The number of new marriages recorded in China fell to a record low last year, despite sweeping government efforts to encourage young people to tie the knot and have babies to halt demographic ...

But Japan’s exports to China rose 300 per cent in 2023 from a year earlier, according to United Nations trade data – despite a slump in Chinese consumer demand caused by a deteriorating economy.

For the fourth quarter, retail sales rose 3.8% to the fastest pace of the year. Full-year retail sales grew by 3.5% — well lower than the 7.2% growth in 2023. China's economy continued to be ...

BEIJING, Jan 21 (Reuters) - China's non-financial outbound direct investment rose 10.5% year-on-year in dollar terms in 2024 to $143.9 billion, the country's commerce ministry said on Tuesday.

Manufacturing output rose 6.1 percent, with extra output mainly exported. The government has pressured universities, banks and other institutions in mainland China and Hong Kong to make sure that ...

China’s president has been supplying his “dear friend” Vladimir Putin with advanced technologies and helping to prop up the Russian economy, and he is studying Russia’s ability to ...

Nancy Rosenthal, 80, Green Bay, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2025. Friends and family will gather at Blaney Funeral Home, 1521 Shawano Ave., from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 23 ...

As he prepares for his second term, China’s dominance of global manufacturing is greater than ever. China just posted a trade surplus with the rest of the world of almost $1 trillion for 2024 ...

China is committed to continuing its participation in the WHO and the Paris climate accord, expressing concern over US President Trump’s orders to withdraw from both. Beijing emphasizes the ...

By Alexandra Stevenson and Zixu Wang Reporting from Hong Kong To get its citizens to have more children and stop its population from shrinking, China has tried it all, even declaring having babies ...

Earlier this week, reports emerged that China’s rulers viewed the world’s richest person and Donald Trump’s informal adviser Elon Musk as a suitable buyer of TikTok, which will be banned in ...