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China property stocks jump as Beijing takes steps to boost liquidity in the beleaguered sector
The move will ease a lingering cash crunch for Chinese developers that have been at the receiving end of Beijing’s crackdown aimed at addressing the sector’s bloated debt levels. The CSI property …
Beijing’s Daxing district creates new economic path for residents
In recent years, Daxing district in Beijing has taken steps to improve rural residents’ income and strengthened the rural collective economy. While helping residents increase their income, Daxing has …
Beijing’s digital economy soars
The digital economy has become a new driver for high-quality development in Beijing, with its added value growing 8.5% year on year to reach 1.88 trillion yuan (US$262 billion) in 2023. This accounted …
China youth unemployment will stay elevated in 2024, but EIU warns economic impact will linger
EIU explained the sheer number of new graduates, far outstrips jobs — the majority of which are still focused in the lower-skilled sectors. Official data showed unemployment rate among those aged 16 to 24 in…
China is ramping up stimulus to boost market confidence — but is it enough?
Starting Feb. 5, the People’s Bank of China will allow banks to hold smaller cash reserves, central bank governor Pan Gongsheng said at a press conference, his first in the role. “The latest [PBOC] …
China expands access to loans for property developers, acting to end its prolonged debt crisis
The industry as a whole accounts for about a quarter of business activity in China. “For developer financing to fundamentally and sustainably improve, property sales need to stop falling and start to …
Financial policy to focus on real economy
China’s financial regulatory policy will focus on supporting the real economy and further opening up the country’s financial services industry, said Li Yunze, head of the National Financial Regulatory …
Japan Business Leaders Return to China Seeking to Bolster Cooperation
FILE PHOTO: Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) Chairman Masakazu Tokura delivers a speech at the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation luncheon meeting at Keidanren (Japan …
China takes delivery of Boeing 737 Max in show of support for troubled plane maker
Boeing has delivered its first 737 Max to a Chinese airline for the first time in nearly five years, according to flight data, in a rare spot of good news for the embattled company.
China is ‘risky’ for supply chains and India a favored destination for U.S. firms, survey shows
Of the 500 executive-level U.S. managers surveyed by market research OnePoll, 61% said they would pick India over China if both could manufacture the same materials.
China stocks bounce loses steam; focus turns to ECB
Asian stocks traded cautiously and bonds fell on Thursday while investors waited on more detail of China’s stimulus plans and for a European Central Bank meeting later in the session. The dollar …
Boeing delivers 737 MAX jet to China, a vote of confidence amid turmoil
Boeing is set to deliver its first 737 MAX to a Chinese airline since March 2019 on Wednesday, flight data shows, ending an almost five-year freeze on imports of the U.S. planemaker’s most profitable …