China overhauls consumer price basket, with never-before-seen unveiling of its composition
Beijing has for the first time revealed the intricate composition of China’s consumer price index (CPI) basket, and…
Africa’s yuan pivot: why more top lenders are eyeing China’s bond market
Beijing’s push to internationalise the yuan is gaining a new vehicle in Africa as another major multilateral lender…
How China’s ‘unruly’ speculators might be fueling the frenzy in gold market
Gold and silver prices rose as U.S. Treasury bond yields fell after December retail sales growth stalled, signaling…
Indonesia eyes public funds to pay China debt for high-speed railway
Transportation Troubled project suffered from rosy cost and ridership projections Ridership on the railway was projected at over 18…
China’s January smartphone sales down 23% Y/Y, says Counterpoint
BEIJING, Feb 12 (Reuters) – China’s smartphone sales fell 23% in January compared with a year ago due…
Taiwan’s AI-powered economy soars in the shadow of bubble fears and China threats
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — In Taipei, real estate agent Jason Sung is betting that home prices around a…
China issues new rules to curb auto price war after January passenger car sales drop 20%
HONG KONG (AP) — China moved on Thursday to curb a fierce price war among automakers that has…
A year on from DeepSeek shock, get set for flurry of low-cost Chinese AI models
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Feb 12 (Reuters) – One year after Chinese startup DeepSeek rattled the global tech…
Eileen Gu has Winter Olympics gold in sight – rival Mathilde Gremaud stands in her way
Eileen Gu is looking to defend her big air crown at the Winter Olympics this Sunday, but she…
China tests crewed spacecraft abort and rocket recovery in major lunar milestone
HELSINKI — China took a major step forward in its lunar and human spaceflight programs late Tuesday with…
Europe is chasing the wrong fix for its growth crisis – POLITICO
First, as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney argued at Davos, economic strength starts at home — and “home”…
Inside China’s push to feed 1.4 billion people without U.S. crops
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on…