China’s new home prices fell at the fastest monthly pace in over nine years in April, keeping pressure on authorities as intensified efforts to prop up the ailing property sector show few signs of …
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China’s April industrial output rises 6.7%, beats expectations
China’s industrial output grew 6.7% year-on–year in April, accelerating from the 4.5% pace seen in March, as the recovery in the manufacturing sector gathered pace. The official data released on …
China’s property investment decline worsens in January-April
Property investment in China in the first four months of 2024 fell 9.8% from a year earlier, after dropping 9.5% in the first quarter, indicating the sector is yet to bottom out despite a flurry…
China Consumption, Investment Slows Unexpectedly
Consumption and investment in China slowed unexpectedly in April, while industrial output beat expectations as Beijing doubled down on its manufacturing drive to spur growth.
JD.com Recognized in FORTUNE China’s ESG Impact List for Third Consecutive Year
On May 13, FORTUNE China announced its “China ESG Impact List 2024,” marking JD.com’s third consecutive appearance for its …
Tracking China’s ‘grey zone’ balloon flights over Taiwan
Since December, about a month before Taiwan’s presidential election, China began sending a different type of intruder over the Taiwan Strait: more than 100 balloons, some of which passed directly …
Is China’s bubble tea bubble about to burst?
Bubble tea has certainly hit a sweet spot with its many fans but it has left some investors with a bitter taste. Stock market debuts of two China-based chains have already flopped …
China-Russia Relationship Reaches New Zenith in Beijing
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Xi’s China has more or less successfully walked a tricky tightrope. While Russia is more focused on short term objectives in the war, China is concentrated on the…
Taiwan’s William Lai could signal friendlier cross-strait ties at inauguration, but Beijing isn’t getting its hopes up
Analysts say Taiwanese president-elect William Lai Ching-te still has chance to make goodwill gesture towards mainland China when he is sworn in, but few are optimistic that his speech will lead to warmer relations.
Trump warns trouble brewing with strengthened Russia-China ties as he’s stuck in ‘icebox’ courtroom
Former President Donald Trump warned that as he sits in Manhattan court, Russia and China are strengthening their relationship to likely carry out “damage” to the world.
Putin, on Beijing visit, seeks to deepen ‘strategic’ ties to challenge U.S.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a day of talks Thursday in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a visit meant to forge closer strategic ties and portray the United States as an aggressive Cold…
China confirms new Covid-19 sub-variant but unlikely to cause infection peak in country, say experts
The KP.2 sub-variant of Covid-19, which has become increasingly prevalent on a global scale, is unlikely to cause a new infection peak in China in the near future, the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration…
Now is the time to talk about vaccines, but Covid-19 leaves polarising legacy
Anti-vaxxers and jab proponents push warring narratives, making rational discussions about medical benefits and risks difficult. But the best time for candour and intensive research is now – before another pandemic hits.