China Disrupts Europe’s Auto Supply Chain
BERLIN — The pressure on Germany’s once-dominant automotive supply sector is intensifying, as a wave of inexpensive Chinese components upends long-established industrial hierarchies and deepens the crisis confronting Europe’s largest manufacturing economy. For years, German suppliers — names like Bosch, … Continue reading China Disrupts Europe’s Auto Supply Chain
Tensions Over Taiwan Hit China–Japan Air Travel
TOKYO – As political tensions between China and Japan intensify over the future of Taiwan, travel between Asia’s two largest economies has fallen into an abrupt and unprecedented decline. More than 1,900 flights from China to Japan scheduled for December … Continue reading Tensions Over Taiwan Hit China–Japan Air Travel
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