Xiaofei Xu

5 days ago | scmp.com | Xiaofei Xu

It has been months since Serbian make-up artist Jovana Vukosavljevic was last on set for a US film. Once a favoured shooting location for studios looking to keep costs low, projects have all but evaporated in the Balkan country since mass protests broke out late last year. Then Donald Trump arrived.

6 days ago | thestar.com.my | Xiaofei Xu

Vice-Premier He Lifeng struck a confident tone as he prepared to lead a crucial opening round of trade talks with US officials later this week, saying that China’s economy was performing well and would continue to open up to foreign investment. “China’s economy is off to a good start so far this year ... society’s confidence and expectations continued to increase,” He said during a meeting with the visiting head of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority in Beijing.

1 week ago | scmp.com | Xiaofei Xu

The massive blackouts across Spain, Portugal and parts of southern France last week are likely to become a “turning point” for energy policy across Europe as governments wake up to an “urgent need” to upgrade grids to account for the growing role of renewables in their power supply mix, analysts said. And that could present opportunities for Chinese companies involved in the European energy infrastructure market, they added.

1 week ago | scmp.com | Xiaofei Xu

Vice-Premier He Lifeng struck a confident tone as he prepared to lead a crucial opening round of trade talks with US officials later this week, saying that China’s economy was performing well and would continue to open up to foreign investment. “China’s economy is off to a good start so far this year … society’s confidence and expectations continued to increase,” He said during a meeting with the visiting head of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority in Beijing.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Xiaofei Xu

8 hours agoEach weekday morning outside the Dispatch Office of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 13, dozens of dock workers gather, hoping to get some work at the vast ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Usually it's relatively easy to find – and workers are given a white slip of …