German imports grew more than expected in August, up 3.4%, while exports also increased slightly more than expected, rising 1.6%, according to Federal Statistical Office data on Wednesday.
Monthly Archives For October 2022
Beijing marathon to return after two-year Covid hiatus
The world’s most populous country has cancelled almost all international sports competitions since Covid emerged there in 2019, with the Beijing Winter Olympics in February this year a rare exception.
How China Trapped Itself
The problem facing China is one that the German American economist Albert Hirschman described many decades ago. All rapid growth is unbalanced growth, Hirschman noted, and a successful development …
China after the property boom: can it rebuild the growth model?
Xi Jinping can revive the economy by encouraging more consumer spending, but would lose some political control …
Choosing A Global Identity In The Age Of ‘Brand China’
As Chinese companies expand globally, executives need to determine the extent to which their brand should be associated with a Chinese identity.
China’s holiday Covid-19 outbreaks spark travel chaos before party congress
HONG KONG – China’s Covid-19 cases climbed to the highest in more than two weeks as outbreaks during a week-long holiday dash hopes of keeping a tight lid on the virus ahead of the politically…
Merck in Deal With Sinopharm to Bring Covid Pill to China
Merck & Co. struck a deal with Chinese state-owned drug-maker Sinopharm to import and market its antiviral molnupiravir in China, in a tentative sign the country is considering more COVID-19 medicines …
China’s Marginalized Millions
Farnsworth Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University and Co-Director of the Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions. MATTHEW BOSWELL is …
Chinese EV battery maker CALB raises US$1.26 billion in Hong Kong’s third-largest IPO this year after China Tourism Duty, Tianqi Lithium
China Aviation Lithium Battery (CALB), the country’s third-largest EV battery maker, priced the shares at the bottom of its marketed range The Hong Kong tranche, which was undersubscribed 0.21 times, …
China has ‘destroyed’ tacit agreement on Taiwan Strait – minister
China has destroyed a tacit agreement on military movements in the Taiwan Strait by crossing an unofficial running down the waterway, Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said on Wednesday.
China export hub steps up to meet World Cup demand
With the 2022 FIFA World Cup approaching, Chinese companies are rushing to fill their shipping containers with goods ranging from soccer balls and toys to virtual reality helmets for the event, which …
Holiday Covid Flareups Spark Travel Chaos Before China Congress
China’s Covid-19 cases climbed to the highest in more than two weeks as outbreaks during a week-long holiday dash hopes of keeping a tight lid on the virus ahead of the politically significant Party …
Chinese mainland reports 223 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases
Medical workers of an air-inflated testing lab prepare to receive nucleic acid samples in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Sept. 5, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong) BEIJING, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) — The …
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