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China's Communist Party's 3rd Plenum begins key meet stem economic slowdown

China's ruling Communist Party is starting a four-day meeting Monday that is expected to lay out a strategy for self-sufficient economic growth in an era of heightened national security concerns and restrictions on access to American technology. While the meeting typically focuses on such long-term issues, business owners and investors will also be watching to see if the party announces any immediate measures to try to counter a prolonged real estate downturn and persistent malaise that has suppressed China's post-COVID-19 recovery. There's a lot of unclarity of policy direction in China, which is weighing on consumer and investor confidence, said Bert Hofman, the former World Bank country director for China and a professor at the National University of Singapore. This is a point in time where China needs to show its cards. Economic growth slowed to 4.7% on an annual basis in the April to June quarter, the government reported Monday. The outcome of the meeting will send a message t

What is China's 'third plenum'? Everything you need to know about it

The first, second and seventh plenums typically focus on the power transition between Central Committees

Why has China's central bank introduced a new cash management tool?

The central bank has sounded warnings and introduced a flurry of measures, including plans to sell treasury bonds, to cool a long-running bond rally

Xi's China proves a hard sell as officials seek investments overseas

Global investors see the investment pitch with skepticism, partly due to Xi Jinping's policies

China's services activity growth hits 8-month low, shows Caixin PMI

Business confidence levels eased to the lowest level since March 2020 with concerns about the global economy and rising competition

New base years for national accounts, macro indicators from Jan-Feb 2026

A base year is the reference year whose prices are used to calculate the real growth (minus inflation) in national income

Asia's factory activity expands in June on solid momentum in global economy

The surveys show how Chinese firms are ramping up production despite weak domestic demand, which Beijing has failed to reverse with a rescue package for an ailing property sector

China's factory activity grows at fastest pace in 3 yrs, PMI rises to 51.8

Demand for consumer and intermediate goods was stronger than that for investment goods

S&P retains India FY25 GDP growth estimate at 6.8%; forecast lower than RBI

S&P Global Ratings on Monday retained India's GDP growth forecast for the current financial year at 6.8 per cent and said high interest rates and lower fiscal spur would temper demand. In its economic outlook for Asia Pacific, S&P Global Ratings said India's economic growth continues to surprise on the upside with the economy growing 8.2 per cent in fiscal year 2023-24. "We expect growth to moderate to 6.8 per cent this fiscal year, with high interest rates and lower fiscal spur tempering demand in the non-agricultural sectors," it said. For the fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27, S&P projected growth rates of 6.9 per cent and 7 per cent, respectively. S&P's estimates for FY'25 is lower than that of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which earlier this month projected the Indian economy to expand at 7.2 per cent in the current fiscal, on the back of improving rural demand and moderating inflation. While another rating agency Fitch estimates India's growth at 7.2 per cent ..

China's fiscal revenue drops 2.8% in January-May as weak demand drags

Fiscal expenditure rose 3.4 per cent in the first five months, versus a 3.5 per cent gain in the first four months

What is China's panda diplomacy; everything you need to know about it

Since its founding in 1949, the People's Republic of China has used panda diplomacy to boost its international image, either by gifting or lending panda to foreign zoos as goodwill animal ambassadors

Critical minerals, clean energy key focus as Chinese premier visits Aus

Perth is the capital of Western Australia state, which provided 39% of the world's iron ore last year. Iron ore is one of Australia's most lucrative exports

China's consumer inflation holds steady in May, factory deflation eases

Weak consumption in China has kept a lid on consumer prices since 2023 despite many rounds of support measures as confidence remains low in the face of a protracted property sector crisis

All you know need to know about China's affordable housing policy

Authorities hope that over time, improving access to affordable housing could provide utility to some of the excess construction undertaken in the boom years

China factory activity contracts in May in surprise hit to growth outlook

The official manufacturing purchasing manager index fell to 49.5 in May, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday. That compares with a reading of 50.4 in April

China plans to cut CO2 emission in key sectors by 1% of 2023 level

The plan said China would 'strictly' control coal consumption, 'reasonably' control petroleum consumption and promote use of biofuel and sustainable aviation fuel

IMF upgrades China's 2024, 2025 GDP growth forecasts after 'strong' Q1

The global lender now expects the world's second-largest economy to grow 5 per cent in 2024 and to slow to 4.5 per cent in 2025

China's industrial profits swung back to positive in April: NBS data

For April alone, profits were up 4.0 per cent, versus a 3.5 per cent slide in March

Development path for India will not be the same as China's: CBC chairman

As India moves towards the mission of Viksit Bharat' and becoming a developed country by 2047, the development path for India will not be the same as that of China as they have a different environment and capabilities, Chairman of the Capacity Building Commission Adil Zainulbhai has said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid out a vision of what India will be as a developed country and there is a lot of thinking in terms of we want this to be different, Zainulbhai said. The development path for India will not be the same as the development path for China. So for every article that compares China's growth with India's growth, India's growth for the next 25 years will not follow the China model. Because we can't, it's a different environment and India's capabilities are different, he said. According to the World Bank, China's strong growth has been based on investment and export-oriented manufacturing, an approach that has largely reached its limits, and has led to economic, social,

Will increase production to meet demand, deliver 120K EVs: Xiaomi

In China, Xiaomi's largest market for its smartphone business, shipments rose 8.6%