Helen Bushby Culture reporter at Sheffield Documentary Festival Fish+Bear Pictures Li (left) is posed for a photograph by Hao, during his week-long course in how to attract women To say China’s women are outnumbered would be an understatement. With a staggering 30 million more men than women, one of the world’s most populous countries has...
Theo Leggett International Business Correspondent BBC Theo will be responding to reader comments about this article between 12pm and 1pm today. Go to the comments section at the bottom of this page to share what you think about the rise of these more affordable EVs. In China, they call it the Seagull, and it has...
Stephen McDonell China correspondent Watch as the BBC rides on board a driverless truck They rumble down the highway between Beijing and Tianjin port: big lorries, loaded up and fully able to navigate themselves. Sure, there is a safety driver in the seat, as per government regulations, but these lorries don’t require them, and many...
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has warned of China posing an “imminent” threat to Taiwan, while urging Asian countries to boost defence spending and work with the US to deter war. Hegseth also said that while the US does not “seek to dominate or strangle China”, the US would not be pushed out of...
The trade war with China has sent US stocks on a rollercoaster ride and led to disputes about whether or not China is already discussing a trade deal. But the impact is also being felt in China. Last week there a report showed Chinese factories were slowing down in response to tariffs. Estimates of China’s...
Nick Marsh BBC News Reporting fromKuala Lumpur Astudestra Ajengrastri BBC Indonesian Getty Images South East Asia is on the frontline of Chinese exports to the US that are now looking for new markets When US President Donald Trump hit China with tariffs in his first term, Vietnamese entrepreneur Hao Le saw an opportunity. His company...
China is encouraging it’s retirees to spend their savings on fun initiatives to help boost its economy – including “silver trains”. They take older travellers to underdeveloped areas they might not normally visit, including those that need a financial shot in the arm. It’s hoped the increase in domestic spending would help offset the impact...
Stephen McDonell China correspondent BBC/Benjamin Begley The ‘silver train’ initiative aims to get retirees to visit remote parts of China and boost the local economy Beijing insists it will stand firm in the face of Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods. It has been trying to reassure everyone that the country is strong and the...
Annabelle Liang Business reporter Getty Images Xi started his South East Asia trip in Vietnam China’s President Xi Jinping has called on Vietnam to oppose “unilateral bullying” to upkeep a global system of free trade – though he stopped short of naming the US. It comes as Xi is on a so called “charm offensive”...
Well, this screws up my writing schedule for the day. I had a post scheduled for this time but this one is much more important. President Trump just paused almost all his tariff increases, citing the flood of countries begging for new trade deals to avoid the massive increase in business costs they would impose...
Getty Images The world’s most populous country is ranked 90th in the men’s Fifa world rankings – just ahead of Curaçao and Luxembourg On a hot, humid Thursday night in Saitama, China’s national football team hit its lowest ebb. With a minute left on the clock and trailing Japan 6-0, Chinese defenders were likely wishing...