spent working around the clock to produce an almost unimaginable […]
While there are growing concerns among the Brics bloc of emerging economies over the scope of financial sanctions from the United States, few countries in the grouping seem ready to ditch the US dollar despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent efforts to encourage an alternative system of payment among members. Following an expanded summit for […]
Equities in Asia rose after Wall Street closed higher, helped along by a rotation out of megacap tech and into economically sensitive shares including smaller companies. Shares in Japan and Australia rose. An index of US-listed Chinese companies rose almost 1% Wednesday in a sign the country’s equities may bounce after two daily declines, as […]