Chinese Premier Li Keqiang confirmed a gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate target of ‘above 6 per cent’ for this year during Friday’s National People’s Congress. ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For March 2021
China’s export growth seen surging in Jan-Feb on low base: Reuters poll
China’s exports likely surged to a three-year high and imports also jumped in the first two months of the year, thanks to a low base, as economic activity ground to a halt last year due…
Analysis: End of the road for Hong Kong’s democratic dream as China ‘improves’ its voting system
Ever since Britain returned Hong Kong to Chinese rule in 1997, opposition activists have tried to bring full democracy to the city, believing that China would live up to its promise to one day allow…
China moves to overhaul Hong Kong’s electoral system in ‘great leap backwards’ for city’s democracy
China’s decision-makers could grant Beijing vetoing powers over selecting Hong Kong lawmakers in an effort to wipe out pro-democracy politicians. ( read original story …)
Forecast: Robust rise in China multi-play service revenue
The total multi-play service revenue in China is expected to grow at a robust compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.5 per cent between 2020-2025 and is forec … ( read original story …)
China outlines push to develop domestic engine for C919 jet in five-year plan
China will push forward with the development of CJ1000, a turbofan jet engine designed to power the homemade C919 narrowbody aircraft, the government said on Friday in its development plan for the … ( read…
Uighurs Take Case Against Beijing Games to IOC Ethics Chief Ban Ki-Moon
Ban Ki-moon, the WUC repeated that the IOC had “acted in breach of the Olympic Charter by failing to reconside … ( read original story …)
OPPO was China’s largest smartphone brand for the first time in January 2021
With HUAWEI’s decline, fellow Chinese OEMs have been trying their best to fill the void left by the once world’s largest smartphone maker. In fact, OPPO succeeded to become China’s largest smartphone … ( read…
China unveils Hong Kong electoral changes as it tightens grip on city
China’s top lawmaking body has formally unveiled plans to ensure only “patriots” can govern Hong Kong, as Beijing tightens its grip on the city with electoral changes including a vetting process for … ( read…
China Sets 2021 GDP Growth Target at Over 6%
The goal is comfortably lower than most economists’ consensus expectations for the world’s second-largest economy to grow by 8% or more this year. ( read original story …)
Remember the trade war with China? Here’s one way it’s still slamming Shore wallets
If Ocean County’s recycling program is operating at a loss, why are county officials still doing it? They have two powerful incentives. ( read original story …)
Blockchain, fintech get name checks in 14th Five-Year Plan
Blockchain research can look forward to even more state support. Fintech will also have to worry about more aggressive oversight. ( read original story …)
China may find it ‘very difficult’ to double the size of its economy, says professor
China must focus its structural reforms on several things, including moving money and labor to unproductive sectors, says Eswar Prasad of Cornell University. ( read original story …)
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