China’s central bank has said it will continue pursuing a “moderately loose” monetary policy to support the country’s economic recovery, while flagging the risks posed by global fragmentation …
Monthly Archives For September 2025
China’s stockmarket rally may hurt the economy
On September 24th last year China’s officials decided to engineer a rally in the moribund stockmarket. The central bank, flanked by financial regulators, cut interest rates and bank reserve …
Iga Swiatek eases into Beijing fourth round, Carlos Alcaraz reaches Tokyo final
The Wimbledon champion defeated Camila Osorio via retirement while Alcaraz rallied to beat Casper Ruud in three sets.
Chinese Woman Pleads Guilty in UK Bitcoin Laundering Case Tied to $7 Billion Crypto Seizure
A Chinese national charged with laundering bitcoin connected to fraud admitted guilt on the first day of her trial at Southwark Crown Court in London.
Opinion: To Secure Its Banks, Beijing Must Fix Its Economy
As China’s 14th Five-Year Plan (2021–2025) draws to a close, Beijing is taking a victory lap. At a recent press conference held by the State Council Information Office, senior financial officials …
US and China Delay Tariff Hikes With 90 Day Truce Extension
Global markets braced as Washington and Beijing neared an Aug. 12, 2025, deadline that threatened to unleash triple-digit tariffs. If no deal was struck, US duties on Chinese goods would have jumped …
Exhibition explores ethnic integration in Beijing’s evolution
Through over 100 ancient books, archives, relics and images, the exhibition weaves together the collective memories of various ethnic groups in Beijing from the establishment of the city as the …
Jessica Pegula fights off three match points in Beijing
No. 5 seed Jessica Pegula fought off three match points in the second-set tiebreak in Monday’s 3-6, 7-6 (9), 6-0 win against No. 30 Emma Raducanu of Great Britain at the China Open in Beijing.
In the race to attract the world’s smartest minds, China is gaining on the US
A Princeton nuclear physicist. A mechanical engineer who helped NASA explore manufacturing in space. A US National Institutes of Health neurobiologist. Celebrated mathematicians. And over half a dozen …
Crypto laundering mastermind pleads guilty in London court
A woman has pleaded guilty to laundering bitcoin derived from a £5bn investment fraud she allegedly ran in China, at the start of her trial in London. Zhimin Qian, also known as Yadi Zhang, entered…
China sentences 11 members of mafia family to death
A Chinese court has sentenced to death 11 members of a notorious family that ran scam centres in Myanmar, according to Chinese state media. Dozens of members of the Ming family were found guilty of…
Toyota buoyed by China, North America as Japan sales slump
The carmaker has seen steady growth in most major markets despite the drop in Japan and trade turmoil triggered by President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
China’s Geovis Insighter Technology to launch SSA constellation
Geovis Insighter Technology Co., founded in 2006, was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2024. Prior to designing the new constellation, the company developed SSA software for the Chinese …