While the People’s Bank of China’s monetary blitz has ignited the sharemarket, what happens later this month may determine whether the country can stabilise its faltering economy.
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China, US agree to revive health cooperation after years-long chill
US-China relations sank after the pandemic as both countries blamed each other for poor handling of coronavirus outbreaks while speculation grew over the origins of Covid-19. In an article published …
Canada’s 106% tariff on China-made EVs has automakers altering import plans
Two federal trade measures targeting zero-emission vehicles imported to Canada from China are now in effect, forcing some automakers to shuffle their global production plans or come to terms with the …
Young Chinese are ‘retiring’ in the countryside as China’s unemployment woes grate
China’s youths are retreating to the countryside after getting fired from their jobs, or unable to secure one that they are content with.
From COVID-19 to Economic Stimulus: Why China Is Prone to Sudden Policy U-Turns
While not as dramatic as China’s abandonment of the zero-COVID policy in late 2022, the underlying reasons for the surprising turn in economic policy are quite similar.
‘Why didn’t you learn:’ Taiwan’s envoy asks why Canada is still vulnerable to China’s canola tariffs
In an interview with the Star on Tuesday, Taiwanese Representative Harry Ho-jen Tseng questioned how Canada didn’t find more new canola customers in recent years.
IMF ‘too polite’ on China policies, financing assurances, US Treasury official says
The International Monetary Fund is “too polite” when it comes to criticizing China’s economic policies and should more fully disclose financing assurances given by China and some other countries to …
China Hasn’t Destroyed the Tech Sector. It’s Sharpened It
Previously she was a tech reporter at CNN and ABC News. To most Western observers, it would appear that China has driven its technology industry off a cliff. The number of startups fell by 50,000…
China stocks surge in biggest single-day rally since 2008 on stimulus cheer
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Chinese stocks swept to their biggest single-day gains in 16 years on Monday, with domestic A-shares registering their highest ever turnover, as investors scrambled to …
Dalio Says China’s Leaders Face ‘Whatever-It-Takes’ Moment
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio says China’s surge of market stimulus will be a historic turning point for the world’s second-largest economy, if policymakers in Beijing deliver “a lot more” than …
China: 10,197 drones break world record in Shenzhen Bay light show
Shenzhen Bay Park saw a record-breaking 10,197 drones light up the skies on September 26, marking the start of National Day celebrations.
China’s Stock-Market Revival Fails to Register With Fed-Obsessed US Traders
Back in the emerging-market heyday, the sudden frenzy that has pushed Chinese equities to a bull run would be big news on Wall Street.
Canada could offer firms relief from tariffs on imported China steel, aluminum
Canada could offer firms some relief from a 25 per cent surtax that is due to be imposed later this month on imports of Chinese steel and aluminum, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday.
