China unveils big plan to fix its ailing economy and transform into a high-tech power

China’s leaders have spent the past week unveiling their plan to steer the world’s second-largest economy through looming challenges by transforming the country into a technological powerhouse and ... Read More

3 reasons China's economy is poised to break out of its long slump, according to Goldman Sachs

After a long downturn, China's economy may ... in the last few years as a large portion of the country's available housing supply remains vacant. China's consumer demand, meanwhile, has raised ... Read More

Consumer prices fell in China in February and remain flat in a sluggish economy

Consumer prices fell in China in February for the first time in 13 months, as persistent weak demand was compounded by the early timing of the Lunar New Year holiday ... Read More

China’s Economy Is Burdened by Years of Excess. Here’s How Bad It Really Is.

China’s rapid growth meant that for years forecasters expected ... dividend that powered its economic ascent. China’s economy has for decades been powered by heady levels of investment. Read More

China's imports tumble as demand skids, trade war heats up

China's imports unexpectedly shrank over the January-February period, while exports lost momentum, as escalating tariff pressures from the United States cast a shadow over the recovery in the world's ... Read More

China’s Economy Faces Headwinds Amid US Tariffs and Deflation Risks

US sectors dependent on aluminum and steel imports could face ... China trade talks will be crucial. A full-blown trade war could adversely impact China’s economy and efforts to boost domestic ... Read More

Trump tariffs promise chaos, but China’s Xi Jinping may be the biggest threat to the global economy, former Treasury official warns

China's lopsided trade flows and Xi Jinping's focus ... "But he is not the only danger the world economy faces and may not even be the biggest," Setser wrote in a New York Times op-ed on Tuesday. Read More

China faces uphill battle to boost demand despite consumer price recovery in January

The index was up 0.7 per cent from December, the highest month-on-month rise in more than three years ... China’s CPI, observed since April 2023, has fuelled anxieties about deflation and weak ... Read More

The top issues for China's legislature are likely to be the economy and AI

Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and shoring up the economy are among the issues expected to top the agenda when China’s legislature meets Wednesday in Beijing ... Read More

China's economy slowed in the last quarter as weak consumer demand dragged on growth

BANGKOK--China's ... economic growth momentum has been weak, inflation is sticky, geopolitical conflicts, international trade frictions and other problems have occurred frequently, domestic demand ... Read More