From hotpot to coffee, F&B brands have been slashing prices to attract increasingly budget-conscious diners in a competitive market. Analysts have questioned if such moves are sustainable, and whether …
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China’s eateries slash prices by up to half to woo diners hungry for value, but at what cost?
Outlook darkens for China’s already weak steel output
China’s steel output slumped in July and is likely to continue to fall in coming months as mills struggle for profits amid sluggish demand and look to comply with government guidance that ensures annual production…
Check out China’s ‘Orange County’
About the community: China’s Orange County, developed by Beijing real estate mogul Zhang Bo in collaboration with Newport Beach architects and Orange County designers, is a gated community that mirrors Southern California’s suburban lifestyle.
BlueScope Steel warns a ‘large volume of steel’ is leaving China and flooding markets in Australia and overseas
A prolonged downturn in China’s property market will have significant flow-on effects for the Australian government’s finances and the local steel industry, economists warn.
China Copied Its Way to Building a World-Class Air-to-Air Missile
China also finally fielded a top-class short-range air-to-air missile called the PL-10 (initially, PL-ASR) in the same ballpark as the U.S. AIM-9X and Russian R-74 missile. Its key characteristics …
China lending at 15-year low as central bank holds rates
The People’s Bank of China held the one-year loan prime rate at 3.35% and the five-year LPR at 3.85%. The two key interest rates were each cut by 10 basis points in July.
China’s gold imports tumble again as prices deter buyers
according to customs data released yesterday. That follows an even sharper decline in June, when shipments plunged 58% from the previous month. China’s voracious appetite for the precious metal, which …
The diary Beijing doesn’t want the public to read
Li Rui, once a top Chinese official and a personal secretary to Mao Zedong, kept detailed diaries, critiquing seven decades of communist rule in China. Li donated the diaries to Stanford University.
China promises to help Fiji tackle climate change as Beijing seeks greater Pacific role
President Xi Jinping made the pledge along with promises of economic support in a meeting with Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka …
China property
Losses in China’s property market are set to continue into the first half this year, after China Vanke raised an alarm last month. On average, earnings could decline by 19 per cent, broker CGS …
China’s courier industry warned over spy threat amid national security drive
Ministry of State Security urges vigilance when sending and receiving goods, giving examples of document leak and biohazard threats.
U.S. clinical trials in China questioned by U.S. lawmakers
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Tuesday called on the Biden administration to ramp up scrutiny of U.S. clinical trials conducted in China, citing the risk of intellectual property theft and the …
Lawmakers Urge Stricter Scrutiny on U.S. Clinical Trials in China
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has called on the Biden administration to increase scrutiny of clinical trials conducted in China. They cite risks of intellectual property theft and forced …
