New Delhi: China is securing loans to low-income and developing nations with commodity revenue streams and cash held in restricted escrow accounts in Chinese banks, with such practices implemented for almost half of the total loans worth $991 billion, according to a new study. China significantly ramped up loans to developing countries in Asia, Africa…
In 2007, a Chinese PhD student at the University of Cambridge launched a start-up with a former classmate focused on using speech recognition technology to help foreigners learn Chinese. A year later, Yu Kai and his team returned to China, aiming to draw on the country’s vast market and deep talent pool to propel their…
(The Center Square) – The Chinese Communist Party is exploiting the left’s green energy movement to hurt American energy independence, according to a new report from State Armor. Michael Lucci, founder and CEO of State Armor, says the report shows how Energy Foundation China funds green energy initiatives that make America more reliant on China,…
Last Updated:June 28, 2025, 11:35 IST This year’s BRICS Summit is scheduled to take place in Brazil on 6-7 July. Prime Minister Modi is also expected to hold several bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS) Prime…
Ford Motor Co. temporarily idled factories in the US over the last three weeks due to a shortage of magnets containing rare earth minerals, key components embroiled in US trade tensions with China. Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley said the situation demonstrates the need to develop a domestic supply chain for critical auto components. China…
Iran’s defense minister has made his first overseas visit since a deadly 12-day conflict with Israel, traveling to China for a gathering of top military officials from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a regional security bloc led by Beijing and Moscow. The visit, amid ongoing volatility in the Middle East, signals Tehran’s determination to deepen…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and China have reached an agreement — again — to deescalate trade tensions. But details are scarce, and the latest pact leaves major issues between the world’s two biggest economies unresolved. President Donald Trump said late Thursday that a deal with China had been signed “the other day.” China’s Commerce…
00:00 Speaker A Now time for some of today’s trending tickers, we’ll be watching precious metals, Uber and Lyft. Let’s start off with those metals. Like gold, silver and copper are all falling as the framework to a US China trade deal is announced. In this deal, China agrees to begin approving where earth metals…
Beijing has approved the convention establishing the world’s first intergovernmental organisation on mediation in Hong Kong, while indicating it would not bring forth World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes to the new body. Observers said on Friday the move was an indication of Beijing’s support for the WTO and that it would still bring other disputes…
Nike’s shares jumped at the opening bell Friday after the company said it’s shifting some production away from China. But it also warned that tariffs imposed by the Trump administration will cost it about $1 billion before it makes internal changes, which include “surgical” price increases in the U.S. starting this fall. Nike is not…