China plans to implement a steel export licensing mechanism next year, a move that could curb outflow of the metal that has been the subject of trade spats across the globe.
Monthly Archives For December 2025
China’s Next Play in AI Race? Faster, Easier IPOs
Regulators over the summer reopened a pathway for unprofitable startups in strategic industries to go public.
China Moves to Curb Record Steel Exports With Licensing System
China will implement a steel export licensing system, the country’s Ministry of Commerce said, in what could be a bid to tame record shipments of the metal flowing out the country.
Historic Shift Underway in China’s Economy as Investment Slump Deepens
Investment in manufacturing, infrastructure and property is expected to fall this year, a remarkable turn for an economy whose growth reshaped the world.
People’s Daily Online: Guangming Science City Forum 2025 held in S China’s Shenzhen
The Guangming Science City Forum 2025 was held in Guangming district of Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, from Dec. 4-5, 2025.
‘We Can’t Even Afford to Have Sex’: China’s New Condom Tax Draws Ire
China is removing its tax exemption on contraceptives in an effort to boost birth rates. But some are concerned that it penalizes women, single, and working-class people for not having children.
US communications agency may bar Chinese telecom companies from connecting to US networks
The latest move that Washington has taken against Beijing is part of broader efforts to prevent robocalls. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
China’s November new bank loans rise to 390 billion yuan, missing forecast
Chinese banks extended 390 billion yuan ($55 billion) in new loans in November, up from 220 billion yuan in October but missing expectations, according to Reuters calculations based on data from the …
China to ease import and export rules on certain lithium thionyl chloride batteries from 2026
China will relax export and import controls on certain lithium thionyl chloride batteries starting January 1, 2026, according to a joint notice issued on Friday by China’s industry ministry, commerce …
Beijing-Based Cryptocurrency Trading Exchanges Told to Announce Trading Halt
Under the impact of the Chinese government’s recent formal notices of halting ICOs, Notice 99 and Joint Notice released on September 2, 2017 and September 4, 2017 respectively [1], Beijing authorities …
Focus: China’s small bank mergers shrink sector but raise financial risks
Many of China’s newly merged small banks have seen profits fall and capital buffers shrink over the past year, a Reuters review of data showed, testing Beijing’s record consolidation drive designed to …
Hong Kong to host Apec finance ministers’ meeting in November 2026
Source also reveals Macau will hold tourism ministerial meeting as part of Apec’s 33rd regional economic forum.
Shenzhen-based tea chain Molly Tea to open first S’pore outlet in Orchard Central in 2026
Instagram users posted photos of the ongoing construction of the store at Orchard Central mall. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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