NEWS: FT.COM - CHINA, ECONOMY & TRADE
Setup News Ticker
   NEWS: FT.COM - CHINA, ECONOMY & TRADE
FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
May 07, 2026

Chinese overseas M&A hits 5-year high despite regulatory barriers
Offshore transactions worth nearly $10bn in first quarter as companies target foreign resources, consumer and manufacturing sectors

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
May 07, 2026

British-Chinese nationals found guilty of spying for Hong Kong
Two men, including former Border Force official, convicted in trial at London's Old Bailey

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
May 07, 2026

China hands two former defence ministers suspended death sentences
Punishment underlines severity of Xi Jinping's sweeping purge of powerful military

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
May 07, 2026

What will Trump's war on Iran mean for global trade?You asked, Alan Beattie answered
The FT's trade columnist replied to reader questions

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
May 06, 2026

China calls for Iran war ceasefire in meeting with top envoy
Beijing's foreign minister meets his Iranian counterpart days before summit between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
May 06, 2026

Iran's top diplomat visits China ahead of Trump-Xi summit
Xi Jinping could seek to use relationship with Tehran as leverage in talks with US president, analysts say

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
May 06, 2026

DeepSeek nears $45bn valuation as China's ‘Big Fund' leads investment talks
Value soars in ongoing fundraising discussions as investors including Tencent seek slice of AI lab

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
May 06, 2026

Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek nears $45bn valuation
Value soars in ongoing fundraising discussions as investors including Tencent seek slice of AI lab

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
May 06, 2026

American healthcare costs drive global imbalances
Dark matter revealed?

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
May 06, 2026

Europe's far-right firewall melts as Socialists topple Romania's PM
Also in this newsletter: How to reuse and recycle more critical raw materials

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
May 06, 2026

Imbalances are back on the global agenda
Policymakers must overcome the mercantilist fallacy that the way to get rich is by running surpluses forever

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
May 06, 2026

EU anti-dumping complaints against Chinese chemicals at record high
A wave of cheap imports is pushing Europe's industry to ‘breaking point'

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
May 05, 2026

Solar panel prices rise after China clampdown on producer competition
Rebound may spell end of the era of ever-cheaper cells after a price war that stoked huge losses among biggest producers

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
May 04, 2026

Trial of Blackpool's block trade king begins in Hong Kong
Simon Sadler of Segantii Capital faces criminal charges over alleged insider trading of clothing retailer Esprit

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
May 04, 2026

EU blocks funds for key Chinese solar energy parts
Brussels cites security concerns in latest crackdown on sensitive China-made imports

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
May 04, 2026

China is building soft power as Trump burns bridges
After years of struggling to match the global popularity of the US, Japan and South Korea, Beijing's image is improving

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
May 04, 2026

Inside China's massive $3tn overseas acquisition spree
Pwned by Beijing

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
May 03, 2026

Trump's strategy of accommodation with China is a historic mistake
The upcoming summit in Beijing could lock in an American posture of strategic deference

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
May 03, 2026

Will the Iran war amplify the ‘second China shock'?
Market Questions is the FT's guide to the week ahead

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
May 01, 2026

Is China decoupling on food?
If this is pursued with the same energy as industrial policy, it will upend the agricultural economy

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
May 01, 2026

What will Trump's war on Iran mean for global trade?
Take part in a live Ask an Expert Q&A with our trade columnist on Thursday May 7 at 1pm (BST)

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
May 01, 2026

Elevator companies hope subsidies in China will lift their prospects
Incentives to replace ageing equipment set to help compensate for still-sluggish property sector

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 30, 2026

Chinese spy agency warns nation's young people against dropping out
‘Foreign forces' blamed for rising number of disaffected youths who are quitting their careers to ‘lie flat'

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 30, 2026

Huawei's AI chip sales surge as Nvidia stalls in China
Chinese tech companies place large orders for the Shenzhen-based group's latest range of AI processors

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 30, 2026

Huawei's chip sales set to jump 60% as Chinese tech groups shun Nvidia
Chinese tech companies place large orders for the Shenzhen-based group's latest range of AI processors

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 30, 2026

How the Trump-Xi threats of trade war softened into a quieter rivalry
The forthcoming US-China leaders' summit will be much less fraught than the last one

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 30, 2026

More than 50 countries agree to work on trade measures to cut out fossil fuels
Deals between buyers and suppliers of green energy or technologies among proposed climate solutions

