Page 7 - China Economy

China's spies for hire: hackers who blend espionage and entrepreneurship

Sponsored but not necessarily micromanaged by Beijing, this new breed of hacker attacks government targets and private companies alike.

China's central bank vows to boost credit support, stabilise money growth

The People's Bank of China will keep monetary policy stable with a good cross-cyclical design and will support high-quality economic expansion with "appropriate money growth," according to a statement

China needs a stable Afghanistan to tuck country under its Belt and Road

China has already been burned by failed investments in Afghanistan, most notably a copper project near Kabul.

Detainee says China has secret jail in Dubai, holds Uyghurs illegally

Wu Huan's statement may be the first evidence that China is operating a so-called "black site" beyond its borders.

China factory output, retail sales miss expectations as Covid cases emerge

China's economy has rebounded to its pre-pandemic growth levels, but the expansion appears to be losing steam

China's economic risks build as Delta variant spreads, prices rise

Goldman, JPMorgan cut GDP growth forecasts amid virus cases

Money fleeing China's shaky stocks may overlook pricey India, says UBS

UBS predicts the NSE Nifty 50 Index will fall to 15,500 by the end of June 2022, down almost 5% from Friday's close.

Growth in China's July services activity speeds up, but risks loom

Growth in China's services sector accelerated in July, a private survey showed on Wednesday, although the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant across the country threatens to undercut the recovery

Oil prices hit by concern over Chinese economy and higher supply

China's factory activity growth slipped sharply in July as demand contracted for the first time in more than a year

China's factory activity in July grows at slowest pace since Feb 2020

Authorities are eager to prevent high factory-gate prices being passed on to consumers

Chinese education stocks tumble in 'panic selling' amid broad crackdown

Stocks slumped on the mainland and in Hong Kong, with the benchmark CSI 300 Index and the Hang Seng Index both tumbling more than 3 per cent

China's economy grows more slowly than expected in second quarter

China's economy grew more slowly than expected in the second quarter, as slowing manufacturing activity, higher raw material costs and new Covid-19 outbreaks weighed on recovery momentum

Chinese economic data, rebound in tech stocks drive Asian shares higher

Asian shares headed for their best session in more than a fortnight on Tuesday after better than expected Chinese economic data and a rebound in China tech shares

World Coronavirus Dispatch: 'Black Widow' sends good vibes for theatres

Taiwan tech firms buy 10 mn vaccines in deals sidestepping Beijing, China's slowing V-shaped recovery sends global warning, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Chinese millennials 'lying flat' doing nothing gets Beijing worried

Young people in China have set off a nascent counter-culture movement that involves lying down and doing as little as possible and Beijing is not happy about it

China cuts 2nd batch of crude oil import quotas for pvt refiners: Report

China has issued 35.24 million tonnes of crude oil import quotas to non-state refiners in a second batch of allowances for 2021, a 35% drop from the same slot last year, according to a report

30 years after 1991: What we achieved as an economy, and what was possible

India's record has been good, relative to how other countries have done and compared also to its own previous three decades, but well short of what is required and what was possible, writes T N Ninan

China's industrial production jumps over 6% in May, shows data

The latest data released Wednesday by the statistics bureau showed a shift toward consumption-driven demand is underway, but at a gradual pace

'There is no evidence', says China scientist at centre of lab leak theory

Shi Zhengli says speculation about her lab in Wuhan was baseless and like 'constantly pouring filth'. China's secrecy makes her claims hard to validate.

China warns NATO it won't 'sit back' if challenged by bloc, urges dialogue

Western alliance's communique mentions China 10 times, compared to just once after its last summit in 2019.