SCMP China Business News

China’s commercial banks are raising questions about whether the central bank’s recent cut to outstanding mortgage rates will be sufficient to hold back a flood of mortgage prepayments and help protect bank margins. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) unveiled…

China’s exports tumbled for the fourth consecutive month in August amid weak external demand and ongoing global supply chain upheaval, posing more challenges to the world’s second-largest economy as it struggles to carve out a path to a post-pandemic rebound.…

Hydropower-reliant Yunnan province cannot generate as much electricity amid low water inflows, and months of diminished rainfall threaten to have a broader impact on other regions. Source link

In this edition of the Global Impact newsletter, we look at the recent raids on a host of consultancy firms in the name of national security and ask what it means for China’s economic outlook Source link

With marriageable young adults in China worried about the high cost of raising children, Fudan professor Yu Hai says it is hard to force people to have babies. Source link

Jetour plans to sell half of its total output of 1.2 million units in 2027 outside China. The company also plans to enter 10 new markets and set up two more plants overseas this year to achieve its goal. Source…

Taiwan’s exports in March were valued at nearly a fifth less than they were a year prior, and it marked the seventh straight month of falling shipments as analysts are “still searching for the bottom”. Source link

The key is to gain a good understanding of the economy, honestly assess its potential and risks, and seek the best entry points to the market – such as Hong Kong. Source link