Chinese consumers scout lower prices, secondhand goods as spending sputters
Shanghai (AFP) - In a Shanghai shopping centre, customers browsed racks of used winter coats, $2 trousers and household appliances ...
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China’s overstretched healthcare looks to AI boom
Shanghai (AFP) - Throughout her first pregnancy, Wang Yifan had lots of questions, which she usually put to renowned obstetrician ...
Germany’s Merz meets Xi, announces Chinese Airbus order
Beijing (AFP) - China will buy up to 120 aircraft from European aviation giant Airbus, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said ...
Germany’s Merz meets Xi, announces Chinese Airbus order
Beijing (AFP) - China will buy up to 120 aircraft from European aviation giant Airbus, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said ...
Germany’s Merz meets Xi in China, seeking closer ties
Beijing (AFP) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday, hoping to bolster ...
Germany’s Merz arrives in China for talks on trade, security
Beijing (AFP) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz touched down in China on Wednesday, beginning his inaugural visit to his country's ...
China tightens Japanese trade restrictions as spat worsens
Beijing (AFP) - China imposed export restrictions on dozens of Japanese firms on Tuesday that it said were involved in ...
China targets Japanese companies over military ties
Beijing (AFP) - China imposed export restrictions on 40 Japanese companies and entities on Tuesday, citing national security concerns, as ...
Germany’s Merz to visit China next week
Berlin (AFP) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will visit China next week for talks with President Xi Jinping centred on ...
US trade deficit in goods widens to new record in 2025
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The US trade deficit in goods expanded to a new record in 2025, government data ...
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