Boeing missed out on a 40-plane deal in September, following an even bigger hit in July, when China ordered nearly 300 Airbus aircraft worth about $37 billion at sticker prices.

The deal with Chinese state-owned drug-maker Sinopharm to import and market its antiviral molnupiravir in China is a sign the country is considering more COVID-19 medicines from overseas developers.

The spate of cancellations in October marks a sharp reversal from a few months ago, when shipping lines commanded premium prices and booked record profits.

A congressional advisory body is urging legislators to strengthen U.S. defenses against China’s growing control of digital information related to global shipping and cargo, warning it could undermine national security and businesses.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order laying out a strategy to bolster domestic bio-manufacturing and reduce reliance on China for new medicines, chemicals and other products.

U.S. tech companies that receive federal funding will be barred from building "advanced technology" facilities in China for 10 years, the Biden administration has said.

Nvidia says the U.S. government requires a new license, effective immediately, to address the risk of chips being "used in, or diverted to a 'military end use'... in China and Russia."

Honda Motor Co. and South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. will spend $4.4 billion to build a new battery plant in the U.S. as the Japanese carmaker seeks to phase out fossil-fuel vehicles completely by 2040.

Average container prices halved from August 2021; leasing rates declined by 17% from June to July this year. Further, China to Canada one-way leasing rates decline at the highest rate by 49 per cent as compared to China to any other country.