China economy

China’s factory activity expands but price pressures intensify: private PMI

[BEIJING] China’s manufacturing sector expanded in March for a fourth straight month as output and new orders continued to grow, but rising price pressures sharply intensified, a private-sector survey...

China's official manufacturing PMI rose to 50.4 from 49.0 in February, above the 50-threshold and hitting the highest point in 12 months.

China’s factory activity growth hits 1-year high even as war risks heighten

Economic activity outperformed expectations in the first two months of the year

Nike has now logged six straight quarters of decline in the China market

Nike’s China stumble exposes execution gaps

Insiders say top-down decision-making limits responsiveness to local market needs

An employee works on the production line for solar panels at a factory in Hefei, China, May 16, 2024.

China’s industrial profits jump as Middle East war casts long shadow

Computer, communication and other electronic equipment manufacturing had the fastest profit growth

China's regulator is now weighing allowing some bank shareholders to become major investors in one to two additional lenders.

China considers easing bank shareholding limits to boost capital: sources

Rising geopolitical tensions and turbulent global markets are intensifying the push to bolster domestic banks’ balance sheets

The small and medium-sized firms that are vital engines of employment in the world’s second-largest economy are nevertheless seeing their input costs surge.

China’s official calm belies a war battering its small factories

Producer prices are now forecast to rise 0.3% this year

Strong global demand driven by investments in data centres and power equipment is likely helping ward off external threats for Chinese companies.

AI demand is shielding China’s booming trade from Iran war shock

The outlook for trade is key to assessing the state of the world’s second-largest economy

Chinese President Xi Jinping talks with students in a classroom at a high school, during an inspection tour of Xiongan New Area in Hebei province on Mar 23.

China’s Xi renews push to develop new high-tech city outside Beijing

He urges ‘more vigorous’ measures to migrate the non-capital functions of Beijing to Xiongan

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at the China Development Forum in Beijing, China, March 22, 2026.

China positions itself as a stable economic force amid global uncertainty at Beijing forum

More US corporate leaders travelled to Beijing for the conference this year

China has been pushing towards progress on capital account convertibility – or the free flow of capital across borders.

China to issue new quotas for investing overseas, official says

The move is intended to better meet the cross-border investment needs of domestic institutions