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Liu Aili

CEO / Managing Director

Zheng Guoyu

CFO / Finance Director

Guo Chenglin

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Transport & Logistics

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No. 33 Chegongzhuang Xilu, Xicheng District, Beijing, China

Year founded

1949

China economy

Opinion | What does Xi’s hi-tech push mean for China?

‘New quality productive forces’, with its focus on science and technology, is seen as the answer to China’s economic woes, with the potential to transform society. However, outside the establishment, there is confusion and scepticism surrounding the puzzling catchphrase.

12 Mar 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

China's population

China’s ‘silver economy’ pivotal to puzzling out population pyramid paradox

29 Feb 2024 - 11:09AMvideocam

China's population

After 2 years of population decline, what’s the way to boost China’s births?

23 Feb 2024 - 7:28PMvideocam

China society

Chinese provinces report more marriages, with boost from Year of the Dragon

Five provinces show increase in marriage registrations in 2023 after years of declines, which some attribute to post-pandemic wedding boom and the desire to have lucky ‘dragon babies’.

13 Feb 2024 - 9:30PMvideocam

A couple poses with their marriage certificate during a photo shoot on a snowy day in Beijing, China on December 11. Photo: Reuters

China's population

Millions of teachers in China face losing their jobs as birth rate plunges

China faces a surplus of 1.5 million primary school teachers and 370,000 middle schoolteachers by 2035, with the number of kindergarten students falling for the first time in nearly two decades in 2021.

13 Feb 2024 - 11:46AMvideocam

China's population

China has among the lowest retirement ages. Will population woes change that?

China’s population is expected to plunge by 20 million to 1.39 billion by 2035, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), after it suffered a second consecutive annual decline in 2023.

7 Feb 2024 - 11:21AMvideocam

Chinese culture

5 Year of the Dragon stamp sets: better than US’ much criticised design?

Following the furore over the United States Postal Service’s 2024 Year of the Dragon commemorative stamp, we look at rival stamp designs from Hong Kong, mainland China, Japan, Thailand and the Isle of Man.

7 Feb 2024 - 4:11AM

Hongkong Post’s 2024 Year of the Dragon commemorative stamps include a set of four that depict the mythical creature in auspicious colours including red, gold and purple. Photo: Hongkong Post

China's economic recovery

Explainer | China’s challenging start to 2024: 6 takeaways from the economy in January

China confirmed its economy grew by 5.2 per cent in 2023, revealed that its population fell to 1.4097 billion, and resumed the release of youth-jobless data, with a twist.

1 Feb 2024 - 1:06AMvideocam

US-China relations

Variety of problems will result in ‘vexing year for China’, says think tank report

A key challenge: restoring trust and confidence despite a declining population, battered social safety net, shifting government policies and unnerved investors.

1 Feb 2024 - 2:35AMvideocam

China's economic recovery

Economic, demographic challenges mount for China early in 2024

In this issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we break down China’s most recent economic and demographic data, and looks ahead to what 2024 might hold for the world’s second-largest economy.

29 Jan 2024 - 2:00PMvideocam

China's population

Chinese villages offer cash to matchmakers amid anxieties over ‘bachelor crisis’

Local governments across China announce incentives of up to US$140 for those who help unmarried men find wives as some policymakers worry gender imbalance and surplus of single men could affect stability and development in countryside.

27 Jan 2024 - 5:47PMvideocam

High youth unemployment is one of the factors contributing to a low marriage rate among men in rural China, according to University of Wisconsin demographer Yi Fuxian. Photo: Shutterstock

China-Afghanistan relations

Why China is wary of opening up Afghanistan’s new road to Xinjiang

Observers said the Taliban’s hopes that the completed project will become a link to China’s vast network are unlikely to be shared by Beijing.

27 Jan 2024 - 11:44AMvideocam

China property

China commerce to get boost from rural activity, green products, silver economy

China’s commercial sector will see a rebound in 2024 as retail sales are expected to grow by more than 6 per cent thanks to supportive government policies and recovering consumer confidence, according to a Hong Kong-based think tank.

26 Jan 2024 - 8:36PMvideocam

Hong Kong stock market

Losses in Alibaba, Tencent and BYD send Hong Kong stocks to third weekly slump

Hang Seng Index capped another week of slump as key tech stocks tumbled. Investors are wary of China’s growth outlook as policymakers refrained from injecting big stimulus to appease markets.

19 Jan 2024 - 4:48PMvideocam

An electronic screen showing the Hang Seng indices in Central, Hong Kong on December 11, 2023. Photo: Edmond So

China's ageing population

My Take | Can China’s elderly become a silver economic lining?

State Council rolls out national blueprint to improve life for older generations, with hopes of new investment opportunities.

