Trimming tax rebates on exports can help beef up China’s falling government income. The benefits for exporters rose 5.6 per cent year on year to almost two trillion yuan (S$368.4 billion) in the first 11 months of 2025, latest official data showed, or about 8 per cent of broad government revenue in the period. BLOOMBERG

Trump told the New York Times he'd be "very unhappy" if the Chinese leader moved against Taiwan during his second term.

China and Japan — frenemies, trading partners and uneasy neighbors with a tortured, bloody history they still struggle to navigate — are freshly at each other’s rhetorical throats as 2026 begins. From insinuations that Chinese citizens face dangers in Japan to outright accusations of resurgent Japanese imperialism,

Beijing officials plan to approve some Nvidia imports as soon as this quarter after they forced Chinese firms to pause their orders for the Silicon Valley firm’s H200 chips, according to reports.

China rolled out sweeping new rules on Wednesday to rein in aggressive competition in e-commerce, banning major platforms such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE:BABA) from forcing online merchants into promotions or deep discounts.

China blocked exports of a raft of goods with potential military applications to Japan, ramping up recent tensions between the Asian powers.

Beijing worries the $2.5 billion acquisition of startup Manus will encourage more entrepreneurs to follow in its footsteps.

BEIJING: China's annual consumer price inflation accelerated to a 34-month high in December, but the full-year rate slumped to the ⁠lowest in 16 years while producer deflation persisted, backing market expectations for more stimulus to shore up soft demand.