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China's December factory activity growth slows, higher costs hit firms
Activity in China's factory sector rose in December as the world's second-largest economy sustained its recovery to pre-pandemic levels, a business survey showed on Monday
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China's factory activity expands at slower pace in December, PMI at 51.9
China's factory activity expanded in December but at a slower pace, as the country leads a pack of major economies emerging from the coronavirus slump
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Trade war, pandemic no bar as foreign investment keeps pouring into China
For all the talk of an economic decoupling between China and the US and its allies, foreign companies continue to pour money into the Asian nation
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China's Nov industrial output grows for 8th straight month on better demand
China's industrial output grew in line with expectations in November, expanding for the eighth straight month as the economic recovery gathered pace and global demand picked up
S&P Dow Jones to remove Chinese firms from indices after US blacklisting
(Reuters) - S&P Dow Jones Indices said on Thursday it would remove Chinese companies including Hikvision from its products, becoming the latest index provider to do so following a Trump administration order restricting purchases of their shares.
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China's November exports rise at fastest pace since February 2018
China's exports rose at the fastest pace since February 2018 in November, helped by strong global demand and as the factory recovery from Covid-19 outpaced those of its major trading partners
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Trump may sign bill that could prevent Chinese firms from listing in US
Trump is expected to sign a bill that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on US exchanges unless they adhere to US auditing standards, the White House said
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China's factory activity expands at the fastest pace in over three years
China's factory activity expanded at the fastest pace in more than three years in November, keeping it on track to be the first major economy to fully recover from the coronavirus crisis
Meituan Q3 sales surge on China's economic recovery, rise in takeouts
Food delivery continued to recover from the pandemic, with operating profit for the business more than doubling in the September quarter, the company said on Monday
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Indian economy claws back faster than expected in Q2; contraction at 7.5%
The gross domestic product (GDP) had contracted by a record 23.9 per cent in the first quarter of the 2020-21 fiscal (April 2020 to March 2021) as the coronavirus lockdown pummelled economic activity
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China set to sell its first negative-yielding government bond worth $887 mn
The three-part deal also consisted of a 2 billion euro 10-year bond priced at 55 bps over the mid-swap rate
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In 25 yrs to 2025, China would've overtaken 56 nations in per capita income
By that date, China will rank 70th in the world on the metric, putting it close to joining the richest one-third of nations
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China's factory output beats forecasts as Asia recovers from Covid-19 slump
China's factory output rose faster-than-expected in October and retail sales sped up, as the recovery in the world's second-largest economy from its Covid-19 slump gathered momentum
Investors are wondering if some Chinese bond issuers ever meant to repay
There's now a deepening suspicion that Chinese state owned enterprises will just move good assets out before creditors drag them to court
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Chinese shoppers spend over $100 billion in Singles' Day shopping fest
Chinese consumers spent over $100 billion during this year's Singles' Day shopping festival, signalling a rebound in consumption as China recovers from the coronavirus pandemic
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Chinese banks biggest winners from new regulations that botched Ant IPO
Merchants Bank, known as the retail bank king in China, has soared 18% in Hong Kong this month, its biggest seven-day advance in more than five years
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China October exports accelerate, boosted by US demand amid global recovery
China's export growth accelerated in October, boosting the total so far this year back above pre-coronavirus levels for the first time
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Best of BS Opinion: Two routes to atmanirbharta, triumph of Trumpism & more
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
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China to temporarily suspend entry of non-Chinese nationals from Bangladesh
China has temporarily suspended the entry of non-Chinese nationals with valid Chinese visas or residency permits in Bangladesh due to the H5N1 virus that causes bird flu
Beijing's aatma nirbharta
Communist Party calls for self-reliance, with implications for India
