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Sales of Apple’s Smartphones Fall in China
Science & Technology

Sales of Apple’s Smartphones Fall in China

In the Chinese smartphone market, there continues to be a trend of restrained consumer demand for the iPhone.

Chinese Authorities to Discuss Economic Growth Goals
Finance & Economics

Chinese Authorities to Discuss Economic Growth Goals

The annual legislative meeting will be held in Beijing next week, during which the goal of China’s economic growth and plans to achieve it will be discussed.

Chinese Developer Country Garden Faces Liquidation Petition
Finance & Economics

Chinese Developer Country Garden Faces Liquidation Petition

The Chinese developer Country Garden, which defaulted on its debts in 2023, announced that it had received a petition for liquidation from the creditor after non-payment of the loan.

Xiaomi Launches New 14 Series Smartphone
Science & Technology

Xiaomi Launches New 14 Series Smartphone

Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer Xiaomi has presented its new 14-series smartphone with artificial intelligence on international markets.

China’s Economic Troubles Hurt HSBC
Finance & Economics

China’s Economic Troubles Hurt HSBC

HSBC on Wednesday, February 21, published data on a significant decrease in its quarterly profit after the share of this financial institution in China’s Bank of Communications (BoCom) fell by $3 billion.

Standard Chartered CEO Says About China’s Biggest Problem
Finance & Economics

Standard Chartered CEO Says About China’s Biggest Problem

Bill Winters, CEO of Standard Chartered Bank, said during a speech at the World Government Summit in Dubai that China is currently facing a lack of trust, which, in his opinion, is the most serious poser in the context of economic problems of this Asian country.

Chinese Banks Loans Hit All-Time Monthly High
Finance & Economics

Chinese Banks Loans Hit All-Time Monthly High

During January, local financial institutions in China issued a record number of loans to citizens.

SMIC’s Profit Exceeds Estimates
Science & Technology

SMIC’s Profit Exceeds Estimates

The quarterly profit of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) exceeded preliminary expectations.

Xi Jinping Reportedly to Discuss China Stocks With Regulators
Finance & Economics

Xi Jinping Reportedly to Discuss China Stocks With Regulators

The media reported that regulators intend to inform the head of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping about the stock market situation.

China’s Services Activity Expands at Slow Pace
Finance & Economics

China’s Services Activity Expands at Slow Pace

In China, an increase in the level of activity in the local sphere of services was recorded last month, the intensity of which turned out to be lower than the indicator of preliminary expectations regarding this parameter of the functioning of the corresponding area.

Lenovo’s Bad Week Highlights Fear Over US Sanctions
Science & Technology

Lenovo’s Bad Week Highlights Fear Over US Sanctions

Lenovo Group spent last year in high spirits, influenced by a sense of unshakeable optimism about the prospects for artificial intelligence, but 2024 began for the company in a negative scenario, showing more reasons for pessimism against the background of geopolitical tensions, including in the context of a marked deterioration in relations between the United […]

China to Revise AML Regulations With Crypto Transaction Cases
Blockchain & Crypto

China to Revise AML Regulations With Crypto Transaction Cases

The revised law on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) practices in China will take into account the prevention of cryptocurrency use for such illegal purposes.

China Approves 14 Large Language Models
Science & Technology

China Approves 14 Large Language Models

In China, local authorities have approved the launch of the first batch of large language models (LLM) this year.

Evergrande Approaches Liquidation
Finance & Economics

Evergrande Approaches Liquidation

The Chinese Evergrande Group received a liquidation order from the Hong Kong court, which marked the beginning of a complex process to carve up one of the main casualties of the largest property crisis, which had a widespread negative impact on the state of the world’s second-largest economy.

Fidelity Forecasts China’s Economy Gradual Improvement in 2024
Finance & Economics

Fidelity Forecasts China’s Economy Gradual Improvement in 2024

Peiqian Liu, Asia economist at Fidelity International, said during a media briefing on Thursday, January 25, that during 2024, China’s economic system will record a gradual improvement in the state of affairs, which will be stimulated by factors such as production and consumption.

China’s $6 Trillion Stock Wipeout Signals Deeper Problems
Finance & Economics

China’s $6 Trillion Stock Wipeout Signals Deeper Problems

The collapse of the Chinese stock market by $6 trillion has become what can be symbolically described as the thunder of a terrible truth, the sound of which is stronger than any soothing and deliberately encouraging statements that, in general, the weather situation is favorable and there are no cataclysms capable of provoking serious long-term […]