Category: Week in Review

The Taiwanese tech company Foxconn, a major assembler of Apple products, received approval from Taiwan’s regulator for a $2.2 billion investment in facilities in India and the U.S. The Department of Investment Review in Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs also approved a $1.49 billion investment in a subsidiary ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly said on Wednesday that Russia is planning joint military exercises with China in 2025. No details about the date and nature of the exercises were released. China and Russia last held joint exercises in September 2024 off Russia’s eastern coast. (REUTERS) ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to the Kazakh capital, Astana, next week to take part in a summit with Central Asian leaders. Xi is also scheduled to hold separate bilateral talks with his five counterparts from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and the Kyrgyz Republic. 

Brazilian prosecutors announced they are suing the Chinese carmaker BYD and two of its contractors for slave-like labor conditions. Prosecutors in Bahia state are seeking about $50 million in damages from BYD, China JinJiang Construction Brazil, and Tecmonta Equipamentos Inteligentes. The suit follows a complaint last year that ...

The Chinese mining company CMOC has called on the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to lift its export ban on cobalt. The country imposed a four-month ban on exports in the hope of raising prices. The ban is scheduled to expire next month. CMOC’s Vice President ...

The Trump administration warned companies around the world that using Huawei AI chips could lead to penalties for breaching U.S. export controls. The U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security said it is “issuing guidance that using Huawei Ascend chips anywhere in the world violates US export controls,” because ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said he won’t consider pulling back the 145% trade tariffs imposed on Chinese goods to spur a trade deal. Asked by reporters on Wednesday if he would consider lowering tariffs to get China to the negotiating table, he simply said, “No.” Asked what he ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said he won’t consider pulling back the 145% trade tariffs imposed on Chinese goods to spur a trade deal. Asked by reporters on Wednesday if he would consider lowering tariffs to get China to the negotiating table, he simply said, “No.” Asked what he ...

U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed the economic impact of the trade war on U.S. consumers in an interview with ABC News. He said he doesn’t believe that hard times are ahead for the U.S. and that China will likely absorb the impact of the steep trade levies imposed ...

U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed the economic impact of the trade war on U.S. consumers in an interview with ABC News. He said he doesn’t believe that hard times are ahead for the U.S. and that China will likely absorb the impact of the steep trade levies imposed ...

U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed the economic impact of the trade war on U.S. consumers in an interview with ABC News. He said he doesn’t believe that hard times are ahead for the U.S. and that China will likely absorb the impact of the steep trade levies imposed ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to Kazakhstan on Friday for the Sixth China-Central Asia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. The visit will also include a strategic dialogue with his Kazakh counterpart. From there, he will move on to the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Brazil on Monday. (CHINESE ...