China’s diesel exports rose for a second month in December, while gasoline exports climbed for a third month, as the country’s COVID outbreak limited domestic fuel demand, and refiners utilised their …
Monthly Archives For January 2023
Threats and advantages seen in China’s shrinking population
As China’s population begins to shrink, it will face challenges ranging from supporting the elderly to filling the ranks of its military, experts say.
China Can No Longer Deny Its Shrinking Population
China officially recorded a slight population decline for the first time since the Great Famine, between 1959 and 1961. The statistics have prompted concern and a sense
Commentary: Varying curbs on Chinese travellers reveal Beijing’s relations with the outside world
How countries have reacted to China’s COVID-19 wave speaks to their different perceptions of risk and their willingness to annoy Beijing, says Christian Le Miere.
Beijing official Xia Baolong to bow out amid reshuffle of mainland China’s advisory body, as Hong Kong professionals win delegate roles
Retirement of key Beijing official in charge of Hong Kong’s affairs in March, with announcement following replacement of liaison office chief last week.
Lavrov Says Russia and China Alert to Western ‘Games’
Lavrov accused the West of searching for ways to anger China on a host of issues, such as the status of Tibet and Taiwan. He said China was too powerful for the United States to…
Top China, US economic officials in first face-to-face meeting in 2 years
China and the United States agreed to step up policy coordination to counter economic headwinds and climate change, after top economic officials of the world’s two largest economies held their first …
China’s home-grown C919 could ‘brave step into foreign markets’ and break Airbus, Boeing duopoly
China’s C919 home-grown narrow-body passenger jet was built to compete with Boeing’s 737 and Airbus’ A320, and a Mercator Institute for China Studies report suggests its impact could spread beyond its …
Yellen, China’s Liu agree to enhance communication after ‘frank exchange’ – U.S. Treasury
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen agreed with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He to enhance communication about macroeconomic and financial issues during a “candid, substantive, and constructive” meeting in Zurich on Wednesday,
Bank of Japan, Beijing Regulators Boost Asian Stock Markets
Asian stock markets generally moved higher on Wednesday, after the Bank of Japan announced it would stay the accommodative course and Beijing regulators approved the release of a new batch of video …
Why China’s best days are already behind it
For the first time in more than 60 years, China’s population is shrinking. Growth is slowing. Western investors, for years a source of capital for growth-hungry Chinese business …
Congo sees deal on US$6 billion China mining contract overhaul this year: Finance Minister
LONDON: Democratic Republic of Congo expects to reach an agreement on overhauling US$6 billion of an infrastructure-for-minerals deal with Chinese investors this year, Finance Minister Nicolas Kazadi …
China-based crypto exchange founder arrested in $700M money laundering operation
The founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato was arrested early Wednesday in Miami in connection with a vast money laundering operation.
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