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International

China consumer, factory prices rise less than expected as deflationary pressure persists

2026-08-09T04:01:40.000Z
Imports were up 27.5% from July 2025, slowing from the 36% jump in June and were in line with an expected 27.9% gain.
Global Enterprise

China’s July exports beat expectations on robust high-tech demand fuelled by global AI boom

2026-08-07T05:31:10.000Z
Growth of new businesses weakened to its slowest since March, weighed down by softer domestic demand.
Global Enterprise

China services growth hits slowest since September 2024: private PMI

2026-08-05T02:53:15.000Z
China now accounts for roughly a third of the world’s innovative drug pipeline and is the top destination for clinical trials.
International

Lab monkeys for US$26,000 show China’s biotech quest to rival US

2026-08-05T01:34:09.000Z
The RatingDog China General Manufacturing PMI, compiled by S&P Global, fell to 50.9 in July from 51.7 in June, missing analysts’ forecast of 51.5.
International

China factory growth slows to four-month low in July, adding to economic slowdown concerns

2026-08-03T04:42:58.000Z
A Bank of Italy paper estimated that domestic factors, such as weak consumption and overcapacity, have driven about 75 per cent of Chinese export growth.
Global Enterprise

China draws ‘red lines’ around its economic model ahead of EU, US trade talks

2026-08-02T22:41:01.000Z
The declines suggest economic weakness is becoming more entrenched, with soft domestic demand outweighing resilience in exports. 
International

China’s factory activity surprises with first slump in five months

2026-07-31T02:16:47.000Z
Beijing has become convinced that dependence on foreign technology represents a strategic vulnerability, rather than merely an economic inconvenience.
Opinion & Features

Why China isn’t doing more to boost domestic demand

2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
A truck assembly line at Beiben Trucks Group factory in Baotou, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, June 13, 2026.
Global Enterprise

China’s industrial profit growth moderates amid patchy recovery

2026-07-27T03:13:34.000Z
Until households have more money to spend and less reason to save, incremental improvements won’t do much, says the writer.
Opinion & Features

China is solving the wrong consumption problem

2026-07-21T10:11:45.000Z
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