A view of the Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong. [Photo/IC] Hong Kong”s benchmark Hang Seng Index closed at 23,792.54 points on Friday. The index has risen 18.6 percent from the end of last year. The Hong Kong stock market — one of the best-performing markets this year — could offer an insight into the economic…
Hong Kong’s economy expanded by 3.1 per cent year on year in the first quarter of 2025, according to advance government estimates. Figures released by the Census and Statistics Department on Friday showed gross domestic product (GDP) increased by an estimated 3.1 per cent in real terms in the first three months. A government spokesman…
HONG KONG, – China stocks fell slightly in choppy trading on Tuesday, while Hong Kong shares edged up as investors refrained from making big bets until there is more clarity on U.S. tariff plans and their impact on the Chinese economy. ** At the midday break, the Shanghai Composite index was down 0.03% at 3,287.45….
China’s political system – where state power and social control are dominated by the ruling Communist Party – could give Beijing an edge in a new trade war with the United States compared with other countries, experts and insiders have said. But they warned that Chinese companies and local governments may lack the creativity to…
Chinese equities have been out of favor among many investors for the past few years. However, the tide appears to be turning, driven by strong corporate profits, enthusiasm over artificial intelligence and an apparent easing of regulatory pressure from Beijing. “China is back on the radar, at least in terms of investor interest,” Goldman Sachs…
Even though policymakers in Beijing may be putting up a sanguine show, not all is well with China’s economy. Its latest official data reveals that prices in China fell 0.7% from a year earlier in February, marking the first time in more than a year that the economy is in the grip of deflation. Also…
このページを 日本語 で読む The annual meeting of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) has concluded. With the Trump administration very much in mind, in the government work report, Premier Li Qiang called for international cooperation in opposition to “unilateralism and protectionism.” However, China is responsible for the rising tensions in Asia. We must not be misled…
Xi Jinping (AP file photo) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called on top officials to address domestic and international challenges “calmly” as the country prepares for its biggest annual political event next week. The world’s second-largest economy is grappling with sluggish domestic demand, a prolonged property sector crisis, and the risk of a rising…
Amidst the chaotic turbulence across the Northern Hemisphere in recent days, outbursts from US President Donald Trump and the sudden arrival of Chinese warships in the Tasman Sea, you could be forgiven for overlooking a monumental U-turn in Beijing’s vision for the future. This time last week, in the Great Hall of the People, President…
More than three years into China’s housing crisis, there is still no sign of its ending. Now, as private and locally-owned developers keep faltering, the sector is becoming more state-dominated. That marks a stunning reversal for an industry that has been a poster child for China’s economic development. The latest private builder to run into…