Booming Gold Prices Are Hiding China’s Deflationary Pain for Now
Gold is a traditional hedge against inflation for investors but in China surging bullion prices are having the…
Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions were unchanged from a year earlier in the third quarter of 2025, extending…
Farmers feel betrayed as China dangles millions of tons of soybean purchases over the U.S. to get an edge in the escalating trade war
Soybean farmers, caught in the middle of a trade war between the world’s two biggest superpowers, are starting…
‘Selling misery’: China’s victim-turned-livestreamers turn trauma into traffic and face growing scepticism
Yang is not the only victim-turned-livestreamer to find both opportunity and controversy in this space. While no official…
Biggest polluters skip COP30 for Europe to pick up climate tab
As European leaders gather at the COP30 to discuss climate mitigation and financing for developing countries, the world’s…
Trump’s COP30 snub thrusts Europe into a role it’s not ready for – POLITICO
Some argue this is the EU stepping up. “We used to have the U.S. acting as the bad…
China breaks annual launch record with VLEO Chutian and Shiyan technology test launches
HELSINKI — China conducted a pair of solid rocket launches late Saturday, seeing the country surpass its previous…
‘Not in this economy’: Guangdong’s huge subsidy scheme falls flat with consumers
In early November, China’s most populous province launched its biggest ever consumer subsidy programme, with the government pledging…
China’s Deflationary Spiral Hurts Economy Harder Than Official Numbers Suggest
Bloomberg analysis shows deflation on the ground feels more pronounced than official data show, with prices of everyday…
China’s DeepSeek makes rare public comment, calls for AI ‘whistle-blower’ on job losses
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek made a rare appearance at a state-backed industry event on Friday as a…
Are Australia and its rare earths part of the solution to ‘magnet shock’?
The big question from the magnet shock of 2025 is who gets to be the North Sea. It’s…
Rising Polar Vortex Threat May Drive Up Winter Heating Bills in US, Asia, Europe
The odds of extreme cold this winter in the US, Asia and parts of Europe are climbing, threatening…