https://www.scmp.com/rss/331025/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Rocio Marquez,Catherine Ma Rocio Marquez,Catherine Ma https://www.scmp.com/infographics/world/united-states-canada/article/3294195/power-players-visual-guide-trumps-team-and-their-views-us-china-relations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/world/united-states-canada/article/3294195/power-players-visual-guide-trumps-team-and-their-views-us-china-relations?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Jan 2025 05:00:08 +0000 With several key states across the US still counting votes, the 2020 US presidential election remained undecided when Inkstone went to press on Wednesday evening in Asia.  Sitting president Donald Trump expressed confidence that he would win during a late-night press conference, citing advantages in key swing states. Democratic Party challenger Joe Biden told a crowd in Delaware that he believes “we’re on track to win this election” as millions of votes remain to be counted.   The US election is... https://www.scmp.com/politics/how-everyday-chinese-people-saw-us-election/article/3108464?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/how-everyday-chinese-people-saw-us-election/article/3108464?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Nov 2020 11:37:10 +0000 When the US-China trade war kicked off in 2018, Xu Yanlin, a senior sales manager for a Guangzhou company selling clothes and household items on Amazon, worried that her US market would collapse. But instead, her online store thrived, as the firm jacked up prices and passed Donald Trump’s trade war tariffs on to customers. “The tariffs were absorbed by American consumers themselves. We have generally increased the unit price this year. For example, a design for which we charged $16 before is now... https://www.scmp.com/business/trump-trade-policies-may-have-been-bad-america/article/3106789?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/trump-trade-policies-may-have-been-bad-america/article/3106789?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Oct 2020 10:26:29 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, Inkstone Index features one important number about China to give you insight into the rising power. 36%: The share of private companies in China that said they were hurt by the US-China trade war. More than a third of top Chinese private companies reported feeling the burn from the US-China trade war, according to a survey released by the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, a chamber of commerce in China. 152 of the 500 largest companies in China said the... https://www.scmp.com/business/inkstone-index-chinas-top-private-businesses-hurt-trade-war/article/3104651?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/inkstone-index-chinas-top-private-businesses-hurt-trade-war/article/3104651?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:26:58 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, Inkstone Explains unravels the ideas and context behind the headlines to help you understand news about China. When China started locking down cities and towns in early 2020 to combat the coronavirus pandemic, it created a ripple effect that forced companies around the world to halt their production of items ranging from car components, chemicals and smartphones to surgical masks and toys. The pandemic alerted people to the danger of relying solely on China to make... https://www.scmp.com/business/inkstone-explains-how-did-china-become-factory-world/article/3103429?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/inkstone-explains-how-did-china-become-factory-world/article/3103429?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Oct 2020 03:45:47 +0000 As the US heads toward its November elections, Republicans and Democrats are pitching two distinct visions of America. Except when it comes to China. The proposed 90-page Democratic Party platform contains passages that echo some of the rhetoric that has defined the attacks on China made by President Donald Trump’s administration even as it criticizes the “reckless” trade war it started with China more than two years ago. The Democratic platform, crafted as a statement of the agenda of the party... https://www.scmp.com/politics/dont-expect-us-china-relations-improve-under-president-biden/article/3097930?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/dont-expect-us-china-relations-improve-under-president-biden/article/3097930?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Aug 2020 10:58:44 +0000 US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order ending Hong Kong’s preferential trade treatment and enacted a bill that would require sanctions against foreign individuals and banks that contribute to the erosion of the city’s autonomy. “Hong Kong will now be treated the same as mainland China,” Trump said in a news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House. “No special privileges, no special economic treatment, and no export of sensitive technologies.” On Wednesday, China... https://www.scmp.com/politics/trump-moves-punish-china-over-hong-kong/article/3093236?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/trump-moves-punish-china-over-hong-kong/article/3093236?