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US-China relations: Premier Li Keqiang tells American firms there is room for cooperation, despite frosty diplomatic ties
Wed, 14 Apr 2021 20:00

China has assured American multinationals at two separate high-level meetings there are opportunities for mutually beneficial cooperation, despite the frosty bilateral relationship between Washington and Beijing.At...

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China’s Canton Fair losing its lustre among export manufacturers and buyers who bemoan virtual forum
Wed, 14 Apr 2021 21:00

The appeal of China’s Canton Fair is fading among the nation’s export manufacturers, as already-strong export orders and new worries about operating risks f...

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Xinjiang cotton ban, forced labour claims push China to step up plans for domestic Better Cotton Initiative
Thu, 15 Apr 2021 00:00

China has stepped up plans to launch its own version of the under-fire Better Cotton Initiative after the network cut off all ties with Xinjiang due to concerns...

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China trade: B2B e-commerce booms as world looks to get back outside and resume ‘normal life’
Thu, 15 Apr 2021 07:15

Sales of non-pandemic goods are on the rise as China’s business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce trade boomed alongside traditional trade in the first quarter of ...

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China’s company finance chiefs see business improving in 2021 as world emerges from pandemic, Deloitte survey finds
Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:00

Financial controllers at companies operating in China are expecting their businesses to perform better in 2021, bolstered by the global roll-out of vaccinations...

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China GDP: first quarter growth tipped to jump above 20 per cent following historic contraction last year
Thu, 15 Apr 2021 14:15

China’s first quarter growth figures this year could exceed 20 per cent from a year earlier, a record high that offers fresh evidence of the robust rebound in...

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China population: birth control policies should be scrapped to retain economic edge over US, says central bank
Thu, 15 Apr 2021 18:41

China should immediately liberalise its birth policies or face a scenario in which it has a lower share of workers and higher burden of elderly care than the Un...

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China’s FDI inflows surge at fastest rate in 13 years during first quarter, surpassing pre-pandemic level
Thu, 15 Apr 2021 20:15

Foreign direct investment in China grew at the fastest pace in more than a decade during the first quarter of 2021, according to data released by the Ministry o...

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Growing China human rights concerns risk curbing foreign investment needed to support economy
Thu, 15 Apr 2021 22:15

International criticism of China’s alleged human rights violations has grown louder in recent months, putting downward pressure on Beijing’s efforts to attr...

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Xinjiang cotton ban uncertainties weigh on Chinese farmers, smaller textile firms
Fri, 16 Apr 2021 00:00

Mr Zhang runs a cotton-processing plant in the middle of Xinjiang province. Every year, from September to November, he purchases raw cotton locally and processe...

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China’s aviation capabilities stuck at ‘low-end’ as military-civil fusion weighs on innovation: official report
Fri, 16 Apr 2021 02:15

China’s commercial aviation industry is lagging behind international competitors, with the country’s military-civil fusion strategy stifling innovation and ...

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China GDP: economy surged record 18.3 per cent in first quarter compared to a year earlier, but slowed versus fourth quarter
Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:00

China’s economy grew by 18.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2021 compared with a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced on Friday. ...

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China’s digital currency won’t topple US dollar ‘so easily’, senior Bank of Japan official says
Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:01

A senior Bank of Japan (BOJ) official downplayed the potential for China’s digital yuan to threaten the US dollar’s position as the world’s main reserve c...

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China’s economy shakes off coronavirus ‘hiccups’, but outlook clouded by Beijing’s stimulus plans
Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:30

China’s first quarter growth rate of 18.3 per cent from a year earlier shows its economy has fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels, analysts said, but there ...

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China renews appetite for gold with US$8.5 billion set to arrive as central bank relaxes quotas
Fri, 16 Apr 2021 19:08

China has given domestic and international banks permission to import large amounts of gold into the country, according to five sources familiar with the matter...

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New home prices in China’s big cities lose momentum as cooling measures bite, paving way for tougher restrictions in smaller ones
Fri, 16 Apr 2021 19:29

The growth of new home prices in China’s biggest cities slowed amid tighter regulation, potentially paving the way for more stringent cooling measures in lowe...

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China’s carbon-neutrality plans now in the hands of central bank, which will ramp up green financing and establish carbon-trading market
Fri, 16 Apr 2021 20:30

China’s central bank is now spearheading the country’s carbon-neutrality initiative, with plans to provide low-cost capital, boost green financing and invig...

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China’s job market improves a year after coronavirus shock, but young people still face ‘pressure’
Sat, 17 Apr 2021 01:15

China’s job market has improved steadily since the height of the coronavirus pandemic early in 2020, but it is still struggling with a shortage of labour and ...

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US stops short of branding Taiwan as a currency manipulator
Sat, 17 Apr 2021 12:34

The US Department of the Treasury on Friday said Taiwan, Vietnam, Switzerland tripped its thresholds for possible currency manipulation under a 2015 US trade la...

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What’s China’s beef now? South American meat producers stake claim in Chinese market amid trade disruptions with Australia
Sat, 17 Apr 2021 14:00

Australian and New Zealand beef are commonplace in Chinese kitchens, supermarkets and e-commerce platforms, but China’s increasingly discerning diners have, u...

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