U.S. unveils plans to extend scrutiny of foreign investment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government outlined more detail on Tuesday on its plans to beef up foreign investment oversight, including a proposal to permit the blocking of some foreign purchases of real estate within 100 miles (160 kilometres) of military bases.

In a trade war, China is off limits for this startup

THE China-US trade war threatens to upend the supply chains of multinational technology companies. But smaller businesses are also getting caught up in the dispute.

China scraps foreign investment limit in stock, bond markets

BEIJING: China removed one more hurdle for foreign investment into its capital markets almost 20 years after it first allowed access.

Friendly game to foster ties

KUANTAN: Alliance Steel recently held a friendly badminton tournament in conjunction with the 62nd National Day.

Merkel says Germany is open for Chinese investment

BEIJING (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that Germany is open for Chinese investment and she welcomes all Chinese companies to invest in the country.

Merkel hopes China-U.S. trade problems will be over soon

BEIJING (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at the start of a visit to Beijing on Friday that the China-U.S. trade war was affecting the whole world and she hoped it would be resolved soon.

Duterte rejects China's call for Philippines to ban online gambling

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday that while he was not a fan of online gambling he was unwilling to ban the business, as China has called for, because of the harm that would do to the country's economy.

Why China’s buzzing about Netflix’s documentary ‘American Factory’

American Factory, a new Netflix Inc documentary about a Chinese-owned factory in Ohio isn’t being screened in China. But hundreds of thousands of people have seen it anyway, sparking a debate that delves into the relationship between the world’s two largest economies.

Southeast Asian Internet economy on steep growth trajectory

China's Czech advance hampered by Huawei jitters, Tibetan flags

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Fizzled investments, cyber security warnings and a Prague mayor defying Beijing by forging his own diplomatic path are muddying inroads China has made into the Czech Republic as it seeks to extend its influence in Europe.