U.S.-China trade talks sputtering at 100-day deadline
Bilateral talks aimed at reducing the U.S. trade deficit with China have yielded some initial deals, but U.S. firms say much more
Global automakers call on China to ease “impossible” electric car rules
Global automakers have urged China to delay and soften planned quotas for sales of electric and hybrid cars, saying its proposals will
Fitch affirms China’s A+ rating, says short-term growth prospects are favorable
Fitch Ratings on Friday maintained its A+ rating on China with a stable outlook, citing the strength of the country’s external
China maintains position as world’s top crude oil buyer
Posting 8.79 million barrels per day (bpd), China, the earth’s most populous country bought more crude oil than any other country in
Tide turns for sulphur-rich oil in a sea of light crude
The world is awash with oil, but in pockets of the market lower-quality, sulphur-rich crude is limited and buyers are competing for
Huawei, WorldRemit in new mobile money transfer deal for Africa
World Remit, the digital money transfer service and Chinese smartphone maker, Huawei, have teamed up to enable the international
China’s COSCO Shipping offers $6.3 billion for Orient Overseas Ltd
COSCO Shipping Holdings Co Ltd has offered to buy Orient Overseas International Ltd (OOIL) for HK$49.23 billion ($6.30 billion), in a
One of Africa’s wealthiest cities also has some of the cheapest rents in the world
People flocking to South Africa’s economic hub are likely to find some of the world’s cheapest rents. An average family living in
Alibaba launches low-cost voice assistant amid AI drive
China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd launched on Wednesday a cut-price voice assistant speaker, similar to Amazon.com Inc’s
Germany big target of cyber espionage and attacks: government report
Germany is a big target of spying and cyber attacks by foreign governments such as Turkey, Russia and China, a government report said