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Jul 2020 09:05:48 +0000 Over a dinner of grilled sirloin steak in Buenos Aires, Chinese President Xi Jinping, reading from his notes, was full of praise for his American counterpart, President Donald Trump. The US leader improvised his response, but nodded when Xi suggested the US had too many elections. It was a chummy scene at the banqueting table as the leaders of the world’s two largest economies sat down for trade negotiations on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Argentina in December 2018, according to a new... https://www.scmp.com/politics/what-trump-told-xi-jinping-behind-closed-doors-according-john-bolton/article/3089746?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/what-trump-told-xi-jinping-behind-closed-doors-according-john-bolton/article/3089746?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Jun 2020 11:03:42 +0000 When Australia first proposed an international inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, which would send relations with China to their lowest ebb in years, reaction at home was mixed. Kerry Stokes, one of the country’s richest tycoons, used a front-page interview in the West Australian newspaper he owns to warn against poking “our biggest provider of income in the eye,” while mining magnate Andrew Forrest called for any investigation to be delayed. Former foreign ministers Bob Carr... https://www.scmp.com/politics/chinese-diplomatic-failure-australias-dovish-voices-fall-silent/article/3088851?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/chinese-diplomatic-failure-australias-dovish-voices-fall-silent/article/3088851?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Jun 2020 12:00:39 +0000 China has unveiled plans to turn its southern island of Hainan into the mainland’s answer to Hong Kong or Singapore, as it tries to dampen the risk of decoupling with the United States. Beijing on Monday outlined a package of special policies to make the tropical island a free-trade port by lowering the income tax rate for selected individuals and companies, scrapping import duties and relaxing visa requirements for tourists and business travelers. The island province of 9.5 million people will... https://www.scmp.com/business/could-chinese-hawaii-be-turned-trade-hub-rival-hong-kong/article/3087413?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/could-chinese-hawaii-be-turned-trade-hub-rival-hong-kong/article/3087413?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Jun 2020 11:14:45 +0000 Americans’ views on China have fallen to their lowest level since an annual poll started asking the question in 2005, according to survey results released Tuesday. The poll last month by the Washington think tank Pew Research Center found 66% of respondents held an unfavorable view of China, up from 47% in 2017 when President Donald Trump took office. And a large majority of the 1,000 Americans polled said they lacked confidence in President Xi Jinping to do the right thing when it came to... https://www.scmp.com/politics/majority-americans-think-poorly-china-says-pew-survey/article/3081053?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/majority-americans-think-poorly-china-says-pew-survey/article/3081053?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Apr 2020 11:02:31 +0000 Industry groups are pushing back on proposed changes to US export controls that would impact the sale of certain semiconductors and other technology to China, while highlighting the role chips play in addressing the Covid-19 pandemic. In a letter sent on Monday, nine groups urged US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to allow public comment before putting the rules into effect to avoid unintended consequences. The changes may “result in significant impacts to the semiconductor industry, its global... https://www.scmp.com/tech/industry-groups-worry-about-us-chip-controls-given-their-role-addressing-covid-19/article/3078803?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/industry-groups-worry-about-us-chip-controls-given-their-role-addressing-covid-19/article/3078803?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Apr 2020 14:38:42 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS Huawei hopes to offer Google apps in its AppGallery store, according to the company's rotating chairman Eric Xu. Huawei’s consumer business unit -- responsible for smartphones, laptops and other gadgets -- earned US$10 billion less in 2019 than the company’s target, largely due to a US blacklist that denies the company access to American tech like Google apps and services, Xu said at a press conference. Xu compared the situation to Apple offering Google... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3077980/huawei-hopes-offer-google-apps-its-own-app-store?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3077980/huawei-hopes-offer-google-apps-its-own-app-store?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Apr 2020 10:57:10 +0000 Huawei hopes to offer Google apps in its AppGallery store, according to the company's rotating chairman Eric Xu. Huawei’s consumer business unit -- responsible for smartphones, laptops and other gadgets -- earned US$10 billion less in 2019 than the company’s target, largely due to a US blacklist that denies the company access to American tech like Google apps and services, Xu said at a press conference. Xu compared the situation to Apple offering Google apps in the iOS App Store. But it's not... https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/huawei-hopes-offer-google-apps-its-own-app-store/article/3077892?