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  • Chinese Stocks Surge After Week-Long Holiday

    Chinese Stocks Surge After Week-Long Holiday0

    Chinese stock markets rose sharply on Monday as they resumed trade after the Lunar New Year holiday, while a commitment from the government to boost spending and support economic growth also aided sentiment. The Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 index rose 1.3%, while the Shanghai Composite index added 0.6%, with most sectors trading positively. Automobile and

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  • Chinese Fret Over Infecting Elderly As Holidays Prompt COVID Warnings

    Chinese Fret Over Infecting Elderly As Holidays Prompt COVID Warnings0

    People in China worried on Thursday about spreading COVID-19 to aged relatives as they planned returns to their home towns for holidays that the World Health Organization warns could inflame a raging outbreak. The Lunar New Year holiday, which officially starts from Jan. 21, comes after China last month abandoned a strict anti-virus regime of

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  • China’s Dec Home Prices fall, More Supportive Policies Likely

    China’s Dec Home Prices fall, More Supportive Policies Likely0

    China’s new home prices fell again in December as COVID-19 outbreaks hurt demand, with Beijing expected to roll out more measures to help sustain the recovery after the dismantling of pandemic curbs last month brightened the outlook. New home prices dropped both in monthly and annual terms, with continued weak demand a constraint to a

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  • China Q4 GDP Slows on COVID Woes, But Beats Expectations

    China Q4 GDP Slows on COVID Woes, But Beats Expectations0

    The Chinese economy grew at a slower pace in the fourth quarter of 2022, data showed on Tuesday, as disruptions caused by the country’s now relaxed zero-COVID policy weighed heavily on business activity, although the reading still beat expectations. Chinese gross domestic product (GPD) grew at an annualized rate of 2.9% in the three months

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  • China Manufacturing PMI Shrinks for 5th Straight Month in Dec – Caixin

    China Manufacturing PMI Shrinks for 5th Straight Month in Dec – Caixin0

    Chinese manufacturing activity shrank for a fifth straight month in December, a private survey showed on Tuesday, as the country grappled with an unprecedented spike in COVID-19 cases after it relaxed some restrictions intended to prevent the spread of the virus. The Caixin Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) read 49.0 in December, higher than forecasts

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  • China Hotel, Catering Job Openings Surge On PAost-COVID Demand Recovery – Survey

    China Hotel, Catering Job Openings Surge On PAost-COVID Demand Recovery – Survey0

    Chinese hotels and restaurants are seeking employees amid demand recovery in the services sector after the end of Beijing’s zero-COVID protocols, with a survey by a leading recruiter showing a surge in job openings in the hospitality industry. During the first six days of work after China’s Lunar New Year holiday, job openings in the

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