A decision to align a far-right network with the Voice of America prompts concern, as Beijing-backed media continues to build its radio presence.
Monthly Archives For May 2025
Stimulus helps drive China’s industrial profits as trade risks loom large
China’s industrial profits picked up pace in April, official data showed on Tuesday, giving policymakers cause for optimism that recent stimulus efforts are helping to keep the economy afloat despite …
China Turns to Consumers to Boost Growth, but Households Are Wary
Beijing has offered incentives to prod shoppers to spend more, but leader Xi Jinping is reluctant to push a bigger shift away from manufacturing.
China International Cultural Industries Fair concludes with over 2.2 mln visits
International Cultural Industries Fair concluded on Monday with total visits exceeding 2.2 million in five days — a strong testament to its role as a major platform for global cultural exchange and …
Exclusive: China regulator summons automakers to discuss ‘zero-mileage’ used car sales
China’s commerce ministry will meet industry bodies and automakers including BYD and Dongfeng Motor to discuss increasing sales of “used cars” that were never driven, a person with direct knowledge of …
China’s industrial profits rise at faster pace in April despite trade tensions, deflationary pressures
Cumulative profits at major industrial firms climbed 3% in April, brushing off the impact from prohibitive U.S. tariffs and persistent deflationary pressures.
China’s industrial profits rise 1.4% in January-April
BEIJING (Reuters) -Profits at China’s industrial firms expanded 1.4% in the first four months of 2025 from the same period last year, official data showed on Tuesday, following a 0.8% gain in the …
China’s industrial profits maintain growth momentum in April despite trade tensions
China’s industrial profits picked up pace in April, official data showed on Tuesday, signalling economic resilience in the face of trade tensions with the United States and lingering deflationary …
China Consumer Spending Is Poised To Quicken: Shaun Rein
I’ve been in China for 28 years. Last year was probably the most bearish I’ve ever been on the economy,” Rein said in a Zoom interview from Shanghai earlier this month. “Youth unemployment hit 18.8%.
McDonald’s to accelerate store expansion in China
China continues to play a central role in McDonald’s international strategy. Of the roughly 2,200 new stores the company plans to open globally in 2025, nearly 1,000 are expected to be in China, the …
New green hydrogen fuel to power Beijing buses
CHN Energy Guohua Energy Investment’s Hebei branch will supply Sinopec’s Beijing Petroleum with hydrogen sufficient to fuel approximately 88 hydrogen fuel cell buses daily. This is estimated to allow …
China’s industrial profits rise 3% in April after output beat estimates despite U.S. tariffs
Cumulative profits at major industrial firms climbed 3% in April, brushing off the impact from prohibitive U.S. tariffs and persistent deflationary pressures.
Developing nations face ‘tidal wave’ of China debt: report
[SYDNEY] The world’s poorest nations face a “tidal wave of debt” as repayments to China hit record highs in 2025, an Australian think tank warned Tuesday in a new report. China’s Belt and Road …