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/huawei-hopes-offer-google-apps-its-own-app-store/article/3077892?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Apr 2020 10:57:08 +0000 Hardliners within the Trump administration are trying desperately to avoid reducing tariffs on imported medical supplies from China, hoping to stave off mounting pressure from health care workers and a panicked public as the coronavirus death toll mounts. After an extended US-China trade war and President Donald Trump’s signing of an initial agreement in December, hawks within the administration are loath to set a precedent.  Their concern is that emergency concessions could undercut their... https://www.scmp.com/politics/coronavirus-trump-officials-resist-pressure-cut-tariffs-medical-supplies-china/article/3077224?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/coronavirus-trump-officials-resist-pressure-cut-tariffs-medical-supplies-china/article/3077224?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Mar 2020 13:07:31 +0000 The phase one trade deal between China and the US, signed on January 15, signaled a truce in the trade war. This is a welcome development, not only for the two countries but also for the rest of the world. It is expected to usher in a period of relative calm and reduced uncertainty, which should increase both investment and consumption globally.  However, it is not a net win for either country, even though they are both better off with the truce. They have both suffered economic losses from the... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/us-china-tech-war-global-decoupling-prevents-monopoly/article/3046974?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/us-china-tech-war-global-decoupling-prevents-monopoly/article/3046974?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Jan 2020 09:13:26 +0000 It was day of chopping trading in Hong Kong, with the benchmark fluctuating between losses and gains throughout the day. Ultimately, the Hang Seng Index closed higher for the first time in three days. Here's how the day unfolded. And if you would like the Live Stocks Blog emailed to you each morning, click here.  - Zhang Shidong in Shanghai and Srinivasan Iyer in Hong Kong Note: Information in this blog is on an "as is" basis and not a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or... https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3046299/hang-seng-index-set-early-boost-after-us-and-china-sign-phase-one?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3046299/hang-seng-index-set-early-boost-after-us-and-china-sign-phase-one?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Jan 2020 01:18:49 +0000 Good day, traders Hong Kong and mainland stocks fell for a second straight day as investors moved to the sidelines amid lingering concerns over the US-China trade deal that will be signed later tonight in Washington.  Catch up on the day's action below. And if you would like the Live Stocks Blog emailed to you each morning, click here.  - Zhang Shidong in Shanghai and Srinivasan Iyer in Hong Kong Note: Information in this blog is on an "as is" basis and not a solicitation or offer to buy or sell... https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3046116/hang-seng-index-set-open-higher-investors-look-ahead-us-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3046116/hang-seng-index-set-open-higher-investors-look-ahead-us-china?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Jan 2020 01:20:08 +0000 In 2017, China told the world it planned to become a world leader in artificial intelligence (AI). Two years later, that promise came to dominate the Chinese, if not the global, conversation about technology. At a conference this past May, John Kerry, the former US secretary of state, said Chinese President Xi Jinping’s announcement was not the “wisest” move. “It would have probably been smart to go try to do it and not announce [the plan], because the announcement was heard in Washington and... https://www.scmp.com/tech/2019-was-year-chinese-artificial-intelligence-clashed-us/article/3043619?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/2019-was-year-chinese-artificial-intelligence-clashed-us/article/3043619?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Dec 2019 10:30:25 +0000 The US and China have reached consensus on the terms of a “phase one” trade deal, multiple US media outlets have reported. Intended to be the first in a series of incremental agreements to resolve the trade war, the deal has the approval of US President Donald Trump, Bloomberg reported, citing several unnamed people briefed on the matter. As part of the agreement, the US would not only postpone tariffs on around $160 billion of Chinese goods scheduled to go into effect on Sunday, but also make... https://www.scmp.com/politics/trade-war-us-and-china-said-agree-phase-one-deal-new-us-tariffs-set-aside/article/3042019?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/trade-war-us-and-china-said-agree-phase-one-deal-new-us-tariffs-set-aside/article/3042019?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Dec 2019 09:54:00 +0000 China’s former commerce minister has issued a strong rebuff against “unthinkable” suggestions that the world’s two largest economies could disengage from each other due to the ongoing tensions caused by the trade war, with Chen Deming saying: “To hell with decoupling!” The US and China have found themselves linked for the past 40 years, but with the 18-month trade war having led to the straining of the relationship, suggestions have been made that a broader economic and technological decoupling... https://www.scmp.com/politics/hell-decoupling-says-former-china-commerce-minster-chen-deming/article/3041822?