China needs better policies to support its ‘vibrant, competitive and creative market entities’, said a former senior official with its top economic planner.

China’s ties with Middle East go beyond trade, say analysts on World Economic Forum panel who argue Beijing could bear greater responsibility.

Beijing ‘willing to encourage’ more mainland enterprises to boost investment in neighbour as it calls for ‘fair, just’ business environment.

High-level comments aim to shore up business and market confidence ahead of the economic-agenda-setting third plenum as foreign firms wait to see whether Beijing follows through.

China is no longer the top source of US imports, while recent tariff increases on a range of Chinese goods have added to trade tensions between Beijing and Washington.

Zeng is the latest business leader to criticise the cutthroat competition amid mounting worries that constant price reductions are undermining profitability, reputation and even safety in China’s EV industry.

In a keynote address to the ‘Summer Davos’ forum, Chinese Premier Li Qiang offered a strong critique of Western trade restrictions while also pitching the country as a welcoming place for overseas firms.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivered a speech during the opening plenary session at the 15th Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian on Tuesday.

Mahmoud Abbas said such an invasion on the Gazan city, which is sheltering more than a million residents, would be ‘the biggest catastrophe in the history of the Palestinian people’.

Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene says interconnectivity is being prioritised to enhance resource trade and investment flows, and his country is ready and waiting for its two neighbours to act.

Finance chief also says world economy in fragile state amid period of complex geopolitics, after returning from World Economic Forum in Davos.

The authorities said they received a complaint against Isaac Herzog, who was in Davos on Thursday. Several people are said to have filed charges.

Kfir Bibas and his family were kidnapped by Hamas on October 7. In Tel Aviv and as far away as Rome and Berlin, protesters wore orange, inspired by Kfir’s hair, to mark his first year.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said normalising ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia is a key element of ending the war with Hamas and a game-changer for the entire Middle East.

Nine civilians were killed in explosions around the city of Saravan in Iran’s southeast.

In his Davos speech, the French president stresses the need for EU to reduce its dependence on both major powers.

Some attendees saying pass Article 23 legislation ‘as quickly as possible’ and then focus on using Hong Kong as platform to capture regional opportunities, Financial Secretary Paul Chan says.

The self-proclaimed ‘anarcho-capitalist’ president is making hist first overseas tour, even as he battles a major economic crisis at home.

If Israel can be brought into the fold of the Middle East, Blinken said, the region would be coming together to isolate Iran, which he called “the biggest concern in terms of security”.

In interview at World Economic Forum in Davos, top American diplomat says the two powers are committed to collaborating in areas of ‘mutual interest’ while warning against ‘disruptive’ moves such as ‘use of force’ against Taiwan.

The introduction of a capital gains tax was just a suggestion brought up during the budget consultation period, Paul Chan has told the Post.