On US visit, Dutch politician talks importance of ASML, China trade
By Daphne Psaledakis and Toby Sterling WASHINGTON/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - On a visit to Washington, the Netherlands' economy minister on Monday underlined the importance of China as a trading partner and repeated that Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML must be allowed to
China’s Meituan aims to raise up to $2 billion in dollar bond deal, sources say
By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY (Reuters) - China's Meituan is aiming to raise up to $2 billion in a 3.5- and 5-year dollar bond deal, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter and a term sheet seen by Reuters
China hits 9 US firms with property freeze over weapons sales to Taiwan
By Liz Lee and Beijing newsroom BEIJING (Reuters) - China announced steps against nine U.S. military-linked firms on Wednesday over U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan, freezing their property within China, in the latest move to put added pressure on the United
US seizes over 350 websites used to import gun parts from China
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities said on Wednesday they had seized more than 350 websites selling gun silencers and parts from China used to covert semiautomatic pistols into fully automatic machine guns. Federal prosecutors in Boston said the seizures
Chinese apps including from JD.com and Alibaba complete data compliance process
By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Cyber Security Association released on Tuesday a list of 62 apps, including from JD.com and Alibaba, which have completed personal data collection and use compliance protocols. Issues such as excessive collection of personal information, excessive
Samsung SDI to sell polarizing film business to Chinese firm for $836 million
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean battery maker Samsung SDI said on Tuesday it had decided to sell its polarizing film business to China's Wuxi Hengxin Optoelectronic Materials for 1.12 trillion won ($836.47 million). Samsung SDI said in a regulatory
Tesla plans six-seat Model Y, production slated for 2025 in China
By Zhang Yan and Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Tesla plans to produce a six-seat variant of its Model Y car in China from late 2025, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said, as the U.S. automaker strives to
China’s BYD to use Huawei’s advanced autonomous driving system in off-road EVs
By Qiaoyi Li, Zhang Yan and Farah Master BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD has signed an agreement with Huawei to use the Chinese tech conglomerate's advanced autonomous driving system in its off-road Fangchengbao electric vehicles (EV), Huawei said
Explainer – What is antimony and why is China curbing its exports?
By Amy Lv, Siyi Liu and Mai Nguyen (Reuters) - China will impose export controls on some antimony products from Sept. 15, it said on Thursday, citing national security, adding to measures imposed by Beijing since last year to curb