Restaurant and drink brands, some with thousands of stores in China, are taking root in American cities to escape punishing competition at home.

Revenues at China’s giant military firms fell last year as corruption purges slowed arms contracts and procurement, according to a study released on Monday by a leading conflict think tank.

SIPRI’s findings show that revenues of China’s leading military firms fell by 10 percent in 2024. In contrast, Japan recorded a 40 percent jump, Germany saw a 36 percent rise and military revenues in the United States increased by 3.

Two of China’s private data agencies skipped releasing data on monthly home sales by the country’s top developers, after state-backed China Vanke Co. stirred market concerns with its bond extension bid.

China's factory activity in November contracted slightly as production growth came to a halt and new orders slowed, a private-sector survey showed on Monday.

King Maha Vajiralongkorn is the first Thai monarch to visit China since the two countries established diplomatic relations half a century ago. His trip was the most high-profile signal yet that Thailand, which has long struck a careful balance between China and America, is leaning ever closer towards its northern neighbour.

China Vanke Co., the distressed builder that surprised markets last week when it proposed an unspecified delay in paying a local bond, has now asked holders to wait a year to be made whole, as it faces mounting liquidity pressure amid waning state support.

Fund managers are picking Chinese industrial stocks and holding volatile tech shares, betting a two-year-old equities rally can withstand an economic rough patch, as valuations and steady returns lure foreign investors back.

Yttrium plays a critical role in everything from aircraft engines to semiconductors. China controls the vast majority of the market—and that’s not changing any time soon.