China’s new investment law asserts control over offshore tech transfers in landmark move

Mainland China court claims jurisdiction over Hong Kong-listed company in investor lawsuit

A mainland Chinese court has claimed jurisdiction over an investor lawsuit against a Hong Kong-listed firm for the first time, with the move likely to increase scrutiny of corporate disclosures. Mainland investors filed the lawsuit with the Beijing Financial Court, alleging that an overseas-incorporated company had failed to disclose irregular loans, unauthorised guarantees and related-party transactions in 2017 and 2018, in violation of Hong Kong’s listing rules, according to a recent report by...

China’s New Investment Regulations Block Strategic Technology Transfer 

By adding legal backup to state control of Chinese private companies, Decree No. 837 affects any country receiving their investments. This regulation matters well beyond China itself.

From Shein to Pop Mart: How Chinese brands are grabbing global market share

Chinese companies are moving beyond their home base, expanding overseas and reshaping fashion, tech, and consumer markets worldwide. CNN’s Hanako Montgomery explains why.

China's fiscal spending "will only increase" in future...

The overseas expansion of Chinese companies is driving renminbi internationalisation; asset quality of China's commercial banks remains under pressure due to property.

China’s New Investment Law Gives Beijing Power to Retaliate Against Foreign Trade Barriers

China's 2026 Outbound Direct Investment Regulation, effective Wednesday, gives Beijing legal authority to probe foreign trade barriers and impose retaliatory measures, a move that arrives as Western nations have spent two years tightening sanctions and blacklists against Chinese industries.

China blacklists more Japanese entities as row deepens

The move is the latest by Beijing to tighten restrictions on firms and entities it claims are tied to Tokyo's remilitarization.

China eyes new trade route linking Dandong and Dalian

China is building a new Dandong-Dalian logistics link to expand trade with North Korea. Liaoning province wants to connect the two border cities by land and sea. But some say the plan looks bigger than current trade volumes justify, a source in China told Daily NK. Officials in Liaoning province have recently been discussing the []

Taiwanese Authorities Reportedly Raid Supermicro in Move That Could Signal Big Change For AI Chip Exporters

It's not against the law in Taiwan to export high-end chips to China. But it sounds like Taiwan will now enforce U.S. law.

The Cutthroat Battle to Become America’s Rare-Earth Champion

A fight between two of the U.S.’s biggest rare-earths companies illustrates the stakes behind the effort to loosen China’s hold on the sector.

Trip.com Says China’s Regulatory Crackdown Is Starting to Show Up in Its Numbers

China's regulatory push is no longer just a compliance issue for Trip.com Group. It's now influencing how the company operates, and its near-term financial outlook.

Long-Term Commitment Matters More Than Fast Expansion in the Middle East

A signed contract may secure market access in the Middle East, but it does not automatically secure commitment from distributors, retailers, or local partners. Many Korean companies entering Gulf markets still approach expansion as a transaction-driven process centered around agreements, shipments, and launch activity. Yet across the region’s business ecosystems, commercial relationships often continue being [] The post Long-Term Commitment Matters More Than Fast Expansion in the Middle East first appeared on KoreaTechDesk | Korean Startup and Technology News.

Critical mineral push calls for board-level focus on communication: Experts

As the government prioritises supply security for minerals like lithium and nickel for electric vehicles, companies are shifting their governance beyond capital, technology, and regulations

China Adds US Rare Earth Firms to Export Control List

China has imposed new export controls on 10 U.S. entities, including rare earth producers MP Materials and USA Rare Earth, in retaliation for recent U.S. restrictions on Chinese companies. The move blocks Chinese exports of dual-use goods to the targeted firms and marks the latest escalation in the technology and trade dispute between the world’s [] The post China Adds US Rare Earth Firms to Export Control List appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.

Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) Completes Texas Headquarters Relocation As Stock Surges 228% Year-To-Date

Dell Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: DELL) shareholders have officially approved the company’s proposal to relocate its legal headquarters from Delaware to Texas, the state where it was founded more than four decades ago. The move places Dell alongside a growing roster of corporate giants that have shifted their legal domiciles to Texas, including Tesla, Oracle, Caterpillar, [] The post Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) Completes Texas Headquarters Relocation As Stock Surges 228 Year-To-Date appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.

U-Ming signs for newcastlemax newbuilds in China

Taiwanese owner and operator U-Ming Marine Transport has signed for up to four newcastlemax newbuildings in China. The Far Eastern Group-backed company has contracted Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry for two firm 211,000 dwt bulk carriers, with options for two more. The order has been placed through U-Ming Marine Transport Singapore, with each ship costing

Arm Holdings: The Valuation Is Ahead Of The Story (Rating Downgrade)

Arm Holdings: The Valuation Is Ahead Of The Story (Rating Downgrade)

Hong Kong now handles more than half of China’s chip imports

Hong Kong has become the main artery for high-tech goods flowing in and out of China, and its chip trade has hit record levels. The city accounted for more than half of China’s 239bn in semiconductor imports in the first five months of 2026, according to a Bloomberg review of official data. That share stood at [] This story continues at The Next Web

China’s capital markets take on Xi Jinping’s tech ambitions

The comeback they are staging may not be enough

SpaceX IPO Left Mirae With No Shares on Misunderstanding

It was supposed to be the deal that vaulted Mirae Asset Securities Co. into the global big leagues.

Multinational healthcare companies expand R&D and supply chain links in China

Multinational healthcare companies expand R&D and supply chain links in China

China Retaliates Against US With Defense Company Sanctions

China has imposed export restrictions on 10 U.S. companies, including two involved in rare earth mining, in retaliation for the Pentagon adding Chinese tech giants to its watch list of military-linked firms. The controls prohibit the export of dual-use items to the American firms and apply to goods of Chinese origin held by entities and persons in other countries, China's Commerce Ministry said on Monday...

BYD Achieved a New Record and It's About to Go on the Offensive

As BYD focuses on damage control in its domestic Chinese market -- as well as boosting overseas sales -- investors have an opportunity with the stock down over the past year.

The State owns your bank, your telco, your retailer — who's really in charge?

The State owns your bank, your telco, your retailer — who's really in charge?

China & EU Launch Trade and Investment Consultative Mechanism

China & EU Launch Trade and Investment Consultative Mechanism

China imposes export controls on 40 Japanese entities as tensions with Tokyo rise

China has imposed new export controls on 40 Japanese companies it says are contributing to the country’s “remilitarization,” as tensions with Tokyo continue to rise

Taiwan Issues Warning to Farmers Over Rising China Custard Apple Imports

China’s import of Taiwanese Custard apples has become the latest cause of dispute across the strait after the Taipei administration warned local farmers that by increasing exports Beijing is trying to manipulate their markets and economic interests. The controversy erupted after Yao Ching-ling, the commissioner of Taitung county in Taiwan participated in China’s Straits Forum []

China’s rare-earth curbs squeeze Japanese manufacturers

China’s rare-earth curbs squeeze Japanese manufacturers

Anthropic targets loopholes used by Chinese firms to access Claude, FT reports

Anthropic targets loopholes used by Chinese firms to access Claude, FT reports

Burundi : Chinese firm CCECC wins construction contract for the country's second largest port

Chinese state-owned company China Civil Engineering Construction Corp signed a 26.3m contract spread over 24 months for the design and execution of extension works at Rumonge port, on the shores of Lake Tanganyika.

Inside China's race for tech self-reliance

Korea Herald correspondent HEFEI, China — Far from slowing China's technological rise, US sanctions and export controls have accelerated Beijing's drive for self-reliance, pushing Chinese companies to build domestic alternatives across industries. Landlocked Anhui province, west of Shanghai, has emerged as one of the clearest examples of that effort. Home to a growing cluster of artificial intelligence, electric vehicle, battery and renewable energy companies, the province has transformed itself