Page 4 - China Economy

As China intensifies Covid-19 lockdowns, India gradually opens up

Data shows that spike in one country has not coincided with a rise the other

China frees up $70 bn for banks to underpin economy hit by Covid lockdowns

The central bank hopes to spur more lending into the economy but analysts are sceptical it could achieve quick results, as new COVID outbreaks throw factories and households into lockdown

Delayed reopening may hit China's GDP growth rate by 1 point: Oxford report

If China pushes back its economic reopening to the first half of 2024, an anticipated recovery in private consumption will be delayed, says the report

China may not pay for climate change despite being 'biggest annual emitter'

Chinese policymakers do not agree with the suggestion that China should be considered a developed nation; according to Chinese policymakers, China continues to have extreme poverty in the country

China to ramp up monetary stimulus as growth outlook darkens amid lockdown

The State Council said in a statement Wednesday that monetary tools "such as a RRR cut" will be used "in a timely and appropriate manner" to maintain reasonably ample liquidity

JD.com announces pay cuts of 10-20% for managers amid China slowdown

JD's decision came a few days after Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated "common focus" as the government's aim

China's 'slow, painful' reopening threatens to strain economy even further

China is in for a "protracted and costly" reopening, with any release of pent-up demand likely to be lackluster as many households have already depleted their savings

China's great reopening may come too late for many businesses: Analysis

China's economy is expected to grow around 3% this year, missing its target of about 5.5%

Why optimism on India's present does not extend much beyond visible horizon

Structural unemployment problem, social unrest, poor state of education and health care, and nutrition deficits among children - tomorrow's workforce - temper optimism on India, writes T Ninan

Covid curbs increased in China factory hub Guangzhou as outbreak balloons

In-person classes in eight of the city of some 19 million people's 11 districts will be halted from Thursday, officials said late Wednesday

Apple built its empire with China. Now its foundation is showing cracks

Lawmakers' objections to an obscure Chinese semiconductor company and tough Covid-19 restrictions are hurting Apple's ability to make new iPhones in China

China's daily Covid cases jump to six-month high as outbreaks flare

The country reported 5,436 cases for Sunday, up 27% from the day before to the most since May 2, when Shanghai was in the midst of its months-long lockdown.

G7 ministers seek to expand unity on Ukraine war, China's economic clout

Top diplomats from the world's major industrialized democracies sought on Thursday to expand unified positions on Russia's war in Ukraine, China's growing global economic clout and Iran's crackdown on anti-government protestors. Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations began two days of talks in the historic western German city of Muenster to take stock of the war in Ukraine and keep up economic, military and other support for the country more than eight months after Russia's invasion and as winter approaches. The significance of the venue the same room in which the Treaty of Westphalia ending Europe's bloody 30 Years War was signed in 1648 was not lost on the participants, some of whom commented on the relevance of the principles it enshrined in international diplomacy. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made reference to the 374-year-old document at an event with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, saying Russia's actions in Ukraine are a direct attack on the .

Iphone supply chain hit by Xi Jinping's stringent Coronavirus curbs

The abrupt move is expected to disrupt a factory already grappling with an outcry over an on-site coronavirus outbreak, worker exodus and enforced quarantine

China's property debt crisis enters new phase as bond havens crumble

China's property debt crisis is entering a new phase as even developers that had long been considered safer rapidly tumble into distress

China's property crash sends billionaire founders heading to exits

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.'s Wu Yajun resigned on Friday as executive director and chair, shortly after Soho China Ltd.'s Pan Shiyi quit in September

China's economy weakens, signs point to more strain ahead amid Covid curbs

Both the official manufacturing purchasing managers index and the non-manufacturing gauge, which measures construction and services activity, fell in the month to 49.2 and 48.7, respectively

China's economic growth now seen below 5% through 2024 on Covid zero risk

Growth is now expected to be below 5% for each year through 2024, the latest Bloomberg survey of economists shows

China may ease Covid Zero by 2022-end to aid economy, says Mobius

China will probably ease its disruptive Covid Zero policy by the end of this year as its economy is in trouble and the government needs money "badly," said Mark Mobius

China's economic growth accelerates but weak amid Covid shutdowns

China's economic growth picked up in the latest quarter but still was among the weakest in decades as the ruling Communist Party tries to reverse a slump while enforcing anti-virus controls and a crackdown on debt in its vast real estate industry. The world's second-largest economy grew by 3.9% over a year earlier in the three months ending in September, up from the previous quarter's 0.4%, official data showed Monday. The announcement was planned for last week but postponed while the ruling Communist Party met to award President Xi Jinping a new term as leader. Xi, the most powerful leader in decades, wants a bigger party role in business and technology development. That has prompted warnings tighter control of entrepreneurs who generate jobs and wealth will depress growth that already was in long-term decline. The party gave Xi a free hand by installing a seven-member ruling Standing Committee made up of his allies. Supporters of free enterprise including Premier Li Keqiang, the