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/hell-decoupling-says-former-china-commerce-minster-chen-deming/article/3041822?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Dec 2019 10:15:43 +0000 Looking out over her small restaurant in Huizhou city on the north of the Pearl River Delta, known to be the beating heart of China’s manufacturing industry, Li Bing can still picture the hustle and bustle of a throng of customers from a nearby factory. But now, as Li looks up from her broom, she is gr eeted by empty tables, a sight that has been familiar for the last two months, and one that is replicated around the local industrial complex, located in the southern Chinese province of... https://www.scmp.com/politics/these-chinese-communities-are-struggling-survive-after-us-china-trade-war-caused-samsung-factory/article/3041575?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/these-chinese-communities-are-struggling-survive-after-us-china-trade-war-caused-samsung-factory/article/3041575?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Dec 2019 09:54:32 +0000 Good day, traders -- Hong Kong stocks fell as US-China tensions grew over what Beijing sees as Washington interference in its domestic affairs. China markets were mixed. Catch up on the day's action below. Please help us improve our blog by taking this quick -- under 2 minutes! -- survey. Your feedback will really help us make the blog better for you! Also, if you would like the Live Stocks Blog emailed to you each morning, click here.  -- Deb Price and Snow Xia in Hong Kong Note: Information in... https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3040469/hang-seng-index-faces-donald-trump-saying-us-china-trade-deal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3040469/hang-seng-index-faces-donald-trump-saying-us-china-trade-deal?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Dec 2019 01:19:36 +0000 Good day, traders -- Hong Kong stocks slipped on growing concerns the trade deal may be delayed over US-China tensions. Meanwhile, China stocks gained. Check out the day's action below. Please help us improve our blog by taking this quick -- under 2 minutes! -- survey. Your feedback will really help us make the blog better for you! Also, if you would like the Live Stocks Blog emailed to you each morning, click here.  -- Deb Price and Snow Xia in Hong Kong Note: Information in this blog is on an... https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3040306/hang-seng-index-weighs-chinas-measured-response-us-supporting-hong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3040306/hang-seng-index-weighs-chinas-measured-response-us-supporting-hong?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Dec 2019 01:19:08 +0000 Welcome to a fresh month, traders. Hong Kong and mainland stocks gained on data showing mainland manufacturing activity increased. Catch up on the day's action below.  Please help us improve our blog by taking this quick -- under 2 minutes! -- survey. Your feedback will really help us make the blog better for you! Also, if you would like the Live Stocks Blog emailed to you each morning, click here.  -- Deb Price and Snow Xia in Hong Kong Note: Information in this blog is on an "as is" basis and... https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3040145/hong-kong-stocks-china-data-shows-increase-manufacturing-activity?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3040145/hong-kong-stocks-china-data-shows-increase-manufacturing-activity?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Dec 2019 01:20:10 +0000 Happy Friday, traders. The last trading day of a drama-filled November was, well, dramatic. Catch up on the action below. Please help us improve our blog by taking this quick -- under 2 minutes! -- survey. Your feedback will really help us make the blog better for you! Also, if you would like the Live Stocks Blog emailed to you each morning, click here.  -- Zhang Shidong in Shanghai and Deb Price in Hong Kong Note: Information in this blog is on an "as is" basis and not a solicitation or offer... https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3039850/hang-seng-index-investors-jittery-new-us-china-tensions-could?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3039850/hang-seng-index-investors-jittery-new-us-china-tensions-could?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Nov 2019 01:23:09 +0000 Good day traders -- Alibaba stole the Hong Kong show, shooting up 5.6 per cent on its third day of trading. China has hit back at US President Donald Trump for signing legislation in support of Hong Kong  protesters. This comes at a high-stakes moment in the US-China trade talks. Catch up on the day's action below. Please help us improve our blog by taking this quick -- under 2 minutes! -- survey. Your feedback will really help us make the blog better for you! Also, if you would like the Live... https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3039676/hang-seng-index-feel-president-donald-trumps-signature-legislation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3039676/hang-seng-index-feel-president-donald-trumps-signature-legislation?