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China’s export boom not bust despite November deceleration: 5 takeaways
China’s exports grew by 6.7 per cent year on year in November, but the reading marked a slowdown from October rebound.
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China’s consumer inflation hits 5-month low, leaves room for more stimulus
Consumer prices in China grew by 0.2 per cent in November, while the cost of goods at the factory gate fell for the 26th month in a row.
9 Dec 2024 - 6:38PM
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Consumers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou city in eastern China’s Shandong province. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
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What’s eating at Guangdong? For China’s economic champ, the hits keep coming
Malformed by manufacturing malaise, pummelled by property, and targeted by tariffs, the hits keep coming in the southern powerhouse region.
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Manufacturing leads China’s economic recovery, but downward pressure remains
Manufacturing activity in China improved in November, but services and construction activity saw slight dips.
5 Dec 2024 - 2:00AM
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‘Trade environment’ concerns dampen China’s services activity: Caixin PMI
Caixin/S&P Global services purchasing managers’ index aligned with the official gauge, which also showed China’s non-manufacturing activity weakened last month.
4 Dec 2024 - 3:16PM
Workers unload e-commerce parcels from a bullet train at Shuangliu West Railway Station in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan province. Photo: Xinhua
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China’s efforts to lure foreign investment clouded by Trump presidency: analysts
China’s foreign direct investment fell by almost 30 per cent between January and October after years of steady upwards trajectory.
2 Dec 2024 - 5:37PM
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China’s factory activity hits 5-month high in November: Caixin PMI
China’s Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose to 51.5 in November, data released on Monday showed.
2 Dec 2024 - 10:00AM
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China’s manufacturing sector expands in November, reflecting impact of stimulus
The manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose to 50.3 in November, keeping China’s economy in positive territory.
2 Dec 2024 - 9:10AM
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China’s industrial profits drop in October as property slump flows downstream
A decline in profits for China’s large firms was reported in October, with those linked to property and retail hit hardest.
27 Nov 2024 - 7:30PM
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China’s large industrial firms reported a decline in profits for October as a slowdown in the property market continues to affect adjacent sectors. Photo: AFP
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China hits jackpot with discovery of ‘massive’ gold reserves in Hunan
The US$80 billion hoard is the latest fruit of China’s drive to find new domestic precious minerals reserves.
22 Nov 2024 - 6:00PM
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Why are consumers in some of China’s smaller cities outspending metropolitans?
People face less daunting financial pressures and lesser debt burdens in smaller Chinese cities, with relatively stable expectations about the future.
20 Nov 2024 - 10:24AM
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China’s youth-jobless rate hovers above 17% for fourth consecutive month
Unemployment rate for the 16 -24 age group, excluding students, stood at 17.1 per cent in October.
18 Nov 2024 - 5:41PM
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China's population
China’s lonely-heart crisis fuels a growing ‘companionship economy’
As Chinese society becomes more atomised, consumers devoid of human interaction are increasingly opening their wallets to stave off loneliness.
17 Nov 2024 - 5:00PM
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China’s single population is increasingly turning to various forms of paid companionship – from chatting with strangers online to virtual role-playing games. Photo: Shutterstock
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China’s tax man is coming for live-streamers who evade taxes
Huge fines are being imposed on high-profile internet celebrities and streaming hosts, as state authority says they must set a positive example for fans.
15 Nov 2024 - 11:16PM
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‘Little room for complacency’: 6 takeaways from China’s October economic data
China’s retail sales continued to improve in October following a raft of stimulus policies, but property investment remained a drag.
15 Nov 2024 - 7:30PM
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China’s new home prices slow 17-month decline after support measures kick in
Prices across 70 cities fell for the 17th month in October, but at a slower pace, suggesting support measures may be stabilising the market.
15 Nov 2024 - 12:14PM
A man rides a bicycle past residential buildings under construction in Huizhou, Guangdong province, on October 10, 2024. Photo: Reuters
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‘Decisive support’ needed to sustain China’s momentum despite stimulus lift
China’s retail sales continued to improve in October following the raft of stimulus policies, but property investment remained a drag.
15 Nov 2024 - 5:12PM
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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 - 4:00PM
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China inflation
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‘Deflationary pressure remains’: 4 takeaways from China’s inflation data
Consumer price growth in China slowed in October, while the cost of goods at the factory gate fell for the 25th month in a row.
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