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A slew of economic readings early on Wednesday suggest China lost more momentum heading into the new year, despite a flurry of government support measures; investors appeared most rattled by ominous real estate data
Yuan trading accounted for more than 40% of all foreign currency changing hands on the Moscow Exchange in 2023, triple the year before
Attacks by Iran-backed Houthis have doubled the cost of exports from India and cast a shadow over China's commercial interests and major investments along the Suez Canal
The economic slowdown and uncertainty over jobs has led to many young Chinese opting to stay single and give up on dreams of having children
Investor mood was downbeat as the long wait for rate cuts looked set to roll on and China’s struggles continued while Trump’s possible return also promised volatility
"The challenges to be faced by the company this year may be more severe than we imagine; we have to respond calmly," Country Garden President Mo Bin said
The countries hope to finalise a study to boost a free-trade deal signed in 2013, which stalled over China's human rights record. Li Qiang and a large delegation are also set to speak to global investors at Davos
About three-quarters of the 1,700 Japanese firms in China said in a survey they expected the Chinese economy to worsen or to remain the same this year
China’s central bank sprang a surprise but it wasn’t enough to lift its markets while in stark contrast Tokyo’s benchmark soared to another three-decade high
Public tender documents show dozens of Chinese military and AI research entities have bought Nvidia semiconductors since curbs were imposed by Washington
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