William Langley

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Thursday, 26 June, 2025

#techAsia

High-priced drones and Japan’s hidden AI champion Premium

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

Wednesday, 25 June, 2025

OutlookGuangzhou

The return of China’s ‘Little Africa’

Covid-19 threatened the decades-old community but the pull of Guangzhou’s trading hub has proved irresistible

Sunday, 22 June, 2025

News in-depthChinese economy

Chinese factories rush to reduce reliance on Donald Trump’s US

Companies in major exporting province of Zhejiang look to other markets or to sell at home

Friday, 20 June, 2025

News in-depthPop Mart

Labubu: the tiny elf doll driving China’s most valuable toy company

Pop Mart’s $40bn market capitalisation has surpassed that of Hasbro and Mattel combined on back of hot-selling collectibles

Thursday, 19 June, 2025

News in-depthDrones

China made millions of drones. Now it has to find uses for them

Authorities bet ‘low-altitude economy’ will be next driver of growth

Tuesday, 10 June, 2025

Drones

Chinese drone parts prices double as export controls bite

Beijing severely limits shipments of critical components dominated by country’s suppliers

Thursday, 29 May, 2025

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd

Jardines appoints private equity executive as its next chief

Hong Kong-based conglomerate names PAG partner Lincoln Pan as leader

Wednesday, 21 May, 2025

News in-depthTechnology sector

Inside China’s ‘stolen iPhone building’

We track the roaring trade of mobiles grabbed in London and New York, then sold in a single district in Shenzhen

Wednesday, 14 May, 2025

News in-depthAsia manufacturing

Exporters ‘shocked and elated’ as China trade cranks back into gear

Businesses fear agreement between Washington and Beijing to slash levies offers only temporary reprieve

Friday, 9 May, 2025

Chinese trade

China reports bumper April exports ahead of crucial trade talks with US

Data shows a rise in shipments to south-east Asia and Europe offsets drop to America

Monday, 5 May, 2025

News in-depthUS-China trade dispute

Chinese exporters ‘wash’ products in third countries to avoid Trump tariffs

Asian neighbours wary of becoming staging posts for trade actually destined for US

Friday, 2 May, 2025

US-China trade dispute

Temu abandons Chinese imports to US as tariffs force overhaul

Ecommerce company to source all US products from local merchants as ‘de minimis’ tax loophole closed

Wednesday, 23 April, 2025

News in-depthUS-China trade dispute

The Chinese factory jobs Trump wants to bring back

Manufacturers struggle to attract young workers for physically demanding roles with long hours and low pay

Friday, 18 April, 2025

News in-depthUS-China trade dispute

Trump’s tariffs unravel US supply chains at China’s export showcase

Buyers and sellers at Canton trade fair search for ways to evade levies as goods pile up in warehouses

Wednesday, 9 April, 2025

Visual story

How China’s record trade surplus helped spark Trump’s tariff war

Beijing’s domination of global trade has led to a schism between the world’s two largest economies — and left many others worried about their industries

Wednesday, 9 April, 2025

Robotics

China gains dexterous upper hand in humanoid robot tussle with US

Cheaper components, fast-paced innovation and Beijing-led financing mean lifelike bots could mirror EV success

Thursday, 3 April, 2025

#techAsia

Tesla and BYD diverge, GlobalFoundries looks to merge Premium

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

Wednesday, 2 April, 2025

News in-depthJardine Matheson Holdings Ltd

Jardine Matheson, giant of Hong Kong commerce, charts new course as investor

Outsiders now run many listed subsidiaries as storied group increases focus on shareholder returns

Monday, 31 March, 2025

Driverless vehicles

China’s WeRide warns driverless tech profitability ‘difficult to predict’

Nasdaq-listed autonomous vehicle company says government regulation and local partners are crucial to ending years of losses

Tuesday, 25 March, 2025

The Big Read

China is suffering its own ‘China shock’

Labour-intensive manufacturing is vanishing and millions of jobs could be lost, with repercussions for stability and growth

Tuesday, 11 March, 2025

Gig economy

China’s delivery platforms compete to offer better worker benefits

Leading players act as competition intensifies and Beijing points out their ‘national responsibility’

Wednesday, 5 March, 2025

Electric vehicles

Europe’s clampdown on Chinese EVs forces U-turn at state-owned GAC

Carmaker looks at hybrids and local production after tariffs lead to strategic overhaul

Sunday, 2 March, 2025

News in-depthUS-China trade dispute

China’s small exporters look for plan B as Trump quashes trade loophole

Tax exemption that provides crucial lifeline to thousands of businesses set to disappear

Sunday, 9 February, 2025

US-China trade dispute

China imposes retaliatory tariffs on $14bn worth of US goods

Beijing may be better prepared this time for renewed trade conflict with Trump, analysts say