The 61-year-old former vice-minister of finance would be the development bank’s first female leader.
1 Apr 2025 - 12:39PM videocam
China Electricity Council data shows non-fossil fuels now account for 58.8 per cent of country’s total installed power capacity.
With Brussels’ tariffs not a problem, China’s plug-in hybrid EVs have become the fastest-growing Chinese export item to the 27-nation bloc.
25 Mar 2025 - 7:00PM videocam
Leading Chinese aircraft manufacturer aims to be able to produce 200 narrowbody jets a year by 2029, conference told.
21 Mar 2025 - 9:30PM videocam
On his first inspection tour since the national legislative session, China’s president said the relatively underdeveloped province should build ties with other regions.
19 Mar 2025 - 11:07AM videocam
Beijing aims to help its vast export sector ride out the trade war by working with firms to expand their domestic sales.
18 Mar 2025 - 3:09PM videocam
The bank also pledged to cut interest rates and keep the yuan stable amid an uncertain global outlook.
14 Mar 2025 - 6:58PM videocam
February consumer inflation fell 0.7 per cent year on year, while prices at the factory gate were down 2.2 per cent.
9 Mar 2025 - 9:26PM videocam
In the aftermath of an earlier shipment rush, China’s trade figures have dimmed in January and February as US tariffs begin to take hold.
7 Mar 2025 - 4:12PM videocam
The president tells Jiangsu deputies that the powerhouse province should lead the way in future industries and regional cooperation.
5 Mar 2025 - 11:32PM videocam
Shenzhen publishes three major action plans in a single day as it pursues global leadership in emerging fields.
4 Mar 2025 - 5:30PM videocam
Beijing says Washington’s fentanyl accusations ignore ‘objective facts’ and warns it will take ‘all necessary countermeasures’ to defend its interests.
4 Mar 2025 - 1:27PM videocam
Panda bonds help foreign firms in China raise capital by targeting domestic investors, and issuance is on the rise.
Beijing has added a ban on fining private firms without a legal basis to the draft of its new private-economy promotion law.
25 Feb 2025 - 10:52AM videocam
Morgan Stanley analysts say America’s sizeable bilateral trade deficit is a difficult hurdle to overcome.
21 Feb 2025 - 2:46PM videocam
Wang Wentao tells Howard Lutnick that the two countries have made substantial progress on fentanyl control.
Beijing plans to encourage consumers to open their wallets by eliminating scams, price gouging and shoddy goods.
20 Feb 2025 - 11:31AM videocam
China’s central bank governor has offered to deepen financial ties with emerging economies and help them gain a greater voice in the IMF.
Beijing plans to boost research into a slew of next-generation battery technologies as it strives to make its renewables sector more efficient.
Red Sea crisis still key concern for industry, but unpredictable US president ‘remains a nightmare’.
14 Feb 2025 - 5:45PM videocam
First UK-China Strategic Dialogue meeting in nearly seven years could help to create climate for further investment.
China has approved a new plan to attract overseas investors, after recording its steepest drop in foreign direct investment since the 2008 financial crash last year.
11 Feb 2025 - 5:30PM videocam
A hearing by the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission features warnings and advice for Washington as competition with China heats up.
Statistics indicate domestic consumption broke several records during this year’s holiday, with lower-end spending seeing the biggest gains.
Shanghai-based start-up AgiBot will partner with Kazakhstan to open the first Chinese robotics manufacturing and research facilities in Central Asia.
7 Feb 2025 - 5:44PM videocam
The US’ elimination of a small-package tax exemption ‘will not kill’ the business models of China’s cross-border e-commerce giants, but will hurt American consumers, analysts say.
4 Feb 2025 - 6:30PM videocam
The Chinese economic hub saw retail sales decline for only the second time in 40 years in 2024.
24 Jan 2025 - 2:18PM videocam
Trade official says his country can still be a ‘platform’ for China trade, even as US President Donald Trump threatens transshipment tariffs.
24 Jan 2025 - 11:56AM videocam
In a year that saw China import US$7 billion of the fruit – a record – upstarts Vietnam and Malaysia are eyeing Thailand’s top spot.
23 Jan 2025 - 11:00AM videocam
China’s exports of electric vehicles to the European Union rose again in December, prompting fears of an escalating trade conflict in 2025.
22 Jan 2025 - 11:30AM videocam