Hong Kong: Puma Draws Interest from Chinese Buyers
HONG KONG / HERZOGENAURACH — Chinese sportswear groups Anta Sports Products and Li Ning are weighing potential bids for Puma SE, the struggling German sportswear maker, but early talks are constrained by a sharp drop in Puma’s market value and … Continue reading Hong Kong: Puma Draws Interest from Chinese Buyers
Hong Kong: Deadly Fire Sparks Questions, 94 dead
HONG KONG — Public shock has hardened into anger across Hong Kong and beyond after a catastrophic fire tore through Wang Fuk Court, a subsidized housing complex in the Tai Po district, killing at least 94 people and leaving dozens … Continue reading Hong Kong: Deadly Fire Sparks Questions, 94 dead
China’s Colossal Gold Discovery in Liaoning
LIAOING, China – China says it has uncovered its largest gold deposit in more than seven decades — a vast ore body in the hills of Liaoning Province that, if proven and fully exploitable, could reshape the country’s resource landscape. … Continue reading China’s Colossal Gold Discovery in Liaoning
New Partnership to Recycle EV Batteries in Europe
MUNICH — In a move reflecting both the promise and the strain of the global electric-vehicle transition, German climate-tech startup tozero and China-based Huayou Cobalt in Tongxiang/Zhejiang, one of the world’s largest battery-materials producers, announced a partnership to expand lithium-ion … Continue reading New Partnership to Recycle EV Batteries in Europe
China and the New ASEAN Fruit Economy
BANGKOK/KUALA LUMPUR  –  As China’s middle class continues its rapid expansion, one Southeast Asian export has become an unexpected symbol of shifting regional power: the durian. Once celebrated primarily within Southeast Asia, the pungent fruit has become a luxury commodity … Continue reading China and the New ASEAN Fruit Economy