China’s consumer spending push faces major challenge – debt-averse households
Chinese households have accelerated deleveraging – cutting debt relative to gross domestic product – at the fastest pace…
China’s youth unemployment rate falls slightly in December as Beijing pledges more support
The jobless rate for those aged 16 to 24, excluding students, fell to 16.5 per cent last month…
China’s factory activity breaks 8-month contraction, but headwinds persist
China’s factory activity returned to expansionary territory in December – beating market expectations to end an eight-month contraction…
China’s cabinet clears path for VAT law to take effect next month
The State Council has approved draft regulations for implementing China’s new value-added tax (VAT) law, which is aimed…
China’s growing young billionaire class masks innovation hurdles, analysts say
While China continues to produce many young self-made billionaires, showcasing its economic dynamism, observers have urged the creation…
China to keep high fiscal deficit ratio in 2026 to buoy spending plans: analysts
China is expected to set its fiscal deficit ratio at around 4 per cent of gross domestic product…
China holds Central Economic Work Conference to plan for 2026-Xinhua
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the…
China to keep economic strategy in 2026, but slightly lower GDP target possible: analysts
As the Chinese leadership prepares to set the economic agenda for the year ahead, analysts expect Beijing to…