Investment in property development in China fell 9 percent year-on-year to 1.1842 trillion yuan (about 167 billion U.S. dollars) in the first two months of 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS …
Monthly Archives For April 2024
China bride price experiment promotes women living with future husbands to test compatibility before cash changes hands
The cost of traditional bride prices and dowries in eastern China has spiralled out of control so officials are pursuing unique policies to address the problem.
‘Crucial’ for US, China to work together, Treasury chief Yellen tells Vice-Premier He Lifeng
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access information on a device and to provide personalised ads and content, ad and …
Plague, leprosy, and COVID-19: History’s most devastating pandemics
In this gallery, we look back on the worst pandemics throughout history. Click on.
Yellen talks ‘overcapacity’ of Chinese goods in meetings with officials, business leaders
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday began her first full day of meetings in China with officials and business leaders. Yellen told Vice Premier He Lifeng how it “remains crucial” for China and …
Yellen: Cutting off economic relations with China isn’t “practical”
GUANGZHOU, China — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told U.S. executives in southern China on Friday that it’s neither “practical nor desirable” to cut off economic relations with the country — even as …
China Is Using AI to Sow Disinformation and Stoke Discord Across Asia and the U.S., Microsoft Reports
A new report by Microsoft Threat Intelligence outlines how China’s influence operations have ramped up their use of artificial intelligence.
China’s stock market struggles
Chinese stock indexes touched multi-year lows in February. The selloff was a culmination of months of frustration over the sputtering economy and a lack of forceful policy stimulus measures. Chinese …
Janet Yellen tackles China over flood of cheap goods
Janet Yellen has kicked off her second visit to China as US treasury secretary to continue efforts to further stabilize ties between the world’s two largest economies.
Yellen and the problem of trade between Beijing, Europe and Washington
The US Treasury Secretary in China for the second visit in a few months: the issue of Chinese ‘overproduction’ in the field of renewable energy on the table. The People’s Republic is …
Former Philippine govt. official: Manila, Beijing had South China Sea pact
A senior official in the previous Philippine administration led by Rodrigo Duterte says Manila and Beijing had a pact to keep the status quo in the disputed South China Sea.
The Covid-19 pandemic has unveiled the pervasive dangers of autocratic responses to crises
OPINION: Misinformation, divisive rhetoric, and manipulating tactics in order to consolidate power and overshadow governments’ shortcomings were widespread during the pandemic.
Beijing’s historical mosque hosts world’s Muslims in Ramadan
The place has served as a place of prayer for the local Muslim people, and is the funeral management place for the Hui people in Beijing. Nanxiapo Mosque hosts Muslims every day during Ramadan. Some…
