Page 5 - Chinese Economy

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

China's industrial profits growth slows sharply in May amid patchy recovery

The closely watched gauge of business conditions follows a flurry of largely downbeat economic indicators in May

Chinese firms seek assurances from Malaysia on avoiding US tariffs

The companies have asked Malaysian ministers and senior government officials to lobby against US imposing tariffs on products made or assembled in Malaysia by Chinese groups

China's new-age automakers live-stream to interact with potential customers

"If you're not livestreaming these days you're kind of a dinosaur," said Mark Tanner, managing director of Shanghai-based marketing firm China Skinny

China requests Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms over Russian links

Britain last week imposed its first sanctions targeting vessels in Russian President Vladimir Putin's "shadow fleet" that it said was used to circumvent Western sanctions on the trade in Russian oil

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 May industrial output lags expectations, retail sales a bright spot

The industrial data released on Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) came in below expectations for a 6.0% increase in a Reuters poll of analysts

EU to impose up to 25% additional tariffs on imported Chinese EVs

The move comes as European automakers are being challenged by an influx of lower-cost EVs from Chinese rivals

China solar panel makers seek government action to halt freefall in prices

Financial incentives and a government push have helped China become the solar panel factory of the world

China Evergrande chairman's seized Hong Kong mansion sold for $57 mn

All of Evergrande's properties in Hong Kong have been seized or sold, while the personal assets of Hui are not included in the liquidation process

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

China considers record penalty for PwC over Evergrande auditing work

PwC has been under the spotlight after China launched one of the biggest investigations of financial fraud in history involving developer Evergrande

China unveils new measures to fix its real estate crisis, spur growth

China announced a slate of fresh measures Friday to reinvigorate its ailing property industry after the latest data showed housing prices have slumped nearly 10% since the start of the year. Among other things, the central bank said it would reduce the minimum down payment for mortgages and remove the floor on interest rates for first and second homes. China's housing market has slumped after a crackdown on excessive borrowing by property developers several years ago, dragging along a wide range of other businesses such as home furnishing, appliances and construction and slowing growth in the world's No. 2 economy. Dozens of developers, whose legions of high-rise apartments have transformed urban landscapes across China, have defaulted on their debts. Many projects have just stalled, unfinished. He Lifeng, a vice premier, said officials would roll out policies to suit each city and fight the tough battle of dealing with the risk of unfinished commercial housing. We will solidly

China issues first batch of 30-year stimulus bonds at yield of 2.57%

The bid-to-cover ratio for the first tranche of the special bonds was 3.91 times, suggesting solid demand for such bonds

China new bank loans fall more than expected in April to 730 bn yuan

Chinese banks extended 730 billion yuan ($101 billion) in new yuan loans in April, down sharply from 3.09 trillion yuan in March and falling short of analysts' expectations, according to bank's data

Anthill Ventures seeks to raise $100 mn for private credit cross-fund

The $1.7 trillion global private credit market has become a serious rival to mainstream lending, attracting investors by offering higher rates of returns

Strained Chinese cities unable to raise funds to pay home buying subsidies

The property market accounted for about a quarter of China's economic activity at its peak

China's fake-fashion retailers thrive on TikTok, Reddit and Discord

In a video posted to his TikTok channel and viewed by nearly 2 million people, King unwrapped £2,000 (​​$2,488) worth of seemingly high-end Nike shoes, new in their boxes

A fascinating chart

Compared to China and Africa, India is remarkably well positioned on multiple fronts

Sustaining the India growth story

But could India really overtake China and the United States to become the world's largest economy by the end of this century, as some predict?