TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, has finalised a deal to create a majority American-owned joint venture that will secure U.S. user data, safeguarding the popular short-video app from a potential U.S. ban. The move comes after years of political and legal battles over national security concerns.
Last year, China’s imports hit a record value of 18.48 trillion yuan ($2.65 trillion). For decades, the orthodox view of the Chinese economy focused almost exclusively on its export prowess. However, the granular breakdown of the 2025 data reveals that this operating model has been superseded.
The Turkish Competition Authority carried out an early-morning raid on online retailer Temu’s Istanbul office on Wednesday (21 January), the regulator and a company spokesperson said, as scrutiny of the Chinese-owned platform’s business model intensifies.
Uzbekistan plans to establish production facilities in Qatar as part of a strategy to expand exports and strengthen its presence in Gulf markets.
American investor Jim Rogers has confirmed that he has acquired shares in a broad range of Uzbek companies listed on the country’s stock exchange, describing Uzbekistan as an increasingly attractive destination for long-term investment.
China has given the nod for car makers to sell Level 3 self-driving vehicles from as early as next year after it approved two electric sedans from Changan Auto and BAIC Motors.
China has carried out a major test of a new “super wireless” rail convoy, a technology that could reshape the future of heavy-haul transport.
Kazakhstan has begun redirecting part of its crude exports, sending oil from the Kashagan field to China for the first time.
Paramount Skydance (PSKY.O) has launched a $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O). The escalation follows a high-stakes battle that had appeared to end last week when Netflix secured a $72 billion deal for the studio giant’s assets.
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow has signed the “On Virtual Assets” law, which will officially legalise cryptocurrency mining and exchange activities in the country from 1 January 2026.
European Union ministers will urge senior U.S. trade officials to implement more elements of the July EU–U.S. trade deal on Monday, including cutting tariffs on EU steel and lifting duties on goods such as wine and spirits.
Chinese electric carmaker BYD is making major strides in Europe, with sales surging nearly fivefold in September from a year earlier to just under 25,000 new registrations.
India and China have resumed direct commercial flights for the first time in five years, marking a cautious thaw in relations between the two Asian giants.
China’s imports of Russian crude oil increased in September, highlighting Beijing’s continued energy cooperation with Moscow despite persistent pressure from the United States to desist.
United States chipmaker AMD will supply artificial intelligence chips to OpenAI in a multi-year agreement that could generate tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue and give the ChatGPT maker the option to acquire up to 10% of the company.
European shares nudged up on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve lowered borrowing costs for the first time since December, while shares of SIG plummeted after the Swiss-based company issued a profit warning.
Entrepreneur Nelson Yang is reaching back into Taiwan's history to turn the humble banana plant into an unlikely sustainable textile. Taiwan is now the world's dominant producer of advanced semiconductors but the yellow fruit, still widely grown on the island, was once a source of patriotic pride.
Afghanistan and Kazakhstan have signed a new trade agreement worth $2 million, further expanding economic ties between the two countries.
China has launched its first review of its foreign trade law since 2004, signalling a potential shift in how the country manages international commerce amid rising global trade tensions.
Access to Google services was restored Thursday after a region-wide outage cut off millions of users across dozens of countries, with disruptions reported in platforms including YouTube, Gmail and Maps.
Kraft Heinz is breaking up into two separate companies a decade after its high-profile merger, aiming to unlock greater shareholder value.
Paramount will become the exclusive U.S. broadcaster of the Ultimate Fighting Championship from 2026 under a seven-year agreement with TKO Group Holdings worth about $7.7 billion, the companies said on Monday.
Shares have surged in the automobile industry after the U.S. agreed a deal to lower tariffs this week with Japan, triggering a sharp rally in Japanese equity markets. It's after President Donald Trump and Japan's lead negotiator Ryosei Akazawa made the agreement on Tuesday (22 July).
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