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 30, 2026

UK's Wycombe Abbey school forced to close China campus
Shutdown marks setback for international education groups looking to expand in China

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 29, 2026

FirstFT: Goldman Sachs prevents Hong Kong bankers from using Anthropic's Claude
Also in today's newsletter: oil tops $120 and Asian chipmakers surge

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 29, 2026

Matthew Wong's rhapsodies in blue claim their place in art history
Dreamscape paintings by an artist whose life was cut tragically short will be on dazzling display at Venice's Palazzo Tiepolo Passi

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 29, 2026

Chinese wind turbine maker accuses UK of ‘politicisation' over product ban
Ming Yang warns setback will not stop company's expansion plans in Europe

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 29, 2026

China's Mao-era regulator in a stand-off with Meta over AI
National Development Reform Commission is becoming Beijing's chief enforcer

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 29, 2026

Chinese green technology poses national security problem for Europe, report warns
European countries want to accelerate the shift to solar, wind and other energy sources whose supply chains are dominated by China

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 28, 2026

Goldman stops bankers using Anthropic's Claude in Hong Kong
Employees were unable to access company's AI models as of a few weeks ago

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 28, 2026

Beijing's blunt message to its tech sector
China's ban on Meta-Manus deal is a warning to keep AI innovations at home

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 28, 2026

China poised to restart exporting jet fuel, diesel and gasoline
Beijing signals relaxation of export ban imposed at start of Iran conflict

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 28, 2026

BYD profits drop by more than half as Chinese sales slow
Phasing out of electric vehicle subsidies has driven slump in domestic sales growth following years-long boom

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 28, 2026

Export restrictions on critical materials up fivefold since 2009, says OECD
Analysis shows rise in trade curbs affecting defence, tech and green energy supply chains

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 28, 2026

World's biggest battery maker CATL to raise $5bn
Chinese group rides surge in foreign investor interest in renewable energy stocks since outbreak of war in Iran

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 28, 2026

World's biggest battery maker to raise $5bn in ‘opportunistic' share placement
China's CATL rides surge in foreign investor interest in renewable energy stocks since outbreak of war in Iran

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 28, 2026

Why investors are chasing US biotechs with Chinese characteristics
Drugs developed in Asian nation are increasingly being used to seed US start-ups

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 28, 2026

Adrift in the South — the stark memoir of a Chinese factory labourer
Xiao Hai tells a story of shattered dreams and the grim reality of conditions inside China's manufacturing sector

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 28, 2026

After conquering nickel, Indonesia sets its sights on aluminium
Analysts fear Chinese-funded build-up of smelters will lead to oversupply

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 27, 2026

FirstFT: China orders Meta to unwind $2bn acquisition of AI group Manus
Also in today's newsletter: Italy extradites alleged Chinese spy to US, and German chancellor says Washington being ‘humiliated' by Iran

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 27, 2026

Meta's Chinese stumble suggests a declining tolerance for shades of grey
Tech-related capital flows have benefited from decades of ambiguity, but AI changes the calculus

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 27, 2026

Meta's Chinese stumble suggests declining tolerance for shades of grey
Tech-related capital flows have benefited from decades of ambiguity, but AI changes the calculus

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 27, 2026

Why flying less won't do much to ease the oil crisis
Crude demand weakens when not only jet fuel but other product prices rise too

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 27, 2026

China's minerals come with coercion but they do come cheap
The US has no geoeconomic answer to Beijing controlling its trading partners via manipulating supply chains

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 27, 2026

Italy extradites alleged Chinese hacker to US
Suspect in Covid industrial espionage case handed over amid strains between Giorgia Meloni and Donald Trump

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 27, 2026

Italy extradites alleged Chinese spy to US
Suspect in Covid industrial espionage case handed over amid strains between Giorgia Meloni and Donald Trump

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 27, 2026

China blocks Meta's $2bn purchase of AI group Manus
Regulators had reviewed whether deal violated Beijing's investment rules

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 27, 2026

Italy approves extradition of alleged Chinese hacker to US
Xu Zewei accused of industrial espionage over suspected effort to steal Covid-19 vaccine secrets

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 27, 2026

China warns EU over proposed ‘Made in Europe' law
Beijing threatens unspecified retaliation over fears that bill to strengthen bloc's industry will hurt its companies

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 27, 2026

Inside China's plans to fight in space
From seizing satellites to striking Earth from orbit — Beijing is developing dual-use capabilities in an intensifying arms race with the US

