Some eight months on from the initial outbreak of COVID-19, a clearer picture of the impact of the virus on China’s economy is now emerging. So where does the current picture stand and what are the prospects for recovery? Let’s take a closer look.

Will street-side vending – which occupies a regulatory grey area – be the next big window of opportunity in China? And, how will the economic activity develop after it was championed through policies announced at China’s Two Sessions – the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and National People’s Congress (NPC) – this year?

The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt two rounds of blows to the global economy.

China opted for a collaborative, data-based approach, with tech companies such as Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, Huawei, and Meituan helping the government take timely action to prevent the spread of the virus and, at the same time, keep the economy running.

There are predictions coming from organisations such as the IMF that the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could be even worse than the 2008 financial crisis. In this situation, how can entrepreneurs and company managers think about navigating through the economic storm?

A re-think on supply chain design is coming, but only China has the capacity to supply global demand once the coronavirus recedes, says Professor of Economics Bala Ramasamy in this Korea Times interview.

The nature of China’s reaction to the virus outbreak has opened new perspectives on how business operates in the country. Here, we take a look at how COVID-19, Chinese society and the digital economy have interacted during the crisis.

As the coronavirus spreads around the globe, we should take the time to ask (and try to answer) some important questions about China’s reaction to the coronavirus outbreak and its impact on the Chinese and Asian economy.

Scepticism has mounted as to whether China can meet its economic targets for 2020 under the impact of novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

We need to ask ourselves, what toll will the Sino-US trade war and the epidemic have on the long-term growth of China’s economy? And, how should we respond to reduce the long-term negative impact?

There is no doubt that the recent COVID-19 outbreak will deal a heavy short term blow to certain industries such as civil aviation, tourism, hospitality and catering. However, while there are also some who say that the epidemic will deal a devastating longer term blow to the Chinese economy, I do not agree.

On January 31, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus COVID-19 (previously referred to as 2019-nCoV) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), prompting concerns over the development of the epidemic as well as its impact on China’s economy.

Recently, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) released the Fintech Development Plan 2019-2021, including guidelines, basic principles, development targets, key tasks and supportive measures for fintech development in the next three years. The plan has attracted a lot of industry attention. But, what is the purpose for introducing this plan? What impact will it have on the fintech industry? And, what does the future hold for fintech?