Day: September 11, 2025

Business ties between mainland China and the Middle East were deepening, with Hong Kong playing a pivotal role as a value‑added “superconnector”, panellists said at the Belt and Road Summit on Thursday. Advertisement “There are a lot of opportunities happening between the two countries [Oman and China],” said Ibrahim Al-Eisri, chief investment officer of private markets at the Oman Investment Authority, who spoke during a panel discussion on exploring new markets and industries. “We have seen a big flow of investments coming last year.” The Omani sovereign wealth fund has…

Witticisms about economists abound. George Bernard Shaw apparently remarked that if all the world’s economists were laid end to end, they still would not reach a conclusion. There are quips about the “three-handed” economist – on the one hand, on the other hand, and so forth – and how economists have predicted far more recessions than have come to pass. Advertisement It was therefore with anticipation that I joined a conference last month in Lindau, Germany, to discuss the dismal science. The 8th Lindau Nobel Meeting in Economic Sciences saw…

US investors are showing the highest level of interest in Chinese stocks in five years, and their return to China’s market is just “starting” despite some lingering reasons for caution, according to Morgan Stanley. Advertisement More than 90 per cent of investors had “explicit willingness to increase their exposure to China’s market, the highest level since early 2021 when China’s equity market peaked”, the US bank said in a report on Thursday. They were especially interested in areas such as humanoid robotics and biotech, as well as new consumer companies,…

The People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force has terminated nearly 200 partnerships with experts and suppliers, following an investigation into procurement corruption covering the past nine years, as scrutiny of the troubled military branch continues. Advertisement The official China Government Procurement News reported on Tuesday that between August 28 and September 1, the rocket force made announcements on the military procurement network, banning 74 bid evaluation experts and 116 suppliers. Some suppliers and experts were banned from rocket force procurement projects, while others were stripped of qualifications that had entitled them…

China has invested nearly 450 billion yuan (US$63.2 billion) over the past five years in a strategic mineral-exploration initiative, achieving significant breakthroughs in oil, gas, copper, lithium and uranium. Advertisement Since 2021, Chinese geologists have mapped the reserves, distribution and utilisation of 163 mineral types, discovering more than 500 large and medium-sized oil, gas and mineral deposits, officials said at a press conference on Wednesday as the country’s 14th five-year planning period (2021-2025) nears its end. The results came amid China’s intensified efforts to dominate critical mineral supply chains and…