A total of around $3.7 billion was pulled out of Chinese equities in the first 14 days of August.
Markets

Investors pulling out of Chinese stocks at faster pace

Concern growing over country's weakening economic outlook

16 August 2023
A worker walks on scaffolding at a construction site in Huai'an, China, in 2018: Residential housing prices are now falling across a broad swath of the country.
China debt crunch

China home price survey shows wider fall amid Country Garden woes

Prices dropped in 49 cities in July, 11 more than June, as market sentiment dims

16 August 2023
Chinese exports to ASEAN dropped by 21% in July from a year ago.
Caixin

Container shipping rates fall on weaker China-ASEAN trade

Shanghai to Singapore 20-foot container spot price down 30% from March

16 August 2023
With shipments from Japan on pause, a restaurant in Dalian now serves tuna sashimi from Spain. (Photo by Shin Watanabe)
Food & Beverage

Chinese restaurants see Japan seafood supply dry up on import curb

Policy of blanket radiation testing also affects Japanese snacks, condiments

16 August 2023
China's industrial production saw narrow gains in July, especially in its private sector.
Economy

China's state-owned firms overtake private sector in economic slump

Smaller businesses hit by weak consumer spending, left out of infrastructure orders

16 August 2023
A real estate development in Kunming, in China's Yunnan province: Property investment in the country fell 8.5% in the first seven months of 2023 versus the previous year.
China debt crunch

China real estate slump deepens with 8.5% investment drop

January-July figure reflects 'difficulties' among developers as cash dries up

15 August 2023
Road workers in Beijing. China's infrastructure construction was solid in July.
Economy

China's industrial production growth slowed to 3.7% in July

Infrastructure projects support output; Beijing stops reporting youth jobless data

15 August 2023
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Caixin

Did China's youth jobless rate really hit 46.5%?

Staggeringly high figure goes beyond conventional international definitions

15 August 2023
The Beijing Daxing International Airport. Now departing: direct investment by foreign companies.
Economy

Foreign investment in China falls to lowest level on record

Decoupling and doubts about Beijing's openness spook overseas companies

12 August 2023
AMRO Chief Economist Khor Hoe Ee speaks during an interview in Singapore. (Photo by Fumika Sato)
Economy

China's economic and tourism recovery hold key to ASEAN

'Supply chain reconfiguration' also benefits region, says AMRO chief economist

12 August 2023
The People's Bank of China said that in the second half of the year it will "guide" banks to adjust existing mortgage rates in an orderly manner.
Caixin

Chinese banks balk at rate cuts for existing home mortgages

Commercial lenders wary of profit hit despite central bank support

11 August 2023
Supporters of the junta in Niger gather for a rally on Aug. 3. The West African country has been in turmoil since the military seized power on July 26.
Politics

Niger tensions threaten Chinese projects, as dam building stops

Beijing tells citizens to leave, stoking fears PetroChina pipeline works may stall

11 August 2023
Cost savings boosted profit margins at Apple, which is building up its services business to reduce dependence on the iPhone.
Business trends

Global corporate earnings dip amid flagging China demand

Apple, Amazon and other Big Tech players bounce back on cost cuts, ad sales

11 August 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden's new executive order warns that advances in sensitive technologies by countries of concern pose "an unusual and extraordinary threat" to national security.
US-China tensions

Biden bans some U.S. tech investments in mainland China, Hong Kong

Beijing criticizes restrictions covering AI, advanced chips and quantum technology

10 August 2023
Few shoppers are seen at a shopping center in Shanghai in July. (Photo by Iori Kawate)
Economy

China consumer prices swing into decline as deflation risks build

July CPI took a 0.3% year-on-year fall, the first in more than two years

9 August 2023
A vessel is seen docked after unloading imported iron ore at a port in Zhoushan, in China's Zhejiang province.
Caixin

What has China's state iron ore giant achieved in first year?

State firm in talks for overseas purchases, faces limited personnel, funding

9 August 2023
A goods demand shortage is hitting manufacturers worldwide, as China's economy sputters and consumers shift toward services.
Economy

Demand slump drags global manufacturing to financial crisis levels

70% of major economies show shrinking production as China flags

8 August 2023
Boxes of COVID-19 vaccines are seen at a packaging workshop inside the Beijing Institute of Biological Products of Sinopharm's China National Biotec Group in Beijing, February 26, 2021.
Caixin

China's medical exports tumble as world moves on from COVID

Medicines and equipment hit by weak demand amid slow global recovery

7 August 2023
China "views us very much as their adversary," former U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer says. (Photo by Nikkei)
US-China tensions

Trump will raise China tariffs if he wins White House: ex-USTR

Robert Lighthizer says former president 'deadly serious' about campaign pledges

6 August 2023
BYD and other Chinese automakers are gaining ground in exports. (Photo by Yusuke Hinata)
Automobiles

EV powerhouse China leads world in auto exports, topping Japan

Chinese cars make inroads into Russia, Europe and Mexico in first half

6 August 2023
Argentina, which has been building closer economic and financial ties with China, is turning to the yuan amid a severe outflow of forex reserves.
Caixin

Argentina taps China currency swap line to help repay IMF loan

Buenos Aires uses $1.7bn in yuan amid a severe outflow of forex reserves

4 August 2023
A man walks in the Central Business District of Beijing in July. In recent weeks, Chinese officials have talked up a slew of measures to promote private investment and encourage consumption.
Economy

China again vows policy support for economy as slowdown bites

From food vendors to property sellers, many struggle in absence of fiscal stimulus

4 August 2023
China's economy has struggled to get back on track even after the end of the zero-COVID policy that locked down commercials hubs like Shanghai.
Economy

China's economic slowdown raises 'Japanification' fears

Weak inflation, aging population and excess savings echo post-bubble Japan

4 August 2023
An advertisement at a condominium project in the Tongling suburbs reads: "buy one floor, get one free." (Photo by Noriyuki Doi)
Property

'Buy one floor, get one free': China's real estate slump deepens

Cooling of key growth engine brings risks of debt overhang into focus

3 August 2023
New PBOC Gov. Pan Gongsheng, seen here in 2017, is a battle-tested policymaker. 
Opinion

New PBOC chief Pan Gongsheng has a harder job than BOJ's Ueda

First challenge will be to decide on additional monetary stimulus

2 August 2023