HSBC credits "favorable policy rhetoric in mainland China for its optimism, even as Chinese stocks are off to a weak start this year.

China's consumer prices in December edged up 0.1% in line with expectations from a year earlier, National Bureau of Statistics showed Thursday, fanning deflation concerns.

China's foreign ministry says that its not aware of Shandong Port Group's decision to ban U.S.-sanctioned vessels from its network of east coast harbours. The province of Shandong, is the main entry point for Iranian, Russian and Venezuelan oil imported into China, Reuters reports. "As a matter of principle, I am not aware of the relevant situation," the spokesperson said at a daily press con...

Rising cases of common respiratory illnesses inChinaand elsewhere around the Northern Hemisphere are within the range expected for winter, with no unusual outbreaks reported.

The Panama Canal Authority chief dismissed President-elect Trumps claims that China is controlling the trade route and criticized his comments about fees. Ricaurte Vsquez Morales told The Wall Street Journal that Trumps accusations that China is running the Panama Canal are unfounded. China has no involvement whatsoever in our operations, he said. Vsquez Morales said...

Data shows a completely normal respiratory illness season, WHO says.

Data shows a completely normal respiratory illness season, WHO says.

Eight in ten people agree that the average global temperature will increase in 2025, according to an Ipsos survey of more than 23,700 people across 33 countries, conducted between October 25, 2024 and November 8, 2024. Around nine in ten respondents in Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and China said they thought this is the case. At the same time, around seven in ten respondents wor...

The leader of the Panama Canal Authority denied President-elect Donald Trumps claims that China is controlling the vital trade route and said Trumps suggestion that U.S. ships get preferential rates […]

The federal government is launching an initiative to support foreign minerals projects that exclude China as part of an effort to bolster U.S. supply chains. The Export-Import Bank (EXIM), a federal agency that helps finance private projects, voted to approve an initiative that funds foreign projects that supply minerals that will ultimately be used in...

After a long search to line up financing, officials from China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have signed an investment agreement to build a railway that could reduce costs and cut transit times for Westward-bound freight rail traffic. But it is still going to be years before the first freight train rolls on the new route, and the routes profit potential remains uncertain. In his New Years addre...

What the year might bring regarding U.S. productivity, manufacturing, and Chinas economy.

The Biden administration last month announced sanctions on 35 companies and vessels over their involvement in Iran's shadow fleet

John Bolton, President-elect Trump's former national security adviser, said Trumps unwillingness to rule out military force on Greenland could bolster the positions of Chinas Xi Jinping and Russias Vladimir Putin as they seek to justify their expansionist visions. In an interview with CNNs Kaitlan Collins Tuesday night, Bolton said hes concerned that Trumps language could...

Germany's largest automaker has recorded sliding profitability, with its China unit under pressure as demand for luxury automobiles wanes. Specifically, demand for its Porsche Taycan has run out of juice, leading to significant markdowns. Bloomberg Intelligence's Joel Levington published a note on Monday highlighting the bleak demand story for the Porsche Taycan, which has forced the struggling ...

Due to a hike in import tariffs, Chinese imports of fuel oil are set to slow at the start of the year, which could further weigh on the refining margins of the independent refiners in the worlds top crude oil importer. Chinas smaller private refiners, which are short on crude import quotas or havent been allocated such, import fuel oil to process it into more valuable fuels for transporta...

The World Health Organization has released a statement on the reported outbreak of human metapneumovirus in China and elsewhere.

New list includes a major smartphone maker and China's largest company.

The United States needs Mexico's cooperation on drugs and immigration, and a trade war could benefit China.