CIIE a platform for cooperation and innovation-driven growth

The eighth China International Import Expo opening in Shanghai from Wednesday to Monday next week confirms that China’s market remains one of the most promising destinations for

Why index funds and ETFs are good for retirees

Christine Benz, Morningstar Older adults likely began their investing careers before exchange-traded funds existed and have stuck with traditional mutual funds. But as retirement approaches, many

A great wealth transfer is happening in China

Shuli Ren, Bloomberg Have you and your relatives fought over ancestral homes and inheritance? I am raising an uncomfortable question, I know. China’s billionaire families have

Hong Kong universities are outshining Tsinghua

Shuli Ren, Bloomberg Hong Kong is quickly becoming a college town. The number of non-local students, mostly from China, has nearly doubled since 2021, with the surge

Building a shared future through deeper China-ASEAN synergy

Premier Li Qiang’s call for dialogue and consultation as a means to manage differences – delivered at the 28th ASEAN Plus Three Summit in Kuala Lumpur on

Not just rare earths

Jorge Costa Oliveira Since 2015, when China approved its industrial policy program “Made in China 2025,” Beijing’s ultimate goal has been to reduce the country’s dependence on

Plenum doubles down on opening-up to deepen engagement with the world

A major task on the agenda of the fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in Beijing week was

SoftBank’s OpenAI ambition is too grand for banks

Shuli Ren, Bloomberg SoftBank Group Corp., the whale that has fattened the wallets of many wealthy Asians, is back to tease with high-yielding dollar bonds again.

The gilded age of private equity for the masses

Amy C. Arnott, CFA, Morningstar For most people, it’s natural to assume that if something is exclusive to the wealthiest echelons of society, it must be better.

Consequences of China’s population decline

Jorge Costa Oliveira China’s population began to shrink in 2022. The UN’s projections – revised several times, the last one in 2024 – point to a gradual decline to 633

Gold’s ‘SemiRational’ Run Gives Wall Street Vertigo

Shuli Ren, Bloomberg Wall Street has finally capitulated to gold’s record-breaking run. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon’s reluctant endorsement was the inflection

Hijacking of Chinese technology continues

The Dutch government’s takeover of Chinese-owned semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia is an egregious example of a government abusing the concept of national security. The direct intervention in the

The curious market timing of Trump’s tariff threats

Shuli Ren, Bloomberg Donald Trump may know the art of dealmaking, but he certainly doesn’t know the art of stock-market timing. The timeline of his latest

Philippines’ claim on Huangyan Dao completely untenable

The Philippine government appears hellbent on stirring up trouble and destabilizing the South China Sea, persistently advancing baseless claims on territories that are an inherent part of

Technological evolution doesn’t bring only benefits

Jorge Costa Oliveira When discussing the enormous potential arising from today’s technological advances – especially artificial intelligence (AI) – it’s common to draw comparisons with earlier moments

Government shutdown hasn’t left consumers glum about the economy – for now, at least

Joanne Hsu, University of Michigan The ongoing federal shutdown has resulted in a pause on regular government data releases, meaning economic data has been in short supply of late. That has left

The next steps in the deal to pause the war in Gaza

Lee Keath, MDT/AP A breakthrough deal pausing the war in Gaza has been reached. But will it lead, as U.S. President Donald Trump proclaimed, to “a Strong, Durable,

Artificial General Intelligence by 2040?

Jorge Costa Oliveira Despite the tendency to designate everything that is technologically advanced as AI, there are still only a few cases of true AI (i.e., autonomous

US smearing of Hong Kong’s business climate nothing but politically motivated bad-mouthing

Despite Hong Kong affairs being purely China’s internal affairs, the United States has never ceased trying to interfere in them. It has persistently vilified the Chinese central

Better well-being stems from targeted actions

People-centered governance is the defining attribute of both China’s governing principle and its governing approach. In order to better ensure that the people enjoy the fruits of

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