China’s central bank injected a record Rmb570bn ($84bn) into the country’s banking system via open market operations on Wednesday in the latest effort to boost liquidity and promote increased lending Continue Reading
China’s economy is expected to cool further this year as domestic demand weakens and exports are hit by U.S. tariffs, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, reinforcing views Beijing will Continue Reading
China must prepare for difficulties this year as the economy faces increasing pressure, state radio on Wednesday quoted Premier Li Keqiang as saying. China aims to keep economic growth within Continue Reading
Despite renewed hopes that a fresh trade deal could be reached between the U.S. and China by the two sides’ self-imposed March 2 deadline, it may still not be enough Continue Reading
South Korea’s diesel and gasoline consumption likely fell in 2018 for the first time in several years as the government’s cleaner energy initiatives gathered pace — and a forecast surge Continue Reading
Emma Liu has a good job in Beijing, but she has decided to forgo her normal Giorgio Armani face cream and started buying cheaper sweaters online. Her choices are reverberating Continue Reading
China reported a sharp drop in exports for December sending stock markets across Asia lower, as a global slowdown and a punishing trade war with the US hit the world’s Continue Reading
The editorial board Since the start of the year, companies from Apple of the US and South Korea’s Samsung to Indian-owned Jaguar Land Rover in the UK have warned their Continue Reading
China’s crude imports in December rose 29.9% year on year to an average 10.35 million b/d as independent refiners rushed to use their import quotas, lifting imports by Asia’s biggest Continue Reading
China will “strictly prohibit” the expansion of new iron and steel projects in 2019, the country’s industry minister told the official Xinhua agency in an interview on Thursday. Miao Wei, Continue Reading
