China to allow more banks to handle digital yuan, sources sayThe push to put the digital yuan into the real economy has been slow so far since its launch in 2019, with most retail customers already ab...
20 Mar, 2026, 04.40 PM IST
Getting into a porting spirit: India’s port revolution has been remarkable, but it’s well behind ChinaIndia's ports have undergone a remarkable transformation, with nine container ports making it to the top 100 globally in 2023. Visakhapatna...
24 Sep, 2024, 10.45 PM IST
Beijing’s manoeuvres across West Asia & North AfricaStepping up its penetration in defense sector in the region, China is contemplating arms sales agreements with Saudi Arabia as the latter s...
20 Jun, 2023, 11.21 PM IST
Middle East container ports most efficient in the world, India’s Pipavav ranked at 26Middle Eastern and Chinese ports top the ranking as efficient, modern ports that can handle large cargo volumes.
26 May, 2022, 10.25 AM IST
China's economy grew 8% in 2021 but property, virus threats loom: AFP pollThe eight percent growth would be well above the government's target of more than six percent, and comes on the back of a strong start to t...
15 Jan, 2022, 08.45 AM IST
China's Omicron outbreak is bad news for the global supply chainSporadic outbreaks scattered across the country of both the delta and omicron variants have already triggered shutdowns to clothing factori...
12 Jan, 2022, 09.06 AM IST
The world is still short of everything. Get used to itThe Great Supply Chain Disruption is a central element of the extraordinary uncertainty that continues to frame economic prospects worldwid...
31 Aug, 2021, 09.54 AM IST
World market themes for the week aheadWith almost two million new jobs created in the past two months, Friday's nonfarm payrolls data for August could prove key as investors ass...
28 Aug, 2021, 11.51 AM IST
Why Jack Ma can never go back to being Jack Ma againThe narrow view about Chinese magnate Jack Ma’s disappearance is that it concerns Ma and the $600 bn Alibaba empire he manages. The broader...
08 Jan, 2021, 09.45 AM IST
Drop in China's new coronavirus cases; none in Hubei for sixth dayMainland China reported a drop in new coronavirus infections for a fourth day as imported cases fell, while authorities shut the borders to...
30 Mar, 2020, 10.09 AM IST
Unilever, 3M on list of firms eligible for China loans to ease coronavirus crisisSome lenders in the city have each received a list of firms compiled by the Shanghai branches of the Ministry of Industry and Information T...
19 Feb, 2020, 01.48 PM IST
China stocks rebound on central bank's policy boost hopesThe blue-chip CSI300 index was up 1.98 per cent, with its financial sector sub-index higher by 0.64 per cent.
11 Mar, 2019, 03.07 PM IST
China stocks end higher as blue chips rebound; G20 meet remains in focusAt the close, the Shanghai Composite index was up 1.1 percent at 2,601.74 points.
28 Nov, 2018, 01.25 PM IST
China stocks extend gains on trade optimism, hopes of policy supportCSI300's financial sector sub-index was higher by 0.9 per cent.
13 Nov, 2018, 02.14 PM IST
China shares eke out gains, sentiment fragileAs of 07:16 GMT, China's A-shares were trading at a premium of 24.19 percent.
24 Oct, 2018, 02.00 PM IST
China stocks extend slump, Shanghai at lowest close since January 2016The Shanghai Composite index ended 0.3 percent lower at 2,656.11, its weakest close since Jan. 28, 2016.
12 Sep, 2018, 01.25 PM IST
India-China trade: Get to know Yiwu trade for cheap Chinese goodsThe Yiwu drama holds lessons for the thriving India-China commercial relationship. Indians must learn to live with China's unconventional b...
08 Jan, 2012, 10.49 AM IST