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Kandy Wong
Correspondent, Political Economy
Kandy Wong returned to the Post in 2022 as a correspondent for the Political Economy desk, having earlier worked as a reporter on the Business desk. She focuses on China's trade relationships with the United States, the European Union and Australia, as well as the Belt & Road Initiative and currency issues. She graduated from New York University with a master's degree in journalism in 2013. An award-winning journalist, she has worked in Hong Kong, China and New York for the Hong Kong Economic Journal and the Financial Times, E&E News, Forbes, The Economist Intelligence Unit, Nikkei Asia and Coconuts Media.
Greater Bay Area plan has added impetus to development of neighbouring island in Zhuhai.
Restrictive ‘data silos’ have impeded logistics and hindered commercialisation of data, but a new centrally managed company aims to tear down barriers.
Local competition and geopolitical tensions add to short-term pressures, but views of CEOs were more positive when pointing to China’s long-term outlook.
Tsinghua University academic says country is lagging behind the US and calls for more funding for hi-tech firms to boost innovation.
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Ministry of Commerce officials were active on a number of fronts early this week.
Deeply ingrained institutional problems will be resolved, and better Belt and Road Initiative promotional efforts will be made under new State Council plan.
How China deals with simmering trade disputes, weak domestic consumption and advanced manufacturing hurdles ‘will shape its trajectory for years’.
The 523km line linking China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan could eventually be extended to the Middle East, South Asia and Europe.
Additional direct flights from St Petersburg to Beijing and Shanghai are set to be added next year, while flights to Hainan will also resume.
South Korea’s six hours of martial law caused some concern among Chinese tourists and tradespeople, but most effects should be short-term.
While trade between China and Russia may be affected in the short term, Beijing’s leveraging power in future negotiations is getting stronger, analysts say.
Zhang Ming of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences calls excessive focus on security over development a ‘trap’ worth avoiding.
China has already approved nearly thrice the number of innovative drugs than in the 13th five-year plan, Shanghai forum hears.
A former US Trade Representative lamented the state of US-China relations and called for restraint at a forum in Hong Kong.
Harvesting and recycling rare earth minerals can be ramped up faster than new mines, new report says.
With a focus on American soybeans and Chinese coffee beans, project by US think tank and Chinese university focuses on enhancing agricultural trade.
Party mouthpiece doubles down on positive message and confidence in achieving China’s GDP growth goal for 2024.
US Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark rate less than a day before China is expected to release its latest economic stimulus plan.
Australia’s avocado trade association and China’s trade body signed an agreement at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Finance says it will sell up to US$2 billion of notes in Riyadh next week.
Though it was once a reliable performer among Chinese regions, Guangdong province has reported a steady slowdown in GDP growth for 2024.
US businesses with a China footprint are preparing for more rough times as further restrictions on tech exports are set to take effect.
Consumption gets a jolt from ‘pockets of consumer confidence’, but broader gains across industries would require more fiscal support, analysts say.
Contentious posts by prominent players on the popular Weibo microblog platform call into question the nature of bearish vs bullish bets on China’s economy.
Unlike its allies in the West, Australia has kept its doors open to Chinese and green tech. What accounts for this divergence?
China is set to lift its ban on Australian lobster imports by the end of the year following a meeting between Premier Li Qiang and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
China’s central bank vows to support Shanghai and Hong Kong as finance centres as it takes ‘next step’ in internationalisation of the yuan.
Analysts say Australia will still push ahead with its trade diversification, particularly in Southeast Asia, despite improving ties with China.
Former adviser to German chancellor says dialogue, not punitive tariffs, should be basis for conflict resolution in EU-China dispute.
Chinese border city of Erenhot has become the hotbed for e-commerce orders and tourism with Mongolia, helped out by a 24-hour freight border crossing.
