Category: China
China logs 5% GDP growth in 2024 as exports, stimulus provide year-end boost
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Driven by stimulus, an economic rebound in the last quarter helped China hit its GDP target, and signs point to a similar goal in 2025 despite challenges. https://www.scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3295236/china-logs-5-gdp-growth-2024-exports-stimulus-provide-year-end-boost?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMainland China gives green light to first post-Covid group tours to Taiwan
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Groups from Fujian and Shanghai are the first to be allowed to visit the island in a move Beijing says will help ‘strengthen exchanges’. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3295250/mainland-china-gives-green-light-first-post-covid-group-tours-taiwan?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreGuangzhou noodle shops, Mandarin in Tibet in focus as China pushes ethnic integration
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Latest publication by National Ethnic Affairs Commission hails Guangzhou for creating China’s first big data set to promote integration. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3295239/guangzhou-noodle-shops-mandarin-tibet-focus-chinas-pushes-ethnic-integration?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s population drops for third year in a row despite uptick in births
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Though China’s birth rate rose this year after an all-time low in 2023, the country’s overall population continued its decline. https://www.scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3295222/chinas-population-drops-third-year-row-despite-uptick-births?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAlipay bears cost of system error that applied discounts to user transactions
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The system error applied a 20 per cent ‘government subsidy’ to an undisclosed number of transactions on Thursday, according to users. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3295197/alipay-bears-cost-system-error-applied-discounts-user-transactions?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina and Thailand detain 12 crime ring members suspected of trafficking actor to Myanmar
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. News of the joint crime-fighting effort comes after top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi urges Asean countries to crack down on cross-border fraud. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3295193/china-and-thailand-detain-12-crime-ring-members-suspected-trafficking-actor-myanmar?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUnplug Great Firewall to boost China’s competitiveness, Shanghai lawmaker says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Legislator Mao Xiangdong calls for lifting internet restrictions in free-trade zones, financial districts and universities. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3295169/unplug-great-firewall-boost-chinas-competitiveness-shanghai-lawmaker-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChinese military tests electronic war gadget that turns drone into a giant UFO
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Researchers say the effect on radar screens would be similar to a stadium-sized flying saucer materialising out of thin air. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3294661/chinese-military-tests-electronic-war-gadget-turns-drone-giant-ufo?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS ‘TikTok refugees’ spark global rush of sign-ups to China’s RedNote platform
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Shanghai-based app is topping the charts as the No 1 free-to-use platform in more countries, from Britain and Italy to Canada. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3295130/us-tiktok-refugees-spark-global-rush-sign-ups-chinas-rednote-platform?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLi Ka-shing gives Disneyland tickets, RedNote’s challenge in US: SCMP’s 7 highlights
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. From Li Ka-shing giving free Disneyland tickets to Hong Kong helpers to RedNote’s US challenges, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3294990/li-ka-shing-gives-disneyland-tickets-rednotes-challenge-us-scmps-7-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed
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