Real estate investment in China fell 7.7% in the first three months of 2020 from a year earlier, official data showed on Friday. The property market, a key growth driver, was among many segments of ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus hits China’s economy harder than anything since 1970s
Consumer spending and factory activity hint that recovery will be longer, harder than many initially believed. ( read original story ...)
China’s long-term growth will not be affected by COVID-19: stats bureau
China’s long-term growth potential will not be affected by the short-term impact of the pandemic, a spokesman for the National Bureau of Statisti ... ( read original story ...)
Asia shares up as plans to re-open U.S economy offset record slump in China GDP
2/4 SLIDES A medical worker (L) takes a swab sample from a man being tested for the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on April 16, 2020. - China has largely brought ... ( read original story ...)
China’s GDP to grow by 2% in 2020 amid virus crisis: TS Lombard
China's GDP growth rate may only return to pre-coronavirus levels in the fourth quarter of 2020 at the earliest, says Bo Zhuang, TS Lombard's chief China economist. ( read original story ...)
China’s economic recovery is tied to how others fare in global recession, Australia’s ex-prime minister says
The synchronous nature of the global recession is affecting the external demands for Chinese goods big time, according to Kevin Rudd. ( read original story ...)
China’s economy shrank last quarter for the first time in decades as the coronavirus took its toll
China's economy has just experienced its worst three-month period in decades as the coronavirus pandemic forced much of the country to shut down for weeks on end. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activists Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow mount legal challenge over warrants obtained by police to search phones and Facebook office
Court document names three magistrates who signed off on the warrants as defendants along with the commissioner of police Pair, who say privacy was violated, also argue that because of warrants’ vague ... ( read original story ...)
Professional baseball in Taiwan has begun in empty stadiums
Former Mariners pitcher Ariel Miranda describes the surreal experience of playing in the Chinese Professional Baseball League amid the coronavirus outbreak. ( read original story ...)
Islamic State claims first attack in island nation of Maldives
The Islamic State’s claim in Maldives as seen in today’s Al Naba newsletter. Earlier today, the Islamic State claimed its first-ever attack in the small island nation of Maldives. While the reported ... ( read original story ...)