China’s Alibaba becomes major sponsor of Olympics
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba has become a major sponsor of the Olympic Games after signing a deal with the International Olympic … Read more
China posts worst export fall since 2009 as fears of U.S. trade war loom
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s massive export engine sputtered for the second year in a row in 2016, with shipments falling in the face of persistently … Read more
Insured crabs, tea help China’s farmers avoid weather losses
HONG KONG (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Ma Rongda, a tea grower for nearly 30 years, knows how badly his business can be affected by extreme … Read more
China says EU anti-dumping duties are ‘unjustifiable protection’
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The European Commission’s imposition of heavy anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel bars is “unjustifiable protection for the EU steel industry,” the official … Read more
China’s innovation economy a real estate bubble in disguise?
SHACHENG, China (Reuters) – The Chinese government’s call to the nation to build an innovation-driven economy from the top down has sparked a rush by … Read more
Unexpected competition for China’s private infrastructure firms
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Private Chinese companies taking part in a scheme to reduce the state’s dominance in building infrastructure are finding competition is coming from … Read more
Chinese economic cyber-espionage plummets in U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The Chinese government appears to be abiding by its September pledge to stop supporting the hacking of American trade secrets to … Read more
EU lawmakers reject easing trade defences against China
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected on Thursday any loosening of the bloc’s trade defences against China without reforms of its economy, including a … Read more