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China’s 2025 growth forecast raised to 5% by IMF, citing resilience

China’s economy is projected to grow by 5 per cent in 2025 before slowing to 4.5 per cent in 2026,…

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Opinion | How China could solve its consumption conundrum

China’s most effective tool to revive consumption may be the simplest: a one-off distribution of 3,000 yuan (US$424) per person…

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As China drafts its next 5-year plan, is GDP still the magic number?

For decades, the annual target for gross domestic product growth was the most critical policymaking benchmark across China. In pursuit…

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Will a Chinese firm’s Bali beach lift project alter the local landscape?

The Bali heat proved too much for Zhang Min, a 30-year-old tourist from Chengdu, one afternoon last month. She had…

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Can easing of property curbs in 3 big cities help give Chinese consumption a boost?

With China’s three most economically important cities recently rolling out policies to address renewed weakness in the property sector, analysts…

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What lessons can China learn from this northern city’s flood response?

When heavy rains raged across northern China this summer, Datong, a city in Shanxi province perhaps best known as the…

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Germany’s Bavaria open to Chinese investment despite EU tensions, state minister says

Fifty years ago, Christian Social Union in Bavaria chairman Franz Josef Strauss visited Beijing, becoming the first West German politician…

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As US retreats from clean energy race, Chinese firms push into emerging markets

As America retreats from clean energy investment around the world, with US President Donald Trump labelling wind and solar power…

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The View | How closer mainland integration is lifting Hong Kong’s residential market

One of the big themes in Asia’s real estate industry this year is divergence. The average price of second-hand homes…

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Macroscope | Economies are left looking for safety as animal spirits run wild

The time has come to cease speculating over whether we are due for another stock market crash – it’s almost…

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