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 27, 2026

An insider food tour of Hong Kong with chef Vicky Cheng
The man behind the harbour city's Wing and Vea restaurants shows us where to find its best street-side eats, from roast goose and noodles to classic desserts

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 26, 2026

China's smartphone king takes on Elon Musk in Europe with premium EVs
Xiaomi wants to expand on the continent as demand for its cars outstrips production

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 25, 2026

EV ownership at ‘tipping point' in many parts of the world, experts say
Data shows momentum shift under way in Europe and emerging markets

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 24, 2026

UK Biobank says security checks not imposed because of ‘harms' to research
Access to the database has been paused after data breach under pressure from ministers

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 24, 2026

Trump tracker: the latest data on US tariffs, trade and economy
Follow the latest impact of tariffs amid the president's ongoing trade war

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 24, 2026

Big Four's shrinkage at the top presages weakness at the bottom line
Professional service firms appear to be braced for flatlining growth

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 24, 2026

America must guard against China's own Mythos
The US needs to block Chinese access to the most advanced technology

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 24, 2026

China's own Mythos is coming — America must prepare
The US needs to block Chinese access to the most advanced technology

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 24, 2026

Chinese bid for UK chemical plant condemned as threat to competition
World's largest producer of titanium dioxide to acquire facility in North East of England

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 24, 2026

Goldman leads record renminbi borrowing by US banks
Bank joins ‘frenzy' as China's low interest rates draw in more foreign issuers

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 24, 2026

Goldman Sachs leads record renminbi borrowing by US banks
Bank joins ‘frenzy' as China's low interest rates draw in more foreign issuers

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 23, 2026

China hackers steal western secrets by targeting consumer gadgets
Compromised home internet routers and smart fridges are being used in cyber attacks, intelligence agencies warn

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 23, 2026

White House accuses China of ‘industrial-scale' theft of AI technology
Trump official Michael Kratsios says Chinese entities stealing from American labs

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 23, 2026

PwC fined $166mn by Hong Kong regulators over Evergrande audit
Big Four firm also faces six-month ban on new clients related to its work on failed property developer's books

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 23, 2026

Europe's resistance to Chinese investment has stalled
The European Commission's repeated attempts to run a coherent green industrial strategy are showing few results

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 23, 2026

Beijing's auto bash and Coupang under scrutiny
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 23, 2026

The AI digital divide
An FT survey shows the highest-earning workers are adopting the technology in their jobs far faster than others

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 22, 2026

Partitions and permit delays: the UK law firms sticking with China
Regulatory scrutiny over operations — down to office seating plans — is price to pay for firms wanting to do business in the country

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 22, 2026

Not even Iran war's oil shock will help China reflate
Rising prices risk deepening the country's deflationary trap rather than providing any escape from it

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 22, 2026

Population collapses of yore
Poring over precedents for China's prospective population plummet

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 22, 2026

Reebok plans hundreds of China stores to capture activewear boom
Owner Authentic Brands hopes bricks-and-mortar relaunch will generate $1bn in annual sales within a decade

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 22, 2026

Trump trade chief urges US allies to pay more for critical minerals
Jamieson Greer says ‘security premium' needed to counter reliance on Chinese supplies

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 22, 2026

US trade chief urges allies to pay more for critical minerals
Jamieson Greer says ‘security premium' needed to counter reliance on Chinese supplies

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 21, 2026

BHP strikes China iron ore deal after months of talks
Mining company firms up copper guidance in Mike Henry's final results as chief executive

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 21, 2026

Can EVs kill off petrol cars in China?
Electric-vehicle makers target less affluent heartland for next phase of growth

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 21, 2026

VW to export more China-made EVs in global sales drive
Strategy pivot coincides with slowdown and fierce competition in world's largest automotive market

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 21, 2026

Taiwan says Chinese pressure forces scrapping of president's Africa trip
Lai Ching-te's visit to tiny landlocked Eswatini postponed after neighbours ‘revoked flight permits'

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 21, 2026

China links tough new trade rules to Iran war and Panama port dispute
Beijing threatens companies with harsh punishments, including exit bans, to protect against foreign sanctions

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 21, 2026

Will China get richer before it gets much, much smaller?
Demographic dataviz

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 21, 2026

Global clean power growth points to permanent shift, analysts say
Evidence grows of structural move away from fossil fuels to meet electricity demand

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 20, 2026

China sends warships to Pacific as Japan tensions grow
Tokyo joins annual US-Philippine military drills and is deploying troops, ships and aircraft