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Nov 2019 01:22:34 +0000 Good day, traders -- Pro-democracy voters scored a big win Sunday, gaining a majority in 17 of the 18 district councils, in a landslide defeat of the pro-Beijing camp. (Read full SCMP story here.) The results boosted the Hang Seng, as traders hope it will mean the violence of recent protests will subside.  Meanwhile, mainland markets rallied as well. Catch up on the day's action below. Please help us improve our blog by taking this quick -- under 2 minutes! -- survey. Your feedback will really... https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3039154/big-win-hong-kong-pro-democracy-camp-first-elections-protests?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3039154/big-win-hong-kong-pro-democracy-camp-first-elections-protests?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Nov 2019 01:23:53 +0000 Happy Friday, traders -- So the focus remains on Donald Trump and whether his expected signature on the legislation in support of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists will upend trade talks aimed at a partial deal between the world's two largest economies. The Hang Seng gained, while Shanghai's benchmark fell. Catch up on the day's action below. Please help us improve our blog by taking this quick -- under 2 minutes! -- survey. Your feedback will really help us make the blog better for you! Also,... https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3038849/stocks-blog-trade-remains-focus-investors-brace-trump-move-pro?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3038849/stocks-blog-trade-remains-focus-investors-brace-trump-move-pro?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Nov 2019 01:11:27 +0000 Good day, traders -- Hong Kong and China stocks fell on expectations that US President Donald Trump will sign legislation supporting the city's protesters. Beijing warned that it would take "strong countermeans ... if the US insists on making the wrong decisions" on the legislation. This sets up a likely collision course that could upset the phase one trade deal that is in the works. Check out the day's action below. Please help us improve our blog by taking this quick -- under 2 minutes! --... https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3038689/markets-edge-donald-trump-reportedly-will-sign-legislation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3038689/markets-edge-donald-trump-reportedly-will-sign-legislation?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Nov 2019 01:22:05 +0000 Good day, traders -- Hong Kong and mainland stocks finished higher. Catch up on the day's action below. Please help us improve our blog by taking this quick -- under 2 minutes! -- survey. Your feedback will really help us make the blog better for you! Also, if you would like the Live Stocks Blog emailed to you each morning, shoot Deb a message at deb.price@scmp.com. --- Georgina Lee and Deb Price in Hong Kong  Note: Information in this blog is on an "as is" basis and not a solicitation or offer... https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3038323/stocks-blog-stand-between-police-protesters-hong-kong-campus-puts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3038323/stocks-blog-stand-between-police-protesters-hong-kong-campus-puts?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Nov 2019 01:16:04 +0000 Welcome to a fresh week, traders -- Stocks in Hong Kong and the mainland rallied today, given a lift by a step by China's central bank to inject liquidity into the financial system and improve sentiment about US-China trade talks. Please help us improve our blog by taking this quick -- under 2 minutes! -- survey. Your feedback will really help us make the blog better for you! Also, if you would like the Live Stocks Blog emailed to you each morning, shoot Deb a message at deb.price@scmp.com. ---... https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3038153/stocks-blog-more-violence-leaves-hong-kong-traders-edge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3038153/stocks-blog-more-violence-leaves-hong-kong-traders-edge?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Nov 2019 01:16:50 +0000 Good day, traders! Hong Kong markets closed at a three-month high. Trade optimism boosted the offshore yuan to 7 per US dollar. The Shanghai Composite Index closed ahead, with gains in blockchain, chicken, wireless headset stocks, among other sectors. Catch up on the day's action below. And if you'd like to receive the Live Stocks Blog each day via email, shoot Deb a message at deb.price@scmp.com. -- Yujing Liu and Deb Price in Hong Kong https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3036319/stocks-blog-hong-kong-business-activity-falls-worst-level-11-years?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3036319/stocks-blog-hong-kong-business-activity-falls-worst-level-11-years?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Nov 2019 01:20:54 +0000 TGIF traders! The Shanghai Composite Index snapped a three-day losing streak. The Hang Seng Index closed above 27,000 for the first time since mid-September. Catch up on the day's action below. And if you would like to receive the Live Stocks Blog each morning via email, shoot Deb an email at deb.price@scmp.com. -- Daniel Ren in Shanghai and Deb Price in Hong Kong https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3035838/stocks-blog-tourism-plunges-hong-kong-city-falls-recession?