‘It’s fair to say that China’s stock market still lacks maturity, and investors often act irrationally,’ think tank researcher says.
30 Oct 2024 - 8:22AM videocam
All eyes are on November’s NPC Standing Committee meeting for more details of support for the economy.
28 Oct 2024 - 9:30AM videocam
Last year saw the number of kindergartens fall by over 5 per cent while the number of children enrolling dropped by more than 11 per cent.
28 Oct 2024 - 9:24AM videocam
Singles’ Day – China’s largest retail event – began early this year, prompting record courier activity as consumers pounce on deals.
25 Oct 2024 - 9:00PM videocam
Institute of Finance and Banking under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences says the fund would enhance the stability of the capital market and promote steady growth.
23 Oct 2024 - 4:10PM videocam
President Xi Jinping says China’s economic and technological development zones should focus on modernisation, innovation and internal dynamism.
22 Oct 2024 - 6:30PM videocam
Cash subsidies for multiple children are doing little to offset China’s declining fertility rate that has far-reaching economic implications.
Housing minister held a briefing along with officials from the central bank, Ministry of Finance and National Financial Regulatory Administration.
After a frenzy in China’s stock market – and the subsequent comedown – small investors are left with losses and hopes for a turnaround.
16 Oct 2024 - 12:07PM videocam
Without measures to excite a volatile market, a high-profile conference from China’s Ministry of Finance leaves investors disappointed.
16 Oct 2024 - 12:08PM videocam
China’s Ministry of Finance gave no specific figure for fiscal stimulus at closely watched press conference.
The SME Development Index, which tracks 8 major industries, fell to 88.7 in September, the lowest level in a year.
11 Oct 2024 - 7:00PM videocam
As China works to give its property market a lift, government agencies have been tasked to step up financing for major real estate projects.
10 Oct 2024 - 9:30AM videocam
Chinese travellers and tourists spent 700.82 billion yuan during the just-ended holiday week – a 7.9 per cent increase from the same period in pre-pandemic 2019.
Stark contract between an optimistic picture painted by China’s travel data and consumers who are reluctant to spend amid broader economic anxieties.
6 Oct 2024 - 7:00PM videocam
Jiaxing, a city in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, says it is ‘crucial to remain vigilant regarding the risk of leading enterprises relocating’.
30 Sep 2024 - 3:53PM videocam
Raft of policy and interest rate changes were unveiled on Tuesday as China’s policymakers sought revive the world’s second-largest economy.
27 Sep 2024 - 12:36PM videocam
Beijing ministry reveals it initiated investigation into PVH Group under Unreliable Entry List framework due to ‘discriminatory’ measures.
25 Sep 2024 - 2:10PM videocam
‘In a few years, imported cars will become a rarity’ in Russia, says chairman of Russia-Asia Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.
23 Sep 2024 - 10:00PM videocam
Viral story of postgraduate student’s pivot from physics to school janitor highlights anxieties about youth unemployment.
22 Sep 2024 - 9:38PM videocam
While China, a rapidly ageing society, braces for more deaths in the years to come, people could start to save even on life’s final expenses.
21 Sep 2024 - 8:00PM videocam
Pressures facing China, including from capital outflows, could be allayed by start of US Federal Reserve’s rate-cutting cycle, but real stabilisation will take much more.
At a time when consumption confidence is lacking in China, professionals express mixed feelings about working longer in life.
20 Sep 2024 - 11:02AM videocam
As China’s August economic metrics largely disappointed, analysts said the window to meet its annual growth target is closing fast.
16 Sep 2024 - 12:15PM videocam
China’s financial industry is undergoing significant reshuffling, with lay-offs and pay cuts part of Beijing’s efforts to reduce risks.
The use of foreign domestic helpers in China to lower the costs of child care, mirroring a move by South Korea, would not do much for the declining birth rate, analysts say.
31 Aug 2024 - 8:00AM videocam
Texas A&M University professor Dudley L. Poston Jnr sparks debate by saying China needs immigration to mitigate population decline.
From drone deliveries and surveillance to flying cars and tourism, technology for manned and unmanned aviation applications is being rapidly embraced across China.
26 Aug 2024 - 11:44PM videocam
A robotics conference has put China’s humanoid robot industry in the spotlight, with new incentives and investment driving market growth and pushing the technology forward.
26 Aug 2024 - 4:18PM videocam
The economic model has been elevated to new heights nationwide as struggling regional governments vie for a piece of the pie in the sky.
26 Aug 2024 - 10:00AM videocam