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China’s LGFVs raise record dim sum debt as domestic curbs bite
CHINESE local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) are selling an unprecedented amount of offshore yuan bonds, skirting attempts made by…
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Perennial to operate China’s first wholly foreign-owned tertiary general hospital in Tianjin
INTEGRATED real estate and healthcare player Perennial Holdings will open and operate China’s first entirely foreign-owned hospital in…
Culture
China’s Instagram-like Xiaohongshu making inroads with e-commerce sales
SINCE Tera Feng started documenting her enviable Shanghai lifestyle, including visits to art galleries and fashion events on Chinese…
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China’s Cnooc sells US assets to Britain’s Ineos
CHINA’S Cnooc has sold its US subsidiary, together with its upstream oil and gas assets in the Gulf of Mexico, to British chemicals group…
Fashion
Singapore shares end flat amid mixed Asia markets as investors digest China’s monetary easing plans
SINGAPORE stocks closed unchanged on Friday (Dec 13), as China pledged further monetary easing to brace itself for more trade tensions…
Fashion
Stellantis, China’s CATL to invest 4.1 billion euros in EV battery factory in Spain
STELLANTIS and Chinese battery maker CATL will invest 4.1 billion euros (S$5.8 billion) in a factory making electric vehicle batteries in…
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China’s BYD to focus on plug-in hybrid cars in European expansion
HYBRID technology will be key for the European expansion of Chinese EV giant BYD amid soft demand for fully-electric vehicles, the special…
Fashion
China’s solar industry looks to Opec for guide to survival
CHINA’S solar equipment manufacturers are learning they need to exercise restraint to survive. More than 30 of the top companies signed up…
Business
Report: German carmaker VW to sell plant in China's Nanjing
The lettering of the Volkswagen Group in China can be seen on the facade of a building. VW has sold its controversial plant in Xinjiang,…
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China's 1,000 km/h Maglev Trains Aim to Surpass Planes: Elon Musk Calls It a "Super Big Deal
China is developing high-speed maglev trains that could revolutionize transportation by achieving speeds up to 1,000 km per hour,…
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Vivek Ramaswamy Secretly Thinks Elon Musk Is in “China’s Pocket”
Musk, along with Trump crony and business executive Vivek Ramaswamy, has been tasked by Trump to run the figurehead Department of…
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China’s central bank chief signals support for economy in 2025
CHINA’S central bank governor reaffirmed plans for a supportive monetary policy to promote growth next year, as the economy faces fresh…
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China’s yuan falls to one-year low on weak growth, tariff risk
THE yuan fell to the lowest level in about a year versus the greenback, as traders added bearish wagers on lacklustre China growth amid…
Business
China's Meituan to expand Keeta food delivery service to more Middle East cities, sources say
Chinese food delivery giant Meituan, which operates the Keeta brand in Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia, is set to expand to more Middle Eastern…
Business
Baerbock slams China's support for Russia ahead of Beijing trip
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has criticized China's support for Russia's war against Ukraine ahead of a visit to Beijing.…
Fashion
Virtual power plants turn energy savings into cash for China’s industrial users
IMAGINE being paid hundreds of dollars a day just to tweak your energy consumption – using less electricity at night and more during the…
Business
Xi Jinping's military purge is bleeding into his elite circle of generals commanding China's forces
A member of China's highest military body is being slapped with a corruption investigation. Adm. Miao Hua is one of six members of an…
Fashion
China’s EV boom threatens to push petrol demand off a cliff
From Tesla chargers in the ancient alleys that surround the Forbidden City in Beijing to lonely highway rest stops with charging posts in…
Fashion
China’s Huawei launches ‘milestone’ smartphone with homegrown OS
CHINESE tech giant Huawei on Tuesday (Nov 26) unveiled its first smartphone equipped with a fully homegrown operating system, a key test…
Culture
Procter & Gamble doubles down on China’s TikTok to reverse sales slump
PROCTER & Gamble (P&G) has been revamping its marketing and line-up of influencers on fast-growing Chinese shopping app Douyin in recent…
Culture
China's bottled water billionaire lashes out at Pinduoduo, ByteDance
One of China’s richest people has taken aim at tech firms ByteDance and Pinduoduo for allegedly harming him and Chinese brands. Zhong…
Fashion
China’s richest man berates PDD, ByteDance for months of misery
CHINA’S richest man lashed out at two of the country’s biggest tech giants for fanning online vitriol targeting him earlier this year and…
Fashion
Uber said in talks to invest in US IPO of China’s Pony AI
UBER Technologies plans to invest in Pony AI’s US initial public offering (IPO), which is expected to be priced next week after being…
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China’s Trustar raises US$1 billion for vehicle that holds McDonald’s China stake: sources
TRUSTAR Capital has raised US$1 billion for a continuation fund that will hold the Chinese private equity firm’s controlling stake in…