China’s consumer inflation held steady in May while producer price declines eased, but the underlying trend suggests Beijing would need to do more to prop up feeble domestic demand and an uneven …
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How long have you been in there?! A popular tourist destination in China has installed toilet timers. Reactions are mixed
A video showing a set of timers installed above a row of toilet cubicles in a female washroom at China’s UNESCO-listed Yungang Buddhist Grottoes is drawing mixed reactions.
China hit by searing temperatures as Asia braces for extreme summer
Temperatures are hitting record highs in parts of north and central China this week while a severe drought in the east is also threatening crops, as countries across Asia brace themselves for another summer of…
Beijing’s First Cocktail Festival
Beijing is the first stop of the Cocktail Festival’s national tour, which is sponsored by many well-known liquor brands including Proof, ChinaBev, Y.Z.Y., Campari, Jagermeister, Tanduay Rum, and Miko …
China’s Consumer Prices Rise for Fourth Straight Month
China’s consumer prices rose mildly in May, while factory-gate prices continued to fall, suggesting persistently tepid demand, as Beijing continues to try to lift lackluster consumption.
Beijing: Attack On Four Americans Is ‘Isolated Case’
They said the incident seriously hurt China’s reputation as a safe country. Overseas Chinese netizens said they believe that the attacker could have beeen affected by Beijing’s anti-US propaganda and …
Asia-Pacific markets mixed as traders await China and India inflation data
China’s May inflation rate is expected to increase to 0.4%, slightly higher than the 0.3% seen in April. Headline inflation data is also expected from India, while corporate inflation numbers for May …
Two US men jailed for conspiracy to sell Iranian oil to China
Two Texas men convicted by a U.S. jury in November of trying to sell Iranian petroleum in violation of sanctions imposed by Washington and of conspiracy to commit money laundering were sentenced on …
Beijing falls behind Singapore in global start-up ecosystem ranking amid US-China tech war
Beijing has fallen three places from 2022 to No 8 in the latest ranking of the world’s top 40 start-up ecosystems, as a weak domestic economy and growing tensions with Washington deter investment …
Asia-Pacific markets set for a breather as traders await China and India inflation data
Asia-Pacific markets are set to open lower on Wednesday, ahead of inflation data from both China and India. Traders in Asia will also look toward the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision on Wednesday …
4 U.S. instructors injured in China stabbing attack
Four instructors from a small Iowa college were injured in a stabbing attack while on a teaching trip to China, their school and officials in both countries said. NBC News’ Janis Mackey Frayer has the…
Morning Bid: China CPI lands ahead of U.S. CPI, Fed double whammy
The BoT delivers its decision a day after the country’s benchmark stock index fell as much as 1.5% to its lowest since November 2020. It is down this year, easily underperforming the MSCI Asia ex-Japan…
China’s Economic Powerhouse Is Feeling the Brunt of Its Slowdown
When she arrived in 2021, at the age of 27, the city of 18 million seemed to have more economic potential than anywhere else in the world, partly because China’s strict Covid-19 controls ensured, for…
