Japan’s Nikkei 225 index jumped above 40,000 for the first time on Monday, extending a historic rally that analysts say has just begun. The milestone comes just days after it had set a record closing…
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China in a surprise announcement says it is eliminating annual news conference by premier
The Chinese government said Monday it is eliminating an annual news conference by the premier that was one of the only times a top Chinese leader took questions from the news media.Lou Qinjian, the …
China seeks ways to revive slowing economy and salvage property market as annual congress convenes
China’s efforts to restore confidence and rev up the economy will top the agenda during this month’s meeting of the ceremonial national legislature.
China’s biggest political confab is about to begin. What are the Two Sessions?
The highly choreographed event, which starts in Beijing this week, is where Communist Party leaders declare their goals. The economy will be front and center this year.
China Opposes Using Anti-Espionage Law to Attack Its Business Environment
BEIJING (Reuters) – China opposes any attempt to denigrate or attack its business environment by misreading the country’s counter-espionage law, National People’s Congress (NPC) spokesman Lou Qinjian …
Why Australia keeps an arm’s length from South China Sea tensions, even as it draws closer with the Philippines
When Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. addressed the Australian parliament last week there was no mistaking the fighting talk.
First Shenzhen art week aims to capitalise on presence of international collectors attending Art Basel Hong Kong
Organisers of the inaugural Art Week Shenzhen hope to capitalise on the presence of international collectors who will be attending Art Basel Hong Kong in the same week just across the border.
How China Is Churning Out EVs Faster Than Everyone Else
China is speeding ahead in the electric-vehicle race. Riding the nation’s EV boom, upstart automakers have eclipsed foreign rivals to develop cars faster, push the boundaries of smart tech and swamp …
U.S. Defeat in Micron Trade-Secrets Case Reveals Struggle Countering Beijing
U.S. officials across the political spectrum have described Chinese corporate theft as a defining threat of our times. A Justice Department loss last week underscores the challenges in addressing …
China’s Xi Jinping to resist market pressure to step up stimulus efforts
Beijing is expected to resist market pressure for a much stronger stimulus to spur China’s economic recovery at its flagship annual political event this week, with President Xi Jinping focused instead …
‘Two sessions’: China’s key political gathering gets underway as leaders try to repair broken economic confidence
Thousands of delegates from across China are gathering in Beijing this week for the start of the country’s most prominent annual political event, where leaders will signal how they plan to steer the …
The former chairman of the state-owned Bank of Beijing is being investigated for alleged corruption
BEIJING (AP) — The former chairman of the state-owned Bank of Beijing is under investigation for corruption, the latest in a series of graft investigations focused on the country’s financial sector.
US funding bill blocks China from buying oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve
A measure in the U.S. funding legislation unveiled by congressional leaders on Sunday would block China from buying oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The desire for a hard line on China is one …
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