Experts say large-scale outbreaks are unlikely, and they will not have a significant impact on medical facilities. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Monthly Archives For May 2023
China’s new rural law force accused of bullying farmers after videos of overreach raise concern about tactics
“The Chinese people have seen how the grass-root units became so powerful during the Covid-19 lockdown. A security guard can decide if you can leave your compound,” he said. Wu said China must address …
To bet on China’s shoppers, ditch its companies
Investing in China need not be too stressful, provided you avoid investing in Chinese companies. As consumer bellwethers Alibaba and Tencent struggle with the country’s uneven retail recovery, foreign firms selling popular items like luxury…
China’s Jan-April property investment falls at faster pace
China’s property investment fell at a faster pace, down 6.2% from a year earlier in the first four months of 2023, from a 5.8% decline in January-March, official data showed on Tuesday. Property sales …
China’s April property investment, sales fall at faster pace on subdued demand
China’s property investment and sales fell at a faster pace in April, according to official data on Tuesday, as investors remain cautious due to still-fragile demand. We apologize, but this video has …
China Home Sales Accelerated in April
China’s home sales accelerated in April from a year earlier, whenCovid-19 lockdowns had dampened property transactions.
China’s factory output, consumption highlight frail post-COVID economic recovery
China’s April industrial output and retail sales growth undershot forecasts, suggesting the economy lost further momentum at the start of the second quarter and adding pressure on policymakers to …
China deepens SOE reforms, involving more market players
Two special campaigns related to the reform of China’s State-owned enterprises (SOEs) have expanded to involve more market players, according to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration …
China’s factory output, consumption highlight slack post-COVID economic momentum
China’s industrial output grew 5.6% in April from a year earlier … The year-on-year figures were heavily skewed by declines last April when the financial hub of Shanghai and other major cities were …
China’s security crackdown could signal new realities for foreign investors
Foreign investors are left wondering if Beijing’s crackdown on due diligence firms is another way China is limiting foreign access to investment information.
Column-Yuan won’t be FX reserve currency if no one buys China’s bonds: McGeever
China’s yuan faces significant long-term obstacles to becoming a global reserve currency of any great import, but the biggest challenge in the near term is the fact that nobody wants to buy Chinese bonds.
China aims for better-skilled population, to improve childcare
China needs to focus on education, science and technology to develop a better-skilled population, the state-backed People’s Daily said on Tuesday, adding that the country will strive for a “moderate fertility” level to support economic…
John Shing-wan Leung, American citizen, sentenced to life in prison in China
Washington and Beijing have just ended an unofficial pause in high-level contacts over the United States’ shooting down in February of a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon.
