Vietnam, China agree to remove bottlenecks in durian export
Economy 16:00 29/05/2025Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and the General Administration of Customs of China have agreed to coordinate efforts to address challenges related to Vietnamese durian exports to China.
Nvidia to launch cheaper Blackwell AI chip for China after US export curbs, sources say
World 12:30 26/05/2025BEIJING/TAIPEI - Nvidia will launch a new artificial intelligence chipset for China at a significantly lower price than its recently restricted H20 model and plans to start mass production as early as June, sources familiar with the matter said.
China urges Philippines to stop provocation in East Vietnam Sea
World 15:15 24/05/2025BEIJING - China's foreign ministry on Friday urged the Philippines to immediately stop "infringement and provocation" in the East Vietnam Sea or face China's "resolute response."
Vietnam–China passenger trains resume after five-year suspension
Vietnam News 13:02 23/05/2025Vietnam Railways Corporation has announced the official resumption of international passenger train services between Vietnam and China beginning Sunday, marking the end of a five-year pause caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnamese premier urges PowerChina to strengthen cooperation with local firms in technology, energy
Economy 15:56 22/05/2025Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina), a major Chinese state-owned enterprise, to deepen collaboration with leading Vietnamese firms such as Viettel, Petrovietnam, and Song Da Corporation JSC in areas of technology transfer and energy development.
Heavy rains kill 5 in China's south, authorities issue disaster alerts
World 10:36 19/05/2025Heavy rains in China's southern Guangdong and Guangxi provinces killed five people and left several missing over the weekend as authorities issued alerts for severe rain, mountain flooding and geological disasters in the south of the country.
China slaps anti-dumping duties on plastics from US, EU, Japan, Taiwan
World 17:30 18/05/2025BEIJING - China on Sunday announced anti-dumping duties as high as 74.9% on imports of POM copolymers, a type of engineering plastic, from the United States, the European Union, Japan and Taiwan.
US slashes 'de minimis' tariff on small China parcels to as low as 30%
World 09:19 14/05/2025HONG KONG/SHANGHAI/LOS ANGELES - The U.S. will cut the "de minimis" tariff for low-value shipments from China to as low as 30%, according to a White House executive order and industry experts, further de-escalating a potentially damaging trade war between the world's two largest economies.
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes China's Tibet
World 12:53 12/05/2025BEIJING - An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Tibet early on Monday, the China Earthquake Administration (CEA) said.
Walmart calls, but India's garment worker woes blunt tariff edge
World 18:45 09/05/2025In a garment hub in south India, R.K. Sivasubramaniam is fielding requests from Walmart and Costco who want to sidestep higher U.S. tariffs faced by rival Asian suppliers, Bangladesh and China. But rows of idle sewing lines at his factory lay bare his biggest challenge.
View of underway $423mn expy for Vietnam-China trade
Vietnam News 15:30 05/05/2025The under-construction VND11-trillion (US$423-million) Huu Nghi – Chi Lang Expressway in Cao Loc District, Lang Son Province, northern Vietnam is taking shape and is envisioned to hold strategic importance for trade between Vietnam and China when it is in place.
Ten killed after four tourist boats capsize in China, state media report
World 14:21 05/05/2025Ten people died when "sudden strong winds" capsized four boats carrying tourists, plunging 84 people into a river in Southwestern China on Sunday, state media reported.
