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TikTok owner ByteDance takes on Alibaba, Pinduoduo in big e-commerce push
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 10:00

Inside a packed hall at the Yiwu International Expo Centre, located in the same city in central Zhejiang province as the world’s largest small commodities market, hundreds of merchants gathered on April 11 for a ...

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China-Australia relations: consumers pockets on both sides will foot the bill for ‘trade battle’, expert says
Sat, 24 Apr 2021 04:30

Relations between China and Australia have become fraught over the past year after Canberra pushed for an international probe into the origin of the coronaviru...

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Semiconductor-starved mainland China seen driving long-term surge in exports from Taiwan
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 21:00

The first-quarter jump in tech powerhouse Taiwan’s export orders from mainland China and Hong Kong will probably be sustainable through 2021 due to competitiv...

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China’s carbon-neutrality push prompts major coal-production region to beg banks for financing
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 19:48

China’s ambitious carbon-neutrality goals do not bode well for miners in the coal-producing province of Shanxi, which is already facing financing difficulties...

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China plays down concerns of excess foreign debt amid US Federal Reserve monetary easing
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 14:36

China has not accumulated excessive foreign debt amid US Federal Reserve monetary easing while expectations of one-way movements in the yuan have been avoided w...

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China’s Gen Z splashes out on luxury, with little regard for debt
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 13:09

Chinese live-streamer Huang Hanwen uses domestic cosmetics brands and spends his time talking about animation, comics, games and short novels (ACGN), as well as...

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China-Australia relations: iron ore miners to escape Beijing’s ‘punitive trade measures’ as small exporters scramble for new markets
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 04:30

Relations between China and Australia have become fraught over the past year after Canberra pushed for an international probe into the origin of the coronaviru...

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China’s outbound-investment rankings see US, Australia downgraded amid rising political conflict, deteriorating relations
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 21:00

A leading Beijing think tank has lowered the ranking positions of Australia and the United States as destinations for Chinese outbound investment, in its latest...

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Container shortages, delays beset shipping industry as ‘ripple effect’ of Suez Canal blockage continues
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 18:34

Delays caused by last month’s Suez Canal blockage are forcing shipping carriers to skip port calls and prioritise returning empty containers to Asia, disrupti...

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China trade: Xinjiang exports to US doubled in first quarter, even as cotton ban and sanctions kicked in
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 12:45

Despite American bans on key products and sanctions on major companies, Xinjiang’s direct exports to the United States more than doubled in the first quarter ...

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China-Australia relations: lobster exporters look to ‘reboot’ in alternative markets after years of relying on Chinese demand
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 04:30

Relations between China and Australia have become fraught over the past year after Canberra pushed for an international probe into the origin of the coronaviru...

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China urged to address global digital tax rules to avoid ‘new tariff war’ as G20 push for July consensus
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 21:00

China needs to avoid the potential of a “new tariff war” and play a more active role in how taxes are applied to the digital economy, warned the former head...

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China seen bailing out biggest bad-debt manager while teaching investors a ‘hard’ lesson as contagion effects linger
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 18:30

Chinese economic policymakers are caught between a rock and a hard place as they try to piece together a rescue plan for embattled bad-asset manager China Huaro...

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China steel demand leaves iron ore miners Vale, Rio Tinto struggling to keep up
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 06:30

The world’s top two iron ore miners struggled to keep up with strong Chinese demand in the first quarter of 2021, hit by operational challenges and weather di...

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China’s carbon neutral goal: can it really kick its coal addiction to achieve its 2060 target?
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 05:30

Ahead of this week’s summit of global leaders to discuss ways of tackling climate change, this South China Morning Post series looks into how attitudes have c...

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China-Australia relations: wine traders eye spirits to ‘survive’ crippling disruptions
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 04:30

Relations between China and Australia have become fraught over the past year after Canberra pushed for an international probe into the origin of the coronaviru...

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China ‘central’ to WTO reform, global trade chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 00:00

World trade chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says she has been “heartened” by China’s commitment to revitalising the multilateral trading system, insisting the ...

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How a sweeping US infrastructure plan might spur financial havoc in China
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 22:18

As the Biden administration pushes its proposed US$2 trillion domestic infrastructure programme forward, it is sparking debate about the programme’s potential...

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China vows ‘bigger contribution’ in helping poor countries, with an emphasis on profitable infrastructure projects
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 22:00

China is making it clear that it will honour the Group of 20’s debt-suspension scheme it endorsed last year, but Beijing is reluctant to respond to Western su...

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Greater Bay Area: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam reveals joint push with Shenzhen to lure overseas Chinese talent back home
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:41

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has revealed the city is working with Shenzhen to lure overseas Chinese professionals to the Greater Bay Area where ...

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Some Hong Kong emigrants are taking advantage of the price difference ...

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Fri, 16 Apr 2021 12:16
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Shenzhen property: how home prices in the Chinese tech hub compare to Hong Kong’s

Shenzhen was nothing more than a fishing village four decades ago, b...

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 09:56
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As the Biden administration pushes its proposed US$2 trillion domestic...

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US urged to join mega APAC trade deal by China’s former chief trade negotiator

The United States should rejoin the Comprehensive and Progressive Tran...

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 21:30
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Full vaccination will be the baseline for Hong Kong residents hoping t...

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 14:02
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Hong Kong’s biggest broadcaster TVB has received a flood of complain...

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 08:00
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Macau has moved a step closer to the potential introduction of a digit...

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