More than a year after their spy balloon nearly launched an international incident, China has hit a rough patch. Slowing growth, an aging workforce and the aftershocks of their “zero-COVID” policies …
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Pictures Show China’s Soviet-Built Aircraft Carrier on the Move
The Liaoning left for sea trials on Thursday after a year of repairs at the Dalian Shipyard with a mock-up of an advanced J-35 fighter jet on its flight deck.
China’s Wobbly Start to the New Year
The first big data release of the Year of Dragon contained a few encouraging signs—and some flashing warning lights too.
Asia’s factories struggle for growth as Japan falters, China unsteady
Asia’s major manufacturing economies struggled to claw their way out of decline in February with Japan particularly squeezed by a steeper fall in demand while an uneven recovery in China overshadowed …
Taiwan faces steady ‘drip’ of pressure as China tightens pre-inauguration squeeze
Taiwan is facing a steady “drip, drip” of Chinese pressure ahead of the inauguration of its next president in May, with officials in Taipei fearing Beijing could further squeeze the island’s room to …
China PMI Gauge Shows Manufacturing Activity Still in Contraction
An official gauge of China’s manufacturing activity indicated contraction for a fifth consecutive month in February, signaling continued weakness in the economy despite Beijing’s stepped-up policy …
Morning Bid: Markets buoyant, but China PMIs await
China’s latest purchasing managers index figures dominate the market agenda in Asia on Friday, offering investors the first glimpse into how the troubled economy fared in February as they await next …
China home prices likely to fall 0.9% this year; previous poll tipped growth: Reuters poll
New home prices in China are likely to fall this year due to limited effect of ongoing government support measures, a Reuters poll showed, with economists predicting the ailing market will need more …
US says falling trade with China could be positive
The steep drop in trade with China could be a positive development, the United States’ top trade official has told the BBC. Katherine Tai said it “isn’t necessarily negative. It could be a positive …
Scientist claims ‘smoking gun’ evidence COVID-19 intentionally created by researchers in Chinese lab
Covid-19 may have been created in a Chinese lab, a British professor told the UN Wednesday, with another expert claiming that evidence of the likelihood has reached “the level of a smoking gun.” …
China making ‘concerted effort’ to dominate critical US ports equipment, Biden official says
China’s dominance of shipping cranes used at ports is part of a ‘concerted effort’ by the PRC, a top Homeland Security trade official said at a Senate hearing.
Scientist fed classified information to China, says Canada intelligence report
Report says Xiangguo Qiu secretly worked with Wuhan Institute for Virology and posed a ‘threat to Canada’s economic security’ …
Bud Light backlash fails to dampen Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Q4 earnings
FRANKFURT, Germany >> Anheuser-Busch InBev — maker of Budweiser, Bud Light, Stella Artois and Corona — reported better-than-expected … declining volumes and also grew operating profit. In China, …
