Japan retrieves rare earth-rich mud from seabed to lower reliance on China
TOKYO (AP) — Japan said Monday it has successfully drilled and retrieved deep-sea sediment containing rare earth minerals…
‘Are you dead?’ app and ‘crying horse’ plushie are a hit
While Americans worry about inflation and affordability, the Chinese are fretting about deflation and a down economy. To…
Brisbane baby coffee assault tests Australia-China relations
It has taken 16 months for even a modest sign of movement. Sixteen months after a stranger poured…
China criticizes Dalai Lama’s Grammy award
BEIJING (AP) — Beijing on Monday criticized the Dalai Lama ’s first Grammy win, describing the music industry…
Chinese players often lack ‘survival instinct’ needed to thrive in NBA, Yao Ming says
Former Houston Rockets star Yao Ming believes Chinese players trying to make it in the NBA often lack…
Open Questions | Lawrence Lau on why China must ‘work smarter’ and how it can invent from scratch
Lawrence J. Lau is a Hong Kong economist specialising in economic development and East Asian economies. He was…
New rules of expansion: Chinese firms urged to ‘go local’ as they chase sales abroad
As dwindling domestic profits push more Chinese firms onto the global stage, industry titans – forerunners who know…
China’s plan to internationalise yuan quietly takes a step forward as Zambia gets on board
As of January, Zambia has begun collecting taxes and royalties from Chinese mining firms in yuan, and will…
Tension over countries’ drug stockpiles looms over Critical Medicines Act talks – POLITICO
“There are differing positions between different member states on that,” he said. “I think probably smaller member states…
Fossils in Chinese Quarry Show Unknown Creatures from 500 Million Years Ago
Scientists have discovered more than 50,000 fossils in a quarry in the Hunan province of southern China. These…
China’s factory activity contracts in January on weak domestic demand
China’s factory activity faltered in January as weak domestic demand dragged down production at the start of the…
China’s rich cut high-end spending by 5% as economic confidence hits 14-year low
Rising macroeconomic uncertainty has sent confidence to a 14-year low among China’s high-net-worth families, prompting more cautious spending…