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Better-than-expected figures for June come as Covid lockdown measures ease worldwideChina’s exports and imports both rose strongly in June, helping ease concerns over global growth that have knocked financial markets in recent days.Exports grew by 32% …
Read MoreCybersecurity comes down to which side has access to more information about the other and can utilize it bestThis week, shares in China’s giant ride-hailing app Didi crashed by more than 20%. A few days before, Didi had raised $4.4bn in a massive IPO i…
Read MoreXi Jinping himself has warned China’s wealth gap is not only economic but political and could threaten party’s legitimacyWhen Wang Zhenyu moved out of his small village in central Henan province to the coastal city of Dalian at 18, he was astonished. “…
Read MoreForeigners could be placed on an anti-sanctions list and denied entry into China or expelled from the countryChina has passed a law to counter foreign sanctions in response to US and EU pressure over trade, technology, Hong Kong and Xinjiang.Individual…
Read MoreDowning Street says agreement will create 6,500 jobs and contain £533m of Indian investment in UKBoris Johnson will host bilateral talks with India’s prime minister on Tuesday, announcing the potential for up to £1bn of new trade and investment in a vi…
Read MoreImminent economic blueprint has implications for planet – and whether Paris agreement likely to be metChina is to publish a new blueprint for its economy on Friday, with vast implications for the future of the planet – including whether the goals of th…
Read MoreCountry was expanding at a faster rate than before the coronavirus pandemic at the end of 2020China’s economy has posted its strongest growth in two years after completing a rapid recovery from the slump caused by the Covid-19 pandemic at the start of …
Read MoreDeal set to anger incoming Biden administration in US, which demanded to be consulted before deal went aheadChina and the EU appear to have resolved their differences over protecting labour rights in China and are set to sign a long-delayed investment …
Read MoreCentre for Economics and Business Research says it expects this to happen half a decade sooner than it forecast a year agoChina will overtake the US as the world’s biggest economy before the end of the decade after outperforming its rival during the gl…
Read MoreOpposition party’s ‘disgusting’ offal protest prompts scuffle in Taipei legislative yuanParliamentarians in Taiwan have thrown pig guts at each other before coming to blows over plans to allow US meat imports.Members of the opposition Chinese nationali…
Read MoreCountries emphasise potential for cooperation and future partnerships, which Beijing opposesTaiwan and the United States have held their first high-level meetings under a new economic dialogue, inking a five-year agreement and pledging future cooperati…
Read MoreBeijing was fast to respond and increased public investment; it has not faced a second waveBy its own standards, China’s economy is having a bad year. After four decades of stellar growth, the east Asian country will barely expand at all in 2020.But ju…
Read MoreWith UK’s Liam Fox eliminated the contest is now between Yoo Myung-hee and Ngozi Okonjo-IwealaThe World Trade Organization is set to be run by a woman for the first time in its 25-year history after it was announced that the final choice to be its new …
Read MorePolitical unrest hit tourism and retail, and coronavirus response has delayed recovery Hong Kong’s economy was already in recession when the pandemic hit in January. Six months of running battles between pro-democracy campaigners and local government h…
Read MoreFinance minister says figures don’t reflect the thousands of lives saved and reduced burden on health systemCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealand has entered a recession with the economy contracting 12.2% in the June q…
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