Category: China
China meets annual GDP target, US tally of top scientists surpassed: SCMP daily highlights
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. From China logging 5 per cent GDP growth to a call to unplug the Great Firewall, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3295212/china-meets-annual-gdp-target-us-tally-top-scientists-surpassed-scmp-daily-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s Xi Jinping and Donald Trump speak over the phone
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chinese state news agency reports call with US president-elect just three days before his inauguration. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3295267/chinas-xi-jinping-and-donald-trump-speak-over-phone?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSmartphone giant Honor names Huawei veteran to lead firm as CEO George Zhao Ming resigns
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Honor’s leadership shuffle could add some degree of uncertainty to the company’s preparations for an initial public offering. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3295264/smartphone-giant-honor-names-huawei-veteran-lead-firm-ceo-george-zhao-ming-resigns?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina rejects US allegations targeting its world-leading shipbuilding industry
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ministry of Commerce urges Washington to ‘stop blaming China for US domestic industrial-development problems’. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3295226/china-rejects-us-allegations-targeting-its-world-leading-shipbuilding-industry?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina 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
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