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3035838/stocks-blog-tourism-plunges-hong-kong-city-falls-recession?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Nov 2019 01:10:29 +0000 Welcome to Friday, traders! China's stocks ended higher, while the Hang Seng Index ended under water. Catch up on the day's action below. And if you would like receive the Live Stocks Blog each morning via email, shoot Deb a message at deb.price@scmp.com. -- Zhang Shidong in Shanghai and Deb Price in Hong Kong https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3034488/stocks-blog-budweiser-apac-posts-profit-decline-tencent-searching?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3034488/stocks-blog-budweiser-apac-posts-profit-decline-tencent-searching?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Oct 2019 01:13:00 +0000 Good day, traders -- Lots of drama today, including the fall by Tencent (700 HK) through a key resistance level. Catch up on the day below. And if you'd like to get the Live Stocks Blog sent to you via email each morning, send a message to deb.price@scmp.com. -- Zhang Shidong and Deb Price https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3034315/stocks-blog-earnings-protest-drama-keep-hong-kong-traders-edge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3034315/stocks-blog-earnings-protest-drama-keep-hong-kong-traders-edge?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Oct 2019 01:14:35 +0000 Good day, traders -- The Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite ended ahead. Catch up on the day's action below. And if you'd like the Live Stocks Blog delivered to you each morning via email, shoot Deb a message at deb.price@scmp.com. -- Zhang Shidong in Shanghai and Deb Price in Hong Kong https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3033957/stocks-blog-trump-says-us-china-trade-deal-coming-along-very-well?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3033957/stocks-blog-trump-says-us-china-trade-deal-coming-along-very-well?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Oct 2019 01:15:47 +0000 Welcome, traders -- Catch up on the main moves in markets today below. If you'd like to receive the live stocks blog each day, shoot Deb an email at deb.price@scmp.com. -- Zhang Shidong in Shanghai and Deb Price in Hong Kong https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3033805/investors-start-week-3q-earnings-more-violence-out-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3033805/investors-start-week-3q-earnings-more-violence-out-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Oct 2019 01:12:15 +0000 Good day, traders -- Optimism about trade talks that are starting soon in Washington sparked gains in both Hong Kong and mainland markets, Catch up on the day's action below. And if you'd like to get the Live Stocks Blog each morning via email, shoot Deb an email at deb.price@scmp.com and she'll add you to the list!   -- Deb Price and Martin Choi in Hong Kong https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3032265/stocks-blog-will-us-china-trade-talks-be-bust-or-result-surprise?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3032265/stocks-blog-will-us-china-trade-talks-be-bust-or-result-surprise?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Oct 2019 01:16:33 +0000 Welcome back, traders! Shanghai and Hong Kong stocks closed with small gains. Catch up on the day's action below. And if you'd like to receive our Live Stocks Blog every morning via email, shoot Deb an email at deb.price@scmp.com. -- Martin Choi and Deb Price in Hong Kong https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3031928/stocks-blog-markets-reopen-trump-warns-bad-handling-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3031928/stocks-blog-markets-reopen-trump-warns-bad-handling-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Oct 2019 01:22:08 +0000 Good day traders -- A rate increase in Hong Kong was not enough to lift the Hang Seng today. A flurry of late-afternoon buying drove Chinese stocks higher at the close. Join us tomorrow for more action from the trading floor. If you would like to receive the blog each morning via email, shoot Deb a message at deb.price@scmp.com. -- Zhang Shidong in Shanghai and Deb Price in Hong Kong https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3027999/stocks-blog-hong-kong-cuts-base-rate-after-us-fed-move?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3027999/stocks-blog-hong-kong-cuts-base-rate-after-us-fed-move?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Sep 2019 01:24:35 +0000 Good day, traders. The Shanghai closed at a 10-week high on improved trade sentiment, while the Hang Seng Index slipped.   Catch up on the day's action below.  If you have any feedback on our live stocks blog, please shoot it to deb.price@scmp.com. And, after receiving numerous requests, we are trying an experiment and sending out the blog via email each trading day to those who would like it sent that way. If you would, please shoot Deb an email. -- Georgina Lee and Deb Price in Hong Kong https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3026827/stocks-blog-trump-delays-next-china-tariffs-two-weeks-gesture?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3026827/stocks-blog-trump-delays-next-china-tariffs-two-weeks-gesture?