Figures from China out on Monday showed retail sales rose just 3.0% in November, compared to a year earlier, well below market forecasts of 4.6% and evidence of the need for much more aggressive …
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China’s property investment falls 10.4% y/y in Jan-Nov
Property investment in China fell 10.4% in the first eleven months of 2024 from a year earlier, after dropping 10.3% in January-October, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data showed on Monday.
China’s factory output quickens in Nov, but consumption still a drag
China’s industrial output quickened slightly in November, while retail sales disappointed, keeping pressure on Beijing to ramp up stimulus for a fragile economy as it braces for more U.S. trade …
A guide to the new hotels and restaurants to visit in Shenzhen
With a host of fabulous hotels both old and new, plus restaurants, here’s why Shenzhen should be on your list of places to visit next.
China’s ‘erotic clothing’ capital braces for Trump and e-commerce crackdown
In an industrial park being built with Chinese state support in the middle of a sprawling farming community, factory boss Lei Congrui straightens a tiny golden bell hanging off a choker on a mannequin …
Beijing urges Chinese schools to prioritize teaching AI amid US tech trade war
Beijing is urging Chinese schools to integrate artificial intelligence into curriculums for kids as young as six in a bid to build-up domestic talent in the country’s intensifying tech rivalry with …
Hong Kong welcomes 17% more mainland tourists after Shenzhen visa change
Resumption of multiple-entry visa scheme hailed for boosting numbers, but tourism industry leader says innovation needed to keep them coming.
UK minister defends talks with Beijing despite China spy claims
Sir Iain Duncan Smith, former Conservative leader, told the Financial Times that Starmer was trying to take Britain back 10 years to the “ridiculous George Osborne ‘golden era’”, a reference to the …
China eyes negotiations as Trump threatens new tariffs
As Donald Trump steps up his tariff threats against China, Beijing is moving to beat the next U.S. president to the punch with its own restrictions and get Washington to the negotiating table ahead of…
Taiwan protests after badminton players taunted in China during 2024 World Tour Finals
TAIPEI (AFP): Taiwan’s badminton association has filed a protest after its Olympic champion duo Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin were taunted by spectators during a match in China, Taiwan sports authorities have announced. China considers…
Hong Kong welcomes 13% more mainland tourists after Shenzhen visa change
Resumption of multiple-entry visa scheme hailed for boosting numbers, but tourism industry leader says innovation needed to keep them coming.
China slowdown to rip $8.5b from federal budget: Chalmers
The treasurer’s downbeat assessment came despite Beijing last week announcing plans to stoke the country’s slowing economy next year with a “moderately loose” monetary policy.
Rep Gimenez warns China is ‘greatest threat’ to US, Trump admin will ‘project strength’ to CCP
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Carlos Gimenez of the Select Committee on the CCP says President-elect Trump will bring “peace through strength, not peace through appeasement” when dealing with China.
