As its firms look overseas, China overtakes US to become top foreign investor in Germany
China overtook the US to become Germany’s top single-country source of foreign direct investment (FDI) last year, a…
CNBC Daily Open: Nvidia aims to have its ‘five layer cake’ of AI and eat it too
Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang speaks during a keynote address at Nvidia’s GTC Conference on March 16, 2026 in…
Xi and Putin reaffirm unity but gas pipeline deal eludes Moscow again
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and China’s President…
With China poised for record trade surplus, former Chongqing mayor calls for action
China needs a coordinated policy package of currency appreciation, tariff cuts and elevated labour benefits to rebalance its…
Chinese investment in Europe surges to 7-year high despite rising trade tensions
Chinese investment in Europe hit a seven-year high of €16.8 billion (US$19.5 billion) in 2025, driven by a…
Japan feels the squeeze as China’s rare earth magnet exports only partly recover
China’s exports of rare earth permanent magnets to Japan slightly rebounded in April after slumping the previous month,…
Rising secondary home prices in China’s major cities during April stoke hopes of stability
Used home prices in the first-tier cities rose, led by Shanghai’s 0.7 per cent increase on a monthly…
Asia-Pacific markets: Nikkei 225, Hang Seng Index, Kospi, Nifty 50
A general view of the Hong Kong skyline in fog on March 29, 2026 in Hong Kong, China.…
5 things to know before the market opens Thursday
1. You’re hired Kevin Warsh, nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve, is sworn in to his Senate…
China’s Economy Is Entering Another Quarter of K-Shaped Growth
(Bloomberg) — Chinese consumption probably expanded far slower than the pace of industry in April, as trade remained…
Does China’s Jiuzhang 4.0 computer herald the age of quantum supremacy?
China has unveiled its latest photonic quantum computer, Jiuzhang 4.0, with researchers saying it can outperform the world’s…
On This Day | In 2021, China becomes the third country to safely land a rover on Mars – SCMP archive
Beijing joins Mars club after ‘nine minutes of terror’ By William Zheng This article was first published on…