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China facing economic crisis as population peak nears, PBOC adviser says
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:00

China’s population is set to peak in just four years’ time and the milestone will be marked by a significant downturn in consumer demand, an adviser to the central bank has warned.“When the total population e...

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China’s Star Market introduces new listing rules that could freeze out Ant Group for good
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 20:07

China has banned companies whose main business is financial activities or property investment from listing on the Nasdaq-style Star Market – a move that could...

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China-Australia relations: on first anniversary of trade conflict, hay-import licences bedevil Australian exporters
Mon, 19 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 trade: imports help Japan’s exports post largest monthly gain since late 2017
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:11

A surge in China-bound shipments saw Japan post its strongest export growth in more than three years last month, in a sign that the economic recovery from last ...

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One year of China-Australia trade tensions
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 15:21

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Yuan internationalisation goal ‘is not to replace US dollar’, top China banking official insists
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:30

China has played down US concerns about its ambitions for the yuan, with the new deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) insisting “our goal is...

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China-Australia relations: is Canberra taking a ‘less combative’ stance with Beijing despite tensions?

Australia has seemingly moved towards “less combative” interaction...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 04:30
Yuan internationalisation goal ‘is not to replace US dollar’, top China banking official insists

China has played down US concerns about its ambitions for the yuan, wi...

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:30
Greater Bay Area: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam reveals joint push with Shenzhen to lure overseas Chinese talent back home

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has revealed the city is w...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:41
Coronavirus: Hong Kong bars set for April 29 comeback after four-month closure amid pandemic, but terms include customers, staff getting vaccinated

Hong Kong’s bars and pubs are set to reopen on April 29 after a clos...

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 22:32
Hong Kong facing critical moment in seizing Greater Bay Area opportunities, warns trading tycoon

Hong Kong cannot afford to miss the opportunities offered by the Great...

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:00
US-China tech war: Washington intensifies pressure on Beijing in proposed new policy of ‘strategic competition’

The US Senate’s new legislation, the Strategic Competition Act of 20...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 06:00
Beijing orders five Chinese cities including Guangzhou, Dongguan to rein in their runaway house prices

China’s central government has told the leaders of five cities to re...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 10:00
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Hong Kong’s protracted retail slump finally turned around in Februar...

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 17:15
Unemployed Hongkongers to be offered low-interest loans of up HK$80,000 guaranteed by government for first time

The Hong Kong government is for the first time offering to guarantee l...

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 18:32
US-China relations: Premier Li Keqiang tells American firms there is room for cooperation, despite frosty diplomatic ties

China has assured American multinationals at two separate high-level m...

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 20:00
China economy: benchmark loan rate kept steady for 12th straight month

China kept its benchmark lending rate for corporate and household loan...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:30
Chinese steel production powers ahead despite curbs in industry’s heartland

Steel production in China has continued to charge forward despite curb...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 21:10
One year of China-Australia trade tensions

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Mon, 19 Apr 2021 15:21
Hong Kong bars, restaurants and tour operators expecting muted first weekend under complicated new ‘vaccine bubble’ rules

Many Hong Kong restaurants, entertainment venues and tour operators ar...

Sat, 01 May 2021 14:30
China population: birth control policies should be scrapped to retain economic edge over US, says central bank

China should immediately liberalise its birth policies or face a scena...

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 18:41
Tourism Board website hosting HK$10 million hotel discount giveaway in Hong Kong crashes under intense demand

The website hosting the Hong Kong Tourism Board’s giveaway of HK$10 ...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 18:32
Coronavirus: Hong Kong restaurant, bar owners angry and disappointed over requirements for lifting restrictions

Restaurant and bar owners in Hong Kong have reacted with anger and dis...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 07:00
Biden’s new stimulus plan is all about infrastructure, and China has lessons to share

US President Joe Biden is betting that his US$2.25 trillion economic s...

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 23:00
China seen bailing out biggest bad-debt manager while teaching investors a ‘hard’ lesson as contagion effects linger

Chinese economic policymakers are caught between a rock and a hard pla...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 18:30
China GDP: economy surged record 18.3 per cent in first quarter compared to a year earlier, but slowed versus fourth quarter

China’s economy grew by 18.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2021 c...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:00
Hong Kong lawyers urged to make most of new opportunities presented by Beijing’s 14th five-year plan

Pro-Beijing heavyweights and Hong Kong’s justice minister have calle...

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 19:41
Hong Kong Disneyland preparing for slow recovery despite travel bubble hopes, managing director says

Hong Kong Disneyland expects that its business and the city’s touris...

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