- February 28th, 2026
Some of the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) most closely associated with China’s so-called “national team” experienced record outflows on Thursday, signaling a possible intervention by state-backed investors to temper a stock market rally fueled by AI enthusiasm and corporate earnings optimism....
China’s long-running experiment with population control has entered a dramatic reversal, with demographic policy now taking centre stage in Beijing’s economic planning as authorities confront a shrinking and rapidly ageing society. Official population data due on January 19 is expected...
China is moving to establish new rules governing how many advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips domestic companies can purchase from foreign suppliers such as Nvidia, a step that could reshape Beijing’s approach to managing access to critical U.S. technology amid...
China reported a historic trade achievement in 2025 on Wednesday, posting a record US$1.189 trillion trade surplus as exporters adapted to renewed US tariff pressures under the second Trump administration. The figure, comparable to the GDP of a top-20 global...
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve the lower house of parliament for a snap election shortly after the annual parliamentary session begins next week, officials from her ruling coalition confirmed on Wednesday. “I was notified by Prime Minister...
Chinese customs authorities have instructed border officials that Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence chips are not permitted to enter the country, according to three people briefed on the matter, in a move that sharpens tensions at the heart of the U.S.–China...
Chinese authorities have instructed domestic companies to stop using cybersecurity software produced by around a dozen firms from the United States and Israel, citing national security concerns, according to two people briefed on the matter. Among the affected U.S. companies...
Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng is targeting sales of between 550,000 and 600,000 vehicles this year, according to a report by Chinese technology portal 36Kr, citing a recent internal strategy meeting. A company source confirmed the report on Wednesday. If...
Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama signaled growing concern over the yen’s sharp decline, suggesting Tokyo may step up market interventions to stabilize the currency. Katayama emphasized shared worries with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over what she described as the...
South Korea’s central bank is widely expected to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.50 per cent on Thursday, as weakness in the local currency and lingering inflation risks constrain the scope for further monetary easing, according to economists...
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