Pope makes new overture to China, calling Beijing ‘a promise and hope’ for the church
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE -- Pope Francis declared Friday that China was “a promise and a hope” for the Catholic Church, ...
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China’s ‘Silver Economy’ Is Thriving as Birthrate Plunges
In a 2021 directive, China’s State Council ... milk — without cane sugar — as a gift for relatives at Chinese New Year. The number of elderly care facilities in China has doubled since ...
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China approves plan to raise retirement age from January 2025
China's retirement ages are currently amongst the lowest globally. Reform is urgent with life expectancy in China having risen to 78 years as of 2021 from ... opens new tab. Wang Xiaoping ...
China’s New Home Sales and New Construction Starts Narrow Declines
China’s new home sales and new construction starts by property developers narrowed their year-over-year declines in August, ...
Biden Administration Ratchets Up Tariffs on Chinese Goods
The administration moved to block off a popular tariff-free path for Chinese apparel coming into the United States, and added ...
The US led on nuclear fusion for decades. Now China is in position to win the race
US companies and industry experts are worried they’re losing their decades-long lead in the race to master this ...
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China's Market Regulator Says E-Commerce Giant Alibaba Has Completed Three-Year 'Rectification' Period
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's State Administration of Market Regulation issued a statement on Friday saying Alibaba Group had completed three years "rectification" following a fine levied in 2021 ...
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China Has Been Ignoring Hollywood Movies. Why ‘Alien: Romulus’ Is an Exception
For the past four years ... to forecast from Chinese ticketing agency Maoyan. So far, only one other 2024 U.S. title, the Warner Bros. tentpole “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” has managed ...
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China's Xpeng prices its first budget EV from $16,813
Xpeng launched the P5, the world's first mass-produced car with optionally equipped lidar sensors, in 2021 ... China new home prices fall at fastest pace in over 9 years in Aug 2:48 AM UTC ...
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China could soon have more pets than toddlers. Why that’s a headache for Beijing
Beijing/Hong Kong CNN — Married for seven years ... China’s effort to boost birth rates. After ending the one-child policy in 2016 and making yet another major birth policy shift in 2021 ...
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Top private equity firms put brakes on China dealmaking
Simply sign up to the Chinese ... recently as 2021 and similar numbers in earlier years, but the numbers have fallen every year since then. This year, seven of the 10 have made no new investments ...
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The Middle East arena of competition between the US and China
In 2021, Amin Nasser, Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company Aramco’s CEO, said that the company viewed China as its top priority for the next 50 years ... operating a new port terminal ...