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Vehicles of electric carmaker NIO Inc. on display inside the NIO House showroom at the Shanghai Tower in Shanghai, China (Bloomberg)

Chinese whispers: Stories of a slowdown

7 min read . 28 Feb 2019

The US argues that American companies don’t compete with their Chinese counterparts on a level playing field. Photo: Reuters

These six issues are key to trade peace for the US and China

4 min read . 03 May 2018

Private PMI data from Caixin due for release Wednesday and Friday are projected to show readings for services and manufacturing both at lower levels than the official gauges in China. Photo: Reuters

China’s economy gives little sign of slowdown as PMIs hold up

2 min read . 30 Apr 2018

Total trade with the US rose 6.3% in the quarter. Photo: Bloomberg

China’s exports rose 7.4% in 1Q as imports increased 11.7%

1 min read . 13 Apr 2018

Strong demand during Chinese New Year and also the extreme low base last year are the two biggest factors that pushed up the CPI. Photo: Reuters

China factory inflation eases as consumer prices jump on holiday

1 min read . 09 Mar 2018

Chinese president Xi Jinping has been intensifying his push to curb pollution, poverty and debt risk at a time when the world’s second-largest economy is on a long-term growth slowdown. Photo: Reuters

China sets GDP target at about 6.5%, omitting aim to go higher

2 min read . 05 Mar 2018

Speculation that Xi Jinping, 64, might seek to stay on has intensified since he declined to set out a clear successor at a twice-a-decade leadership reshuffle last October. File photo: AP

China paves way for Xi Jinping to stay longer with repeal of term limits

3 min read . 25 Feb 2018

Bigger companies, like luggage-maker Samsonite International SA, report that cost pressures arising from environmental curbs in China affect all competitors. Photo: Reuters

China’s quest for clean air is shaking up industry and inflation

5 min read . 20 Nov 2017

The downgrade represents ebbing international confidence China can strike a balance between maintaining economic growth and cleaning up its financial sector. Photo: Bloomberg

S&P cuts China credit rating to ‘A+’on debt growth concerns

1 min read . 21 Sep 2017

China’s consumer price index climbed 1.8%, compared with 1.4% a month earlier. Photo: Reuters

China’s factory, consumer inflation accelerate on robust demand

1 min read . 09 Sep 2017

China conducts what it calls a national economic census twice a decade to help fine-tune economic measurements and serve as a reference for top leaders drawing up five-year plans. Photo: AP

2019 could be the year China’s GDP statistics finally add up

4 min read . 06 Sep 2017

China’s economy faces headwinds this year as the effects of deleveraging and industrial capacity cuts kick in. Photo: Bloomberg

China’s economy slips as factory output, investment slow

1 min read . 14 Aug 2017

Global GDP, which stood at about $74 trillion in 2015, will be 14% higher in 2030 as a result of AI. Photo: iStock

AI seen adding $15.7 trillion as game changer for global economy

2 min read . 29 Jun 2017

The non-manufacturing PMI rose to a two-year high of 55.1 from 54.2 last month. Numbers higher than 50 indicate improving conditions. Photo: AP

China manufacturing PMI climbs to highest in almost 5 years

1 min read . 31 Mar 2017

Hours after the Fed’s quarter percentage-point move, the People’s Bank of China increased the rates it charges in open-market operations and on its medium-term lending facility. Photo: Reuters

People’s Bank of China raises borrowing costs in step with Fed

3 min read . 16 Mar 2017

Minister of human resources Yin Weimin says the govt has allocated ¥100 billion to subsidize the transfer of displaced workers, with more than ¥30 billion spent last year. Photo: Bloomberg

China plans to cut 500,000 jobs this year in smokestack sectors

1 min read . 01 Mar 2017

China’s policy would lead to about 17 million additional births by 2020, and add 30 million young workers by 2050. Photo: Johannes Eisele/AFP

China considering financial rewards to encourage second children

2 min read . 28 Feb 2017

China’s gross domestic product increased 6.8% in the three months through December from a year earlier, with services accounting for 51.6% of the expansion and consumption contributing 64.6%. Photo: AFP

Transport, catering and hotels led China’s economic expansion last quarter

1 min read . 21 Jan 2017

China may take measures to keep its foreign-currency stockpile from slipping too far below the key $3 trillion mark to avoid hurting investor confidence and spurring further declines in the yuan, according to economists at major banks. Photo: Reuters (Reuters)

China reserves hover above $3 trillion on govt support

1 min read . 07 Jan 2017

China’s steel industry PMI fell to 47.6 from 51. Output, new orders and new export orders all fell from November.

China manufacturing gauge stabilizes near a post-2012 high

1 min read . 01 Jan 2017

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