China Boosts Social Security as Trade Rows Hit Economy, Jobs

China has been forced to unveil new measures to stabilise employment as its economy deteriorates amid elevated trade tensions with the United States and the European Union. A notice issued on Wednesday by the State Council noted that local...

China's institutional advantages behind its economic resilience

The National Development and Reform Commission holds a press conference on China's achievements in social and economic development during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) in Beijing, China, July 9, 2025. /CFP The National Development and...

India & China’s inequality trajectories similar, says economist at Giri Deshingkar Memorial Lecture

New Delhi: When economist Vamsi Vakulabharanam asked a professor in China about social class inequalities in the nation, he was told “there are no classes in China”. He then spent a month in the nation with the professor, and with empirical...

(Poster) Highlights of China's achievements in social and economic development during 14th Five-Year Plan period

Wall Street ticks higher in premarket as extension of trade deal deadline eases market...

Wednesday was initially set as a deadline by President Donald Trump for countries to make deals with the U.S. or face heavy increases in tariffs. But with just two trade deals announced since April — one with the United Kingdom and one with...

Wall Street ticks higher in premarket as extension of trade deal deadline eases market anxiety

Outside of trade talks, some corporate news surfaced after a typically quiet early summer stretch. Pharmaceutical giant Merck is buying Verona Pharma, a U.K. company that focuses on respiratory diseases, in an approximately $10 billion deal. If...

China Construction Bank Expands Its Presence in Zurich

Mittwoch, 09. Juli 2025 10:40 The Zurich branch of China Construction Bank Corporation celebrated a double anniversary on Tuesday: ten years as Switzerland’s RMB clearing bank — and a clear signal about the future of the renminbi in the global...

Beijing seeks to fast-track investment treaty with Dhaka, no matter who leads!

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Wednesday said no matter who leads Bangladesh, China will continue to increase trade and investment in the country, supporting its sustainable development and the improvement of people's livelihoods....

China’s Inflation Rises for the First Time in 5 Months

Consumer prices (inflation) in China rose for the first time in five months in June, while producer prices continued to decline, reflecting the country’s ongoing struggle with global trade tensions and weak domestic demand.اضافة اعلان According to...

China Is Playing the Long Game in Ukraine

China has played a balancing game throughout more than three years of the war in Ukraine. Rather than choosing sides in an obvious, defined way—like much of the West—China has calibrated more passively to match its political, economic, and...

china China hit by floods, landslides and heat as extreme weather takes its toll

BEIJING — Torrential rains swept across swathes of China on Wednesday (July 9) as Tropical Storm Danas drenched the country's coastal tech hubs while monsoonal rains further inland unleashed deadly landslides and flash floods over a 1,400 km arc....

China decries ‘discriminatory’ ban on Chinese purchases of US farmland

BEIJING - Beijing condemned on July 9 new restrictions by Washington on Chinese purchases of US farmland as “discriminatory” and violating international trade rules. The Trump administration said this week that the US would begin restricting...

Chinese Hacker Xu Zewei Arrested for Ties to Silk Typhoon Group and U.S. Cyber Attacks

A Chinese national has been arrested in Milan, Italy, for his alleged links to a state-sponsored hacking group known as Silk Typhoon and for carrying out cyber attacks against American organizations and government agencies. The 33-year-old, Xu...

Chinese economy to ‘surpass $19.5-trillion this year’

Beijing — The size of China’s economy will exceed 140-trillion yuan ($19.5-trillion) this year, the head of the state planner said as policymakers look to steer the country beyond the five-year policy plan, which concludes at the end of 2025. The...

Chinese vice premier meets BASF CEO

BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng met with Markus Kamieth, chairman of BASF's Board of Executive Directors, in Beijing on Wednesday. He, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central...

China pledges to build megaprojects despite pivot to domestic consumption

China will continue to “scientifically” plan and build megaprojects while maintaining its “investment intensity” over the next five years, officials said – even as Beijing seeks to shift to a more consumption-driven growth model. “To further drive...

Trade tensions persist, but markets seek stability: Standard Chartered

Global markets are trying to stay steady amid rising uncertainty around trade policies, especially after US President Donald Trump announced steep new tariffs. These include a 50% duty on copper imports and a threatened 200% levy on pharmaceutical...

China-Bangladesh-Pakistan co-op open and transparent, not targeting any third country: Yao Wen

China's cooperation with Bangladesh and Pakistan is based on mutual trust and transparency, and is not aimed at any third country, said Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen today (9 July). He made the remarks following a seminar, titled...

China earmarks 150 million yuan for natural disaster response

BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- China has earmarked 150 million yuan (about 20.97 million U.S. dollars) from its central natural-disaster-relief fund to support relief efforts in regions affected by flooding, typhoons and geological disasters, the...

china China detains female erotica writers in pornography crackdown

BEIJING — Police in China have detained dozens of young women authors in a genre of gay erotica widely known in Asia as "boys' love" during a nationwide crackdown on online pornography, lawyers and activists familiar with the cases say. The...