The city becomes the first tier-1 metropolis to heed Beijing’s call to help bail out property developers while adding to affordable housing stock.
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China’s car sales extend declines for a fourth month
China’s July car sales fell 3.1% from a year earlier, industry data showed on Thursday, marking the fourth straight monthly decline and deepening concerns about a demand slowdown in the world’s …
China forecast to have almost twice as many pets as young children by 2030
China’s pet population will be close to double that of its young children by 2030 as young Chinese remain unwilling to start new families, Goldman Sachs said.
China discloses first heat-stroke fatalities amid record temperatures
At least two people have died from heat-stroke in one Chinese city, and many more have fallen ill, as temperatures hovered around 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for the eighth day on the …
Euronav flags U.S. politics and China’s economy as risks to shipping momentum
Belgian oil tanker company Euronav expects global sea trade to increase this year, driven by the rerouting of Red Sea shipping, but said a change in the U.S. presidency and a slowdown in China’s …
China Jiangsu Halts Government Bond Trading for Some Rural Banks
China’s Jiangsu Rural Credit Union directed some banks to suspend government bond trading after a market manipulation probe was launched by regulators, according to people familiar with the matter.
US Warns of ‘Gray Zone’ Conflict With China, Russia, North Korea
America’s geopolitical rivals are expected to challenge both the U.S. and the global order in the coming years.
Fears of war with China grow but Labour is intent on a relationship with Beijing
Starmer making engagement a priority. But experts question whether ‘co-operate, compete and challenge’ policy really marks a change
8 Signed Michael Phelps Paintings From the 2008 Beijing Olympics Unveiled for the First Time
Each of these eight paintings, signed by Phelps himself, commemorates the iconic achievement of winning eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The collection was commissioned by the current owner following Phelps’ success in…
Olympics-U.S. and Japan figure skaters receive Beijing medals in Paris in long-awaited ceremony
Two-and-a-half years after competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics, American and Japanese figure skaters stepped on to the podium in Paris on Wednesday to receive reallocated gold and silver medals,
She Lost a Fight to Freeze Her Eggs in China—Because She’s Not Married
Despite rising concerns about plunging births, a court in Beijing turned down Teresa Xu’s request in a landmark ruling.
Coal and mining exhibition kicks off in Beijing
An exhibitor introduces respirator products at the 18th Beijing International Coal and Mining Exhibition in Beijing on Aug 7, 2024. [Photo/VCG] The 18th Beijing International Coal and Mining Exhibition opened at the China International Exhibition…
Japan figure skaters finally get Beijing medals, in Paris
STORY: :: These Japanese figure skaters only just got silver medals from the Beijing Winter Olympics :: The IOC withheld medals for their event after a Russian skater tested positive for a banned drug ::…
