China set its economic growth target for 2026 at 4.5%-5%, a downgrade from the 5% pace achieved last year, reports Reuters, which says the target leaves room for greater, albeit not decisive, efforts to curb industrial overcapacity and rebalance the economy. China also released its 15th five-year plan, and as widely expected, pledged investments in innovation, […]
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China set a cautious new climate target for the rest of the decade, reports Bloomberg, which says the goal frustrates hopes for tighter policy that would accelerate the nation’s work to curb emissions. A new goal pledges to cut carbon emissions per unit of GDP by 17% by 2030 and compares to a previous objective to […]
On the second day of the National People’s Congress (NPC) the country’s growth target of 4.5-5% was formally ratified. The figure was first proposed during the party’s plenum in October, the lowest growth target set by Beijing since 1991. A lot has changed since the target was proposed by the party back then. The current […]
China’s primary school enrolment fell to 14.617 million in 2025, a drop of 10% from the previous year and a 22% contraction from the peak in 2023, reports Caixin citing data from the National Bureau of Statistics. With births further sliding to 7.92 million in 2025, projections suggest that primary school intake will shrink by nearly half […]
China’s Supreme People’s Court has issued a warning against the practice of demanding excessive betrothal gifts, reports Caixin. The move comes as part of a state campaign to curb costly wedding customs that authorities say are destabilizing families and imposing heavy financial burdens. In a press briefing Monday, the high court reiterated the legal principle prohibiting […]