Factory activity expanded in December for the first time since early 2025, offering a tentative boost for the world’s ...

"The pattern in the global economy is clear and striking; the traditional economy is ex-growth or in recession while the innovation-driven economy is full steam ahead, and this great divergence ...

India becomes the fourth-largest economy, surpassing Japan with a GDP of $4.18 trillion and falling just behind Germany's $5 ...

The most striking feature of the December report is the widening gap between traditional industry and the high-tech frontier. The PMI for high-tech manufacturing surged to 52.5, a significant leap ...

Xi said China’s full-year growth for 2025 was expected to be “around 5 per cent”, meeting its target and in line with growth in 2024, keeping the country among the world’s leading major economies. He ...

Business conditions in China's manufacturing sector improved in the final month of 2025, according to the latest PMI data.

President Xi Jinping's message reinforces government pledges to boost people's incomes, consumption and investment to drive growth.

China intends to pursue a more proactive and effective macroeconomic policy starting in 2026 with the launch of its 15th five-year plan, aiming to ensure high-quality economic growth, Chinese ...

The official purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 50.1 in December from 49.2 in November, the National Bureau of Statistics' survey showed on Wednesday (31 December), topping the 50-point mark ...

China’s economy closed the year with a modest improvement in momentum, as official data showed factory activity expanding in December for the first time since March, offering a positive surprise to ...

Surveys show that Chinese factory activity expanded for the first time in eight months in December, as orders picked up ahead ...

Not all climate news in 2025 was bad. There were some "wins" in the climate change debate. Climate wins we missed and how ...