Kazakhstan’s businesses should prioritise long-term fundraising ambitions rather than quick wins in the Hong Kong and mainland Chinese markets, the managing director of the Central Asian country’s sovereign wealth fund has said. Saltanat Satzhan, managing director for development and privatisation at sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna, said she also aimed to list state-owned rail operator Kazakhstan…
The US Government has criticised Ford’s increasingly close ties to China in the same week that the manufacturer revealed a China-centric plan for Australia. Ford’s Australian arm revealed plans to import two vehicles from China this week – the hybrid-powered Bronco Basecamp SUV, and an electric van for delivery companies. It’s part of a push…
New Apple CEO John Ternus holds the new foldable iPhone Duo during Apple’s event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, U.S. Sept. 9, 2026. Carlos Barria | Reuters Apple‘s first folding phone is getting a tepid response Chinese consumers that are focused more on how much it costs versus existing foldables from domestic…
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) shares slipped 1% Thursday as rising competition from Chinese automakers adds pressure across electric vehicles, hybrids, gasoline cars and automotive software, according to a Thursday report. Chinese manufacturers are expanding overseas as weaker domestic demand pushes them toward international markets. Their exports now include lower-cost combustion and…
Paleoanthropologists have identified a trove of Denisovan fossils from a cave in China’s Yunnan province, extending the known range of the elusive human relative and providing the first-ever direct evidence of what its forearm bones looked like. An artist’s concept of a Penghu Denisovan walking under the bright Sun during the Pleistocene of Taiwan. Image…
Deep in the southern border zone of Johor, Malaysia, separated from Singapore by a narrow strait, a steady flow of commuters moves seamlessly between the two sovereign neighbours. Beyond the immediate checkpoints, a short 30-minute train ride connects visitors to regional hubs such as Kulai, where a vastly different dynamic comes into view – one…
Costfoto / NurPhoto via Getty Images At least 20 people were killed and five others remained missing after a cargo ship caught fire while docked at a Chinese port, state media reported Thursday. The ship was docked for repairs by the Beihai Shipbuilding Co. at the port of Qingdao, a major shipping hub on the…
At least 20 people have been killed and five remain missing after a cargo ship caught fire while docked in a Chinese port in the east of the country. “A foreign cargo ship of Beihai Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Qingdao, Shandong Province, caught fire during its port call for maintenance, causing heavy casualties,” state news…
Beijing — At least 20 people were killed and five were missing after a cargo ship caught fire while docked in a Chinese port, Chinese state media reported Thursday. The ship was docked for repairs by the Beihai Shipbuilding Co. at the port of Qingdao, a major shipping hub on the northeastern Chinese coast. A…
The educational ethos of “cultivating values and nurturing people” is based on a classic Chinese saying that emphasises building good morals and a sense of social responsibility alongside academic and technical knowledge. At the Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), this ethos drives the institution’s approach to its growth strategy, from the way its undergraduate…