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Economy
Can Vietnam be another China? No.
Drawing on his travels and research, Professor Yasheng Huang examines the striking parallels between Vietnam’s rise and an earlier phase of China’s development, and explains why their political trajectories may ultimately lead to different outcomes.
Yasheng Huang
03 Jul 2026
Economy
The unbalancing of Chinese rebalancing
American economist Stephen Roach examines the evidence and concludes that after nearly 20 years of promises, Chinese rebalancing has failed.
Stephen Roach
02 Jul 2026
Economy
‘China Shock’ or ‘China Gift’? Europe weighs its defences
Even as Europe blames China for its tottering economy, China says Europe needs to look at itself before shifting the responsibility. Lianhe Zaobao correspondent Lim Zhan Ting speaks to experts to find out more.
Lim Zhan Ting
01 Jul 2026
Economy
China as an absolute advantage economy
Given China’s current industrial and financial stature, Professor Yasheng Huang observes that the puzzle is not why China exports cars, but why it is still exporting t-shirts.
Yasheng Huang
30 Jun 2026
Economy
From caviar to foie gras: China’s next export shock
From caviar to foie gras, Chinese producers are entering markets long tied to European prestige. As these brands expand overseas, Lianhe Zaobao China news editor Yang Danxu explores what their success reveals about China’s growing influence in global markets.
Yang Danxu
30 Jun 2026
Economy
‘We’re not that wealthy’: Beijing’s answer to China Shock 2.0
As trade tensions flare, China’s leadership is fiercely defending Chinese enterprises and rejecting the Western narrative of China as a threat. Lianhe Zaobao associate editor Han Yong Hong takes a look at the key takeaways of Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s speech during the Summer Davos forum.
Han Yong Hong
26 Jun 2026
Economy
High-tech farming cannot rescue China’s smallholders
China has grand plans for innovation-driven productivity in the agricultural sector, but how will these initiatives trickle down to the regions and the large proportion of smallholder farmers? Researcher Genevieve Donnellon-May discusses the issue.
Genevieve Donnellon-May
26 Jun 2026
Economy
From SpaceX to Meta: The geopolitics of who gets to invest
While SpaceX underwriters barred orders from investors in mainland China and Hong Kong leading up to its IPO, the Chinese government blocked Meta’s acquisition of Manus. Law experts Tan Chong Huat and Amanda Chen analyse the implications of such moves.
Tan Chong Huat, Amanda Chen
25 Jun 2026
Economy
How Taiwan overtook China as Singapore’s top trading partner
Fuelled by the global AI boom and a complementary chip ecosystem, total trade between Singapore and Taiwan surged in 2025, unseating mainland China from the top spot. Lianhe Zaobao senior business correspondent Lewis Ong Yong Huat speaks with economists to find out more.
Lewis Ong Yong Huat
24 Jun 2026
Economy
Beyond Elon Musk: Who benefits from the trillionaire era?
As SpaceX propels Elon Musk into the history books as the first trillionaire, academic Ruay-Shiung Chang posits that the ultimate test for the modern economy is whether tech prosperity can be shared, or if inequality will skyrocket.
Ruay-Shiung Chang
24 Jun 2026
Economy
Why Chinese banks now act like local governments
China’s banks are increasingly shaped by state-directed targets, whitelists and performance indicators, pushing them to prioritise policy goals over market logic and resemble local governments in their behaviour. Economist Chen Kang warns of the systemic risks in trading market pricing for rigid policy-driven lists.
Chen Kang
23 Jun 2026
Economy
From HK department store heir to outback cattleman: Inside Bruce Cheung’s US$130m wagyu gamble
When he was nearing 60, Bruce Cheung stepped away from China International Duty Free Group, the company he had co-founded and built up for more than 20 years, starting a journey of self-discovery that took him along half of Australia’s coast. Lianhe Zaobao journalist Li Yaning speaks to the founder of agriculture company Pardoo Wagyu.
Li Yaning
18 Jun 2026
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