BEIJING: Several Chinese cities went on high COVID-19 alert as the Chinese New Year holiday travel season started on Monday (Jan 17), requiring travellers to report their trips days before their …
Monthly Archives For January 2022
China anti-virus measures in full-force after Beijing case
Beijing’s first reported case of the omicron variant has prompted stepped-up measures in the nation’s capital, just weeks before it hosts the Winter Olympic Games. Following the positive test …
China’s birth rate drops to record low in 2021
The birth rate in mainland China in 2021 dropped to a record low of 7.52 births per 1,000 people, National Bureau of Statistics data showed on Monday.
China will grow faster in 2022 than it did in 4Q21 with easier monetary and fiscal policy
Easier monetary policy was confirmed by today’s MLF cut. Before that, the central government had instructed local governments to be more active …
Good news, worrisome concerns as China hits $6 trillion trade figure
The General Administration of Customs has just released China’s 2021 trade figures. Total trade volume reached $6.05 trillion amid a ravaging worldwide pandemic resulting in anemic global demand. Both …
Luxury brands see great potential in Viet Nam
Vietnam pales in comparison with Japan and China in regard to the size of the luxury market, but it has a great potential to become a highly profitable market in the near future.
The rise of in-house livestreamers? How nutra brands are reacting to China tax evasion scandal
Some nutrition brands are intending to come out with a team of in-house livestreaming influencers, following a high-profile tax evasion scandal featuring one of China’s leading livestreaming key …
China toughens COVID-19 response as Omicron hits its power centers
Omicron has breached the political, financial and technology centers of China for the first time, putting pressure on the country’s response to the more transmissible variant as it awaits the Winter …
China to suspend another two United Airlines flights over Covid-19 cases
China’s aviation regulator said on Monday it would suspend two United Airlines’ flights from San Francisco to Shanghai from Jan.
China’s economy loses steam as COVID-19 erupts, central bank cuts rates
The central bank on Monday cut loan rates to cushion the world’s second-largest economy as its confronts headwinds from a rapidly cooling property sector and sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks. The outsized …
Omicron’s arrival in Beijing prompts clampdown ahead of Winter Olympics
China had gone to extraordinary lengths to prevent the spread of the highly transmissible new variant in recent weeks, locking down entire cities.
Stressed Beijing will buck Fed’s tightening trend
China’s reported output grew 8.1% in 2021, well above target, but activity slowed sharply at the end of the year. Monetary easing has been restrained by debt concerns, but the central bank surprised …
Sensex Rises Over 100 Points Led By Gains In Banking, Auto Stocks; Nifty Trades Above 18,250
Back home, as of 9:24 am, the 30-share BSE Sensex pack was up 107 points or 0.17 per cent at 61,330 and the broader NSE Nifty moved 31 points or 0.17 per cent higher to…
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