China will likely meet its annual growth target of around 5.5 percent this year with the help of the government’s effective measures to control COVID-19 outbreaks and stabilize market expectations, …
Monthly Archives For May 2022
Shenzhen factories keep running at full capacity despite Covid-19 disruptions in test of China’s zero-tolerance approach
Many factories in the southern tech hub have prepared to operate a ‘closed-loop’ system, illustrating how the Chinese government has kept up certain economic activity amid tight restrictions.
Small or negative trade effects of regional trade agreements: Fixed costs of exporting vs investing
What can explain the small or even negative effects of regional trade agreements on trade? Using trade data between Japan and other 68 countries from 2002 to 2018, this column argues that RTAs reduce …
Thai durian in rude health as exports grow
Durian exports to China will bring in an additional 120 billion baht to the country’s revenue this year, says Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Chalermchai Sri-on. He said that despite the …
VLCC suffers as China oil imports slide by over 1m bpd in April
Long haul imports are said to have suffered from China’s reduced demand leaving VLCCs as the most affected trade, according to Poten & Partners. Over 320m people in 43 cities in China are still under…
China’s airports live in interesting times: Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Xiamen perspectives
While the pandemic is considered in most parts of the world to be abating, the travel and transport industries continue to be wary of developments in China, where large cities are locked down at a…
Beijing loyalist elected Hong Kong’s leader
John Lee, a hard-line security chief who oversaw a crackdown on Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, was elected as the city’s next leader on Sunday in a vote cast by a largely pro-Beijing committee.
Britain’s biggest bank is caught in the U.S.-China crossfire
For years, HSBC Holdings Plc and Ping An Insurance Group Co. enjoyed a cozy relationship, from the turns they took financially backing each other to the easy rapport between …
JPMorgan bank says bull run in commodities has legs as inflation, China lockdowns whipsaw stock investors
JPMorgan Private Bank favours a basket of soft and hard commodities with prediction for 10-15 per cent upside over the next 12 months The mix of price drivers – from pullback in capital spending to…
China says carried out drills near Taiwan
SHANGHAI, May 9 (Reuters) – China’s armed forces carried out another round of drills near Taiwan last week to improve joint combat operations, the People’s Liberation Army said on Monday, after the …
Cover Story: Why Is China’s Powerful Export Engine Losing Steam?
After nearly 20 years in the export industry, Du is now anxious about the future of his business. Du runs a plant in the Jinshan District of Shanghai’s southwestern suburbs, making massage and beauty …
Chinese Tech Giants Quietly Retreat From Doing Business With Russia
Chinese tech companies are quietly pulling back from doing business in Russia under pressure from U.S. sanctions and suppliers, despite calls by Beijing for companies to resist overseas coercion.
China Tells Japan Not To Promote NATO’s Asia-Pacific Expansion
Beijing told Tokyo not to go along with U.S. and U.K. plans to expand NATO’s presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
