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China’s debt problem
China’s debt is more than 250 percent of GDP, higher than the United States. It remains lower than Japan, the world’s most indebted leading economy, but some experts say the concern is that China’s …
Vietnam pursues ties with Beijing while steadily fortifying South China Sea positions
The muted Chinese reaction to Vietnamese fortifications stands in stark contrast to Beijing’s attitude towards the Philippines, another South China Sea claimant state. Manila has ratcheted up …
Runners defy smog to compete in iconic Beijing Marathon
Some 30,000 runners braved the smog in Beijing on Sunday morning to take on the 42.195-kilometer challenge of the 2024 Beijing Marathon, winding through the capital’s main arteries and landmarks.
Marriage registrations in China drop for the first nine months of 2024
BEIJING, Nov 3 (Reuters) – China, which has been releasing a slew of measures to bolster its sagging population levels, recorded a drop in marriage registrations for the first nine months of 2024, …
China’s BYD boosts production and hiring amid Q3 growth
China’s electric vehicle giant BYD , ramped up production by nearly 200,000 units from August to October, while hiring close to 200,000 new employees in car manufacturing and components, Executive …
Big savings nudge Hong Kong shoppers to ignore ban on meat, eggs from mainland China
More Hongkongers caught bringing in banned food, but shoppers in Shenzhen say they can’t resist low prices Hong Kong grandmother Shirley Cheung* knows she is breaking the law every time she buys …
China’s Premier Li Qiang to speak at import expo in Shanghai
BEIJING, Nov 3 (Reuters) – China’s Premier Li Qiang will deliver remarks at the opening ceremony of this week’s China International Import Expo, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Sunday, as …
Kim Jong Un is China’s ally – but has become the ‘comrade from hell’
The three national flags overlap on a map on the wall, which explains that Fangchuan in China’s north-east corner is a unique place for that reason. “I feel very proud to be standing here… with…
China’s Typhoon hacks ahead of U.S. election spurred by elite competition
Beijing insists it won’t meddle in the U.S. vote, but it’s reaping the fruits of a years-long government effort to build an ecosystem of private hacking groups.
Chinese investors show irrational enthusiasm for Trump ‘meme stock’
The share price of a small Chinese company in financial difficulties has skyrocketed in recent days. The company’s only real asset is its name: Wisesoft, which in Chinese sounds like the phrase …
US-China confrontation here to stay after election, says influential Beijing commentator
Renmin professor Jin Canrong tells forum the main difference will be whether the next president takes a ‘coarse’ or ‘refined’ approach.
Fog hits Beijing
People walk on a street amid fog in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 2, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua) People walk on a street amid fog in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 2, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua) People…
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