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China’s Harbin Ice Festival attracts millions of tourists every year, boosting the local economy. Photo: Xinhua

China Economy

Can a flurry of winter tourism, sports help thaw China’s economy?

As northern temperatures start to plunge, China’s State Council issues guidelines for the enhanced cultivation of a ‘snow and ice economy’.

12 Nov 2024 - 4:00PMvideocam

Explainer | ‘Deflationary pressure remains’: 4 takeaways from China’s inflation data

11 Nov 2024 - 11:57AM

China’s inflation edges up, but pressure remains despite monetary easing

11 Nov 2024 - 9:06AM

Policy

Not ‘whatever it takes’: China’s stimulus strategy seen as long and intact

Beijing’s reluctance to use strong measures to rapidly turn tide of sluggish economy keeps markets, consumers and analysts waiting in wonder.

9 Nov 2024 - 6:40AMvideocam

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Banking & Finance

Hong Kong’s base interest rate drops to 5% in second cut

Together with the half-percentage-point cut in September, Hong Kong’s key rate has now fallen back to February 2023’s level.

8 Nov 2024 - 11:06AM

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Explainer | China exports surge, but trade war fears rise: 5 insights from October data

China’s exports last month posted their fastest growth since July 2022, while imports fell.

8 Nov 2024 - 9:37AM

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China’s export growth hits 27-month high as Trump’s tariffs loom large

China’s exports grew at a time Beijing is eager for trade to help meet the annual economic growth target.

7 Nov 2024 - 6:19PM

Shipping containers are seen at Nanjing port in Nanjing, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province. Photo: AFP

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Explainer | Too soon for China to count its chickens? October’s activity data hints at rally

Indices of sentiment in China’s manufacturing sector both returned to expansion in October, while non-manufacturing also improved.

6 Nov 2024 - 1:31AM

Workers build cabs for excavators at a factory in Qingzhou, in China’s eastern Shandong province. Photo: AFP

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China’s services activity picks up as stimulus impact emerges: Caixin PMI

Caixin/S&P Global services purchasing managers’ index (PMI) grew to 52 in October, matching the official PMI released last week.

5 Nov 2024 - 10:44AM

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China’s factory activity swings back into expansion in October: Caixin PMI

China’s Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing purchasing managers’ index echoes official survey, which showed activity expanded for the first time since April.

1 Nov 2024 - 10:51AM

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‘Positive sign’ as China’s factory activity returns to expansion after stimulus

China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index returned to growth in October, ending five straight months of contraction.

31 Oct 2024 - 5:22PMvideocam

Workers build cabs for excavators at a factory in Qingzhou, in China’s eastern Shandong province. Photo: AFP

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Roar of Shenzhen economic engine sets ‘good example for China’: analyst

China’s tech hub saw its GDP growth outpace major economic regions in the first three quarters of the year.

30 Oct 2024 - 5:04PM

A construction project is underway in Shenzhen, China’s southern tech hub where economic growth outpaced the national average over the year’s first three quarters. Photo: Xinhua

Global Economy

‘Trump victory’ meme stock surges in China as buzzwords outweigh fundamentals

‘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 - 8:22AMvideocam

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China’s top legislature to meet amid US election, take result into consideration

China’s top legislature meeting provides a window for potential fiscal stimulus announcement; current agenda includes discussion of financial work and review of law revisions.

25 Oct 2024 - 7:13PMvideocam

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Guangdong, China’s powerhouse province, loses pace in race for GDP growth

Though it was once a reliable performer among Chinese regions, Guangdong province has reported a steady slowdown in GDP growth for 2024.

23 Oct 2024 - 5:00PM

Guangdong province, a traditional driver of China’s economic growth, has reported lower GDP increases as a property crisis batters local industries. Photo: Reuters

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IMF lowers China GDP forecast on property, consumer confidence despite stimulus

China’s economy is projected to grow by 4.8 per cent this year, the International Monetary Fund said in its World Economic Outlook.

22 Oct 2024 - 9:00PMvideocam

Last week, China said its economy grew by 4.6 per cent in the third quarter compared to a year earlier. Photo: AP

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China’s youth-unemployment dips as policy support looks to keep ball rolling

Against the backdrop of ‘rotten-tail kids’ and a newly announced ‘1131’ service to help find young people jobs, latest jobs data for September offers glimmer of hope.

22 Oct 2024 - 5:15PMvideocam

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Global Impact | China’s economy saw its slowest growth in over a year. Can it hit its target?

In this week’s issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we look at the state of play within the world’s second-largest economy.

21 Oct 2024 - 2:00PMvideocam

China Economy

China’s current pro-birth policies cannot offset population crisis, expert warns

Cash subsidies for multiple children are doing little to offset China’s declining fertility rate that has far-reaching economic implications.

19 Oct 2024 - 12:00PM

Only 9.02 million births were reported in China in 2023, representing the lowest total since records started in 1949. Photo: Getty Images

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Explainer | Is China still within striking distance of its full-year growth target?

China’s gross domestic product growth in the third quarter was largely in line with expectations, while retail sales hit a four-month high.

19 Oct 2024 - 12:00AM

An employee works a textile factory that produces silk products in Fuyang in eastern China’s Anhui province. Photo: AFP

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China consumption hit 4-month high in September as trade-ins drive sales

Consumption gets a jolt from ‘pockets of consumer confidence’, but broader gains across industries would require more fiscal support, analysts say.

18 Oct 2024 - 3:28PMvideocam

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Does China’s slow third-quarter GDP growth keep 2024’s economic target in reach?

China just saw its slowest economic growth in more than a year, but analysts say Beijing’s stimulus plans could still right the ship.

18 Oct 2024 - 6:02PM

Policy

Exclusive | Why China ‘absolutely’ needs 10 trillion yuan in stimulus to revive economy

Go big or bear the risk of watching China’s economy fall off a cliff, says prominent head of fiscal academy associated with Ministry of Finance.

18 Oct 2024 - 8:27AMvideocam

A prominent government economist says stimulus measures, including efforts to pull China out of a property crisis, will be “extraordinary”. Photo: Xinhua

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