Sylvia Ma
Reporter, Political Economy
Sylvia Ma covers China's economy from Shanghai, having joined the Post as a graduate trainee in Hong Kong in 2023. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Hong Kong and a bachelor’s degree in English from Fudan University.
Sylvia Ma covers China's economy from Shanghai, having joined the Post as a graduate trainee in Hong Kong in 2023. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Hong Kong and a bachelor’s degree in English from Fudan University.
Areas of Expertise:
China macroeconomy and financeLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
Extended holiday boosts long-distance travel, yet plummeting box office sales underscore challenges.
Beijing is building a financial safety net around the yuan while reducing exposure to US Treasuries – a strategy that could draw increasing scrutiny from Washington.
The 10 articles ran under the pen name ‘Jinxuan’, widely believed to be associated with the National Development and Reform Commission.
Beijing has cut the interest rate on its pledged supplemental lending facility to 1.5 per cent, while offering homebuyers a mortgage interest subsidy.
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New AI dialogue becomes latest formal channel to manage competition while coming leader-level meetings grant further room to stabilise ties, analysts say.
Analysts say that the relatively short window, while a positive sign, could also raise pressure on both Beijing and Washington.
He Yadong, a spokesman for the commerce ministry, confirmed the completion of the AI dialogue while briefing reporters on Thursday.
Li calls for service platforms to help companies, particularly SMEs, with functions such as industrial design, pilot testing and maintenance.
Beijing has not officially announced details of the delegation, but the leaders of DeepSeek and Moonshot AI are absent from the reported list.
Two more chemicals added to export control list days after US president calls for ‘more aggressive action’.
The departure sends political signal rather than materially threatens project, analysts say.
The two sides have found new sources of leverage across AI, chips, rare earths and wider technology supply chains since the US leader’s May visit to Beijing.
Persistent concerns over sustainability of Washington’s finances see overall foreign holdings shrink for second consecutive month.
Analysts say lack of movement towards a common currency reflects a more pragmatic approach to reducing reliance on US dollar.
The deployment of self-driving vehicles, now past the pilot stage, has improved safety, efficiency and operating costs, mine manager says.
From social media tips to long queues at banks, buyers in China are rushing to secure government debt amid a global sell-off of US Treasuries.
US businesses in China are feeling more upbeat than at any point since 2021, as bilateral relations become more stable, survey finds.
Elon Musk says Tesla’s new Cybercab motor has no rare earths, but analysts saw the move as only a slight step towards reducing industry reliance – or China’s leverage.
Capital boost strengthens buffers of financial institutions, but stronger fiscal support is needed to reignite credit demand, observers say.
Sungrow and Sieyuan shares fell sharply after Washington’s order, but analysts say markets may be overlooking enforcement hurdles and strong global demand.
Compared with a more than 2 per cent decline in the US dollar index since late July, the yuan gained less than 1 per cent against the dollar.
39 pilot cities added 2.96 million BeiDou positioning terminals in first half of this year, up 30 per cent year on year.
The former IMF adviser examines how de-dollarisation is gaining pace and what lies ahead for China’s yuan.
Risks are ‘being resolved and contained’, back-to-back weekend commentaries assert after second-quarter GDP misses mark.
Washington says it wants to ‘break down barriers’ for its companies in talks being held in the run-up to Xi Jinping’s visit next month.
Improved cold-chain transport links are making durians cheaper in the world’s biggest market for the pungent tropical fruit.
Analysts said the impact on global asset allocations would depend on whether the move could bring long-end Treasury yields sustainably lower.
Barry Eichengreen of the University of California, Berkeley, on US wobbles and how China and rest of the world can plan for a multipolar monetary system.
Beijing cuts exposure to US debt to US$633.4 billion, official data shows, amid broader diversification push.
