China’s ministry of foreign affairs spokesperson Lin Jian gestures during a press conference in Beijing. (EPA Images pic) BEIJING: China warned the EU on Wednesday against sanctioning its companies, after Brussels proposed a fresh wave of measures over Beijing’s support for Russia in its war with Ukraine. The EU’s latest round of sanctions since Moscow’s…
Image Credit: Chinese Academy of Sciences. China may be leading the solid-state battery race on paper, but its own industry analysts are warning that the advantage is not guaranteed to last. The country currently holds one of the world’s largest research pipelines and patent portfolios in the sector. Solid-state batteries are viewed as a breakthrough…
In an unprecedented act of defiance, Beijing has ordered Chinese businesses to ignore the United States’ sanctions against Iran. Chairman Xi Jinping is due to meet President Donald Trump for personal talks in the coming days. And a lot has changed since their last Beijing soiree in 2017. Trade is a deeply entrenched battleground between…
When Malaysian civil engineering contractor BBSB International listed in Hong Kong last month, its offering was oversubscribed by a factor of nearly 11,000, and its shares rose more than fivefold from their offer price of HK$0.60 on the morning of their trading debut. BBSB is one of several non-Chinese companies that have flocked to Hong…
A strengthening Chinese yuan has added to a flurry of catalysts driving stocks in mainland China and Hong Kong to solid starts in 2026, with history suggesting the uptrend could hold. The CSI 300 Index of yuan-denominated onshore equities and the Hang Seng Index have risen more than 3 per cent this year after the…
A university ranking that once had the reputation in China as one of the world’s most authoritative measures of higher education has become the subject of ridicule on social media. The QS World University Rankings, produced by the London-based education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds since 2004, has long been regarded as a “gold standard” for comparing…
(Reuters) -Chinese autonomous driving firm WeRide plans to price its Hong Kong share sale at HK$27.10 per share, aiming to raise HK$2.39 billion ($307.7 million) from the listing, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. Reuters reported last month that WeRide had tapped Morgan Stanley and China International Capital Corp to lead its planned dual primary listing…
Long-simmering debates in Washington about the benefits of increased investment from China were revived in recent weeks after Beijing reportedly pushed US President Donald Trump’s administration to roll back national security restrictions on Chinese deals in the US. But despite signs of high-level political warming to the idea, analysts say the path forward for Chinese…
By Doina Chiacu, Maiya Keidan and Alexandra Alper (Reuters) -Washington’s decision to delay a rule on export restrictions for Chinese companies, announced by China after Thursday’s summit meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, could end up making the measure ineffective, former U.S. officials said. The one-year suspension of the so-called affiliates rule, which had sought…
In the Capital Connectors series, exclusive interviews with six influential Chinese and global bankers reveal the opportunities and challenges for Hong Kong in its evolution as an international financial hub. Hong Kong has become the fundraising venue of choice for Chinese technology giants, surpassing the US thanks to growing liquidity, market reforms and proximity to…