China economy
China trade surges in first two months of 2024
In January and February combined, exports surged 7.1 percent on-year
7 March 2024, 06:36 AM
Can China maintain growth and 'transform' its economy at the same time?
That balancing act likely means Chinese debt must go up to finance investment in high-tech industries, and manage the pace of the property downturn and the restructuring of municipal liabilities
6 March 2024, 09:36 AM
China new year holiday spending surges past pre-pandemic levels
Domestic spending on tourism came in at 632.7 billion yuan ($87.9 billion), up 7.7 percent from 2019
19 February 2024, 11:28 AM
China c.bank leaves key policy rate unchanged under shadow of Federal Reserve
China's central bank left a key policy rate unchanged as expected on Sunday
18 February 2024, 05:13 AM
China's tumbling prices push some exporters to the brink
Chinese industries are battling falling product prices and crushing profit margins, along with compounding economic woes for survival
5 February 2024, 05:13 AM
HK court orders China Evergrande to liquidate with debts of $300 billion
A Hong Kong court on Monday ordered the liquidation of property giant China Evergrande Group
29 January 2024, 05:10 AM
China says economy grew 5.2% in 2023
Official Chinese figures highlighted its economy performed one of it's worst in more than three decades
17 January 2024, 06:08 AM
China factory activity decline deepens in December
China's factory activity declined in December as Beijing rounded off a year marked by stuttering economic recovery
31 December 2023, 05:12 AM
Chinese firms set for best earnings growth in seven years in 2024
A Reuters analysis of 1,721 Chinese companies with a market value of at least $500 million shows their profits may rise 16 percent next year
28 November 2023, 09:15 AM
The debt supercycle comes to China
Could the debt woes of Country Garden, the behemoth Chinese real-estate developer now facing billions of dollars in losses, augur the cycle’s next turn?
23 August 2023, 12:00 PM
When currency, not arms, is the weapon of choice
The use of money for good and bad has a long history.
12 October 2022, 02:00 AM
Is civilisation in decline, clashing or rejuvenating?
Rising uncertainties are making global compromise and cooperation more unlikely
8 September 2022, 08:28 AM
Three globalisation shocks could hurt China and help India
The global shocks have proven to be particularly damaging for China because they have come on top of an ongoing, secular loss of competitiveness.
20 August 2022, 02:00 AM
China sets new economic growth target
China's National People's Congress has set the country's growth target for 2016 in a range of 6.5 percent -7 percent.
5 March 2016, 06:43 AM
IMF downgrades global forecast
The International Monetary Fund downgrades its forecast for global economic growth, expecting economic activity to increase 3.4% this year followed by 3.6% in 2017.
19 January 2016, 14:53 PM
China economic growth slowest in 25 years
China's economy grows by 6.9% in 2015, compared with 7.3% a year earlier, marking its slowest growth in a quarter of a century.
19 January 2016, 12:47 PM
Complex 'character test' facing tardy Chinese students
A professor in China invents a taxing new way of preventing students from turning up late for his classes.
29 October 2015, 11:22 AM
China faces to lose its biggest industry to rising debt
The world’s biggest steel industry in China is in grave crisis.
29 October 2015, 05:56 AM
Global economy loses steam as Chinese, European factories falter
World economic growth lost momentum in September, with China's factory output shrinking again, euro zone manufacturing growth slowing, and US activity steady.
1 October 2015, 15:40 PM