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China’s industrial profits fall again, but pace of decline slows
National Bureau of Statistics data shows state-owned enterprises trailing others with 8.4 per cent year-on-year drop.
27 Dec 2024 - 10:51AM
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In China’s industry, it’s the law of the jungle. How should Beijing intervene?
27 Dec 2024 - 9:47AM
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China’s youth-unemployment pressure is easing – for now, at least
19 Dec 2024 - 8:30PM
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Yuan
US Fed’s hawkish rate-cut forecast slams China’s yuan
China’s currency, hammered since Trump’s re-election, has depreciated further against the US dollar, despite the yuan’s share among global payments rising.
19 Dec 2024 - 1:32PM
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The Chinese yuan’s latest decline was driven by the US Fed’s fresh projection of only two quarter-point rate cuts in 2025. Photo: Reuters
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China’s shipbuilding industry swells amid a rising tide of global orders
China’s shipyards are set to be the main beneficiaries of a wave of new orders as their South Korean competitors adopt a more “cautious” approach, according to ING.
18 Dec 2024 - 5:00PM
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China’s November consumption misses estimate, adds urgency to stimulus
Retail sales grew by just 3.0 per cent last month, while property investment also continued to drag, falling by 10.4 per cent in first 11 months.
16 Dec 2024 - 12:03PM
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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.
11 Dec 2024 - 9:37AM
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As China’s trade slows, Trump’s tariffs loom, analysts eye domestic growth focus
China’s exports growth slowed to 6.7 per cent year on year in November, while imports continued to weaken.
10 Dec 2024 - 5:09PM
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China rallies world’s economic groups, decries protectionism at ‘1+10’ dialogue
With an eye on peaceful and sustainable economic development for the world, meeting addresses outsized threats and risks in a time of rising uncertainties.
9 Dec 2024 - 9:46PM
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China inflation
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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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.
10 Dec 2024 - 6:34PM
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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
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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 manufacturing
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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Employees work on a production line of drones intended for export at a factory in Ruichang, in China’s eastern Jiangxi province. Photo: AFP
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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 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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Demand for gold has surged in China over the past two years, as consumers and investors react to domestic and global economic uncertainty. Photo: Shutterstock
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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 jobs
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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