Retail sales plunged 11.1%, the steepest fall since March 2020, while industrial production dropped 2.9%. Capital Economics forecasts growth of just 2% this year.

The additions come as China’s securities watchdog said it has been in regular talks with US regulators over the ongoing Chinese stocks delisting audit stand-off and expects a deal soon.

Smaller cities have been hammered by falling home prices for seven months since September, the latest tally of 70 major cities by China's statistics bureau shows

Chinese exports to Russia have been buffeted as the rouble swings in value, clear evidence of the effect Western sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine are having in China

DJI says claims it is leaking GPS data on Ukrainian military positions to Russia are false, after a German retailer gave that reason for blocking sales of its drones

Russia is looking to China, India, Iran and Turkey to plug the gap created by an exodus of western retail companies after it declared war on Ukraine, an industry body has said

US trade representative Katherine Tai's office said exemptions to Trump-era tariffs had been allowed to expire and the US will renew some but not all of the previous exemptions

As of Friday, retail petrol prices will rise by 750 yuan ($118) a tonne and diesel prices by 720 yuan a tonne, the National Development and Reform Commission said

The 4-0 vote is the latest move by the regulator to bar Chinese telecommunications carriers from the US, citing national security concerns

Many people face the prospect of spending a second year away from their families over the holiday break because of concern about catching Covid-19

China's recovery from the global pandemic is losing steam as new Covid-19 outbreaks and floods disrupt business and slow retail spending. Targeted policy tightening is also dragging on growth.

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