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By Lam Nguyen Seething international tensions over the South China Sea have struck an unlikely victim in Vietnam: popular children's dolls pulled from shops over a facial mark supposedly resembling Beijing's claims in the flashpoint waterway.
China’s Export Boom Is Squeezing Middle-Income Asia
By Ian Coxhead and Varan Kitayaporn China’s manufacturing-focused stimulus measures have accelerated the extension of its domestic supply chain and caused a surge of exports into world markets. These trends challenge industrial economies all over the world. The ...
Vietnam Aims for $454 Billion in 2025 Exports, but China-U.S. Trade War Poses Risks
Vietnam aims for $454 billion in export revenue by 2025, setting an ambitious 12% year-on-year growth target despite growing economic pressures from China - U.S. trade war. Early trade data shows a promising 9.9% increase in exports in the first ...
Beijing Treads Water in the South China Sea
By Gregory Poling and Monica Michiko Sato 2024 brought increased tensions between China and Southeast Asian nations over South China Sea disputes. China continued down the same dangerous but ultimately ineffective path it has walked since 2022, failing to make and ...
Vietnam’s VinFast Takes on China in Indonesia EV Market with Plant and 100,000 Charging Stations
Vietnamese automaker VinFast is making a major push into Indonesia’s electric vehicle EV sector with a planned $1.2 billion investment, including a $200 million EV manufacturing plant in West Java and an EV charging network worth up to $1 billion.
Vietnam-China Trade Tops $31 Billion in Early 2025, Exports Decline as Beijing Tightens Controls
Vietnam’s trade with China surged in early 2025, but not in Vietnam’s favor. Fresh data shows that while imports from China are rising, Vietnamese exports are struggling to keep up. In the first two months of 2025, bilateral trade exceeded ...
Indonesia and Vietnam Agree to Upgrade Strategic Ties
Indonesia and Vietnam agreed on Monday to upgrade ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership as the Southeast Asian allies' leaders met in Jakarta to mark 70 years of diplomatic relations. Vietnamese Communist Party general secretary To Lam held talks with President ...
VinFast Ships 2,500 EVs to Indonesia as Chinese Automakers Cement Their Lead
Vietnamese EV manufacturer VinFast is accelerating its presence in Indonesia, a market where Chinese automakers dominate. As VinFast ramps up shipments and prepares for local production, the battle for Indonesia’s booming electric vehicle market intensifies.
WEEK IN REVIEW: China Suspends Beef Imports From Seven Companies in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Mongolia
China will push its steel sector to lower production output to drive up prices. The National People’s Congress was told that restructuring in the sector would be encouraged. The size of the output cuts was not specified. The move comes as many Global South countries have put duties ...
Vietnam’s 2025 Economic Surge: China’s Dual Role Boosts Growth but Deepens Trade Deficit
Vietnam’s economic story in the first two months of 2025 took an interesting turn, driven largely by deepening ties with China. While the country enjoyed robust export gains and a surge in foreign direct investment (FDI), its trade deficit with ...
China-Laos Railway Fuels Trade and Record Travel Boom in Early 2025 Amid Scrutiny
Since its launch on December 3, 2021, the China-Laos Railway has handled over 48.6 million passenger trips and 54 million tons of goods as of February 2025. The number is seen as strengthening regional trade and economic integration under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), amid ...
U.S. Lawmakers Want to Close Back Doors That Chinese Companies Use to Circumvent Tariffs
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. Senate is set to introduce new legislation on Monday aimed at cracking down on Chinese companies that shift production to other countries to circumvent tariffs. The bill, if passed, would allow the Commerce Department ...