Janet Yellen to press China on ‘unfair’ trade practices during visit WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen leaves Wednesday for China, for the second time in less than a year... Published 03 Apr, 2024 11:40am
World China condemns Israel strike on Iranian consular annex in Syria BEIJING: China on Tuesday said it condemned Israeli air strikes that destroyed the Iranian embassy’s consular annex... Published 02 Apr, 2024 12:38pm
Technology China Xiaomi’s market value soars by up to $7.6bn on EV launch BEIJING/HONG KONG: Shares of China’s Xiaomi surged as much as 16% on Tuesday as the electronics maker’s sporty... Published 02 Apr, 2024 11:24am
World France wants China to send ‘clear message’ to Russia over Ukraine war BEIJING: France’s top diplomat said Monday that Paris expects China to send “clear messages” to its close partner... Published 01 Apr, 2024 11:40am
Business & Finance China’s new home prices rise at fastest pace in over 2-1/2 years, survey shows BEIJING: New home prices in China rose at the fastest pace in more than two and a half years in March versus a month... Published 01 Apr, 2024 10:38am
World Philippines boosts maritime security as China tension rises MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has ordered his government to strengthen its coordination on... Published 01 Apr, 2024 05:34am
World Japan, China experts discuss Fukushima water release TOKYO: Japanese and Chinese experts held talks on treated wastewater from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant,... Published 31 Mar, 2024 12:20pm
Opinion New quality productive forces drive high-quality development in China Currently, China is accelerating the development of new quality productive forces, vigorously promoting the... Published 31 Mar, 2024 02:53am
Pakistan Ex-CJP Tassaduq Hussain Jillani to head commission probing IHC judges' allegations PM Shehbaz Sharif says Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Qazi Faez Isa had assured the government of his complete support on economy in the national interest Updated 30 Mar, 2024 08:26pm
World China reaffirms financial support for Sri Lanka BEIJING: China has said it would continue to support Sri Lanka, as the crisis-hit island nation’s prime minister on... Updated 30 Mar, 2024 05:50pm
Business & Finance China’s red carpet draws CEOs but few expect their money to follow BEIJING: China’s government devoted the week to a red carpet welcome for foreign executives to try to halt a... Published 30 Mar, 2024 07:48am
Business & Finance Huawei continues rebound with strongest earnings growth since 2019 SHENZHEN: China’s Huawei Technologies saw its fastest growth in four years in 2023, with a rebound in its consumer... Published 30 Mar, 2024 07:06am
Business & Finance Property developer China Vanke plans to cut debt HONG KONG: China Vanke said on Friday it aimed to boost its cashflow by slashing debt and lifting income from... Published 30 Mar, 2024 06:34am
Business & Finance Tesla deliveries face hit from China slowdown, soft demand BEIJING: Tesla is expected to report sluggish first-quarter deliveries next week as the boost from its price cuts... Published 30 Mar, 2024 05:15am
Pakistan China joins probe into deadly suicide attack on its nationals in Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Chinese investigators arrived in Pakistan on Friday to join a probe into the killing of five Chinese... Updated 29 Mar, 2024 09:06pm
World China ships Tibetan glacier water to climate-threatened Maldives MALÉ (Maldives): China has sent more than a million bottles of water from melting Tibetan glaciers to the Maldives,... Published 29 Mar, 2024 04:45am
World China commerce minister to head to Europe to make EV case PARIS/SHANGHAI: China’s commerce minister will travel to Europe in April for discussions about the European... Published 29 Mar, 2024 04:45am
World Chinese firms’ fundraisings in limbo as IPOs scrutinised at home and abroad SHANGHAI/HONG KONG: Chinese companies are staring at the prospects of a drought of new equity capital as tougher... Published 29 Mar, 2024 04:45am
World China’s Country Garden hires Kroll to carry out liquidation analysis HONG KONG/SYDNEY: Country Garden has hired Kroll to carry out a liquidation analysis ahead of a court hearing in... Published 29 Mar, 2024 04:45am
Markets China stocks close higher on stimulus expectations SHANGHAI: China stocks jumped on Thursday on expectations that Beijing will take more aggressive measures to... Published 29 Mar, 2024 04:45am
Business & Finance China’s Bank of Communications posts slight profit gain, warns of property risks BEIJING/SHANGHAI: China’s Bank of Communications Co Ltd (BoCom), said on Wednesday it needed to improve risk... Published 29 Mar, 2024 04:45am
Technology China’s Xiaomi to enter cut-throat EV market for the first time BEIJING: Chinese consumer tech giant Xiaomi will launch its first-ever EV at a press conference in Beijing Thursday,... Published 28 Mar, 2024 11:19am
Business & Finance Toyota’s global sales slide 7% in February, led by slumps in China and Japan TOKYO: Toyota Motor’s global sales dropped 7% in February from a year earlier, hurt by a heavy decline in China due... Published 28 Mar, 2024 10:38am
World Sri Lanka PM says China to develop strategic infrastructure COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s prime minister said Wednesday that China has pledged to develop the island nation’s... Published 28 Mar, 2024 07:20am
World China’s pledges to Southeast Asia come up $50bn short, says study SYDNEY: China promised billions of dollars to infrastructure projects across Southeast Asia, but many of these were... Published 28 Mar, 2024 06:30am
World China’s top coal mining province sees production ‘stabilising’ BEIJING: China’s top coal-producing province of Shanxi intends to stabilise output of the fossil fuel this year... Published 28 Mar, 2024 06:30am
Business & Finance China’s Xiaomi to start deliveries of its first EV model BEIJING: China’s Xiaomi said on Tuesday it will start deliveries of its first electric vehicle (EV) model SU7 this... Published 28 Mar, 2024 06:30am
World Yellen to urge China to address overcapacity issues WASHINGTON: A surge in cheap exports from China in industries like electric vehicles could bring “global... Published 27 Mar, 2024 07:48pm
Pakistan Pakistan’s military, civilian officials to probe bombing that killed Chinese nationals PM Shehbaz calls for joint investigation after suicide bombing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Updated 27 Mar, 2024 07:43pm
Business & Finance China’s industrial profits rise 10.2% in Jan-Feb BEIJING: Profits at China’s industrial firms jumped 10.2% in the January-February period from the same period last... Published 27 Mar, 2024 11:20am
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