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Editorial 1 week ago

PREMIUM
Resilient, realistic growth

An aggressive growth target may lift headline GDP, but it could also inflate asset prices, strain the state budget and erode investor confidence in fiscal policy.

Economy 3 weeks ago

German firms' investments in China boomed in 2025 on US trade war worries

German companies' investments in China hit a four-year high in 2025, according to data compiled for Reuters, underscoring how US President Donald Trump's trade war is pushing industries and governments to boost business ties elsewhere.

Academia 2 months ago

PREMIUM
China’s one trillion trade surplus: Turning tariffs into gain

Europe now relies heavily on Chinese components to support its energy transition, while Southeast Asia depends on Chinese machinery and intermediate goods to fuel rapid industrial upgrading.

Companies 3 months ago

Netherlands ready to drop control of Nexperia if chip supply resumes: Bloomberg

The Dutch government is ready to shelve the order that gave it power to block or change key corporate decisions at chipmaker Nexperia if China resumes exports of critical chips, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Asia & Pacific 3 months ago

Trump, Xi will meet Thursday in South Korea

The meeting Thursday might yield a truce in the trade war between the world's top two economies, a possible grand finale to Trump's Asia tour marked by praise, pomp and even a replica gold crown from South Korea's leader.

Academia 3 months ago

Six rules for navigating the new abnormal

As the world grapples with multiple uncertainties, those with a sense of self-preservation that are also quick and nimble will come out on top.

Editorial 3 months ago

PREMIUM
Prabowo’s RCEP test

President Prabowo needs to realize that, although Indonesia is the largest economy in ASEAN, ignoring its neighbors is a significant blunder.

Economy 3 months ago

China, US to hold trade talks in Malaysia in coming days

"As agreed by both China and the United States... vice premier He Lifeng will lead a delegation to Malaysia from October 24 to 27 and hold economic and trade talks with the United States," Beijing's commerce ministry said in a statement.

Tech 4 months ago

Nexperia: the 'salt and pepper' of chips

The Dutch government has invoked a Cold war-era law to effectively seize control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned chipmaker based in the Netherlands.

Economy 4 months ago

Trump ratchets up US-China trade war, promising new tariffs

US President Donald Trump revived the trade war against Beijing on Friday, ending an uneasy truce between the two largest economies with promises to sharply hike tariffs in a reprisal against China curbing its critical mineral exports.