The Latest Breaking News from China

The U.S. and China are taking vastly different approaches to AI development.

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX) reported better-than-expected second-quarter results on Wednesday, driven by strong copper and gold sales volumes, lower costs, and favorable pricing. The company also marked a major operational milestone with the start-up of its new copper smelter in Indonesia.

As U.S. manufacturers slow down on EVs, it could lead to real issues of consumer choice for Canadian drivers. Also, Chinese brands pick up steam in Europe.

The US returns as a seller of critical anti-ballistic systems, but remains neutral, with no ideological standpoint.

Chinese investments could play a crucial role in enabling Brazil to boost its industrial capacity and diversify economy.

Leaders of the European Union and Japan have launched an alliance aimed at boosting economic cooperation, defending free trade and countering unfair trade practices as the two sides face growing challenges from the United States and China

Demand for glucagon-like peptide-1 weight-loss drugs — such as Ozempic, Zepbound and Wegovy — coupled with limited insurance coverage has fueled a risky but growing “gray” market for purchasing active ingredients from China, Reuters reported recently.

The US will charge a 15 percent tariff on goods imported from Japan, based on a new agreement

Tonya Ugoretz, a top FBI intelligence analyst, was placed on administrative leave in June. The FBI has not said why. But the decision came around the time she refused to endorse what was reportedly a thinly sourced report accusing China of interfering in the 2020 US presidential election in favour…

The manufacturing of African print textiles has shifted to China in the 21st century. While they are widely consumed in African countries – and symbolic of the continent – the rise of “made in China” has undermined the African women traders who have long shaped the retail and distribution of…

Faced with a tense economic context involving both China and the US, the EU and Japan aim to strengthen their economic relationship.