Tesla’s Musk snubs India with ‘shock’ China visit. But was it ‘shoddy ethics or simply business?’
Indian news channels that often take a hard line position against China blasted Musk’s trip.
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How China’s economic diplomacy can defuse tensions with the Philippines
China claimed it had a similar understanding with the Marcos administration after it came to power in 2022, whereby the government would keep honouring the agreement. However, Beijing accuses Manila of unilaterally abandoning the arrangement since February 2023 without explanation.
Trump could drive inflation higher with his second-term economic agenda, analysts say
Former President Donald Trump is building a second-term economic agenda that analysts say could reheat the very inflation that he has slammed President Joe Biden for creating.
'An intense five years': Read HSBC CEO Noel Quinn's surprise resignation statement
HSBC on Tuesday announced the surprise departure of Group Chief Executive Officer Noel Quinn after nearly five years at the helm.
European stocks end April down 1.49%, posting first negative month since October
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Elon Musk on collision course with China’s future
What a difference 11,000 kilometers make. Elon Musk may be thinking just that as Tesla shares surge on the power of the billionaire flying to Beijing from Austin, Texas.
U.S. law firm Mayer Brown prepares split from Chinese operations
HONG KONG/NEW YORK -- American law firm Mayer Brown is set to carve out its Hong Kong operation amid U.S.-China tensions and an economic downturn on the mainland, Nikkei Asia has learned, a move that will make it the second most high-profile legal company to leave the market in recent months.
China to hold key Communist Party plenum in July amid economic pressure
BEIJING (Reuters) -- The Chinese Communist Party's central committee will gather in July for a key meeting known as a plenum, the third since the body of elite decision makers was elected in 2022, focusing on reforms amid "challenges" at home and complexities abroad.