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The future of China is not rosy, but perhaps the most surprising aspect is that Muslim nations around the world are keeping mum about the fate of the Uyghurs; nobody has so far dared to question China about its Muslim policy.

China's economy shows further weakness as retail sales struggle

Latest figures on Wednesday show retail sales expanded 7.2 percent last month, well off the 8.4 percent tipped by...

15 May 2019 6:56 AM GMT

People wearing protective face masks ride a public bus in Hong Kong, Sunday. AP photo

China virus outbreak hits Indian tourism

Foreign as well as domestic tourists are cancelling travel to Kerala where three cases of the disease have been...

9 Feb 2020 9:01 AM GMT

A currency trader talks on the phone at the foreign exchange trading room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. AP photo

China returns to business tomorrow after extended break over...

The usually week-long Lunar New Year holiday was extended by 10 days in much of China amid mounting alarm over an...

9 Feb 2020 8:42 AM GMT

Chinas industrial output rose 3.9 percent in April from a year earlier. (AP Photo)

China's factory output posts first increase for 2020, but consumption...

After months of lockdowns, China is slowly reopening its economy as the coronavirus outbreak on the mainland has come...

15 May 2020 8:30 AM GMT

President Xis dual circulation plan, as part of Chinas 14th Five Year Plan (2021-25), the bursting of the real estate bubble and an economic slowdown have combined to put global firms on alert. (AP)

Sanjaya Baru | World & China: De-risk, diversify, not decouple

The China-India bilateral trade is in fact set to touch an all-time high of $100 billion by the end of 2021

17 Oct 2021 8:15 PM GMT

PM Modi has suddenly backtracked by announcing on Gurupurab, associated with Guru Nanak, his governments decision to annul the three farm laws. Representational Image. (PTI)

K.C. Singh | Diverse dilemmas: Power for Modi, economy for Xi

Controversy again arose about Chinese disturbance of the status quo at the 3,488 kilometre-long Line of Actual Control

21 Nov 2021 9:16 PM GMT

A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 17, 2020. Shares have advanced in Asia after Chinas economic growth data, while bleak, was better than expected. (AP Photo)

Asian shares climb on China data, Wall Street rally

China reported its economy contracted 6.8% in January-March as the country battled the coronavirus

17 April 2020 8:44 AM GMT

In this photo provided Tuesday, March 12, 2024, by the Iranian Army, an Iranian military boat patrols as a warship enters the Iranian waters prior to start of a joint naval drill of Iran, Russia and China in the Indian Ocean. Iran has stepped up its military cooperation with Beijing and Moscow in response to regional tensions with the United States, including by supplying military drones to Russia before the European nation invaded Ukraine in 2022. AP/PTI

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Amid global conflicts, don't let China's CPC...

Global Military Dynamics: Examining Five Active Combat Commands and Economic Warfare Strategies

21 April 2024 6:02 PM GMT

Even Premier Li Keqiang has expressed doubts about the accuracy of the countrys GDP figures.

China caught faking economic data

Official admits to falsifying data; helps confirm long-held suspicion about manipulation.

18 Jan 2017 9:33 PM GMT

Data this week is expected to show Chinas forex reserves precariously perched just above $3 trillion at end-December.

Fears arise about China's forex reserve dip

Vicious cycle of more outflows and currency depreciation looms large.

6 Jan 2017 12:00 AM GMT

The official non-manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) stood at 54.5 in December, down from 54.7 in November, but well above the 50-point mark. (Representational Image)

Growth in China's factories, services slows in Dec

China's GDP still looks set to hit Beijing's 2016 growth target of 6.5 to 7 per cent.

2 Jan 2017 2:15 AM GMT

Data this week is expected to show Chinas forex reserves precariously perched just above $3 trillion at end-December.

China factory output rises in May but officials guarded

China's economy has long been driven by debt-fuelled investment in infrastructure, such as bridges, highways.

14 Jun 2017 5:36 AM GMT