17 Jan 2024 - 6:45PMvideocam

China has rolled out a wide-ranging policy directive on care for the elderly that addresses how its ageing population is to be cared for, protected, housed and catered to, with an eye to making the most of the “silver economy”. Photo: Xinhua

Trending in China

Young couples in China celebrate end of marriage as social stigma declines

Growing numbers of couples in China are determined to see a marriage break-up as a positive thing as social attitudes towards divorce change.

9 Dec 2023 - 6:46PM

Science

Chinese shipyard unveils plan for container powered by cutting-edge reactor

The technology used to power the giant container could prove safer and more efficient than the uranium reactors currently used to power warships

7 Dec 2023 - 9:57AM

Digital Transformation

‘Like water and electricity’: China calls for ‘unified’ computing network

Only about three-quarters of China’s population has internet access, but a new infrastructure drive aims to make connecting to a ‘unified’ network as easy as getting water from the tap or flipping a light switch.

5 Dec 2023 - 8:09PM

China is looking to increase computing speeds across the country, with an aim of bolstering its digital economy. Photo: Getty Images

Trending in China

‘Disgusting’: butchery by mouth video sparks China food hygiene debate

A video showing a butcher’s shop worker deboning raw meat with his mouth, and claiming the practice is a decades-old technique, has shocked and disgusted many people on mainland social media.

24 Nov 2023 - 9:00AM

China-UK relations

Can UK foreign secretary David Cameron move on from China ‘golden era’?

Cameron’s six years as prime minister coincided with a remarkable thaw in Sino-British relations but times have changed, say geopolitics analysts.

14 Nov 2023 - 3:57PMvideocam

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks gain as Xi-Biden meeting, China e-commerce sales aid sentiment

Goldman Sachs downgraded Chinese stocks in offshore markets on Sunday on slower economic growth and earnings valuation, preferring onshore peers that are less sensitive to geopolitical and liquidity risks.

13 Nov 2023 - 4:40PMvideocam

People stand on the street beneath a large screen showing the latest market and economic data, in Shanghai in October 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE

China stock market

China’s top fund managers lend support for stocks amid rampant foreign selling

China’s top three asset-management firms – E Fund, GF Fund and China Asset – are increasingly bullish in their assessment of onshore stocks given the economic recovery and appealing valuations.

2 Nov 2023 - 4:45PMvideocam

China’s top fund managers are bullish on onshore stocks despite the benchmark CSI 300 Index ranking among the worst performers in the Asia-Pacific region. Photo: EPA-EFE

European Union

Opinion | Despite ‘de-risking’ talk, Scholz’s Germany has not turned away from China

Two years into Scholz’s government, high-level dialogue has continued with Beijing and German businesses are still making long-term investments in China.

10 Oct 2023 - 8:30PM

Asian Games 2023

Hong Kong ahead of India in medal table, golfer Kho on top – Asian Games latest

Hong Kong’s women have reached the final of their squash tournament, while the city’s fencers lose to Kazakhstan in men’s team épée semi-final but pick up bronze.

29 Sep 2023 - 8:15PM

Wellness

Explainer | Vertigo, throwing up? It could be Ménière’s disease. A sufferer explains

Cantopop star Jacky Cheung blamed a recent fall on stage on Ménière’s disease, a condition which can trigger vertigo, hearing loss, and vomiting. A sufferer talks about his experience of the disease.

5 Sep 2023 - 6:15PM

Jacky Cheung performs at Wembley Arena in London in 2018. After a fall on stage during a concert tour date in Malaysia which he attributed to Ménière’s disease, the Cantopop singer revealed he has suffered from the condition all his life. Photo: Redferns/Getty Images

Trending in China

‘Absolutely perfect’ China are rhythmic gymnastics world champions for first time

Women’s team win the 5 Hoops title in Valencia – before narrowly missing out on a second gold medal on dramatic final day.

28 Aug 2023 - 11:34AMvideocam

China had their coaches jumping for joy with their routine in the Ribbons and Balls at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Valencia. Photos: Twitter/International Gymnastics Federation (@gymnastics)

Insurance

AIA reports 50% profit jump on surging policy sales to mainland Chinese visitors

AIA Group’s new sales value grew 37 per cent in the first half, helped by new policy sales in Hong Kong to mainland Chinese customers seeking better investment returns and a hedge against currency weakness.

24 Aug 2023 - 4:42PMvideocam

Taiwan economy

With mainland China not doing well, Taiwan ups South Asia, Asean investments

Taiwanese investments in mainland China came to US$1.9 billion in the first six months of the year, compared to inflows into South Asia and the Asean bloc, plus Australia and New Zealand, reaching a combined US$2.126 billion.

16 Aug 2023 - 7:00PM

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