Supermarket sales fell 9 per cent in January from a year ago, while other non-luxury spending slipped 2 per cent, S&P says Trends are likely to cap any rental gains in the retail property segment,…
Monthly Archives For March 2024
Swatch buyers in China hesitate over higher prices, CEO says
The Chinese market is likely to be difficult until the end of the year with consumers hesitating over higher prices, the chief executive of Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group was quoted as saying in a …
Knockout success of Yolo – the feelgood female boxing movie from China
Director and star Jia Ling – who reportedly lost 50kg to make comedy that rivals Dune 2 at box office – insists ‘it’s not a diet movie, not even about boxing’ …
China Focus: Medical brain-computer interface technology advancing in China
According to the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology’s report on the development and application of brain-computer interface technology (2023), medical treatment is the main …
China’s 5G subscribers exceed 850M in Feb
The number of 5G mobile subscribers in China had reached 851 million as of the end of February, official data showed.
‘Worrying malaise’: China’s economic and social fortunes rest on its youth, but they are lying flat and ‘letting it rot’
Many younger Chinese are beleaguered by high expectations, extreme academic competition and bleak work and lifestyle prospects.
Communist China had a good run — but the Party is over
You know it’s over when 65 million homes — one-fifth of the nation’s total — lie vacant and real-estate prices have collapsed to 2018 levels.
Beijing slams Western nations for ‘smears and attacks’ against Hong Kong’s domestic national security law
Beijing and Hong Kong authorities have slammed Western nations, especially Britain, for their vocal opposition to the newly passed domestic national security law and the central government warned …
China’s manufacturing activity expands in March after a 5-month lull
Manufacturing in China expanded in March after contracting for five consecutive months. That’s according to an official survey of factory managers released Sunday that suggests a rebound in industrial …
CBA: Shenzhen Overwhelms Shandong, Shanghai Beats Fujian
The Shenzhen Leopards beat the Shandong Heroes 106-95, while the Shanghai Sharks edged the Fujian Sturgeons 98-90 in the Chine …
China’s 5G subscribers exceed 850 million in February
The number of 5G mobile subscribers in China had reached 851 million as of the end of February, official data showed. This figure accounted for 48.8 percent of the total number of mobile subscribers …
Modi government could bring back curbs on solar imports in bad news for China
India relaxed the ‘approved list’ rules after the government realized domestic capacity couldn’t meet demand, resulting in a yearlong hiatus that drove a flood of imports from China and Vietnam.
China’s first-quarter IPOs plunge 65% as regulator’s focus on listing quality saps pipeline
IPOs have raised 23 billion yuan (US$3.18 billion) in the first quarter, compared with 65.1 billion yuan in the same period in 2023 ‘The slowdown in IPOs will carry on, and the listing process for…