China Economy

China’s economic activity extended its momentum in November with an across-the-board recovery. Photo: Courtesy
China

China cuts interest rates as economic growth slows

To help boost the economy the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said it was lowering the interest rate on 700bn yuan (£80.6bn; $110bn) worth of one-year medium-term lending facility loans to 2.85%

Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai, China, 19 October, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS/Aly Song
China

China posts record trade surplus in Dec and 2021 on robust exports

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Bloomberg Special

China’s property crisis likely dragged economy down in November

FILE PHOTO: The China Evergrande Centre building sign is seen in Hong Kong, China, September 23, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo/File Photo/File Photo
Global Economy

China Evergrande teeters again, but investors less fearful

The logo of Chinese gene firm BGI Group is seen at its building in Beijing, China March 25, 2021. Picture taken March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Global Economy

Monkey-brain study with link to China's military roils top European university

China’s economic activity extended its momentum in November with an across-the-board recovery. Photo: Courtesy
Thoughts

A detailed look at how China’s economy continues to recover and improve

Workers direct a crane lifting ductile iron pipes for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China June 30, 2019. Reuters/Stringer
Global Economy

China's factory inflation hits 26-year high as power crunch bites

Jack Ma, founder and executive chairman of China's Alibaba Group, speaks in front of a picture of SoftBank's human-like robot named 'pepper' during a news conference in Chiba, Japan, June 18, 2015. Photo :Reuters
China

Bottled water, vaccines and electric vehicles propel China's biggest earners

FILE PHOTO: Married couple Liu Zhichang (L) and Yu Tao walk at a plaza after they finished gym class in Beijing, China March 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Analysis

China’s sham meritocracy has created a burned-out generation

A woman holding an umbrella rides a shared bicycle past an image of the Chinese flag after the lockdown was lifted in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province and China's epicentre of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
Global Economy

What lies beneath? Hidden debt fears feed China's property woes

An exterior view of China Evergrande Centre in Hong Kong, China March 26, 2018. Photo :Reuters
Global Economy

China property shares slide as Evergrande crisis reverberates

Employees wearing face masks work at a factory of the component maker SMC during a government organised tour of its facility following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Beijing, China May 13, 2020. Photo :Reuters
Global Economy

China's factory inflation hits 25-year high in September

Employees work on the production line of American infant product and toy manufacturer Kids II Inc. at a factory in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China June 22, 2021. Picture taken June 22, 2021. REUTERS/Gabriel Crossley
Global Economy

China's factory inflation hits 13-year high as materials costs soar