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Policy body urges China to confront economic challenges, confident of demand recovery

China’s top economic policy coordinator has urged the country to confront unavoidable challenges, while expressing confidence that investment and consumption…

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‘Eating into old savings’: can China’s 15th 5-year plan be a panacea for spending woes?

As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of expansive blueprints that have set…

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Working in Hong Kong, living in Shenzhen: why people are making move to mainland city

At 8.30am on Monday, 24-year-old Lisa Sun leaves her flat in Shenzhen and begins her long commute to work. It…

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As tariffs hit China, ‘bold moves’ by foreign firms may bolster market share, US CEO says

While the US business community is wringing its hands with a growing sense of trepidation over the impact of swelling…

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Explainer | China’s economic recovery gathers pace, led by manufacturing, but risks remain

1. Manufacturing improvement ‘broad-based’ China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) – a survey of sentiment among factory owners –…

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China’s factory activity remains in contraction amid weak economic momentum

A reading above 50 typically indicates an expansion of economic activity, whereas a reading below implies a contraction. “China’s economic…

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China’s consumption drive falls on deaf ears as consumers remain cautious, ask for more

China has also allocated around 300 billion yuan (US$42 billion) worth of ultra-long-term special government bonds to support industrial-equipment upgrades…

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China looks for new ways to boost spending on services, from senior care to tourism

The country posted a 5 per cent increase in gross domestic product in the first half of the year from…

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