World News | Amid Trade Tension, China Imposes Port Fees on US

Beijing [China], October 14 (ANI): China announced on Tuesday that new special port fees will take effect for US ships arriving in Chinese ports, according to state media reports. The move comes amid trade tensions between Washington and Beijing....

Chips or rare earths: Who holds the ban edge—US or China?

The trade dispute between the United States and China has resumed. US President Donald Trump lashed out over the weekend at Beijing’s planned tightening of restrictions over crucial rare-earth minerals. In response, Trump has threatened 100%...

‘Not the right way…’: China rejects US sanctions, vows to defend rights

China has firmly rejected the recent US restrictions and sanctions imposed on it, vowing to take necessary measures to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests. US President Donald Trump with China's President Xi Jinping at the G20 leaders...

Asia’s Economic Rewiring and the Rise of Future Business Leaders

HKUST MBA prepares leaders for innovation, inclusion, and leadership in a fast growing region HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 14 October 2025 – The MBA has faced its share of skepticism in recent years, with some questioning whether it...

Weber Shandwick strengthens leadership in China and across APAC

Weber Shandwick has announced a series of leadership and structural updates aimed at strengthening its business in China and across Asia Pacific, reflecting the agency’s continued investment in growth sectors and client priorities. Corbin Hsieh...

Vietnam calls for stronger cooperation to enhance women’s role in economic life

Beijing (VNA) – Vietnam has voiced its commitment to promoting women’s empowerment and strengthening international cooperation to enhance women’s role in economic life, especially by connecting women working in science, innovation, and business to...

The ‘Warren Buffett of China’ has been piling into this cheap tech stock

“There’s only one Warren Buffett…” You can almost hear it echoing around a stadium full of fund managers waving Berkshire Hathaway annual reports. Or is that just me? Probably. According to financial media, though, there are loads of them. There’s...

US, China roll out tit-for-tat port fees, threatening more turmoil at sea

By Lisa Baertlein, Liz Lee and Joe Cash BEIJING/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The United States and China on Tuesday began charging additional port fees on ocean shipping firms that move everything from holiday toys to crude oil, making the high seas a...

XAU/USD Climbs To Fresh Record High Above $4,100 On US-China Trade War Fears

Monday, October 13, 2025 8:01 PM EDT Image Source: Pixabay Gold price (XAU/USD) jumps to a fresh record high near $4,130 during the early Asian session on Tuesday. The precious metal extends the rally as renewed US-China trade tensions send...

Xi commits USD10mn to UN Women as China moves to advance equality

BEIJING, China, Oct 14 — President Xi Jinping announced on Monday a slew of measures, including China’s donation of an additional $10 million to UN Women over the next five years, to support the global women’s cause, as leaders and representatives...

Bridgestone CEO sees U.S. slowdown, cyberattack and tariffs hurting business

Bridgestone expects a tougher second half of the fiscal year ending Dec. 31 as its U.S. business faces a sharp drop in truck tire demand, tariffs take a toll and it deals with the fallout from a cyberattack that disrupted production. Truck tire...

Firms map out HSBC’s HKD106bn privatisation of Hang Seng Bank

Clifford Chance, #He Ping# Law Firm, Slaughter and May and Linklaters are participating in HSBC Holdings’ HKD106 billion (USD13.6 billion) plan to privatise Hang Seng Bank, a deal likely to become one of the largest in Hong Kong’s M&A market in a...

AP Business SummaryBrief at 2:08 a.m. EDT

Kitchen cabinet companies hope new US tariffs pay off in the long run NEW YORK (AP) — New tariffs on imported kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, and upholstered furniture in the U.S. are expected to impact the home improvement industry. The...

AP Business SummaryBrief at 3:17 a.m. EDT

Kitchen cabinet companies hope new US tariffs pay off in the long run NEW YORK (AP) — New tariffs on imported kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, and upholstered furniture in the U.S. are expected to impact the home improvement industry. The...

Spain the frontrunner for Chinese carmaker BYD’s third European plant, sources say

China’s No. 1 automaker BYD considers Spain to be its top candidate for a third car factory to serve the European market, two people briefed on the matter told Reuters, as the company seeks to grow sales on the continent. A BYD assembly plant,...

A local backlash against China’s K visa reveals cracks in China’s tech-driven growth dream

You might have thought Beijing’s effort to attract global STEM talent would fire up legions of patriotic keyboard warriors eager to celebrate America’s relative decline. Instead, its launch of a new work visa has sparked an online furore,...

FTSE 100 Live: Stocks slide as China threatens retaliation, BP...

8.31am: China reaction hits copper and shifts currency markets A fall in copper is weighing on the FTSE, with US-China trade tensions likely to be a factor. Falls in Asian markets and US futures are likely to be linked to China threatening further...

Analysis: AI Boom Fuels Unexpected Surge in China’s High-Tech Exports

China’s trade continued its robust recovery in September 2025, with data from the General Administration of Customs showing dollar-denominated exports rising by 8.3% year-over-year, up from 4.4% in August and surpassing the Bloomberg consensus...

Wall St. veers upward after Trump softens his criticism of China

NEW YORK — And back up goes Wall Street. U.S. stocks rallied Monday after President Donald Trump said ” it will all be fine,” just days after he sent the market reeling by threatening much higher tariffs on China. The S&P 500 jumped 1.6% in its...

Franklin Templeton: Korean Stock Market Surges, Outpacing Emerging Markets

Franklin Templeton, a global asset management company with assets under management of $1.66 trillion (approximately 2,370 trillion won), has identified Korea as a key country for emerging market investment. The company said Korea is leading the...