We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China’s analogue AI chip could work 1,000 times faster than…
China has struck back in the global trade war — and this time, the blow lands deep in America’s heartland. Beijing has completely halted U.S. soybean imports, once its biggest farm purchase, turning instead to Brazil and Argentina. The result: plummeting prices, angry farmers, and rising pressure on President Donald Trump ahead of his…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday he expects coming talks with China to yield a “big breakthrough” in trade relations, adding that aid for soybean farmers could be announced as soon as Tuesday. Bessent made the upbeat predictions during an interview with CNBC. “The most important thing we’re going to see,” the Treasury…