Crude oil imports into Asia dipped by a modest 1.4% last year, driven by China, in the regions first annual decline in imports since the pandemic lockdowns. The daily average for 2024 stood at 26.51 million barrels daily, Reuters Clyde Russell reported earlier today, citing data from LSEG Oil Research. That compared to 26.88 million barrels daily in 2023. Based on estimated oil flows to Chin...

The Chinese box office opened 2025 with “Octopus with Broken Arms” leading the first weekend, earning $16.1 million (RMB117.5 million), according to data provided by consultancy firm Artisan Gateway. The As One Production release climbed from its second-place debut last week to take the top spot. Directed by Jacky Gan, the crime thriller follows Zheng […]

China's Caixin services purchasing managers' index from S&P Global rose to 52.2 in December the service sector's fastest expansion since May 2024.

Market reaction in China will also be in focus after the PBOC said over the weekend it would implement a "moderately loose" monetary policy in 2025.

Market reaction in China will also be in focus after the PBOC said over the weekend it would implement a "moderately loose" monetary policy in 2025.

Market reaction in China will also be in focus after the PBOC said over the weekend it would implement a "moderately loose" monetary policy in 2025.

If President-elect Trump goes through with his threats, the result will be costs to consumers and businesses, plus a new opportunity for China, the University of Pittsburgh's Scott Morgenstern writes in an LA Times column.

The FBI releases new footage of the New Orleans terrorist. It shows the suspect placing explosives and apparently scouting the best location for his eventual attack. Italian’s Prime Minister meets President-elect Donald Trump in Florida. Here’s what they talked about. And cases of a virus that causes cold-like symptoms are reportedly rising in China. We […]

Chinas decision this week to slap several major U.S. defense firms with penalizing trade measures is being viewed as a shot across the bow ahead of President-elect Trumps inauguration. The move targeting defense contractors Raytheon, Boeing, General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin adds to US-China tensions heading into Trump's second term, though experts say...

Trump may believe that Syria is not our fight, but the competition with China is very much ours and will undoubtedly be a focus of his administration.

Via Metal Miner The Renewables MMI (Monthly Metals Index) dropped by 5.47% from December to January. Overall, renewable energy materials and battery metals experienced a somewhat bullish Q4. However, weak demand within China weighed heavily on metals like lithium and copper, and many market analysts expect the incoming Trump administration to place additional bearish sentiment on renewable energy ...

Officials knew about the coronavirus breakout in the fall of 2019 -- sooner than they claim -- and the biotechnology used to create the virus developed in the U.S. and was then exported to China, Dr. Andrew Huff, author of The Truth About Wuhan: How I Uncovered the Biggest Lie in History, said on Breitbart News Saturday.The post

The meetings are taking on renewed significance as the federal investigation that prompted the February 2024 raids continues and is at least in part scrutinizing Greco's ties to China's government, according to sources. No charges have been filed in that probe.

China's foreign ministry has played down concerns about the rising cases of human metapneumovirus.

Several nearby countries have issued health statements regarding the reported increase in HMPV cases in China.

The U.S. secretary of state told the Financial Times that pressure from Beijing dissuaded Vladimir Putin from using nuclear weapons.