The Latest Breaking News from China

China's demand for seaborne coal is set to drop fast and far. Australia should take note.

China’s plans to boost energy security and cut carbon emissions mean this year’s sudden boom for Australian coal exporters is just a blip.

The Conversation · Apr 20, 2022

Alibaba Cloud, VMware Collaborated For Faster, Seamless Enterprise Cloud Migration At Scale

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's (NYSE:BABA) Alibaba Cloud and VMware Inc (NYSE:VMW) announced a jointly-developed public cloud service.  The service would aid China's enterprises to support digital innovation with lower costs and risks. Alibaba Cloud VMware Service enables China's enterprises to migrate and modernize applications faster and seamlessly move workloads between on-premises VMware environments and Alibaba…

Benzinga · Apr 20, 2022

Why JD.Com Shares Are Falling

Shares of Chinese companies, including JD.Com Inc (NASDAQ: JD), are trading lower, possibly on continued weakness amid COVID-19 concerns in China, which have led to lockdown measures and caused economic uncertainty. 

Benzinga · Apr 20, 2022

Australia’s coal export boom forecast to end abruptly amid big drop in demand from China

Study finds Chinese consumption will fall within two to three years as Australian coalmining communities warned to reduce dependence on industry

The Guardian - AU · Apr 20, 2022

Pentagon Chief Speaks with China’s Defense Minister for First Time under Biden

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with Chinese Minister of National Defense General Wei Fenghe on Wednesday, the first call between the two officials since the start of President Joe Biden's administration more than a year ago. Relations between China and the United States have been tense, with the world's…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 20, 2022

Here's How Morgan Stanley Previews Apple Ahead Of Q2

Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty saw Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 13 and Mac strength more than offset relative underperformance in iPad and Services, leading her to expect upside to the Street's consensus March quarter (Q2) revenue forecast.  Huberty also saw more cautious commentary on the June quarter (Q3) consensus of $86.7 billion, which appeared too…

Benzinga · Apr 20, 2022

What's Going On With Tesla Shares?

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares are trading lower by 4.32% at $983.70. Weakness may be due to profit-taking following strength in the stock this week as well as concerns over China disruptions.

Benzinga · Apr 20, 2022

Made In China Tesla Model Y Amazes In Cold Weather Range Test

Bjørn Nyland's Tesla Model Y range test in cold weather conditions confirms high range and outstanding efficiency results in the crossover/SUV segment.

InsideEVs · Apr 20, 2022

China expands military might as far as French borders with Solomon Islands pact

China has signed a security agreement with the Solomon Islands, a tiny state in the Pacific Ocean. The US and Australia are furious and worry that Beijing might want to expand its naval operations. The agreement also means that China's sphere of influence now extends to French territory as the…

Radio France Internationale · Apr 20, 2022

US defence chief speaks for first time with Chinese counterpart

The call comes amid continued US concerns that China could support Russia in the invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Apr 20, 2022