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US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order introducing a 15% tariff on imported polysilicon and products made from the material, escalating Washington's efforts to protect strategically important industries and reduce China's influence over critical technology supply chains. Polysilicon is a key raw material used in the manufacture of semiconductors and solar panels. Under the order signed on Thursday, the United States will impose a 15% tariff on polysilicon and

Chinese police say two debt-ridden former postgraduate students with a history of heavy gambling were behind what has been described as the country’s largest gold heist, a meticulously planned robbery that saw almost $4 million worth of gold bars and other solid-gold valuables stolen from a luxury retailer in Nanjing. The theft, carried out on May 16, shocked the nation after a gang allegedly made off with approximately 27 kilograms of gold from the store. Following an intens

China’s economy expanded more rapidly than analysts had predicted in the first quarter of the year, even as the global economy grappled with the fallout from the ongoing US-Israel war with Iran. Official figures show that gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 5% compared to the same period last year, exceeding economists’ expectations of around 4.8%. The stronger-than-anticipated performance comes despite significant disruption caused by the Middle East conflict, whic

Police in eastern China’s Zhejiang province have taken Yu Faxiang, the chairman of Hong Kong-listed Haichang Ocean Park, into custody as authorities investigate alleged mismanagement following defaults on multibillion-yuan wealth management products issued by a firm under his control. The move represents the latest crackdown on mainland China’s shadow banking sector, continuing years of government efforts to regulate and clean up the industry. Haichang, mainland China’s large