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Chinese Banks Loans Hit All-Time Monthly High

During January, local financial institutions in China issued a record number of loans to citizens.

Science & Technology

SMIC’s Profit Exceeds Estimates

The quarterly profit of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) exceeded preliminary expectations.

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Xi Jinping Reportedly to Discuss China Stocks With Regulators

The media reported that regulators intend to inform the head of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping about the stock market situation.

Finance & Economics

China’s Services Activity Expands at Slow Pace

In China, an increase in the level of activity in the local sphere of services was recorded last month, the intensity of which turned out to be lower than the indicator of preliminary expectations regarding this parameter of the functioning of the corresponding area.

Science & Technology

Lenovo’s Bad Week Highlights Fear Over US Sanctions

Lenovo Group spent last year in high spirits, influenced by a sense of unshakeable optimism about the prospects for artificial intelligence, but 2024 began for the company in a negative scenario, showing more reasons for pessimism against the background of geopolitical tensions, including in the context of a marked deterioration in relations between the United […]

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China to Revise AML Regulations With Crypto Transaction Cases

The revised law on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) practices in China will take into account the prevention of cryptocurrency use for such illegal purposes.

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China Approves 14 Large Language Models

In China, local authorities have approved the launch of the first batch of large language models (LLM) this year.

Finance & Economics

Cinda Securities Expects China’s Industrial Profits Rebound

In 2024, the profit indicator of China’s largest industrial enterprises, for which 2023 was the second consecutive year of downturn, may increase slightly against the background of improving prospects for Beijing’s export activities and the implementation of a policy of support from local authorities.

Finance & Economics

Evergrande Approaches Liquidation

The Chinese Evergrande Group received a liquidation order from the Hong Kong court, which marked the beginning of a complex process to carve up one of the main casualties of the largest property crisis, which had a widespread negative impact on the state of the world’s second-largest economy.

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Fidelity Forecasts China’s Economy Gradual Improvement in 2024

Peiqian Liu, Asia economist at Fidelity International, said during a media briefing on Thursday, January 25, that during 2024, China’s economic system will record a gradual improvement in the state of affairs, which will be stimulated by factors such as production and consumption.

Finance & Economics

China’s $6 Trillion Stock Wipeout Signals Deeper Problems

The collapse of the Chinese stock market by $6 trillion has become what can be symbolically described as the thunder of a terrible truth, the sound of which is stronger than any soothing and deliberately encouraging statements that, in general, the weather situation is favorable and there are no cataclysms capable of provoking serious long-term […]

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China Cuts Banks’ Reserve Ratio

The People’s Bank of China announced a deep cut in bank reserves on Wednesday, January 24.

Finance & Economics

China Strategist Shaun Rein Warns of Deflation

In the foreseeable future, deflation may become a factor influencing the dynamic of the process of growth of the Chinese economy.

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Nvidia CEO Makes China Tour

Co-founder of Nvidia Corp. Jensen Huang went on his first trip to China in four years.

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China Actively Buys Chip Gear to Beat US Curbs

In 2023, there was a significant increase in the volume of imports of equipment necessary for the production of microcircuits to China.

Finance & Economics

Moody’s Negatively Characterizes Asia’s Sovereign Creditworthiness

Moody’s Investors Service has made a negative outlook on the sovereign creditworthiness of the Asia-Pacific region, citing factors such as the slowdown in China’s economic growth, risks associated with the current state of affairs in the sphere of geopolitics, and tight funding as the reasons for this point of view.