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HSBC CEO says bank ‘well provisioned’ for any further China real estate losses
HSBC is well provisioned against further China real estate losses, its CEO Noel Quinn said on Wednesday, amid a slump for the country’s property market that has led to bank writedowns in recent …
The Future of China’s Financial System
Last month’s Central Financial Work Conference underscored areas where China’s central government should intervene to strengthen and stabilize the economy, from restoring local-government balance …
Walmart shifts to India from China for cheaper imports
Walmart is importing more goods to the United States from India and reducing its reliance upon China as it looks to cut costs and diversify its supply chain, data seen by Reuters shows.
Beijing slams Taiwan’s DPP over cross-strait ‘chaos’, warns of rising risk of war if 1992 consensus not heeded
Separatist activities are ‘incompatible’ with cross-strait peace, Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office says in fresh warning to the island’s ruling DPP.
Ask a Local: The Best Ways to See Beijing by Night and Day
“In the basement of a seedy underground mall known as Yabaolu, you can see a range of musical acts, from experimental jazz to girl punk. The Yabaolu used to be a hub of Russian and…
World seemingly silent as China expands crackdown on Muslims and the mosques where they worship
The policy of “Sinicization” started in 2018, when the Chinese Communist Party circulated documents outlining how to further cement loyalty in the country.
Billionaire Ray Dalio thinks tech investors will have to choose between the U.S. and China: ‘The technology war isn’t going away’
But sinking tensions between Washington and Beijing are now forcing investors to pick sides. In August, the Biden administration barred U.S. investors from investing in Chinese companies working in …
Foreign-funded companies upbeat about China’s insurance brokerage business
Two foreign-funded insurance brokerage companies have obtained permits for insurance brokerage business in China marking the expansion of the country …
Hill leads talk on China’s economic future
An issue in understanding China’s economic forecast is the lack of available data; financial information is becoming difficult to access in an approach Blanchette described as an “epistemological …
China new home prices now seen climbing this year after policy steps
Prices of new homes in China are now expected to climb 3% this year after a slew of policy measures to support the country’s beleaguered property market, up from earlier expectations for prices to be…
India’s April-Oct steel imports from China at four-year high
India’s finished steel imports from China touched a four-year high in the first seven months of the fiscal year that began in April, according to provisional government data reviewed by Reuters on …
Beijing claims Taiwan independence equals war
In a stern response to comments by Taiwanese pro-independence politicians, Beijing’s government spokesperson, Chen Binhua, cautioned that China is op …
