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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
TopicChinese economy

Topic: Chinese economy

Chinese firms are issuing ‘anti-coronavirus bonds’ — what they are and how they will help

China has allowed private firms to issue bonds at a lower interest rate as it looks to provide stimulus to its economy. Companies are, in turn, using them to pay off their debts.

How China’s economic might is coming in the way of fighting coronavirus

Developing countries reliant on China are taking softer approach to fighting coronavirus as they balance health concerns and the potential economic fallout.

China’s GDP dips to 29-year lowest at 6.1% amid prolonged trade war with US

The number is significant as China's GDP expanded to $14.38 trillion from $13.1 trillion in 2018 and stayed above the psychologically important 6% mark.

Politics top on Xi’s agenda as China’s Communist Party holds biggest annual meeting

This is the first meeting of China’s ruling party since February 2018 and President Xi Jinping looks set to solidify control over the party & the country.

Deep retail gloom – the common crisis India and China are struggling to battle

India and China account for a third of the world’s consumers & the effects of the double slowdown are rippling out across the world.

China might be behind US in innovation, but not for long 

With the Chinese economy having expanded threefold since 2008 along with its growing size of domestic market, it will soon join the ranks of technologically advanced countries.

China faces its eternal dilemma again: Push growth or cut debt?

China’s top leaders meet this week in Beijing to set economic policy objectives for the coming year. The central question is whether they will...

On Camera

India has 30 days to pull off fast reform. Hold crash meeting of Centre & state

In India, we are accustomed to glacial change. We love appointing Committees to ‘look into’ reform. Unfortunately for us, the rest of the world moves fast.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.