China’s direct investment overseas is likely to decline this year, according to a government think tank, reversing nearly a decade and a half of rapid increases that fueled global booms in infrastructure and real estate.
Indonesia’s relaxing of a ban on nickel-ore exports presents a golden opportunity to China, which has spent the past three years hopscotching around Southeast Asia, Australia and Africa for raw minerals to feed its steel mills.
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U.S. customs officials have seized $25 million worth of aluminum linked to a Chinese billionaire accused of stockpiling the metal across the world, according to people familiar with the matter.
During a state visit to the Philippines, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe aimed to do the best thing he could in the face of the shifting balance of power in Southeast Asia: be a better friend than China.
China’s export growth is lagging behind that of its Asian peers just as other economic drivers are poised to slow
Home builder China Vanke is picking up a crucial ally in its long-running effort to fend off a possible hostile takeover.
Chinese exports fell sharply owing to weak demand in many major markets, and the country is bracing for further difficulties this year given the prospect of a more protectionist Trump administration.
While the fortunes of China’s currency may be keeping investors on their toes already this year, the country’s often bumpy stock markets have rarely been calmer.
Chinese banks greatly increased their lending in December, official data showed, possibly signaling a takeoff in corporate demand as Beijing continues to try to stabilize economic growth.
McDonald’s is inviting bids for a significant stake in its Japan unit, days after it reached a deal to sell its China and Hong Kong franchises.
Beijing accelerates its predatory approach to sensitive technologies.
In photos chosen Thursday by Wall Street Journal editors, Chinese nuns meet in Sichuan, lights out in the Capitol, a kayak in the kitchen and more.
A year after China’s Haier Group bought one of one of GE’s most storied businesses, it remains determined to cut costs at a Louisville appliance-manufacturing complex.
The Obama administration launched a formal complaint against the Chinese government with the World Trade Organization over subsidies it says Beijing provides to the country’s vast aluminum industry.
If carried out, Rex Tillerson’s proposal to bar Beijing from some South China Sea islands would likely trigger military battle, security experts say.
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More than 24 million vehicles were sold in China in 2016, 15% more than the year before, but sales are expected to slow considerably this year.