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    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      Chinese business & finance
      China property bonds rebound on support measures from Beijing

      Efforts to bolster confidence in the sector draw some foreign investors back to developers’ dollar debt

    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      News in-depthChinese business & finance
      World awaits return of Chinese tourists as Covid curbs expire

      Hospitality industries brace for influx of millions to gather pace as Beijing opens borders after three years

    • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
      Coronavirus pandemic
      China risks 1mn Covid deaths in ‘winter wave’, modelling shows

      Government faces reckoning over failure to vaccinate elderly and boost ICU capacity

    • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
      News in-depthChinese politics & policy
      China’s elderly vaccine refuseniks pose obstacle for Xi Jinping

      Nearly 90mn Chinese are insufficiently protected against Covid as Beijing begins to unwind pandemic controls

    • Friday, 25 November, 2022
      News in-depthChinese politics & policy
      ‘No way we can open’: China’s zero-Covid exit plans unravel

      Economic and social costs are climbing but Beijing has failed to offer a way out of endless lockdowns

    • Thursday, 24 November, 2022
      ExplainerChinese politics & policy
      How China’s close contacts are piling pressure on Beijing’s zero-Covid policy

      Rising cases in Guangzhou indicate a widening gap between official guidance and reality

    • Monday, 24 October, 2022
      Chinese politics & policy
      Xi’s men: Why China’s new politburo has spooked markets

      President stacks elite political body with loyalists as he tightens grip on power

    • Monday, 17 October, 2022
      China’s Communist party congress
      All the Emperor’s men: How Xi Jinping became China’s unrivalled leader

      China’s premier has stacked key positions with loyalists and sidelined any potential challengers to his leadership

    • Thursday, 13 October, 2022
      Chinese politics & policy
      Shanghai reimposes strict Covid measures as cases rise

      Authorities are tightening restrictions across China ahead of Communist party congress

    • Wednesday, 5 October, 2022
      News in-depthIndian business & finance
      India’s foreign reserves dwindle but currency defence still strong

      Rupee has fallen less than other regional currencies and RBI can fund further intervention

    • Sunday, 2 October, 2022
      Chinese business & finance
      China property woes trigger decline in global cement output

      Biggest fall in at least two decades is concrete evidence of impact of real estate crisis

    • Thursday, 8 September, 2022
      Oil
      India and China undercut Russia’s oil sanctions pain

      Customs data suggest demand from Beijing and New Delhi is largely offsetting loss of sales to Europe

    • Wednesday, 31 August, 2022
      News in-depthClimate change
      China drought highlights economic damage wrought by global warming

      Record heatwave behind power shortages that paralysed industry probably caused by climate change, scientists say

    • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
      Coronavirus economic impact
      Covid restrictions stymie tourism revival in Japan and much of Asia

      Visitors shun Tokyo and Seoul even as travel industry rebounds elsewhere in region

    • Wednesday, 27 July, 2022
      Indian economy
      India’s roaring post-pandemic recovery at risk from inflation

      Heavy dependence on oil imports reduces Modi government’s ability to mitigate price rises

    • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
      The Big Read
      The reinvention of Hong Kong

      After three stormy years, Xi Jinping hails a ‘new era’ for the city. It is likely to be less international and closer to mainland China

    • Monday, 27 June, 2022
      The Big Read
      Covid in China: Xi’s fraying relationship with the middle class

      The new buzzword for Chinese people sick of being locked down is ‘runxue’: the study of leaving the country completely

    • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
      News in-depthAsia-Pacific economy
      South-east Asia bucks global stagflation trend as tourism and exports climb

      Big regional economies are roaring back after lifting burdensome Covid curbs that strangled growth

    • Thursday, 9 June, 2022
      Chinese politics & policy
      China digs in for permanent zero-Covid with testing and quarantine regime

      Shanghai district prepares for new lockdown as authorities build infrastructure to extend approach

    • Tuesday, 7 June, 2022
      Chinese business & finance
      BYD pollution probe heaps pressure on China’s stuttering electric vehicle sector

      Carmaker under investigation after claims residents near factory suffered nosebleeds and breathing problems

    • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
      Chinese trade
      China’s exports suffer reversal of fortune as world shakes off Covid lockdowns

      Shift in global consumption back to services threatens Beijing’s ability to reach growth target

    • Tuesday, 31 May, 2022
      Coronavirus pandemic
      How China’s lockdown policies are crippling the country’s economy

      Xi Jinping’s attempts to keep China free of Covid-19 are causing widespread damage to the world’s second biggest economy

    • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
      News in-depthChinese economy
      China’s lockdowns hammer consumer spending

      Strategy has muted stimulus efforts and slowed transition from export and construction-led economy

    • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
      Coronavirus pandemic
      WHO chief warns that China’s zero-Covid strategy is not sustainable

      New modelling underscores country’s vulnerability because of faltering vaccination drive

    • Monday, 9 May, 2022
      Reliance Industries Ltd
      Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries steps up M&A in retail and renewables push

      India’s biggest conglomerate spent almost $1bn on first-quarter dealmaking

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