U.S. Treasury and Chinese Finance Ministry officials started a two-day meeting in Beijing on Thursday to discuss financial stability and capital markets issues between the two economic powers, deepening an engagement revived last year.
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Border tensions, the biggest irritant to relations between the nuclear-armed Asian giants, have eased, which could lead to improved investment ties, top industrial policy bureaucrat Rajesh Kumar Singh told Reuters on Wednesday at the annual…
K11 to launch its first mall in Shenzhen this year
K11 Ecoast, the new mall in Shenzhen is a US$1.4 billion project. It combines retail, art, and culture to create a new shopping destination.
Shenzhen reports robust foreign trade growth in 2023
SHENZHEN, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) — The southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen saw its foreign trade grow 5.9 percent year on year to 3.87 trillion yuan (about 544 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, local …
US and Chinese Financial Officials to Meet in Beijing for Talks
US and Chinese officials will meet in Beijing this week for financial talks, the latest sign of the improvement in ties between the world’s two largest economies. Officials from the US Treasury will …
Analysis-China’s ageing population threatens switch to new economic growth model
China’s ageing population threatens key Beijing policy goals for the coming decade of boosting domestic consumption and reining in ballooning debt, posing a severe challenge to the economy’s long-term growth prospects.
Genetic sequence of coronavirus was submitted to US database two weeks before China’s official disclosure, documents show
CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, was submitted to a National Institutes of Health database two weeks before its release by the Chinese government, according to documents that were shared with US …
China Goes All In on Green Industry to Jolt Ailing Economy
Capital is pouring into factories that make items such as electric vehicles, batteries and renewable-energy gear as Beijing looks for new sources of growth.
China’s population falls again as record low births pose economic strains
China’s population fell by 2 million people in 2023, its second straight annual decrease with record low birth rates and an aging population raising economic and societal challenges.
