China’s economy is now estimated to grow by 8.4 per cent in 2021, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), an increase of 0.3 percentage points from January’s prediction.
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Foreign diplomats give thumbs-up to Beijing 2022 preparations
Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING – During the “Experience Beijing” ice sports testing program, diplomats from multiple countries gave compliments on the preparation work of the Beijing Winter Olympics and looked …
Holiday brings travel peak as epidemic eases in China
Over the Chinese New Year in February, many people in China were forced to cancel holiday plans due to travel restrictions. With the COVID-19 epidemic now largely under control in China, many …
Glory Star Announces the Commercial Application of Blockchain Technology in CHEERS Video Application and CHEERS E-Mall
Glory Star New Media Group Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: GSMG) (“Glory Star” or the “Company”), a leading mobile and online digital media and entertainment company in China, today announced that it has …
Hollow calls to politicize 2022 Beijing Olympics will backfire
Western governments and corporations were facing increased pressure to boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics over alleged human rights abuses in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, …
Live: A visit to South China Sea’s Yangpu Port
Our first stop is a key import and export port in the South China Sea — the Yangpu Port in Hainan Province. Despite COVID-19, the port still saw a positive development dynamic in 2020. Join…
Crypto market cap tops jaw-dropping $2T mark in three months from $1T driven by Bitcoin, Ethereum, others
Bitcoin has grown over 100 per cent while Ethereum has scaled by 184 per cent in 2021 so far. While Wall Street firms such as Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, BlackRock, others have been dabbling in Bitcoin,…
China stocks trade near four-week high as traders weigh earnings setback, new economic data
READ FULL ARTICLE A private report today showed Caixin China PMI Composite rose to 53.1 in March … and Zhejiang Truelove Vogue rose by at least 38 per cent. Iris Ouyang is a business reporter…
Over 142m COVID-19 vaccine doses administered across China
Two foreign recipients (1st L & 1st R) get registered for Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines at a vaccination site in Tsinghua University, Beijing, capital of China, April 3, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING — …
China ‘could start easing international travel restrictions by next spring’ if it hits coronavirus vaccination targets
Chinese people may be able to start travelling overseas with fewer restrictions next spring as the country pushes to inoculate at least 70 per cent of the population against Covid-19 by then, a …
How Will China Vaccinate 560 Million People? Start With Free Ice Cream
China’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign got off to a slow start. It is now trying to catch up, through a mixture of freebies and the occasional threat. By Vivian Wang and Keith Bradsher In Beijing, the…
‘Financial freedom’ costs US$4 million in Hong Kong, second only to London, data from property portal Juwai shows
Singapore, regarded as Hong Kong’s biggest regional rival as a finance hub, is seventh on the list with a requirement of US$3.23 million. Do you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from …
China’s property curbs will lead to ‘healthy’ long-term growth for sector, says Aberdeen
China’s recent regulatory measures to curb speculation in the property market is healthy for the long-term growth of the sector, says Pruksa Iamthongthong, senior investment director at Aberdeen …
