China’s “two sessions” this week are expected to generate more policies to support science and technology as part of a strategy to boost economic growth. The legislature and top political advisory …
Monthly Archives For March 2024
China coal industry doesn’t expect imports to rise this year
China’s coal imports are expected to be little changed or decline in 2024 despite an expected increase in overall demand for the polluting fuel, officials from industries, state-run utilities and …
Inside look at the National People’s Congress in Beijing
NBC News’ Janice Mackey Frayer gets a closer look at the annual National People’s Congress in Beijing, one of China’s biggest political events.
Beijing’s military budget has increased at the same rate as last year – but Taiwan is taking no chances
While Taiwan says it does not want an ‘arms race’ with Beijing, it is taking steps to prepare its troops for a potential war.
China’s consumer prices swing up on seasonal Lunar New Year gains
China’s consumer prices rose for the first time in six months, providing some reprieve for the world’s second-biggest economy, which faces sluggish demand, a property slump and high local government …
US mulls blacklisting CXMT to curb China’s chip advance, Bloomberg News says
The United States is weighing sanctions on several Chinese tech companies, including chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies, in a bid to further restrain China’s development of advanced semiconductors …
Stress and despair: new year, old wounds for Hong Kong bankers with IPO market in slump and windfalls elude investors
In mainland China, 18 IPOs generated 15.2 billion yuan (US$2.1 billion), the least since 2016 at this stage. In contrast, the US market is enjoying its best run in three years, with 26 IPOs and…
China’s Feb consumer prices rise 0.7% from year earlier
China’s consumer prices rose for the first time in six months, providing some reprieve for the world’s second-biggest economy, which faces sluggish demand, a property slump and high local government …
What’s Wrong With China’s Economy? Can It Be Fixed?
China’s leadership is aiming for economic growth of around 5% this year. That’s a pretty ambitious goal given the confluence of problems facing the world’s second-largest economy: sluggish consumer …
She fled North Korea but was sold to a man in China. Her second escape came nearly 20 years later.
In late May, Chae-ran finally arrived in South Korea. Like all North Koreans who enter the South, she underwent security checks and spent time in a facility that teaches defectors to assimilate into …
China’s Consumer Prices Rise for First Time Since August
China’s consumer prices rose for the first time since August, breaking a contraction streak that has put growth potential in the world’s second-largest economy under pressure.
China ups efforts to better meet payment needs of foreigners, elderly
BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) — China on Thursday released a guideline aimed at continuing … to upgrade payment facilities for such cards at key businesses in large business districts, tourist …
Beijing needs a reset. Xi’s got bigger problems
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a press conference on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress in Beijing on Thursday. (Photo: Reuters) The script at China’s National People’s Congress …
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