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Monthly Archives For December 2024
China’s December Home Sales Stay Flat in Sign of Stabilization
China’s residential property sales in December were flat on-year, avoiding a downturn seen much of 2024 and reflecting signs of market stabilization after the government’s stimulus blitz.
China Implements Stricter Forex Controls Targeting Cryptocurrency Transactions
China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange recently unveiled stringent regulations aimed at bolstering the scrutiny of financial transactions that include cryptocurrency dealings. These measures …
China’s Dec residential property sales stay flat in sign of stabilisation
The value of new-home sales from the 100 biggest real estate companies for the month remained unchanged from a year earlier at 451.4 billion yuan …
COVID-19: WHO demands China share data, open files, to help uncover origins of virus
The World Health Organization marked the fifth anniversary of the emergence of COVID-19 on Tuesday by reiterating its call for China to release the data it holds and allow outside access.
China unveils first military 5G to connect ‘world’s largest’ robot army
China is reportedly constructing the world’s largest unmanned military force, featuring affordable yet powerful drones, robotic dogs, and other automated combat systems …
Alibaba slashes prices on large language models by up to 85% as China AI rivalry heats up
Alibaba is offering the price cuts on its visual language model, Qwen-VL, which is designed to perceive and understand both texts and images.
China’s Xi pledges more proactive economic policies in 2025
China’s 2024 gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to exceed 130 trillion yuan ($17.8 trillion), President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday in his New Year’s address, adding that the country would …
Xi says no one can stop China’s ‘reunification’ with Taiwan
No one can stop China’s “reunification” with Taiwan, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in his New Year’s speech on Tuesday, laying down a clear warning to what Beijing regards as pro-independence …
China factory activity grows more slowly, but services recover
China’s manufacturing activity barely grew in December though services and construction recovered, an official survey showed today, suggesting policy stimulus is trickling into some sectors as the …
Xi says China must apply ‘more proactive’ macroeconomic policies in 2025
President Xi Jinping said China will put in place “more proactive” macroeconomic policies next year, state media reported, as he addressed a top political advisory body on Tuesday.”We must… further …
The US Treasury says some computers were breached by China-backed hackers
The Treasury considers the hacking a “major cybersecurity incident,” an official wrote in a Monday letter.
China’s New C919 Plane Has Boeing in Its Sights
China’s first domestically built passenger jet is taking aim at markets previously dominated by Western companies like Boeing and Airbus. The new C919 jet is already being operated at 10 cities across …
