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China’s Pivot to Vietnam Blows Hole in Trump’s Made-in-USA Plan

China’s Pivot to Vietnam Blows Hole in Trump’s Made-in-USA Plan

A year on from “Liberation Day”, Trump’s tariffs have fueled a change in global supply chains — just not in the way he envisioned.

March 31, 2026

March 31, 2026

China’s Pivot to Vietnam Blows Hole in Trump’s Made-in-USA Plan

A year on from “Liberation Day”, Trump’s tariffs have fueled a change in global supply chains — just not in the way he envisioned.

China’s Pivot to Vietnam Blows Hole in Trump’s Made-in-USA Plan

March 14, 2026

March 14, 2026

Vicky Lau’s New HK Bistro Celebrates Yunnan Cuisine With Her Signature Creativity

Jija reflects the chef’s signature East-meets-West style, with a menu that keeps diners guessing with its cleverness.

Jija

March 12, 2026

March 12, 2026

Cratering Birth Rate Drives Parental Leave Expansion in Hong Kong

Companies are increasingly stepping up.

General Views in Hong Kong As City Reports to Seek China’s Help Controlling Pandemic at Meeting

February 5, 2026

February 5, 2026

Fast Track to the Mainland: Your Guide to Hong Kong’s High-Speed Expansion

There are now 25 long-distance trains and at least one sleeper departing Hong Kong daily.

First Day of Service of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link Train

January 17, 2026

January 17, 2026

Saravanaa Bhavan Returns to Hong Kong With Its Famous Dosas

The Indian restaurant’s expansive menu offers more than 60 types of dosas, plus hundreds of other vegetarian items.

Saravanaa Bhavan Returns to Hong Kong With Its Famous Dosas

January 15, 2026

January 15, 2026

How Hong Kong’s Most Famous Activist Investor David Webb Changed the City Forever

A storied career from ‘Project Vampire’ to the ‘Enigma Network.’

Hong Kong Activist Investor David Webb Speaks at Farewell Event

December 12, 2025

December 12, 2025

Year in Review: 2025 in Graphics, Maps, and Visual Stories

The Year in Graphics

2025: The Year in Graphics (4x3 animated GIF V2)

July 13, 2025

July 13, 2025

China Biotech’s Stunning Advance Is Changing the World’s Drug Pipeline

Chinese biotech's advance has been as ferocious as the nation's breakthrough efforts in AI and EVs, eclipsing the EU and catching up to the US

Production Laboratory for CAR-T Cell Therapies at a IASO Biotherapeutics Facility

June 24, 2025

June 24, 2025

Satellite Imagery Shows Damage to Three Iranian Nuclear Facilities From US Strikes

Satellite Imagery Shows Damage to Three Iranian Nuclear Facilities From US Strikes

April 16, 2025

April 16, 2025

Vietnam Is Running Out of Sand to Fuel an Economic Boom

A new crop of factories requires roads, and that means sand. To keep up, the country is importing from Cambodia on a massive scale.

Vietnam sand homepage

December 24, 2024

December 24, 2024

2024: The Year in Graphics

The Year in Graphics

2024 Year in Graphics

December 5, 2024

December 5, 2024

The Quest to Make Clean Energy Cleaner

Retired Wind Turbine Blades Live on as Park Benches and Picnic Tables

December 4, 2024

December 4, 2024

The Quest to Better Recycle Wind Turbines and Solar Panels

From France to Taiwan, companies are experimenting in ways to recycle discarded solar panels and wind turbine blades

The Quest to Better Recycle Wind Turbines and Solar Panels

August 29, 2024

August 29, 2024

How Japan Ignored Climate Critics and Built a Global Gas Empire

Japan’s championing of gas minted it a $14 billion profit last year, while entrenching dependence on a fossil fuel as experts urge a faster shift to renewables.

How Japan Ignored Climate Critics and Built a Global Natural Gas Empire

August 28, 2024

August 28, 2024

Mapmakers Create Bite-Sized Models of National Parks

Mapmakers Create Bite-Sized Models of National Parks

July 1, 2024

July 1, 2024

Four Pathways for Democrats Against Trump — With or Without Biden

President Joe Biden's weak debate performance has raised questions about the possibility of a different Democratic candidate. Here's how the various scenarios might work

President Biden Hosts State Visit For Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

May 28, 2024

May 28, 2024

Taiwan Lawmakers Pass Bill to Curb President’s Powers

Taiwan Protesters Gather as Bill Aimed at President Moves Ahead

March 7, 2024

March 7, 2024

Recycling Wind Turbine Blades Can Solve the Industry’s Biggest Problem

As more wind turbines get deployed, the industry is turning to a new wave of materials to ensure blades don’t end up in landfills or incinerators.

Wind Power’s Dirty Secret Brings Focus to Recycling Solutions

January 13, 2024

January 13, 2024

Taiwan 2024 Election Results

Lai Ching-te won Taiwan’s presidential election over opponents Hou Yu-ih and Ko Wen-je

Taiwan 2024 Election Results

December 15, 2023

December 15, 2023

2023: The Year in Graphics

Bloomberg News told some of 2023’s most important stories with charts, data, and maps. These graphics and visual stories help break them down.

2023-in-graphics (homepage tout image with text)