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 19, 2026

China does have one powerful lever to boost consumption
A permanent cut in the payroll tax could benefit workers and the world

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 19, 2026

Foreign carmakers turn to Chinese technology to remain relevant
Western executives hope ‘in China for China' strategy will halt sales decline in world's largest car market

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 19, 2026

The US and Europe are still stronger together
Despite Trump and the war with Iran, Brussels' interests remain deeply entwined with Washington's

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 19, 2026

Lessons from the China shock 2.0
The response should be better industrial strategies, not knee-jerk protectionism

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 19, 2026

Bogart's Italian fedora maker seeks to get ahead in China
169-year-old luxury hat producer Borsalino plans to open its first store in Shanghai

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 19, 2026

Chinese migrant workers return home as urban jobs grow scarcer
Policymakers fret about ‘large-scale' movement back to rural interior amid weakening domestic demand

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 18, 2026

The declining appeal of the Hong Kong expat
Demand for mainlanders with Mandarin skills is on the rise

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 17, 2026

Are global trade imbalances just ‘one really big surplus'?
The Economics Show ???? FT Alphaville

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 17, 2026

Jardines and CK Hutchison pursue Hong Kong supermarket megadeal
Merger of ParknShop with Wellcome would create a dominant player in the territory's food retail market

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 17, 2026

Inside China's probe of Meta's ‘conspiratorial' $2bn Manus deal
The landmark tech exit has quickly become central to China's national security agenda

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 17, 2026

It charges in five minutes. But can the Denza Z9GT EV crack the competition?
Rory FH Smith gets the first drive

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 17, 2026

Will the energy shock change global trade imbalances? With Brad Setser
Higher oil prices may not be enough to dent the world's biggest trade surplus

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 16, 2026

FirstFT: China's economic growth exceeds expectations despite Iran war
Also in today's newsletter: Israel agrees to ceasefire in Lebanon, and Netflix founder to step down from board

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 16, 2026

The Iran war will damage the petrodollar
Grand bargain that has underpinned US Treasury demand since 1974 is coming undone

FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
Apr 16, 2026

What's really shocking about the second China shock?
While the Chinese export surge continues unabated, import volumes have been anaemic

TRENDING TAGS
Trumpcourt Iran Trade global rules
IranOil US-Iran War Prices Hormuz
Stockmarket S&P Nasdaq Oil Iran
CEOAI Job Workers
TradeTrump court global tariff rules
PricesOil Iran War Stock Hopes
Billionamid reports corporate Shell
HereHow Just AI their Stock
Marketstock S&P Nasdaq today Dow
GlobalTrump Trade court rules tariff

NEWS SOURCES
Top News (Business News)
Accounting Today
AdWeek News
Banking Business Review
Barron's This Week Magazine
Barron's Up and Down Wall Street Daily
Brad Ideas
Chicago Tribune Business News
CNBC Business
CNBC Economy
CNBC Finance
CNN/Money
CNN/Money Real Estate News
Dismal.com: Analysis
Dismal.com: Indicators
Enterprise Application News
Entrepreneur.com
Forbes Headlines
Forbes Social Media News
FT.com - China, Economy & Trade
FT.com - Financial Markets
FT.com - Hedge Funds
FT.com - Telecoms
FT.com - US
Google Business News
Google Market News
HBS Working Knowledge
Inc.com
INSEAD Knowledge
International Tax Review
Kiplinger
Knowledge@Wharton
L.S. Starrett News
MarketWatch
MarketWatch Breaking News
MarketWatch MarketPulse
McKinsey Quarterly
MSNBC.com: Business
Nielsen Trends
NonProfit Times
NPR Topics: Business
NYTimes Business
OpinionJournal.com
Private Equity Breaking News
Reuters Business
Reuters Company News
Reuters Money
SEC.gov Updates: News Digest
SHRM HR News
Tax Policy News
The Economist International News
The Motley Fool
USA Today Money
Wall Street Journal US Business
Wall Street Transcript
Washington Post Business
WSJ Asia
WSJ Europe
WSJ MoneyBeat
WSJ Opinion
WSJ US News
WSJ World Markets
Yahoo Business
  • CEOExpress
  • c/o CommunityScape | 200 Anderson Avenue
    Rochester, NY 14607
  • Contact
  • As an Amazon Associate
    CEOExpress earns from
    qualifying purchases.

©1999-2026 CEOExpress Company LLC