On Saturday, a new report was released stating that China’s financial sector has demonstrated its resilience amid challenges posed by external impacts and COVID-19, and that financial risks were …
Monthly Archives For April 2022
Why Do Luxury Brands Misunderstand Gen Z in China?
Recommended ReadingHow Can Luxury Brands Earn Cultural Credibility From China’s Gen Z?By Wenzhuo Wu This explains why just launching a younger line without working on brand equity has zero impact.
China: Shanghai reports 1st deaths from current COVID-19 outbreak
Covid-19: The deaths raise to 4,641 the number of people China says have succumbed to the disease since the virus was first detected in the central city of Wuhan in late 2019.
China joblessness climbs and spending drops on COVID-19 lockdowns
With outbreaks showing no signs of ending and Chinese President Xi Jinping doubling down on his strict “COVID zero” approach, the economy is in for more pain in the second quarter.
Chinese State Media: US Trying to Pit Region Against Beijing, As It’s Done in Europe Against Russia
Chinese Communist Party media outlet on Sunday accused the U.S. of trying to goad China into “rushed military action” against the island, in order to force vacillating regional countries to support …
SIA uniforms, mistranslated menu in Singapore-style Beijing restaurant’s got us scratching our heads
Some travellers appreciate having a taste of home when they’re overseas, but a man who recently visited a Singaporean-style restaurant in China was more amused by what he saw there.On the menu …
Coffee, tea?: Waitresses in SIA uniforms at Beijing restaurant serve ‘Singapore’ food
Imagine experiencing the famous SIA service, not a mile high in the sky but at a Singapore-style restaurant in Beijing, replete with waitresses wearing the familiar SIA sarong kebaya and sneakers.
China National Botanical Garden inaugurated in Beijing
The China National Botanical Garden was officially inaugurated in Beijing on Monday the National Forestry and Grassland Administr …
China’s economic growth falls short of Beijing’s target | Here’s why
China’s economic growth remained below the official estimates as fresh outbreaks of Coronavirus prompted the shutdown of major industrial cities, including the financial hub of Shanghai.
China Will Have to Live With COVID Too
China has an even longer history of self-proclaimed exceptionalism and, spurred by its many modern achievements, is more assertively promoting its brand of governance as a model for the world. The …
China’s Q1 GDP beats forecasts but Covid surge threatens outlook
China’s economy made a solid start to the year, recording first quarter growth that surpassed expectations. But a recent slump in consumer spending and rising unemployment suggest much tougher months …
China March aluminium imports down 4.6% y/y amid high overseas prices
China’s aluminium imports fell 4.6% in March from the same month a year earlier, data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Monday, slipping below 200,000 tonnes amid fast-rising …
China’s property investment up 0.7% in Q1
China’s investment in property development rose 0.7 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2022, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Monday. During the period, property …
