China's slowdown

China has issued new restrictions on citizens buying insurance in Hong Kong, the latest move to stem capital outflow and keep the renminbi strong. Hong…

China’s stock markets are at it again. After an entire week off for the Lunar New Year holidays and several days of positive trading, stocks…

China’s trade data released today (Feb. 15) show the country’s economic slowdown may be even steeper than feared. In January, exports from China dropped by…

China is heading for further financial chaos. In the near future the yuan could lose a third of its value against the dollar, the government…

As much as $113 billion left China in January (paywall), according to the US-based Institute for International Finance, an industry group that represents financial institutions…

More money flowed out of China last year than in any year before, though it is hard to say exactly how much. Estimates vary from…

Wang Baoan, the head of China’s National Bureau of Statistics, is under investigation for “serious violations of party discipline.” In party-speak that phrase typically means…

The number of working-age people in China fell by 4.9 million last year, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics. The record annual…

China’s economy grew by 6.9% in 2015 according to official figures released today (Jan. 19). That’s down from 7.3% a year earlier and well below…

Trading on China’s stock markets was suspended for the day this morning (Jan. 7) for the second time this week, after the CSI 300, a…

Chongqing, a municipality of around 30 million people in China’s southwest, has taken the first step in implementing an official two-and-a-half-day weekend scheme. The Hebei…

China is undoubtedly slowing down. Last month, the world’s second-largest economy reported that third quarter GDP grew at 6.9%, the lowest rate in more than…