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China breaks durian import record as Vietnam, Malaysia nip at Thailand’s heels

With China’s durian imports breaking records in 2024 – reaching nearly US$7 billion in value – competition for its market,…

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Shanghai draws S Koreans in droves as China’s visa-free entry entices travellers

South Koreans are making a beeline for China, especially top urban centres such as Shanghai, as overseas travellers take advantage…

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Chinese smartphone maker Honor targets Indonesia’s growing appetite for premium handsets

Shenzhen-based Honor, which was spun off in 2020 as an independent company by Huawei Technologies, expects to launch more than…

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The View | Trumponomics won’t be the most influential factor in Asian property markets

Wall Street banks’ predictions for the year ahead invariably focus on investment themes and economic indicators. Not this year. A…

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Opinion | How Global South can resist US hegemony and its isolationism

US foreign policy is torn between president-elect Donald Trump’s transactional nationalism and the establishment’s fixation with global primacy. To achieve…

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China preps for inbound Lunar New Year travel surge after visa-free expansion

Inbound travel to China is expected to increase significantly over the coming Lunar New Year holiday, driven by the country’s…

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Macroscope | Why another US-China trade war will hit Asia much harder

As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House as US president, Wall Street banks are debating the economic…

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China’s growing appetite for durian spurs market innovations

China’s middle class consumers have been tightening their purse strings, but their appetite for durian – pungent, spiky fruit mostly…

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China’s C919 airliner could spread wings to parts of Asia next year

China’s thrust to raise the international profile of its domestically developed narrowbody airliner will shift into a higher gear next…

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Foreign tourist arrivals to China suddenly surge as visa relaxations fuel travel searches

The travel service provider said its North American site saw a 163 per cent surge in the first half-hour, while…

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