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Ralph Jennings
Correspondent, Political Economy
Ralph Jennings joined the Political Economy desk as a Senior Reporter in August 2022 having worked as a freelancer since 2011. Ralph previously covered news for Thomson Reuters in Taipei and for local newspapers in California. He graduated from University of California, Berkeley with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication.
Ralph Jennings joined the Political Economy desk as a Senior Reporter in August 2022 having worked as a freelancer since 2011. Ralph previously covered news for Thomson Reuters in Taipei and for local newspapers in California. He graduated from University of California, Berkeley with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication.
Languages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
The hulking striker has become a huge star in China during the World Cup, helping his homeland attract a growing wave of tourists.
Officials meeting in Beijing also expanded list of approved Chinese cities to 11, including Chongqing.
Delegation from prominent Japanese organisation seeks October talks in Beijing and Xian to repair business partnerships after geopolitical disputes snarled exchanges.
Government document lays out plan for thousands of islets, many of which are rich in minerals and fresh water but have been damaged over time.
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Goldman Sachs says deploying an 800 billion yuan financial instrument into strategic investments could provide an economic boost.
Wanning, on tropical Hainan Island, is now home to 160 surf clubs and welcomes 500,000 visitors a year.
In some cases, popular live-streamers with online stores and millions of fans paid taxes as low as a few hundred yuan, authorities say.
Additional screenings now required for pilots to access parts of the capital, affecting mountain tours and Great Wall flights, industry insider says.
Inbound tourism has grown since late 2023, when China began expanding its visa-free entry scheme to cover an additional 50 countries.
Chinese travellers are gaining easier access to destinations worldwide, even as they still require visas for more countries than they can enter freely.
The Alliance for American Manufacturing says China is trying to circumvent the USMCA through its automotive investments in Mexico.
The whole 11-city network, including the global financial hub Dubai, is due to be completed in March, according to state media.
A growing number of foreign travellers are taking advantage of looser rules to venture inland, fuelling a shift away from traditional hotspots.
Beijing’s ‘milestone’ mandate seen authorising retaliatory responses to trade barriers while restricting research leaks.
Tokyo’s new industrial strategy reflects growing concern over economic security amid frayed bilateral ties with Beijing, analysts say.
Middle Corridor through Kazakhstan and across Caspian Sea would have transit time of 15 to 18 days, compared with 45 to 60 for ocean routes.
The Southeast Asian country will offer the bonds in an attempt to better stabilise its national finances as the rupiah continues to fall.
Of Japan’s top five inbound tourism markets so far this year, mainland China is the only one where travellers require a visa.
Is finding another Hanoi haven possible, or would trying be a fool’s errand for Chinese firms looking to get the jump on Trump and evade tariffs?
Sharpest risks to occur in the Global South, with countries facing conflict and economic stress being the worst hit: United Nations’ FAO.
A think tank says low-end handsets, rentable at border checkpoints and pre-installed with local apps, could narrow ‘digital divide’ for visitors.
Years-long liquidation of corporate fleets appears to be ending, aviation firm data shows, with a strategic pivot in who navigates the nation’s skies.
Carrier says LA-Shanghai service is being expanded ‘in response to customer demand’.
Visa waivers for over 70 countries and an increase in domestic travel may mean Chinese tourism overtakes the US in market size, analysts say.
China’s graduates recast career choices, trading tradition for flexible paths as salary growth lags and postgraduate ambitions fade: MyCOS.
Infrastructure and cloud solutions from China are bolstering the Fifa event as one of the host nations balances strategic partnerships with rising Washington pressure.
High maintenance and fuel costs squeeze Chinese airlines as replacement rates lag, while Comac’s home-grown model seen as buffer against supply-chain hurdles.
The fruit is heading to Asean markets on the China-Laos Railway, supported by the world’s largest free trade agreement.
Beijing could move to build an alternative to the Panama Canal in Nicaragua, before the US gets involved, scholar warns.
