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China makes new overtures to foreign firms, pledging market access and services
Li uses trip to Zhejiang to reaffirm support for overseas investors and private domestic players.
21 Dec 2024 - 8:30PM
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China sees surge in travel demand for extended Lunar New Year holiday
21 Dec 2024 - 4:00PM
How has Hengqin helped Macau diversify its casino-dominated economy?
21 Dec 2024 - 6:54AM
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China’s tax authority to demand online influencer, merchant revenue numbers
A newly proposed regulation would require internet platform operators to report revenue information about users.
20 Dec 2024 - 8:17PM
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Live streamer Viya Huang Wei sells goods on Taobao in 2019. The Chinese influencer was fined US$210 million in 2021 for tax evasion. Photo: Getty Images
China Economy
‘Resilient’ trade gains see Shenzhen poised to overtake Shanghai despite US tech siege
Total trade value in city dubbed China’s Silicon Valley surged past 4 trillion yuan from January to November, with a record year-on-year increase.
20 Dec 2024 - 8:00PM
China Economy
How China manages big data is changing, as new state-owned firm takes the helm
Restrictive ‘data silos’ have impeded logistics and hindered commercialisation of data, but a new centrally managed company aims to tear down barriers.
20 Dec 2024 - 7:30PM
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How will plans for China’s rural areas adapt to shrinking populations?
Annual national rural work conference sets out priorities for rural planning and construction as urbanisation gathers pace.
20 Dec 2024 - 5:00PM
Migrant workers attend a farewell ceremony at Qujing North Railway Station in Yunnan province in February. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
China Economy
Why are foreign tourist arrivals in China suddenly surging this month?
Travel platforms such as Fliggy and Trip.com see huge influx in interest as Beijing makes it easier to transit.
20 Dec 2024 - 1:00PM
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Economic Indicators
China’s youth-unemployment pressure is easing – for now, at least
The youth-unemployment rate fell to 16.1 per cent in November, its third consecutive monthly decline, according to Chinese government data.
19 Dec 2024 - 8:30PM
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Fertiliser on its way out, advanced tech is in, as China sees record farm yields
Modernisation efforts come as food-security stability grows more critical in China’s agrarian undertakings.
20 Dec 2024 - 12:39AM
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Economic Indicators
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
Global Economy
Superpower showdown: how US-China economic warfare could play out under Trump
As US president-elect Donald Trump forms his hawk-filled cabinet, what might China do to counter and deflect a barrage of blows?
19 Dec 2024 - 11:35AM
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China Economy
CEO sentiment in China sours amid slowdown risks, survey finds
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.
18 Dec 2024 - 9:00PM
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China needs to harness the power of AI to transform its finance sector, former central banker says
The call comes amid a Chinese government drive to revitalise the economy by cultivating “new quality productive forces”.
18 Dec 2024 - 8:30PM
China Economy
China’s record-low government bond yields spark fresh warning from central bank
Institutions are being warned as bearish investor sentiment, and an expectation of lower interest rates, continue to make the bond market a sought-after haven.
18 Dec 2024 - 7:30PM
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China’s 10-year bond yield has continued its extended slump, hitting a record low this month as investors scramble for safe-haven options such as ultra-long-term bonds. Photo: AFP
Global Economy
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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Baby boom or bust? The rising cost of China’s childbirth conundrum
World’s second-largest economy is facing unique demographic challenges unlike those seen anywhere in the world, Communist Party publication warns.
18 Dec 2024 - 9:29AM
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What is China’s central economic work conference, and why does it matter?
China’s annual tone-setting central economic work conference is expected to convene this week at a key time for the world’s second-largest economy.
11 Dec 2024 - 10:37AM
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the 2023 central economic work conference in Beijing. Photo: AP
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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
Global Economy
‘Get down to business’: China, Vietnam set aside maritime disputes for trade
Brisker trade and new investments in factories and infrastructure among the fruits of pragmatic approach to relationship.
10 Dec 2024 - 11:11AM
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‘Persistent’ deflationary pressure remains for China: 4 inflation data takeaways
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.
10 Dec 2024 - 12:00AM
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Why China will struggle to boost consumption
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Never mind stimulus, rebalancing is China’s real economic challenge
19 Dec 2024 - 4:30PM
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In 2025, the only constant in China will be change
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