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China’s Property Investment Slides Further as Housing Recovery Staggers

Real estate investment drops 7.2% in first five months as the pace of decline accelerates for a third straight month

Caixin Global

China Launches Special Campaign to Combat Statistical Fraud

Year-long process will run until February 2024 and may result in short-term fluctuations in data on industrial output, fixed asset investment and real estate development

Caixin Global

North East business life: charity, community and award events

Companies featuring in this week's round-up include Vertu Motors, Miller Homes, Kromek, NBS, The Inn Collection Group and The Dunelm Foundation

Birmingham Post

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Chinese Housing Prices in Major Cities Post First Increase in 18 Months

New home prices in 70 cities rose 0.3% year-on-year in February, adding to signs of recovery from a protracted housing slump

Caixin Global

China's PPI down 1.4% in February

BEIJING: China's producer price index (PPI), which measures costs for goods at the factory gate, went down 1.4% year on year in February, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Thursday.

Bangkok Post

North East deals of the week: key contracts, investments and acquisitions

Companies featuring in this week's round-up include onHand, Media Borne, NBS, and Northumberland Restaurant Company

Birmingham Post

Newcastle's NBS acquires building specification specialist Schumann International

A new consultancy called NBS Schumann has been launched following the deal

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China's Population Shrinks for 1st Time in Over 60 Years

China's population shrank last year for the first time in more than six decades, official data showed Tuesday, as the world's most populous country faces a looming demographic crisis. The nation of 1.4 billion has seen birth rates plunge to record lows as its workforce ages, in a rapid decline…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Former pub with Liverpool and Everton crests on the walls for sale

There's potential to convert the building for residential use

Liverpool Echo

Year in Review: China’s Struggle to Contain Covid Hits the Economy Hard

Lockdowns added to the country’s woes, including an ongoing housing slump and fading exports, but Beijing’s year-end pivot to living with the virus raises the prospect of a recovery in 2023

Caixin Global

China’s economy shows signs of improvement as Covid eases

China’s economy showed further signs of improvement in June with a strong pickup in services and construction as Covid outbreaks and restrictions were gradually eased.

Bangkok Post

Nigeria: Inflation reaches 11-month high of 17 percent

The continuing war in Ukraine is partly responsible for upward price pressures in Nigeria.

Al Jazeera

China's Resilient May Data Offers Glimmer Of Hope, But NBS Warns Of Challenges Ahead

The Chinese economy is recovering from the slowdown seen in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdowns in late-March and for much of April. A trio of data released by the China National Bureau of Statistics showed that retail sales, industrial production and fixed-asset investment, all came in better than expected.

Benzinga

People on the move: key North East appointments and promotions of the week

Firms welcoming new arrivals and making promotions include Crafter's Companion, Vertu Motors, WilliamsAli and Byggfakta

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China manufacturing output drops to lowest level in 2 years

The figures come as Beijing doggedly pursues a zero-Covid response leading to lockdown measures in several cities.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Economy Grows 4.8% in 1st Quarter as Virus Bites

China's economy grew 4.8 percent in the first quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics said Monday, warning of "significant challenges" ahead as a resurgence of the coronavirus threatens Beijing's ambitious annual target. The world's second-biggest economy was already losing steam in the latter half of last year with a property…

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