China

China’s top chipmaker SMIC warns rushed AI capacity could sit idle

AI-related infrastructure investment is projected to exceed US$3 trillion over the next five years

Customers at a shopping centre in Jakarta. Asean, with nearly 700 million consumers and rapidly expanding middle classes, represents one of the fastest-growing demand bases in the global economy.
NEW GLOBAL ORDER

Asean+3, not the US, is now the world’s largest market

This structural shift has measurable consequences for how shocks propagate

Dairy Queen is owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and has about 7,000 stores in over 30 countries.

Owner of Dairy Queen, Papa John’s China operations is said to weigh US$500 million sale

Several high-profile global brands have been re-evaluating their China operations

Chinese companies choosing Singapore as an operations base stems from the country's reputation, analysts say.

Chinese fixed asset investments in Singapore surged last year, but it’s too early to call it a trend

It remains to be seen if the level of investments – driven partly by China’s weaker domestic demand – is sustainable

Chinese thermal coal prices have yet to reflect Indonesia’s plans, partly due to a lull in trading before the Chinese New Year.

China could lift coal output this year due to Indonesian curbs

The South-east Asian nation is the world’s biggest exporter of power station coal

Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi said the country was continuing to communicate with China at “various levels” .

Xi faces dilemma over Japan after Takaichi wins historic mandate

[BEIJING] Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s election victory is handing Chinese leader Xi Jinping a dilemma: Engage with Japan’s most popular post-war leader or continue a deep freeze with the US’s top ...

The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) reported that exports to China fell 35.7% last year.

China’s palm oil demand to drop as cheaper alternatives rise: analysts

China is expected to continue increasing its soyoil imports which will limit demand for palm oil

Unitree's humanoid robots performing a backflip in Zhejiang. Unitree will participate in 2026's Spring Festival Gala.

China’s robot makers ready for Chinese New Year entertainment spotlight

This year’s gala will include the participation of four humanoid robot startups – Unitree, Galbot, Noetix and MagicLab

Solar panels are arranged to resemble pandas at a power plant in Datong. Even with a headlong renewables build-out, China's rising electricity consumption means that any shortfalls are met by coal generators.

China’s energy future still runs on old technology

The country already has the power grid of the future; the problem is it’s being used in a grossly inefficient manner