China’s economic growth is likely to slow to 4.6% in 2024, and cool further to 4.5% in 2025, a Reuters poll showed, raising the heat on policymakers to roll out more stimulus measures amid deflationary…
Monthly Archives For January 2024
China Calls for Larger-Scale Peace Conference on Gaza Crisis -Wang Yi
China Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the war in Gaza continues to escalate and China is calling for a larger-scale, more authoritative and effective international peace conference and a concrete timetable to implement a two-state…
Taiwan Says It Will Sever Diplomatic Relations With Nauru
The decision to end relations with the Pacific island nation followed Chinese efforts to lure away partners, a senior Taiwanese government official said.
China’s Military and Government Quietly Acquire Nvidia AI Chips Defying U.S. Ban
In a clandestine move that challenges U.S. export restrictions, Chinese military entities, state-run AI research institutes, and universities have been discreetly acquiring Nvidia AI chips, including …
Boeing 737 MAX deliveries to China face fresh delay after Alaska incident -WSJ
Boeing faces a fresh delay in the resumption of deliveries of 737 MAX jets to China after the mid-air blowout of a panel on an Alaska Airlines MAX 9 this month, the Wall Street Journal…
Japanese firms expect China’s 2024 economic prospects to remain grim
BEIJING (Reuters) – Japanese firms in China expect economic prospects in the world’s second-largest economy to remain grim this year, according to a report from the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and …
Stock market today: Asia stocks follow Wall Street higher, while China keeps its key rate unchanged
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Monday, with Tokyo extending its New Year rally, as China’s central bank kept its one-year policy loan interest rate unchanged. U.S. futures and oil …
Boeing Faces Longer Wait to Resume MAX Deliveries in China
BEIJING—Boeing’s long-awaited delivery resumption of its 737 MAX jets to China faces fresh delays after the Alaska Airlines incident, as the plane maker was poised to benefit from the thaw in U.S.-China relations.
COLUMN-China’s record crude, coal, iron ore imports don’t tell the whole story: Russell
Crude oil imports rose 11% in 2023 from the prior year to 11.28 million barrels per day (bpd), according to customs data released on Jan. 12. This eclipsed the prior record of 10.81 million bpd…
China’s 2023 Economic Growth Weakest In 3 Decades
China’s economy likely grew at its weakest annual rate for more than three decades in 2023, data is expected to show Wednesday, as it was battered by a crippling property crisis, sluggish consumption …
COVID-19 infection epidemic may return in China in January despite a decline in hospitalisations since New Year’s Day: Report
National Health Commission (NHC) spokesperson Mi Feng said at a press conference on Sunday that since the start of 2024, the number of patients received at fever clinics across the country has shown a …
DNA Verified: China’s Wuhan lab and major pharmaceutical companies caused COVID-19? Know truth here
We ran a fact check and got to know that the message has been circulated since 2021 and has resurfaced amid the new subvariant.
Markets weather Beijing’s displeasure on Taiwan
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne ColeSo far there’s been limited reaction to the victory over the weekend of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party in Taiwan, which left…
