China Tobacco International imports leaves for 300m smokers and sells cigarettes abroad
Easing of foreign ownership rules has overseas groups seeking to control Chinese units
Production and new orders both fall amid trade war and weak commodity prices
A constructive attitude from both nations can avoid worsening relations
German Bund yields strike lowest level since April 2017
President uses rare speech on issue to ratchet up pressure on US support for Taipei
Brussels wants to strengthen safeguards for companies as 5G auctions loom
Maiden new year speech comes as S Korean carmaker misses sales goal for a fourth year
Producers are buying foreign tech but industry must build for future after subsidies
Portfolios can be tweaked to improve resilience but no single strategy will work
Hong Kong slides almost 3% after weak data; Europe follows and Wall St set to fall
Cooling measures, foreign-buyer clampdowns and the China-US trade war will all cause ripples