It marks a major shift in the country’s birth policy but some question whether it will be enough considering how fast its population appears to be aging.
Monthly Archives For May 2021
China streamlines tax procedures to improve business climate
China’s taxation authorities on Monday announced a policy to simplify the declaration of multiple property and behavior taxes to improve the business climate. From Tuesday, when declaring 10 kinds of …
China’s central bank moves to slow yuan’s rise as concerns rise over hot money flows and asset bubbles
PBOC raises reserve requirement for banks as it seeks to slow yuan’s rise, although analysts say currency remains on track for long-term appreciation.
China’s apple exports hit by COVID-19 outbreak in South-East Asia
China’s apple exports have suffered poor sales and a precipitous decline in prices due to the COVID-19 outbreak in South-East Asia, the largest market for China’s apples, according to exporters. Li …
China container port expects delays after coronavirus outbreak, shipping costs set to rise further
The container yard of Yantian Port has been partly shut since last week after an outbreak of Covid-19 among port staff and in the broader community.
China rations electricity supply in southern manufacturing regions as heatwave, economic revival fuel peak consumption
Record-breaking electricity consumption in southern Chinese provinces has prompted state-owned power grid operator to ration power to factories and commercial services providers.
Coronavirus: Serbia backs China against ‘vaccine diplomacy’ critics
Serbia’s foreign minister has talked up prospects of its flagship railway project with China and rejected suggestions that China is using “ ” to expand its geopolitical influence. In an interview with …
China’s reining in of steel exports having little impact on global prices: observers
China’s steel exports are expected to drop as the country’s government takes a series of actions to stem the unusual spike of bulk commodity inflation. However, experts say that while the restrictions …
China Logistics Giant SF Holding Aims to Spin Off Intracity Express Delivery Business
SF Holding Co. Ltd. (002352.SZ) plans to spin off its Tongcheng intracity express delivery service for an independent listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange, as the Chinese logistics giant looks to …
China population: three-child policy shows Beijing’s desperation to boost births, but it’s no silver bullet
Taken alone, Beijing’s new policy will have limited effect because China’s falling fertility rate is due to a host of social and economic factors.
China’s economy needs workers but a three-child policy may not fix the problem
China’s decision to allow people to have more children is a dramatic attempt to head off a worsening labor shortage that could weigh on the country’s economic rise.
China’s new three-child policy sends baby and maternity stocks soaring
China’s decision to allow families to have three children could produce a windfall for makers of strollers, car seats and baby formula. At least, that’s what investors think.
Impact of COVID-19 outbreaks and interventions on influenza in China and the United States
Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) implemented to interrupt COVID-19 transmission may also impact the spread of other infectious diseases. Here, the authors estimate that influenza activity in …