“Given the lack of major reform announcements, year to date, similar weakness in 2024 should be expected, and growth may slacken even more next year as a result of adjustment pains if Beijing announces concrete reforms,” the report said.
China’s economy has shown signs of a comeback in the third quarter thanks to a slew of supportive policies unfurled since July to reinvigorate growth, which reached only 0.8 per cent in the second quarter compared with the first quarter. Read More...
As the doors of the lift opened, we suspected that Qi House of Sichuan was not going to be a typical Sichuanese restaurant. The music playing over the loudspeakers was our first clue; the stylish decor was the second.
I knew the hostess, Carrie, from other restaurants, and asked why she'd left her previous group. She said she was excited about the food they were serving at Qi, and her enthusiasm seemed genuine. Read More...
“For all the rhetoric about a relationship with shared values, it’s the shared interests that drive the partnership,” Kugelman said.
New Delhi last month summoned a US diplomat to protest Washington’s remarks over the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, after a US State Department spokesperson said they were closely following the situation and encouraged a “fair, transparent and timely legal process”.Kejriwal, leader of the opposition Aam Aadmi Party, was arrested on March 21 on allegations of corruption linked to an alleged alcohol excise scam. Read More...
