As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of expansive blueprints that have set…
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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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Read More »1. Manufacturing improvement ‘broad-based’ China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) – a survey of sentiment among factory owners –…
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