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China’s factory output slows as bottlenecks crimp production
China's factories slowed their output growth in April and retail sales significantly missed expectations as officials warned of new problems affecting the recovery in the world's second-largest economy.
China's factory-gate prices surge, but CPI growth still modest
China's factory gate prices rose at the fastest rate in three and a half years in April as the world's second-largest economy gathers momentum after strong first-quarter growth, but economists downplayed the risks to inflation.
China posts rapid trade growth in April as recovery races ahead
China extended its impressive trade performance in April, with exports unexpectedly accelerating and import growth hitting a decade high, in a boost to the world's second-largest economy.
China's Big Five banks boost profits, but margins shrink
Five of China's largest state-owned banks have reported higher first-quarter net profits, helped by a rebound in the country's economy from the coronavirus pandemic.
Factbox: Has China's $16 trillion economy fully recovered?
China's GDP expanded by a dizzying 18.3% in the first three months of 2021 from a year earlier, sealing its status as COVID-19's "first in, first out" economy.
China’s Q1 GDP grows at record pace as recovery speeds up
China's economic recovery quickened sharply in the first quarter to record growth of 18.3% from last year's deep coronavirus slump, propelled by stronger demand at home and abroad and continued government support for smaller firms.
China’s Q1 GDP growth seen hitting record 19% as domestic, global demand recovers
China's economy likely grew at record pace of 19% in the first quarter, rebounding from a pandemic slump early last year as demand recovered at home and abroad and as policy support for ailing smaller firms continued, a Reuters poll showed.
China-Taiwan Conflict Could Come Sooner Rather Than Later
The reasons for China to act are more compelling than the reasons to wait.
China’s R&D Spending Rises 10% to Record $378 Billion in 2020
China’s spending on research and development hit a record high 2.4% of gross domestic product in 2020, according to preliminary data from the National Bureau of Statistics.
China's economy could grow 8-9% this year from low base in 2020 - central bank adviser
China's gross domestic product (GDP) could expand 8-9% in 2021 as it continues to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, Liu Shijin, a policy adviser to the People's Bank of China, said on Friday.
Taiwan’s GDP Growth Outpaces China’s for First Time in 30 Years
Taiwan’s economic growth outpaced that of China’s for the first time in 30 years, helped by its early control of the virus and stellar export performance.
China Delays $245 Million of Kenyan Government Debt Payments
China postponed Kenyan debt repayments due over the next six months, a week after the Paris Club of creditors offered the East African nation similar relief.
China's economy picks up speed in fourth quarter, ends 2020 in solid shape after COVID-19 shock
China's economy picked up speed in the fourth quarter, with growth beating expectations as it ended a rough coronavirus-striken 2020 in remarkably good shape and remained poised to expand further this year even as the global pandemic rages unabated.
How Trump Lost His Trade War With China
U.S. President Donald Trump famously tweeted that “trade wars are good, and easy to win” in 2018 as he began to impose tariffs on about $360 billion of imports from China. Turns out he was wrong on both counts.
China Turns to New Commerce Minister as U.S. Tensions Simmer
Wang Wentao has the investor-friendly background that one might expect from China’s next commerce minister. But it’s political credentials that might be key to his success amid increasing hostility with the U.S.
China revises 2019 GDP growth lower to 6.0%
China's 2019 gross domestic product (GDP) has been revised down to 6.0% to 98.65 trillion yuan ($15.12 trillion), according to a statement from the National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday.
China GDP to grow 8.2% in 2021, the most in 10 years: Nikkei survey
Corporate defaults, US tensions and COVID seen as downside risks
Covid Resilience Ranking: The Best and Worst Places to Be in 2021
Bloomberg measured travel, vaccine coverage, lockdown disruption and mortality rates.
China to Leapfrog 56 Nations During Quarter-Century Income Surge
China’s surging economy is set to overtake 56 countries in the world’s per-capita income rankings during the quarter-century through 2025, the International Monetary Fund projects.By that date, China will rank 70th in the world on the metric, putting it close to joining the richest one-third of nations, according to data analyzed by Bloomberg from last month’s IMF World Economic Outlook.
What We Know About China's Big Tech Crackdown
Hi all, it’s Zheping in Hong Kong. Last week, China’s biggest tech companies shed almost $290 billion in market value in two days. For context, that’s roughly equivalent to five Snap Inc.s or the gross domestic product of Egypt.