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Beijing’s endless lockdowns are causing shortages for western firms such as Apple, and it may not be long before they move their supply chains elsewhereThe anti-lockdown unrest gripping China has forced the authorities in Beijing to respond by easing s…
Read MoreLi acknowledges the link between his changing diet and his diabetes, a disease that costs him a large chunk of his income in medical billsChina’s ‘hidden epidemics’: the preventable diseases that could reshape a nation Li, a retired farmer who lives in…
Read MoreStratospheric economic growth since the late 1970s has brought great prosperity, along with ‘western-style’ health problems that are beginning to have a devastating impact China faces a health emergency from “hidden epidemics’’ of diseases such as canc…
Read MoreHealth cover varies widely between rich cities and poorer regions, and government messages on healthy living do not always go down wellChina’s ‘hidden epidemics’: the preventable diseases that could reshape a nation The tyranny of distance and the yawn…
Read MoreIndia recently overtook UK as the world’s fifth biggest economy – and it could be third by 2030The rise of China has been the biggest story in the global economy in recent decades. But amid concern about its stumbling property market and global fears a…
Read MoreTanker blocked canal for hours, close to where Ever Given container ship became stuck, disrupting supply chains for a weekA tanker getting stuck used to be more the domain of niche business news, but that was before the Ever Given, so all eyes were soo…
Read MoreThis blog is now closed, please follow our continuing live coverage hereAt a glance: developments on day 21 of the invasionKyiv facing ‘dangerous moment’ amid signs of Russia’s tightening gripRussian journalist fined for live broadcast protestFox News …
Read MoreDespite controversy over Queensland coal mine, the tycoon’s investments in green energy at home have helped his wealth rise to $88.5bnThe Indian coal mining tycoon Gautam Adani has become Asia’s richest person thanks to a push into green energy that ha…
Read MoreFears over contagion mount as a company once considered financially sound is running out of cash to pay its debtsA Chinese developer previously considered financially sound is embarking on a fire sale of assets as the contagion of bad debts built up wi…
Read MoreHouse prices, sales and construction all fell in November as Shimao Group shares plunge and Beijing assesses what to do with EvergrandeChina’s giant housing market has continued to decline in the past month and another major developer showed signs of f…
Read MoreMillions of over-40s in England can book a top-up jab from today; South Korea PM Kim Boo-kyum says hospital capacity under strain as cases riseUK races to deliver booster jabs before Omicron takes holdModerna or Novavax after AstraZeneca jab confers hi…
Read MoreBeijing to increase business lending and build more affordable housing, but reports say property giant has missed a key bond repaymentChina’s politburo has signalled measures to kickstart the faltering economy as the crisis gripping the country’s debt-…
Read MoreEven if the embattled property giant manages to avoid default again, many other firms are heading the same way, warns S&POne third of China’s property developers will struggle to repay their debts in the next 12 months, according to a new report, a…
Read MoreFrom China backtracking on coal to Britain’s ‘chicken king’ calling for a rethink of food production, the virus has accelerated nationalist impulses towards autarkyWhen Xi Jinping promised the world’s movers and shakers in January 2017 that China would…
Read MoreHong Kong stock fell up to 19% amid default fears that are beginning to have a knock-on effect on other marketsShares in the embattled Chinese property company Evergrande have plunged again as investors weigh up whether the group’s massive debt problem…
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