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China reopening ‘not enough’ to power Thai growth to 4% in 2023

An upswing in tourism from China’s reopening will help boost Thailand’s economy, but isn’t sufficient to restore growth to pre-pandemic levels just yet, according to analysts.

Bangkok Post

China's population is now inexorably shrinking, bringing forward the day the planet's population turns down

China’s National Bureau of Statistics has confirmed what researchers such as myself have long suspected – that 2022 was the year China’s population turned down, the first time that has happened since the great famine brought on by Chinese leader Mao Zedong in 1959-1961.

The Conversation

JPMorgan’s top pick in Asean is Thai stocks on tourism outlook

A better-than-expected upswing in tourism from China’s re-opening and the likely fillip to domestic consumption make Thai stocks the top pick for JPMorgan Chase & Co in Southeast Asia.

Bangkok Post

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Coronavirus: China masses take Covid fight into own hands as Xi Jinping sits back

BEIJING: Left to fend for herself after China abruptly ended the world’s strictest Covid restrictions, 31-year-old Share Xue and her daughter found themselves with 40C (104F) fevers and an expired bottle of Motrin.

The Times of India

Australia says it's 'troubled' by delays in writer's espionage trial verdict in China

A verdict in the espionage trial of Australian writer Yang Hengjun, detained by China since his arrest there four years ago, has been delayed until April, the seventh such delay, his supporters said on Thursday.

Reuters

‘Best thing that happened’: Chinese return home after years apart

Zero-COVID left many Chinese families – overseas and at home – separated for years. Now, they can finally reunite.

Al Jazeera

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Yellen to visit Beijing in further sign of US-China thaw

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Yellen to visit Beijing in further sign of US-China thaw

Plans are under way for U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her Chinese counterparts to hold meetings in Beijing and Washington later this year, continuing the governments’ efforts to ramp up face-to-face engagement to improve ties.

Tribune News Service

China reopening could lead to a global inflationary surge, Norway wealth fund executive warns

China's reopening has come as welcome news for markets, but it could also cause a global inflationary surge.

Fortune

Is a global recession really coming up?

The world's leading economists spent most of 2022 convincing themselves that, if the global economy was not already in a recession, it was about to fall into one. But with the year 2022 end, the global slump has been postponed to the present 2023.

Bangkok Post

Bring on the Year of the Rabbit: why there's new hope and prosperity tipped for Australia-China relations

For the first time in a long time, a year can begin with a realistic assessment that Australia-China relations are on an upward trajectory again.

The Conversation

1 China Stock to Add to Your Watchlist in 2023

After a prolonged and self-imposed economic and demographic slumber, a Chinese reawakening is expected to put wind in the sails of Hello Group (MOMO), whose fundamentals make it worthy of investment in 2023. Read on….

StockNews.com

Marvel movies return to China

This will mark the first time in more than three years movie-goers in China will be able to see a MCU film.

Axios

Davos 2023: China recovery could be very quick - IMF's Gopinath

China could see a sharp recovery in economic growth from the second quarter onwards based on current infection trends after the dismantling of most COVID-19 restrictions, IMF Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Los Angeles Times

China welcomes back Disney Marvel movies with 'Black Panther,' 'Ant-Man' sequels

China appears to have loosened its restrictions on the release of Walt Disney Co.'s Marvel movies in the world's most populous country and its second-largest box office market.

The Conversation

Why China’s shrinking population is a big deal -- counting the social, economic and political costs of an aging, smaller society

Throughout much of recorded human history, China has boasted the largest population in the world – and until recently, by some margin.

Birmingham Post

Tissue Regenix signs Chinese distribution deal for ligament graft tech

The firm has done a deal with Hong Kong-based Kingsung Medical

The Independent UK

Chinese players’ match-fixing charges ‘heartbreaking’, snooker boss says

All 10 players currently suspended from the World Snooker Tour have been deemed to have cases to answer

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Bangkok Post

China touts state-backed transport super-app

HONG KONG: China will soon launch a state-backed platform for transport that will include everything from ride-hailing to cargo trucking, road transport, railway, ferry and flight services, the state-run Beijing Daily reported on Wednesday.

The Conversation

Dozens of US schools, universities move to ban TikTok

A growing number of public schools and colleges in the U.S. are moving to ban TikTok – the popular Chinese-owned social media app that allows users to share short videos.

InsideEVs

Volkswagen Group Global BEV Sales In 2022 Reached 572,100

In 2022, Volkswagen Group sold a record number of around 572,100 all-electric vehicles around the world (26 percent more than in 2021).

Bangkok Post

Malaysian 'swindler' faces extradition

The Criminal Court on Wednesday approved the extradition of a Malaysian businessman to China where he is wanted for operating a pyramid scheme and swindling people out of money.

The Guardian - UK

Rush for bags and scarves helps Burberry offset China Covid slump

British luxury goods firm reports 1% increase in global sales in last quarter of 2022

Radio France Internationale

France's population grows slightly while China's population shrinks

Although the French population grew by 0,3 percent to over 68 million people in 2022, the national statistics agency says its the lowest number since 1946. Meanwhile, China, the world's most populous nation saw a significant drop in its population between 2021 and 2022.

Axios

Why China's growth and population declines matter

The post-COVID world economy could be different from the one we've come to rely on.

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