Nepal’s anti-graft agency charges 55 officials and a Chinese firm in a $74 million Pokhara airport corruption scandal.
U.S. backs Japan in dispute with China over radar incident
It is the first time the U.S. has criticized China for aiming radars at Japanese military aircraft as the diplomatic spat between Beijing and Tokyo shows no sign of easing.
US investors are going big on China AI despite concerns in Congress
Investors are plowing money into Chinese companies involved in AI despite growing competition between Washington and Beijing over the technology.
IMF urges China to address economic imbalances as trade surplus hits $1 trillion
The head of the International Monetary Fund has urged China to fix its economic imbalances, echoing longstanding calls for the world’s second-largest economy to rely more on domestic spending and …
FCC, state AGs to join forces in crackdown on China-linked communications technology
The FCC and several states are creating a formal partnership to share information and work together to protect U.S. consumers from risky communications technology tied to China.
US backs Japan in dispute with China over radar incident
The United States has for the first time criticised China for aiming radars at Japanese military aircraft during a training exercise last week, an incident over which the Asian neighbours have given …
Sailun starts passenger tire production at Cambodia plant
SVAY RIENG, Cambodia — China’s Sailun Group Co. Ltd. started trial production Nov. 18 at the $345 million passenger tire plant it’s building in Cambodia. The factory, in the Qilu Special Economic Zone …
The meaning of China’s record-high trade surplus
China’s “hard power” in economics, science and technology has “significantly improved”, boasted the Communist Party’s Politburo at a meeting on the same day. China’s growing technological …
How Japan Built a Rare-Earth Supply Chain Without China
The 15-year effort by Japan is a model for countries now scrambling to reduce their dependence on Beijing’s critical metals.
South Korea, Japan protest over China, Russia aircraft incursions
SEOUL: South Korea and Japan reacted furiously on Wednesday (Dec 10) after Chinese and Russian military aircraft conducted joint patrols around the two countries, with both Seoul and Tokyo scrambling …