Singapore – On a weekday afternoon in the heart of the central business district, the BYD showroom on Robinson Road is a picture of futuristic cool. Inside, sleek electric cars gleam under bright white lights as young professionals drift through the space. Just a short walk away, diners mingle in a BYD-branded restaurant over craft beer and bar…
The provisional rate, which was unexpected, will be set at 75.8 percent and will be effective from Thursday, China said. China has announced preliminary anti-dumping duties on Canadian canola imports, a new escalation in the yearlong trade dispute that began with Ottawa’s imposition of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports last August. The provisional rate…
The United States and China have extended their tariff deadline for another 90 days, preventing an escalation of the trade war between the world’s two largest economies, with markets rallying after President Donald Trump announced the pause. With the extension, the imposition of higher tariffs on China will be suspended until November 10, with all…
China’s Xi and Brazil’s Lula discuss cooperation amid fallout of US President Donald Trump’s trade war. Chinese President Xi Jinping has suggested that China and Brazil set an example of “unity and self-reliance” in the Global South, Chinese state media has reported. In a phone call on Monday, Xi told Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula…
U.S. President Donald Trump extended a tariff truce with China by another 90 days on Monday, a White House official said, staving off triple-digit duties on Chinese goods as U.S. retailers prepared for the critical end-of-year holiday season. Trump signed an executive order delaying the start of higher tariffs until mid-November shortly after giving reporters…
US President Donald Trump signed an extension just before midnight in Beijing, when a pause on tariffs was set to expire. United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order extending the China tariff deadline for another 90 days. The extension came only hours before midnight in Beijing, when the 90 day pause was…
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 high-speed rail nears 50,000km milestone – but is it…
Taipei, Taiwan – Southeast Asia’s export-driven economies are facing new uncertainty from United States President Donald Trump’s trade war, as his administration cracks down on exports directed through third countries to avoid his tariffs on China. Under an executive order issued by Trump last week, goods imported into the US face a punitive 40 percent…
Prosecutors say two men ‘knowingly and willfully’ used California-based company to evade export controls on AI chips. Authorities in the United States have charged two Chinese citizens with shipping tens of millions of dollars’ worth of advanced Nvidia chips to China in breach of export controls. Chuan Geng and Shiwei Yang are alleged to have…
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday that he will not call US President Donald Trump, saying Trump does not want to talk. Lula referred to the day the tariffs were imposed as “the most regrettable” day in the bilateral relations between the countries. Instead, Lula said will speak with other world…