China

• China EV Exports Surge 87% in November - Mexico emerges as surprise growth market
• Why China is holding military drills around Taiwan — and the history behind it - China's decision to bring serious firepower to bear for military drills in the waters off Taiwan this week has deep roots — both in the past several weeks and the past several decades. The island is the most sensitive political subject for
• China Will Hold Live-Fire Military Exercises Around Taiwan - The exercises ended months of relative calm across the Taiwan Strait, and came after the Trump administration announced plans for arms sales to the island.
• China's LandSpace gears up to take on Elon Musk and SpaceX - China's rocket startup LandSpace has made no secret about drawing inspiration from Elon Musk's SpaceX. Earlier this month, the Beijing-based firm became the first Chinese entity to conduct a reusable rocket test. Even though LandSpace's ‌
• Top diplomats of China, Cambodia and Thailand meet as Beijing seeks to strengthen role in dispute - Foreign ministers from Cambodia and Thailand convened with their Chinese counterpart on Monday as the Beijing government, building on its expanding presence in the world diplomatic arena, sought to play a stronger mediating role in the viol
• Week in review: The S&P 500 kept hitting records, and an AI giant went back into the Bullpen - The Club added an old stock to the bullpen and bought more shares of another.
• China revises aviation law to regulate drones, tighten safety rules - BEIJING, Dec 27 (Reuters) - China passed a revised law that for the first time formally regulates unmanned aircraft, a move set to reshape the country's fast-growing drone and low-altitude economy
• Archaeologists uncover Bronze Age Chinese secret to brewing red rice wine - Rice wine was consumed ceremonially by Mogou people in second millennium BC
• Japan's Cabinet OKs record defense budget that aims to deter China - Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capability and coastal defense with cruise missiles and unmanned arsenals as tensi
• Tariffs hit boots, bags and more as leather prices jump — and relief could be years away - Leather prices are expected to continue rising in 2026 as Trump's tariffs crimple a global supply-chain while domestic manufacturing and cattle herds are down.