China

A 737 Max 8 for China Southern Airlines. Photo: David Ryder/Bloomberg
China

China orders Boeing jet delivery halt as trade war expands

For Boeing, the standoff is a fresh setback in one of the world’s biggest markets for aircraft sales

Visitors attend the China Import and Export Fair, also known as Canton Fair, in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China on 15 April 2024. Reuters File Photo/David Kirton
World+Biz

At China's largest trade fair, exporters say US markets are 'frozen'

US President-elect Donald Trump gestures as he meets with House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, 13 November 2024. Photo: Reuters
Asia

Xi's Vietnam trip aiming to 'screw' US: Trump

Vietnam's communist party general secretary To Lam (R) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) during a meeting at the office of the Party Central Committee in Hanoi on April 14, 2025. Photo: NHAC NGUYEN/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Asia

China, Vietnam to assess viability of new railways: document

TikTok is owned by China's ByteDance. Photo: Reuters
Global Economy

China suppliers mock tariffs with Nike, Lululemon deals on TikTok

Xi Jinping, left, with Vietnam's President Luong Cuong in Hanoi on April 14.Photographer: Athit Perawongmetha/POOL/AFP/Getty Images via Bloomberg
Global Economy

Xi seeks to win over allies as Trump pauses some tariffs

Representational image. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

China to build 3 hospitals in Bangladesh, including 1,000-bed facility as gift

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) flag (R) leads the flags of the 10-member countries during the ASEAN Regional Forum meeting in Singapore July 23, 2008. The ASEAN members are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Photo: REUTERS/Romeo Gacad/Pool/File Photo
Asia

China, ASEAN media and think tanks urged to embrace AI, address its challenges: Forum participants

The Model S and Model X account for only a fraction of Tesla's sales in China. Photo: Shoko Takayasu/Bloomberg
World+Biz

Tesla stops taking orders in China for models imported from US

US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff speaks to members of the news media with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt outside of the West Wing at the White House in Washington, US, 6 March 2025. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Trump envoy flies into Russia, likely to meet Putin as Iran, China tensions flare

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a bilateral meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (not photographed) at Diaoyutai Guest House in Beijing, China, 11 April 2025. Photo: Reuters
Global Economy

In trade crisis, China courts the EU as a hedge against Trump

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (L) arrive to a bilateral meeting at Diaoyutai Guest House in Beijing, China, 11 April 2025. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

China, EU must oppose tariff 'bullying', Xi tells Spanish PM

US President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with China's President Xi Jinping during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, 29 June, 2019. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Trump and Xi are preparing for a war nobody wants