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China's economy seen slowing further in 2024: AFP survey
Jan 15, 2025 (AFP)
The reading would be the weakest the country has seen since 1990 -- outside of the pandemic -- as it struggles with weak domestic consumption and a protracted c...
China blasts US forced labour claims as 'groundless' after import ban
Jan 15, 2025 (AFP)
The US Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday it would add 37 entities to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act entity list, bringing its total to nearly...
Renewed US trade war threatens China's 'lifeline'
Jan 15, 2025 (AFP)
Exports have historically represented a key engine in the world's number two economy, where authorities will release 2024 growth data on Friday that is expected...
Equities mixed as US inflation, China data loom
Jan 15, 2025 (AFP)
A below-forecast read on wholesale prices provided a little relief and helped the Dow and S&P 500 end in the green, though sentiment remains clouded by a resign...
Xi hails 'historical opportunity' for China-Sri Lanka ties in talks; Russia PM meets Vietnam president
Jan 15, 2025 (AFP)
"China-Sri Lanka relations face a historical opportunity to build on the past and forge ahead," Xi told Dissanayake during the bilateral meeting in Beijing, acc...
How Beijing is seeking to jump-start wavering economy
Jan 15, 2025 (AFP)
Sluggish domestic spending, a years-long property market slump and the prospect of an intensified trade war after US President-elect Donald Trump takes office n...
EU states to review critical foreign tech investments
Jan 15, 2025 (AFP)
Brussels has increasingly focused on tackling threats to the European economy after coronavirus pandemic-related supply chain disruptions and then the energy cr...
US bans imports from dozens of Chinese firms on 'forced labor'
Jan 14, 2025 (AFP)
The Department of Homeland Security said it was adding 37 entities to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act entity list, bringing its total to nearly 150. The ...
Asian markets mixed as traders eye US inflation data, earnings
Jan 14, 2025 (AFP)
A report saying the incoming US leader's economics team was considering slowly hiking tariffs on imports provided support to traders and put a cap on the dollar...
EU, China planning 2025 summit marking 50 years of ties: Brussels
Jan 14, 2025 (AFP)
European Council chief Antonio Costa, who heads the body representing the EU's 27 countries, said his first call with Xi since taking office in November had bee...
China's property giant Country Garden posts $24.3 bn loss for 2023
Jan 14, 2025 (AFP)
The figure jumped from the $825 million loss it recorded in 2022 as China's real estate sector slumped. The company also said it had lost $1.8 billion in the fi...
China 'discriminating' against European medical devices in tenders: EU
Jan 14, 2025 (AFP)
Commercial tensions between the two economic powers have been rising since the EU unleashed a raft of probes in 2024, to which China has retaliated by launching...
China targets coupons and 'silver economy' to boost tourism
Jan 13, 2025 (AFP)
A property sector crisis, high youth unemployment and low consumer confidence have been depressing consumer demand in the world's second-largest economy. Beijin...
Markets track Wall St losses after blockbuster US jobs report
Jan 13, 2025 (AFP)
The equity sell-off tracked hefty losses on Wall Street, where all three main indexes finished more than one percent lower as the new trading year continued to ...
China says US AI curbs 'flagrant violation of trade rules'
Jan 13, 2025 (AFP)
The restrictions, announced in the final days of Joe Biden's presidency, build on curbs imposed in 2023 on exporting certain AI chips to China -- a strategic co...
China saw booming exports in 2024 as Trump tariffs loom
Jan 13, 2025 (AFP)
Overseas shipments represented a rare bright spot for Beijing last year as sluggish domestic consumption and a prolonged crisis in the property sector dragged o...
Asian markets track Wall St losses after blockbuster US jobs report
Jan 13, 2025 (AFP)
The equity sell-off tracked hefty losses on Wall Street, where all three main indexes finished more than one percent lower as the new trading year continued to ...
UK treasurer says London 'natural home' for Chinese finance
Jan 11, 2025 (AFP)
Reeves, whose formal title is chancellor of the exchequer, is the most senior British government official to visit China since then-prime minister Theresa May h...
UK finance minister begins China visit amid govt bond crisis
Jan 11, 2025 (AFP)
Reeves, whose formal title is Chancellor of the Exchequer, is the most senior British government official to visit China since then-prime minister Theresa May h...
Uniqlo owner slides on China concerns
Jan 10, 2025 (AFP)
China "reported a decline in revenue and considerable drop in profits" in the three months to November 30, Fast Retailing said Thursday as it reported a 22 perc...
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