Chinese Economy

Published: 2:39pm, 20 May, 2019 Updated: 2:38pm, 20 May, 2019

BEIJING, China Throughout the seemingly endless US/China trade war, shoppers from Shanghai to Beijing have been serenely snapping up luxury goods, from Gucci logo T-shirts to Balenciaga sneakers and Cartier nail bracelets. That could be about to change. The …

When the US imposed a trade ban on ZTE last year, it almost caused the Chinese company to go bankrupt. While Huawei may last longer than its compatriot, it might not take long before the company is also brought to its knees. Google has already been reported t…

Weekend Reading: Adam Tooze is correct when he writes that "across the American political spectrum, if there is agreement on anything, it is on the need for a firmer line against China". The bombs-and-bullets people, the geopolitics people, and the blame-some…

Additional headlines are hitting the wires from the Chinese state planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), as it now talks about the US-China trade spat. “Trade friction’s impact on the Chinese economy is under control.” “China to stu…

(Bloomberg) -- Baidu Inc. posted a loss for the first time since going public in 2005 as Chinas biggest online search engine struggles with a changing local market and slowing economy. The net loss was 327 million yuan ($47.5 million) for the three months en…

(Bloomberg) -- Baidu Inc. posted a loss for the first time since going public in 2005 as Chinas biggest online search engine struggles with a changing local market and slowing economy. The net loss was 327 million yuan ($47.5 million) for the three months en…

Baidu Inc. warned of fallout from the slowing Chinese economy and swung to a loss in the latest period as spending rose. The Beijing-based internet-search company expects its online-marketing business, which sells advertising to a range of companies, to face…

Most investors will be familiar with the two Chinese tech giants that dominate all spheres of China's economy: Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) and Tencent Holdings Limited (SEHK:700). Both companies also recently happened to report their latest quarterly earnings o…

Timme Spakman, economist at ING, suggests that with the maturing Chinese economy, its pace of growth is slowing as firms are switching from labour intensive production to production of higher value added products and services. Key Quotes “Wages are rising a…