China has set an economic growth target of “around 5%” for 2024, a rate that economists say is ambitious and calls for more stimulus, including monetary and fiscal easing …
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Typhoon Noul weakens after making landfall, brings heavy rain to southern China
China’s COVID-19 rises to moderate level activity, overtakes flu as top respiratory pathogen in past week: CDC data
China built full-size models of US warships and aircraft to hone its missiles
Southern China faces torrential rain, flood risk after Typhoon Noul hits land
Torrential rain, flooding risks in southern China after Noul makes landfall
Southern China drenched as Typhoon Noul makes landfall
Rescuers scour South China Sea for 23 missing after Vietnamese vessel sinks
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China’s central bank leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged, as expected
China has ‘bigger fish to fry’ despite Japan upping interest rates for first time in 17 years
Japan ended eight years of negative interest rates on Tuesday, but analysts do not expect any direct impact on China, which is prioritising the stability of the yuan over rate cuts.
EU sees 200% surge in imports from China’s Xinjiang region despite human rights concerns
Trade data shows total value of shipments at US$312 million compared with just US$98 million a year prior, led by Poland, Belgium and the Netherlands Most popular goods were lithium-ion batteries, …
Guilty Verdict for Woman Accused of Laundering Bitcoin Tied to Alleged $6B China Fraud: Bloomberg
Zhimian is said to have duped around 130,000 investors in China in an investment scam that prosecutors estimated brought in almost $6 billion. Jian will be sentenced on May 10. Read More: UK Law …
UK woman Wen Jian guilty of laundering bitcoin from US$6.3 billion China fraud
Prosecutors say Wen helped hide the source of money allegedly stolen by mastermind Qian Zhimin from nearly 130,000 Chinese investors in a US$6.3 billion fraud scheme.
China Says It’s ‘Cooling Down the Situation’ in Gaza with Mideast Diplomacy
Middle Eastern countries “look to China playing a greater role in deescalating the conflict” in Gaza, one Chinese diplomat said.
China EV exports, slammed by West’s trade barriers, find greener pastures with free-trade partners
Customs data for January and February shows how anti-subsidy probes and trade restrictions are taking a toll on new-energy sector, putting EV producers at risk of being squeezed out of the market.
China’s chips are off the table – US considering Huawei sanctions over secretive chip network
This includes Qingdao Si’En, Shenzhen Pensun Technology CO., and SwaySure, among other more significant manufacturers … part of the diplomatic toolkit used by the US, Russia and China since 1945.
Doing business in China hard for EU firms
BEIJING: European companies in China are facing “less predictable” business conditions in the world’s second-largest economy, a report said on Wednesday, forcing them to allocate more resources to …
FedEx Express Doubles Shenzhen Facility Handling Capacity
FedEx Express has completed the expansion of its gateway facility at China’s Shenzhen Baoan International Airport. The expanded gateway’s real estate has increased 48% to over 4,500 m² (48,000 ft.²), …
CERAWEEK China’s refined product demand to fall by 20 mln tons per year -Sinopec CEO
Rising sales of electric cars in China will reduce refined product demand in the nation by 20 million tons per year, the CEO of China’s largest oil refiner said on Tuesday.
Chinese Fuel Oil Imports Jumped by 21% in the First Two Months of the Year
China saw its imports of fuel oil surge by 21% in January and February compared to a year earlier as demand from refiners climbed.
US Tests Hypersonic Missile From China Watchtower
A B-52 bomber took off from Guam on Sunday morning before launching the missile, dubbed the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW). Washington considers the U.S. territory key to rapidly …
