China property stocks rally on hopes of relief plan

Shares in developers climb after report that Beijing may order support for struggling sector

3h

Brazil’s other deforestation: has the savannah farming boom gone too far?

Decades of intensive agriculture threaten the Cerrado region, which acts as an important carbon dioxide ‘sink’ and helps fend off global warming

3h

China’s chip breakthrough poses strategic dilemma

How much time and money will SMIC sink into producing its new semiconductor at scale?

8h

FirstFT: China ratchets up military drills around Taiwan

Fresh military manoeuvres announced after US lawmakers’ meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen

10h

Saudi Aramco: vast scale of NOCs diminishes supermajors to bit players

Profits of Riyadh-listed group and other national oil companies matter to the fate of the planet

17h

Delhi’s drinkers face a dry summer under new alcohol rules

Confusion reigns as warring layers of local and national government squabble over licensing regimes

19h

South Africa’s fear of state failure

The African National Congress liberated South Africa. Now it is failing the country

20h

China ratchets up pressure on Taiwan after US congressional visit

Fresh military manoeuvres announced following US lawmakers’ meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen

22h

Oil and stocks decline after weaker than expected economic data

Economic reports from US and China set gloomy tone

22h

China cuts lending rate as economic data disappoint and Covid cases rise

Central bank intervenes as world’s second-biggest economy suffers lockdowns and property market malaise

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