Trade War

LAUNCESTON, Australia—China is paying a heavy toll for its efforts to punish Australia by banning or restricting certain commodity imports, while conversely Australia seems to have avoided any serious financial ramifications so far. Coal is the highest-profile Chinese target in the Australia row. Beijing effectively all but banned imports from…

Chinese president’s video address to World Economic Forum says history shows that antagonism and confrontation will hurt everybody Xi’s speech comes as the Biden administration is discussing its China strategy with US allies Topic |   Xi Jinping E3B1C256-BFCB-4CEF-88A6-1DCCD7666635 Published: 11:31pm, 25 Jan, 2021 Updated: 3:02am, 26 Jan, 2021 Read More

President Trump began his term by launching the trade war with China he had promised on the campaign trail. By mid-2020, however, Trump was no longer the public face of China policy-making as he became increasingly consumed with domestic troubles, giving his top aides carte blanche to pursue a cascade…

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Huawei has been a bargaining chip in the US-Sino trade war since mid-2019 and as such has been dragging its Honor brand along. The Shenzhen-based company finally sold the division, leaving it to flourish on its own and allowing it to trade with US companies, including Google. According to Kommersant,…

The latest Deloitte Access Economics Business Outlook figures reveal that Australia is well on the road to economic recovery in 2021. “COVID numbers are very low, the vaccine news is excellent, confidence is rebounding, Victoria is catching up to the recovery already underway elsewhere, there are heartening developments in job…

Welcome to another week's recap. The major development from the past seven days was the official debut of the Galaxy S21 family, which immediately went on pre-order. You can browse the list below for our detailed coverage. Another premium phone launched this week with the iQOO 7, but being limited…

Through military escalation and trade wars, Trump brought us close to the precipice with China. Will Biden follow suit? January 15, 2021 EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch. Soon-to-be President Joe…

In Singapore, we are looking to double our reporting team by this year-end to comprehensively cover the fast-moving world of funded startups and VC, PE & M&A deals. We want reporters who can tell our readers what is really happening in these sectors and why it matters to markets, companies…

China’s economic ascent is accelerating barely a year after its first coronavirus lockdowns, as its success in controlling Covid-19 allows it to boost its share of global trade and investment. The world’s second-largest economy is set on Monday to report gross domestic product increased 2.1% in 2020, the only major…