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EEconomy Read More Guangdong’s rule as China’s GDP king faces an unprecedented threat to the crownApril 27, 2026 The long-standing rivalry between China’s two largest economic heavyweights – with each boasting a gross domestic product comparable…
EEconomy Read More The auto industry’s ‘annus horribilis’: Trump’s tariffs, Chinese rivals and EV slowdown drag the sector into heavy losses | Economy and BusinessApril 19, 2026 “Our business model has changed.” That’s what Oliver Blume, the chief executive of the Volkswagen Group, Europe’s largest…
EEconomy Read More In wake of Iran war, Chinese manufacturers recalibrate overseas expansion plansApril 18, 2026 With domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints in…
EEconomy Read More China Shock 2.0 jolts global economy as Trump does Xi’s workApril 18, 2026 TOKYO — On top of the tariffs, wars and inflation upending the global economy, US chieftains are grappling…
BBusiness Read More Why the Chinese car has gone mainstream · TheJournal.ieFebruary 28, 2026 We need your help now Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open. You are visiting us…
IIreland Read More Chinese car makers surge in Europe, but how do we feel about them in Ireland? – The Irish TimesFebruary 24, 2026 The prognosticators who 15 years ago predicted we’d all be driving Chinese cars are being proved right. Across…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Why is the Hang Seng Tech Index underperforming while AI shares soar?February 23, 2026 Hong Kong’s tech equity benchmark is struggling to balance the artificial intelligence frenzy and picking the right industry…
EEconomy Read More China’s carmakers cut supplier payment cycles amid Beijing’s price war crackdownFebruary 12, 2026 Major Chinese carmakers have cut their lengthy supplier payment cycles – previously used to offset costs and stay…
EEconomy Read More Open Questions | Lawrence Lau on why China must ‘work smarter’ and how it can invent from scratchFebruary 2, 2026 Lawrence J. Lau is a Hong Kong economist specialising in economic development and East Asian economies. He was…
EEconomy Read More China’s Guangdong province exports record US$140 billion of tech, high-value goodsJanuary 27, 2026 Exports of chip-manufacturing equipment, electric vehicles (EVs) and other high-value goods from China’s southern Guangdong province rose to…
EEconomy Read More China’s private sector increases presence among top 100 listed companiesJanuary 22, 2026 Private sector enterprises comprised 40 per cent of the top 100 listed Chinese companies by market value in…