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As European leaders convened at the European Council meeting in Brussels this month, the spectre of a full-blown trade war with China cast a long…
Samantha Johnson
2 Japanese held in China over alleged rare earths smuggling
China has detained two Japanese nationals over alleged attempts to take rare earth-related products out of the country.
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said on…
Hidden cost of China’s electric car boom, record-breaking week for sales: 7 EV reads
We have put together stories from our coverage on electric and new energy vehicles from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If…
Singaporean woman jailed for slapping, punching helper over job performance
Upset with the way that her domestic worker had performed tasks such as hanging the laundry or cleaning bottles, a 67-year-old woman slapped, punched and…
Keiko Fujimori edges closer to winning Peru’s presidency
Keiko Fujimori is poised to become Peru’s next president after running her fourth consecutive campaign, according to figures published late Tuesday by the elections regulator…
Beijing’s brokerage probe to stop ‘leakage’, Paul Chan tells Davos Dalian event
Beijing’s recent investigation into three brokerages – Futu Securities, Tiger Brokers and Long Bridge – was partly driven by concerns over foreign exchange “leakage” and…