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Kandy Wong
Correspondent, Political Economy
Kandy Wong returned to the Post in 2022 as a correspondent for the Political Economy desk, having earlier worked as a reporter on the Business desk. She focuses on China's trade relationships with the United States, the European Union and Australia, as well as the Belt & Road Initiative and currency issues. She graduated from New York University with a master's degree in journalism in 2013. An award-winning journalist, she has worked in Hong Kong, China and New York for the Hong Kong Economic Journal and the Financial Times, E&E News, Forbes, The Economist Intelligence Unit, Nikkei Asia and Coconuts Media.
Zhang Ming of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences calls excessive focus on security over development a ‘trap’ worth avoiding.
China has already approved nearly thrice the number of innovative drugs than in the 13th five-year plan, Shanghai forum hears.
A former US Trade Representative lamented the state of US-China relations and called for restraint at a forum in Hong Kong.
Harvesting and recycling rare earth minerals can be ramped up faster than new mines, new report says.
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With a focus on American soybeans and Chinese coffee beans, project by US think tank and Chinese university focuses on enhancing agricultural trade.
Party mouthpiece doubles down on positive message and confidence in achieving China’s GDP growth goal for 2024.
US Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark rate less than a day before China is expected to release its latest economic stimulus plan.
Australia’s avocado trade association and China’s trade body signed an agreement at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Finance says it will sell up to US$2 billion of notes in Riyadh next week.
Though it was once a reliable performer among Chinese regions, Guangdong province has reported a steady slowdown in GDP growth for 2024.
US businesses with a China footprint are preparing for more rough times as further restrictions on tech exports are set to take effect.
Consumption gets a jolt from ‘pockets of consumer confidence’, but broader gains across industries would require more fiscal support, analysts say.
Contentious posts by prominent players on the popular Weibo microblog platform call into question the nature of bearish vs bullish bets on China’s economy.
Unlike its allies in the West, Australia has kept its doors open to Chinese and green tech. What accounts for this divergence?
China is set to lift its ban on Australian lobster imports by the end of the year following a meeting between Premier Li Qiang and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
China’s central bank vows to support Shanghai and Hong Kong as finance centres as it takes ‘next step’ in internationalisation of the yuan.
Analysts say Australia will still push ahead with its trade diversification, particularly in Southeast Asia, despite improving ties with China.
Former adviser to German chancellor says dialogue, not punitive tariffs, should be basis for conflict resolution in EU-China dispute.
Chinese border city of Erenhot has become the hotbed for e-commerce orders and tourism with Mongolia, helped out by a 24-hour freight border crossing.
Digital Economy Promotion Agency of Thailand collaborating with Shenzhen and Hangzhou, as well as Guangxi and Yunnan provinces.
Individual investors in mainland China, buoyed by incentives and a rising yuan, are seeing appeal in moving their capital to Hong Kong.
Saudi Arabia’s minister of industry has said his country is willing to ‘try new things’ in its relationship with China, and that Chinese companies are ‘welcome’ to invest.
China will conduct an anti-dumping investigation into rapeseed imports from Canada, days after the North American country joined the United States and European Union in imposing new tariffs on electric vehicles.
Home-grown airliner is ‘pillar and pioneer’ in China’s race to rival Western aviation giants, but challenges remain, state media says.
Saudi minister of industry to visit Guangzhou and Hong Kong on week-long East Asia tour to boost ties and explore joint ventures.
Chinese students rank first in terms of the number of international students studying in Australia, but new rules are set to cap foreign student numbers.
Mongolia has left the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline connecting Russia and China out of a long-term action plan, a move observers attribute to sanctions against Moscow and testy price negotiations.
For Hong Kong youth who want to take an unconventional path in life, the bar for parental approval is set too high.
From toy giant Lego to drug maker Moderna, China is trying to speed up their economy-driving initiatives such as massive factories amid a worrisome outflow of foreign direct investment.
Several provinces and cities in mainland China are leveraging Hong Kong’s status to attract overseas capital as foreign investment dips and the pressure is on to meet economic growth targets.