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Sep 2019 01:11:40 +0000 Shanghai-based fruit importer Lucas Liu is on the front line of the US-China trade war. The cost of American cherries, for example, has risen by roughly half, prompting him to cut back on what he orders from the US. Liu, who sells American fruit to Chinese consumers, is continuing to buy from the US to maintain his long-standing relationships with his suppliers – but he is also looking elsewhere. This month he is planning a trip to Uzbekistan to assess the possibilities for cherry plantations... https://www.scmp.com/business/how-chinese-firms-are-prepping-trade-war-could-last-decade/article/3022881?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/how-chinese-firms-are-prepping-trade-war-could-last-decade/article/3022881?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Aug 2019 09:57:35 +0000 US President Donald Trump spoke to the media on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan having earlier met with Chinese President Xi Jinping. https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3016610/donald-trump-speaks-g20-summit-after-breakthrough-meeting-xi-jinping?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3016610/donald-trump-speaks-g20-summit-after-breakthrough-meeting-xi-jinping?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Jun 2019 06:19:37 +0000 Rare earths are essential to high-tech, renewable-energy, and defence-related technologies. Although China is responsible for 71 per cent of the world’s production, Brazil, Vietnam, Russia, India, Australia and America also have large reserves. Tap here to launch this special feature https://www.scmp.com/infographics/china/science/article/3014968/will-beijing-weaponise-its-rare-earth-supply-us-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/china/science/article/3014968/will-beijing-weaponise-its-rare-earth-supply-us-china?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Jun 2019 08:45:53 +0000 The southern Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen sits on the front line in the tech war between the US and China. We talked to some residents of the city to see what they have to say about rising US-China tensions. Watch the video above. https://www.scmp.com/tech/chinas-silicon-valley-shenzhen-front-lines-us-president-trumps-tech-war/article/3012399?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/chinas-silicon-valley-shenzhen-front-lines-us-president-trumps-tech-war/article/3012399?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 May 2019 10:11:12 +0000 A rapidly spreading pest is threatening to further ravage China’s domestic food security within the next two months. The fall armyworm, which grows up to be a moth, has already affected farms in southern China, and could hit the country’s crop-growing heartlands in the north and northeast as temperatures rise. It increases the risks to crop production, at a time when trade tariffs are restricting China’s ability to purchase American agriculture products as replacements. To compound matters,... https://www.scmp.com/food/fall-armyworm-threatening-chinas-food-supply/article/3011453?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/food/fall-armyworm-threatening-chinas-food-supply/article/3011453?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 May 2019 07:44:21 +0000 Driving Huawei out of the United States and Europe is “10 times more important” than a trade deal with China, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said. While Bannon holds no public office, his brazen call for curbing China economic influence in the US mirrors the Trump administration’s toughening sanctions against Chinese companies. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week to effectively ban the Chinese telecoms giant Huawei form the US market and cut off its vital... https://www.scmp.com/politics/kicking-huawei-out-united-states-and-europe-more-important-trade-deal-says-steve-bannon/article/3011475?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/kicking-huawei-out-united-states-and-europe-more-important-trade-deal-says-steve-bannon/article/3011475?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 May 2019 07:44:19 +0000 The United States raised tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods to 25% on Friday after President Trump accused China of backtracking on its commitments. Beijing said it will retaliate. Trump’s maneuver took many people by surprise, even pushing some Chinese people to turn to The Art of the Deal to find out why it happened. As the US-China trade war escalates, we picked three key things that have been heavily impacted by the trade war and which will surely feel the pinch of new tariffs. Watch... https://www.scmp.com/business/three-casualties-us-china-trade-war/article/3009730?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/three-casualties-us-china-trade-war/article/3009730?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 May 2019 10:55:38 +0000 Earnings were in the driver's seat today. Check out the day's action below. And join us Friday for live reporting on the last trading day of the first quarter! -- Yujing Liu and Deb Price in Hong Kong https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3003583/stocks-blog-flood-earnings-coming-traders?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3003583/stocks-blog-flood-earnings-coming-traders?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Mar 2019 01:12:53 +0000