China’s retail sales growth unexpectedly weakened in November despite signs of improvement in the housing market, highlighting the urgency for Beijing to further encourage residents to spend.
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China to boost direct fiscal support to consumers
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China’s Jan-Nov government land sales revenue falls 22.4% y/y
Revenue from land sales by Chinese local governments dropped 22.4% year-on-year in the first eleven months of the year, finance ministry data showed on Monday.
China’s biggest shopping festival couldn’t convince consumers to spend more money
China retail sales came in well below forecast in November, when the country’s biggest shopping festival of the year took place.
Stock market today: Asian shares fall as China reports lackluster data, while bitcoin hits new highs
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China’s Instagram-like Xiaohongshu making inroads with e-commerce sales
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Chinese Toy Maker Bloks Plans Hong Kong IPO
Shanghai-based Bloks started as a maker of brick-based toys and entered the assembly character toy market in 2022. It is China’s largest player in the assembly character toy segment, according to a …
How China Might Get Around the U.S. Ban on Imports Made With Forced Labor
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