Shenzhen reported zero daily symptomatic COVID-19 infections while Guangzhou saw a decrease in the number of cases for the second consecutive day. The city of Shenzhen continues to see a large number …
Monthly Archives For April 2022
Late spring brings lively vibe in outskirt Beijing
Though spring in Beijing is about to end, the birds in Yeya Lake never stop their activities. Yeya Lake which means “wild duck lake” in Chinese is a wetland that serves as one of the…
China on track for 2022 GDP target despite COVID shock – govt economists
China remains on track to reach its 2022 growth target of around 5.5% as it has ample stimulus space, government economists said on Wednesday, despite a resurgence in COVID-19 cases that has prompted …
For China investors, COVID lockdowns are the clear and present danger
Prolonged lockdowns in Shanghai, as China doubles down on its zero-COVID policy, have become the predominant risk to its economy and markets, forcing money managers to cut holdings or turn defensive …
Taiwan TV station apologizes after mistakenly saying China was invading the island
Chinese Television System (CTS) sparked alarm admitted its false alarm “caused public panic.” Taiwan’s 23 million people live under constant threat of an invasion by China.
Wealth shock: property bust in small Chinese cities rattles households
Home owners in small Chinese cities are battling a rare property market downdraft as buyers keep away, eroding the wealth of millions in a blow to already brittle consumer confidence in the world’s …
Data shows China’s imports of Russian LNG fell by a third in March
China imported 321,380 tonnes of liquefied natural gas from Russia in March, down 35% versus the same month last year, according to Chinese customs and Refinitiv tanker tracking data, with buyers put …
China’s long-awaited resumption of video game licence approvals may be too late for some smaller studios
Some video game developers to receive approvals this month have been subject to business change or ‘abnormalities’ in their operations.
Shanghai residents in lockdown flaunt their wealth by hanging shopping bags of luxury brands on doors
Shopping bags of luxury brands, which contain Covid tests for health workers to collect, have become more coveted than actual designer handbags.
China Says It’s Assisting Global Companies During Covid Lockdowns. Business Groups Are Still Frustrated.
Business groups from the U.S., Europe, and Japan in China have reached out directly to top leadership to discuss how pandemic restrictions are hampering operations.
China’s millennials are shunning marriage at alarming rates, and it’s creating a nationwide population crisis that Beijing can’t magically fix
A 2021 survey found that 43.5% of unmarried women respondents were hesitant to get married because they worried it would reduce their quality of life.
China’s economy may be ‘struggling’ — but it’s ‘not in serious trouble,’ says economist
China on Monday posted better-than-expected GDP growth in the first quarter, though retail sales for March slumped amid ongoing Covid lockdowns on the mainland.
The deal that shocked the world: inside the China-Solomons security pact
A secret agreement that expands Chinese influence over Solomon Islands has now been signed. How did it come about, and what does it mean for the region?
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