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Meanwhile, China’s showcase of electronic advancements are seen providing a much-needed boost to sentiment surrounding “Made in China” in uncertain times.
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15 Apr 2025 - 7:06PM
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Chinese factories in Vietnam see ‘crazy’ surge in orders amid US tariff pause
US businesses are putting factories in Vietnam under pressure to front-load as many shipments as possible within the 90-day window.
15 Apr 2025 - 11:00AM
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Vietnamese workers stitch apparel at a factory in Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam has been a focus of US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies in recent weeks. Photo: AFP
China GDP
‘Open door red’ to ‘summer blue’: will second quarter slam China’s GDP again?
Recent years have seen China’s economic growth decelerate in the second quarter – a pattern that threatens to continue this summer amid an intensifying trade war.
15 Apr 2025 - 6:00AM
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China launches all-out effort to boost consumption as US trade war boils over
Local authorities roll out more supportive policies as commentators urge officials to ‘strengthen people’s confidence’.
14 Apr 2025 - 9:53PM
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China exports
‘Final hurrah’: China’s exports up 12.4% in March amid pre-tariff rush
Trade figures reflect resilience of export machine and rapid reorientation of shipments as uncertainty swirls over eventual scope and impact of tariffs.
14 Apr 2025 - 4:48PM
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China’s exports remained resilient in March despite new tariffs from US President Donald Trump. Photo: Xinhua
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‘It’s so arbitrary’: China’s tech firms bewildered by US tariff flip-flops
The exemptions only cover a small slice of China’s vast electronics supply chain, and Trump’s ‘sectoral tariffs’ add fresh uncertainty.
14 Apr 2025 - 11:22AM
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E-tail giants to help China’s tariff-hit exporters pivot to home market
Industry groups and platforms such as JD.com pledge to help streamline domestic access for trade firms.
13 Apr 2025 - 10:00PM
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China consumption
China’s sci-fi industry shoots for stars as Beijing pushes ‘quality’ growth
With successes like The Three-Body Problem, the genre has never been more popular – and authorities have taken note.
13 Apr 2025 - 5:00PM
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China property
Luxury malls in China adjust to market reality amid dip in consumer spending
Mall vacancy rates in Beijing stood at 10.6 per cent last year and 9.5 per cent in Shanghai, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
13 Apr 2025 - 10:00AM
The Shanghai K11 shopping centre is cutting rents to keep tenants in place. Photo: Shutterstock
China trade
China’s middle class loves avocados. Enter Australia?
After years of lobbying and a costly trade war that battered exports, Australian fruit producers brace for market access.
13 Apr 2025 - 9:00AM
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US-China trade war
American firm dodges China’s tariff hikes, selling off millions in inventory
Jeff Bowman had a sense that the tariffs would escalate, so ‘we just emptied out the warehouse’.
12 Apr 2025 - 8:19PM
China trade
US, EU, German business chambers in China brace for ‘long-lasting’ trade war
Some say China-US strife offers an opportunity for other third countries to re-evaluate their relationship with China.
12 Apr 2025 - 1:00PM
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Economist says China’s overseas assets at risk as trade war hits boiling point
Yu Yongding, a former central bank adviser, says Beijing’s foreign holdings could become another battleground in the US-China trade war.
11 Apr 2025 - 9:30PM
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Outspoken Chinese economist Yu Yongding has warned of the precarity of Beijing’s overseas assets amid a heated trade war with the US. Photo: Shutterstock
Electric & new energy vehicles
Tesla halts importing Model S and X in China as buyers balk at tariffs
Tesla has stopped taking orders to import the US-made models to China; to persuade buyers to consider the Shanghai-made Model Y and Model 3.
11 Apr 2025 - 9:00PM
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What tariff rate do China’s goods now actually face in the US?
The latest “reciprocal” duties are only part of the total levies applied to Chinese imports.
11 Apr 2025 - 9:00PM
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China shipbuilding
US fires fresh broadside at China’s shipyards with new executive order
The US has softened a controversial port-fee proposal, but is preparing yet more tariffs targeting China’s dominant shipbuilding sector.
11 Apr 2025 - 7:30PM
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The US is proposing a string of actions to counter the dominance of China’s shipbuilding sector. Photo: AFP
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China ups tariffs on American goods to 125%, will ‘ignore’ future US hikes
Latest move matches tariff level announced by US President Donald Trump, and officials say any future US increases will not be met with reply.
11 Apr 2025 - 5:48PM
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Worried Chinese retail investors want answers about US exposure
China’s more than 100 million retail investors have seen the A-share market shed about 4.5 trillion yuan of value this month.
11 Apr 2025 - 7:13PM
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China’s exporters on edge as trade war casts shadow over Canton Fair
China’s oldest and largest trade fair unlikely to be a bonanza as exporters prepare for lean times amid tariff-induced uncertainty.
11 Apr 2025 - 11:00AM
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China jobs
Post by Chinese nuclear giant sparks backlash from young jobseekers
China National Nuclear Corporation says it received 1.196 million résumés from young jobseekers after offering 8,000 positions.
11 Apr 2025 - 8:00AM
Students attend a job fair at Harbin Institute of Technology on March 26. Photo: Xinhua
Apple
Apple’s supply chain under pressure from tariffs amid price hike speculation
The new tariffs will not hit iPhones assembled in China, but price hikes are expected with the iPhone 17 series this year.
11 Apr 2025 - 4:28PM
US-China relations
Will China dump US treasuries? Fears of ‘vicious spirals’ in global markets grow
Fears are growing that the US-China trade war could enter an unpredictable – and potentially devastating – new phase.
11 Apr 2025 - 8:11AM
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China trade
China kicks off hunt for rare quartz, with hi-tech aspirations in mind
The critical mineral, used to produce silicon, is a foundational material for strategic industries like semiconductors and photovoltaics – and now it can be mined in China.
10 Apr 2025 - 9:51PM
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