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William Langley

South China Correspondent

William Langley covers business and politics in southern China, Hong Kong and Macau. He has a particular focus on manufacturing and supply chains. Previously, he was a breaking news reporter in Hong Kong, covering companies, markets and political news from across Asia.
Email William Langley @WillLangley96  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)
  • Tuesday, 30 July, 2024
    Asia manufacturing
    Chinese low-tech manufacturers hanging on by ‘their fingernails’

    Clothing, toy and furniture factories hit by anaemic orders, trade restrictions and growing competition

    A woman packs a pair of shoes in a factory in Jinjiang city in southeast China’s Fujian province
  • Thursday, 25 July, 2024
    Bangladesh
    Bangladesh garment sector rocked by protest crackdown

    Curfew and communications blackout raises shipping costs and shakes confidence in major global exporter

    Workers check burnt garments at a factory in Dhaka
  • Thursday, 25 July, 2024
    OutlookMacau
    Macau’s Portuguese strive to preserve their cultural heritage

    As the casino city approaches the 25th anniversary of its handover to China, the challenges for the expat community are growing

    Sendo Square in Macau
  • Friday, 12 July, 2024
    Chinese trade
    China exports rise at fastest pace in more than a year

    Falling imports drive record trade surplus in June as Beijing leans on manufacturing to support economy

    BYD electric vehicles are prepared to be loaded on to a ship in the port of Lianyungang in China’s eastern Jiangsu province
  • Thursday, 11 July, 2024
    IPOs
    Li Ka-shing’s CK Infrastructure considers secondary listing in London

    Potential move by Hong Kong-listed group is sign of confidence in UK in wake of Labour’s landslide election victory

    Li Ka-shing
  • Monday, 8 July, 2024
    FT News Briefing podcast12 min listen
    The leftwing stuns France

    The country’s far right was denied a majority in Sunday’s parliamentary elections

  • Sunday, 30 June, 2024
    News in-depthChinese business & finance
    Investors shy away from China’s ‘Taiwan Town’ as tensions rise

    Chinese province closest to Taiwan seeks greater ties, but business has grown wary amid geopolitical and economic concerns

    A narrow street in Fuzhou with traditional Chinese buildings and red lanterns, including the Taiwan Assembly Hall on the right
  • Sunday, 9 June, 2024
    Supply chains
    European companies step up efforts to decouple from China

    Move comes as Brussels increases scrutiny of goods from world’s largest export economy

    Containers from China are taken between terminals in the Port of Duisburg, Germany
  • Monday, 3 June, 2024
    US-China trade dispute
    Chinese businesses target Vietnam and Mexico as trade tensions with US rise

    Investment increases in countries that offer alternative supply chain route to US

    Containers being loaded on to a ship
  • Wednesday, 29 May, 2024
    News in-depthHong Kong politics
    Hong Kong set for verdict in landmark security trial

    Beijing seeks to quash opposition political leadership by targeting 47 figures under sweeping legislation

    Members of the League of Social Democrats carry a banner outside a court in Hong Kong on February 6 2023
  • Wednesday, 15 May, 2024
    Hong Kong politics
    YouTube blocks videos of Hong Kong protest song deemed seditious

    Google’s streaming company considers appeal and voices concern about impact on freedom of expression

    Anti-government protesters sing the protest anthem ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ at a shopping mall in Hong Kong in May 2020
  • Monday, 13 May, 2024
    Chinese business & finance
    China targets tropical Hainan for world’s biggest duty-free area

    Beijing hopes keeping luxury shoppers onshore will stimulate lagging economic growth

    People wearing face masks wait in line to enter a Bottega Veneta store at the Sanya International Duty-Free shopping complex in Sanya, Hainan
  • Monday, 13 May, 2024
    Chinese business & finance
    Fast-growing Chinese retailer Miniso shifts expansion focus overseas

    Finance chief says low-cost chain plans to open 600 stores abroad this year amid weak consumption in its home market

    Miniso’s pink-painted Shanghai store interior
  • Wednesday, 8 May, 2024
    Hong Kong politics
    Hong Kong court bans protest anthem deemed seditious by city officials

    Judgment raises pressure on US tech companies operating in Chinese territory to block the song

    Protesters sing ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ at a shopping mall in Hong Kong in September 2019
  • Tuesday, 30 April, 2024
    Cryptocurrencies
    Hong Kong joins global crypto ETF race

    Rollout of spot bitcoin and ether exchange traded funds follows launch of similar products in US

    A bitcoin logo on a window in Hong Kong
  • Friday, 12 April, 2024
    Cryptocurrencies
    Hong Kong digital assets exchange warns over viability of city’s new crypto rules

    Licensed trading facility looks overseas as 24 companies vie for regulatory approval

    Hong Kong skyline
  • Thursday, 4 April, 2024
    InterviewChinese business & finance
    Chinese robot maker says protectionism will not stop its march

    Shenzhen Inovance founder says automation tech is indispensable to global supply chains

    A robot at Shenzhen Inovance
  • Monday, 1 April, 2024
    Hong Kong economy
    Hong Kong’s port loses ground as exporters pivot to mainland China

    Cargo volumes fall 14% while other Chinese cities record rise in throughput

    The Kwai Tsing container terminals in Hong Kong
  • Sunday, 31 March, 2024
    News in-depthMacau
    Macau roars back as gamblers return to ‘Las Vegas of the east’

    Chinese territory set to become one of world’s fastest-growing economies as it recovers from Beijing crackdown

    Gamblers at The Parisian Macao
  • Tuesday, 19 March, 2024
    Hong Kong politics
    Hong Kong passes tough new security law

    Critics say legislation will further erode civil liberties in the Chinese territory

    Three officers are in the photo, one of them wears a facemask
  • Sunday, 17 March, 2024
    News in-depthHong Kong
    Barriers come down in Hong Kong border town as China plans closer ties

    Former buffer zone to deter smugglers is now part of Beijing’s hopes for greater integration with mainland

    Tourists visit the Sha Tau Kok border area between Hong Kong and mainland China on New Year’s Day after the once restricted zone opened up
  • Friday, 15 March, 2024
    Hong Kong politics
    Catholic Church reassures Hong Kong flock over secrecy of confession despite security law

    Legislators are fast-tracking national security bill as Chinese territory aligns itself more closely with Beijing

  • Friday, 15 March, 2024
    News in-depthChinese economy
    China eases tourist visa restrictions to boost economy

    Beijing hopes giving easier access to people from some European countries will revitalise multibillion-dollar tourism sector

    An Italian tourist visits the Forbidden City in Beijing
  • Friday, 8 March, 2024
    Hong Kong politics
    Hong Kong fast-tracks tough new national security law

    Bill fuels concerns of erosion of civil liberties as territory aligns with mainland China

    John Lee at a press conference in Hong Kong
  • Friday, 1 March, 2024
    Norway's Oil Fund
    Norway wealth fund sells Jardine stake over gold mine worries

    Martabe expansion threatens habitat of endangered Tapanuli orangutan, say campaigners

    The orangutan holds on to a tree branch with green leaves behind it
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