11 h. ago New iPhones spark lively debate among Chinese fans amid eSIM limits, AI delay

Apple’s newly released iPhone series, including the groundbreaking iPhone Air, dominated social media discussion in China on Wednesday, with consumers expressing concerns about eSIM adoption and delayed Apple Intelligence features. China Unicom, one of three state-owned carriers, is the only telecoms service provider able to provide eSIM service to iPhone Air users, although China Telecom and China Mobile, two other operators, said they would roll it out later. China’s conditional acceptance of...

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12 h. ago Sharp China: Five Questions After the 9.3 Parade; A Flurry of US

Sharp China: Five Questions After the 9.3 Parade; A Flurry of US-China Updates; Sports Consumption and the NBA’s Return to China  Sinocism | Bill Bishop

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12 h. ago China aims to dominate the skies in the race to make flying cars the transport of the future

AeroHT, an affiliate of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng, is preparing to enter European airspace as it edges closer to mass production of its flying cars following more than 5,000 orders. The start-up – controlled by Xpeng co-founder and CEO He Xiaopeng – will also conduct its first overseas test flight of its eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) vehicle in Dubai next month. “We are not sure about the recognition or acceptance of products by the customers yet, but I’m happy...

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18 h. ago China's producer deflation eases, helped by crackdown on price wars

China's producer deflation eases, helped by crackdown on price wars  Reuters

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19 h. ago China's consumer prices drop at fastest pace in 6 months, producer deflation eases

China's consumer prices drop at fastest pace in 6 months, producer deflation eases  Reuters

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19 h. ago China's consumer prices fall more than expected in August as deflation woes persist

China's consumer prices fall more than expected in August as deflation woes persist  CNBC

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19 h. ago Chinese consumer prices slip back into decline amid deflationary pressures

China’s consumer prices slipped back into decline in August, highlighting persistent deflationary pressures, while a narrower drop in factory-gate prices suggested Beijing’s “anti-involution” campaign may be starting to take hold. The national consumer price index (CPI), a key gauge of inflation, fell 0.4 per cent year on year last month, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday. The reading fell short of market expectations after a poll by financial provider...

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20 h. ago China Consumer Inflation Dips Below Zero Again as Demand Weakens

China Consumer Inflation Dips Below Zero Again as Demand Weakens  Bloomberg.com

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35 h. ago Dior Fined By China’s Cybersecurity Authority For Sending Consumer Data Overseas

Dior Fined By China’s Cybersecurity Authority For Sending Consumer Data Overseas  WWD

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45 h. ago China’s new ‘durian express’ to bring prized fruit to northeast consumers faster

To get Southeast Asia’s coveted durians more quickly into the hands of Chinese consumers, a port operator in the relatively far-flung market of northeastern China is building a transit centre to handle seaborne imports of the pungent, spiky and often pricey fruit. Liaoning Port Group, part of which operates the major sea terminal in Dalian, kicked off construction of the Dalian Northeast Asia Fruit Transit Centre in late August, a group representative said this month. That project will...

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62 h. ago India's Oil Demand To Beat China? Report Claims Growth to Outpace Beijing as Urbanisation Drives Consumption

India's Oil Demand To Beat China? Report Claims Growth to Outpace Beijing as Urbanisation Drives Consumption  Times Now

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3 d. ago Key Opec members send ‘big message’ with higher oil production

Eight key members of the Opec alliance said Sunday they have agreed to again boost oil production, in a strategy analysts saw as a bid to gain a bigger market share of crude sales. Oil ministers in the V8 grouping – comprising Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman – decided to increase production by 137,000 barrels a day (bpd) from next month, they said in a statement. Those countries had already increased production by 2.2 million bpd in...

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5 d. ago Starbucks China valued at about US$5 billion by bidders, sources say

Most of the bidders seeking to buy a portion of Starbucks’ China operations have submitted offers valuing the business at as much as US$5 billion, said two people with knowledge of the discussions. That would make a potential deal one of the most valuable China unit divestments by a global consumer company in recent years. The offers, which have not been reported previously, would let Starbucks push ahead with the sale in a market where it faces sluggish growth and stiff competition from local...

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9 d. ago China's August factory activity beats estimates, expanding at fastest pace in five months: private survey

China's August factory activity beats estimates, expanding at fastest pace in five months: private survey  CNBC

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1 week ago How Asian consumers are driving a revolution in healthier food choices

Asia’s rising middle classes are not just fuelling economic growth – they’re reshaping consumption itself. Nowhere is this transformation more visible than in the region’s embrace of healthier eating. From Hong Kong to Jakarta, a new generation of consumers is driving a quiet revolution in food choices. But is this a more lasting realignment of preferences or merely a pandemic-fuelled detour? Market research suggests consumer attention on health will grow. China’s healthcare-related consumer...

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2 w. ago Manufacturer took action over copied bricks before Hong Kong’s MTR Corp scandal

The sole licensed mainland Chinese manufacturer of a German-owned brick brand has said that it started legal action over bogus products two months ago, before counterfeits were found on an MTR Corporation construction site, sparking public outcry. The revelation comes amid intense media and government scrutiny of the MTR Corp’s Tung Chung East station project, where counterfeit bricks from a Yangzhou-based company were allegedly used. According to reports cited in the manufacturer’s statement,...

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2 w. ago CR Land, Sunac post better interim results in signs of property recovery

China’s embattled property market is showing signs of a tentative recovery, as some developers posted stronger earnings and reduced losses, supported by government stimulus measures and recovering consumption. China Resources Land’s first-half net profit increased by 16.2 per cent from last year to 11.9 billion yuan (US$1.66 billion), according to the state-owned developer’s statement on Wednesday. Sales rose 20 per cent to 94.9 billion yuan. Sunac, one of China’s largest privately owned...

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2 w. ago China’s industrial profits fall more slowly amid crackdown on price wars

China’s industrial companies saw their profits fall at a slower pace in July, in a potential sign that efforts to curb overcapacity are starting to ease the strain from aggressive competition among producers. Industrial profits declined 1.5 per cent last month from a year earlier, falling the least since they began shrinking in May, according to data released on Wednesday by the National Bureau of Statistics. For the first seven months of the year, earnings contracted 1.7 per cent year on...

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2 w. ago China Industrial Profits Ease Drop With Crackdown on Price Wars

China Industrial Profits Ease Drop With Crackdown on Price Wars  Yahoo Finance

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2 w. ago China Adviser Calls for Lifting Consumption Close to Half of GDP

China Adviser Calls for Lifting Consumption Close to Half of GDP  Bloomberg.com

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