China’s monthly car exports top 1m for first time as overall trade soars
Country risks new tariffs from US and EU as it looks likely to match or beat last year’s record surplus of $1tnBusine...
The Guardian view on Volkswagen’s crisis: another wake-up call for Germany and the EU | Editorial
Robust action is needed to protect European industries from unfair competition. The alternative is social strife amid...
China’s graduate glut: millions of young people enter a job market with little use for them
Record numbers find there is little demand for their skills, as entry-level tech roles are hit by AI and automationTh...
China’s massive AI rollout - podcast
Senior China correspondent Amy Hawkins on China’s embrace of AI, from medical avatars to food delivery drones and sta...
German car industry warns of job collapse unless ‘bold decisions’ made to address Chinese threat
VW to propose 100,000 job losses to board and says car plants could be put under foreign ownership to save jobsEurope...
China is a clear winner from Trump’s war in Middle East, report concludes
Beijing, whose stockpiles and renewables industry allowed it to withstand energy shock, is now gaining from global so...
EU sets up three months of talks with China over €360bn trade deficit
Two sides agree to try to make bilateral relationship ‘more balanced’ after weeks of threatsThe EU and China have agr...
What is China’s SpaceSail, and could it rival Elon Musk’s Starlink?
The company has just a few hundred satellites in low Earth orbit but has state backing and is already reportedly nego...
Lululemon apologises after Japanese drum row at Great Wall yoga event
Online uproar in China follows Canadian brand’s use of taiko drum at sponsored festival held to celebrate Chinese cul...
EV prices in UK and EU not likely to dive due to Chinese rivalry, says Xpeng boss
Brian Gu says he sees Chinese car firms competing on quality rather than launching price war as at homeMotorists in t...
Canada eliminates human rights watchdog that oversees companies operating abroad
Mark Carney says Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise office hasn’t been ‘effective’ since its 2019 setup...
EU trade deficit with China reaches record €1bn a day, data shows
Import and export figures come as European leaders prepare to meet this week to address growing imbalanceThe EU’s tra...
China’s Jingye seeks compensation from UK over British Steel takeover
Sources say firm is asking for more than £1bn in row that could put pressure on two countries’ relationshipBusiness l...
China’s BYD aims to be world’s biggest car firm within five years
EV maker aims to overtake Toyota, as it plans to spend £1.8bn to build five-minute flash chargers in EuropeBusiness l...
World’s first wind-powered underwater datacentre starts operating in China
Datacentre off Shanghai coast uses less power and water than land-based equivalent The world’s first wind-powered und...
BYD and Alibaba among big names aiding China’s military, Pentagon says
Updated Pentagon list includes swathe of China’s top technology firms in move that could inflame tensions between the...
On China, Trump picked the right battle but the wrong strategy
A long trade war looms. Trump’s scattershot protectionism, chaotic tariffs and belligerence against our natural allie...
UK car sales hit post-Covid high as Chinese EV makers gain ground
Registrations are up 7% in May, with battery electric vehicles recording the fastest growth and Tesla jumping 45%Brit...
EU proposes to block foreign providers using ‘kill switch’ to disrupt vital tech across Europe
European Commission aims to reduce ‘risky dependencies’ on foreign suppliers in cloud computing, AI and semiconductor...
When will the EU punch its weight in a perilous world? That’s the question countries eager to join should be asking | Simon Tisdall
Twin threats from east and west have clearly made the bloc more appealing – but its rule-bound institutions need urge...
EU to discuss potential restrictions on Chinese imports amid fears of overreliance
Concerns among commissioners in bloc that surge in imports could lead to decline similar to that of US rust belt town...