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Sylvia Ma
Reporter, Political Economy
Sylvia Ma joined the Post in 2023 as a graduate trainee and covers China's economy. 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 joined the Post in 2023 as a graduate trainee and covers China's economy. 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 economy, social issues, cultureLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
Beijing promises to source advanced tech, consumer goods and agricultural products from overseas while diversifying markets.
Economist Zhang Bin says this year’s 2 per cent inflation target ‘corresponds to a state of relative equilibrium between supply and demand’.
China raises domestic energy output target and increases number of key projects planned for the next 5 years.
Beijing is using economic clout to reshape its global financial influence – a strategy analysts say could play out over decades.
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Regulators refine cross-border rules and cut the foreign exchange risk reserve ratio for forward forex sales to zero, aiming to provide stable offshore liquidity and help firms manage risks.
Former ICBC chairman Chen Siqing says alternatives needed due to risk of financial weaponisation in US dollar-centric world.
Global monetary body calls on Beijing to roll out more forceful fiscal stimulus to bolster domestic demand amid record trade surplus.
The offshore currency continues to appreciate, with official fixing also hitting its strongest level since May 2023.
Experts say Hong Kong has ‘distinct advantages’ that can support the country’s financial development amid geopolitical uncertainties.
Anzac-class frigate ‘conducted a routine transit through the South China Sea’, Australian defence department says.
Regulators intervene to contain fallout after volatility in global prices sparks market turmoil at home.
China’s central bank sets the yuan’s midpoint rate at its strongest level since mid-2023, as jitters over the US dollar buoy the Chinese currency.
Shen Xianbing is the latest high-profile figure in Chinese finance to die unexpectedly, as concerns rise over stress and overwork in the industry.
Kevin Warsh unlikely to deliver long-term rebound while central bank independence still at risk, analysts say.
Global instability has also pushed a once-niche academic debate into Chinese policy circles.
Washington says it could still designate Beijing in future if evidence found that it limits currency’s strength.
Some Chinese funds halt subscriptions as uncertainty fuels volatility in the metals market, while Hong Kong’s first gold exchange-traded fund surges on its debut.
With the US president levelling threats at enemies, allies and his own central bank, alternatives like gold and Chinese assets are gaining appeal.
Ministry of Commerce unveils new resource to help companies navigate the dos and don’ts of complex international markets, and policies will be rolled out appropriately.
China’s central bank set the yuan fixing rate at under 7 per US dollar for the first time since mid-2023 as concerns over dollar assets mount.
With the yuan’s fixing at fresh 2023 highs and US dollar uncertainty rising under Trump, Beijing is urged to expand yuan-settled imports to internationalise its currency.
China logs 5 per cent GDP growth in 2025, 4.5 per cent in fourth quarter as Beijing acknowledges ‘long-standing issues and new challenges’.
Beijing tightened oversight of China’s online lending market last year, but many are still borrowing, especially those of younger generations.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the deal, which features a mutual reduction in tariffs on goods, including Chinese EVs.
Beyond the central bank’s rate cuts that take effect Monday, authorities will work to lower the minimum down payment for commercial property purchase loans to 30 per cent.
China’s global manufacturing dominance is a tale of two halves; reliant on home-grown industrial growth and Western consumption, experts say.
Analysts note how Beijing’s policy goals, such as internationalising China’s currency and curbing overcapacity, are aligning with a firmer exchange rate.
Beijing also aims to collect more industrial data and push manufacturers to embrace digital solutions.
Sixth entry in Communist Party mouthpiece’s editorial series calls domestic market ‘world’s rarest resource’, vows supply-chain support to aid industrialisation.
