SINGAPORE, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Chinese refiner Yanchang Petroleum has bought 3 million barrels of crude from the United Arab Emirates and Kazakhstan for January arrival, several trade sources said, …
Will TikTok’s GoTo gambit save its Indonesian business?
The more the world’s youngsters love TikTok’s viral videos, the more their elected elders hate the app. They decry it for supposedly corroding young minds and, worse, for its links to China, home to …
Apple’s $275 Billion China Bet Is Now A Major Risk
Apple sells more than 220 million iPhones a year. By most estimates, nine in ten are made in China. Many of the components in Apple products are made, sourced, and assembled in China. The tech giant …
Vietnam nears completion of militarized South China Sea outposts
Vietnam has revved up South China Sea land reclamation efforts this year, beginning construction on eight previously untouched Spratly Islands features.
Myanmar’s army is taking back territory with relentless air strikes – and China’s help
When insurgents finally gained control of the town of Kyaukme – on the main trade route from the Chinese border to the rest of Myanmar – it was after several months of hard fighting last year. Kyaukme …
China’s Fintopia Set to Enter Pakistan’s Digital Finance Market
Pakistan assures full facilitation to China’s Fintopia for launching digital finance initiatives, boosting FinTech investment, SME support, and Pak–China economic cooperation.
Sen. Eric Schmitt says he ‘won’t be apologizing’ as China hits him with $50B lawsuit
China sues Sen. Eric Schmitt for $50 billion over his pandemic lawsuit. The Missouri Republican senator refuses to back down from the fight.
China exploits US-funded research on nuclear technology, a congressional report says
A congressional report says China is exploiting partnerships with U.S. researchers to provide the Chinese military with access to sensitive nuclear technology and other innovations with economic and …
Exclusive: How China built its ‘Manhattan Project’ to rival the West in AI chips
In a high-security Shenzhen laboratory, Chinese scientists have built what Washington has spent years trying to prevent: a prototype of a machine capable of producing the cutting-edge semiconductor …
UOB hit by Hong Kong, China property loans as real estate prices sink
UOB shares are down 4 per cent to date in 2025, while DBS OCBC are up about 27 per cent and 16 per cent respectively. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.