Even after President Xi Jinping has asked for China’s central bank to trade government bonds, the outcome is likely to remain limited as the bank does not want to trigger negative outcomes for inflation and exchange rates.
Overcapacity will be absorbed as long as global demand for green transition stays strong, says former People’s Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan
Foreigners make 2.95 million trips to and from China in January and February, more than double the amount in the previous two-month period, with increase in visitors from France, Germany, Singapore and other countries covered by new visa rules.
Official figures show at least 589,654 residents left city across all border points as of 4pm on Friday
Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia plans to start new routes connecting smaller mainland Chinese cities with Southeast Asia to tap a recovery in the country’s travel market, as consumers become more budget conscious.
Netanyahu’s office on Friday said it has approved a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks days after negotiations appeared stalled.
The row is just “a storm in a teacup” and would not affect India’s ties with the US and Germany due to their common interests, analysts say.
For the first time, Hong Kong Tourism Board’s annual platform aims to entice visitors to a huge range of waterfront art fairs, exhibitions and events hosted both in Kowloon and on Hong Kong Island.
A study has questioned the long-term effects of time-restricted eating plans. But experts say more research is needed.
New Delhi has traditionally had close economic and defence ties with Moscow and refrained from criticising Russia over its war in Ukraine.
China’s foreign ministry arm in Hong Kong sends second letter to The Wall Street Journal biting back after editorial criticises domestic national security law.
Peking University academic Wang Jisi argues in article for think tank that US has not ‘paid enough notice’ to the implications of China’s ideological shift.
Morrison, who led Australia from 2018 to 2022, said the Chinese people “care just as much about freedom as we do” while being interviewed on a podcast.
Swiss agrichemicals and seeds giant Syngenta Group has withdrawn its application for a listing in Shanghai amid China’s slowing equities market, dashing hopes for one of the largest share sales this year in the country’s commercial hub.
The former general, who will take office in October after his sweeping victory was confirmed last week, has been invited by President Xi Jinping.
China surpassed the US to become the top direct purchase choice for South Korean online shoppers, but that may deal a blow to local manufacturers, who lag behind Chinese rivals in cost competitiveness.
Reciprocal trips by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bhutanese counterpart, Tshering Tobgay, are said to strengthen ties but could disturb Thimphu’s border negotiations with Beijing.
Former president Duterte’s purported verbal pact with Xi intended to mitigate South China Sea disputes, yet China’s renewed hostility prompts scrutiny
Promotion could give Wang Renhua and the CMC Political and Legal Affairs Commission, which he heads, more power, observer says.
Gary Ng, senior economist at Natixis Corporate and Investment Bank, says the popularity of the new card may stimulate more cross-border spending.
Smart technology such as autonomous parking systems and the wide availability of superfast battery charging infrastructure will drive a boom in EV sales over the next five years, according to two of the segment’s leading manufacturers.
Nansha, a district in China’s southern provincial capital of Guangzhou, has been christened as a test bed for the ‘low-altitude economy’, an emerging industry covering unmanned vehicles, particularly drones.
City’s finance chief and California’s secretary for environmental protection Yana Garcia call for political differences to be put aside at a University of Hong Kong forum.
According to 2023 UN data, Chinese inventors led in international patent applications for the second year running, posting some 14,000 more than the second-place US.
Regular exercise can keep older people healthy longer, but they need role models, help to get started.
International Cultural Summit brings global experts together despite geopolitical tensions between Beijing and the West.
Restaurants have been forced to scale back as the global economy continues to slow, with inflation, higher costs of living and other factors taking their toll.