Asia Leadership Roundtable

[#Logistic] Industry data showed Friday that #China's logistics sector activity reached its highest level of 2024 in December, buoyed by supportive policies and market dynamics. #AsiaLeadershipRoundtable #CDNews #CDALR

[#Economy] When setting economic growth targets for 2025, China will consider both needs and possibilities and ensure coherence with medium and long-term planning, an official with the country's top economic planner said on Friday. #AsiaLeadershipRoundtable #CDNews #CDALR

[#TradeIn] #China will significantly increase the issuance of ultra-long special treasury bonds in 2025 to support the implementation of large-scale equipment upgrades and consumer goods trade-in programs, according to a government press conference held here Friday. #AsiaLeadershipRoundtable #CDNews #CDALR

[#TechAsia] Can your phone last forever? Let's find out in this week's Tech Asia. #Smartphone #DigitalDevice #Technology #AsiaLeadershipRoundtable #CDNews #CDALR

[#Stocks] Asian stocks rose on Friday, aiming to shrug off a lackluster start to 2025, while the dollar was perched at a two-year high against a basket of currencies as investors fret about US rates staying higher for longer. #AsiaLeadershipRoundtable #CDNews #CDALR

[#Business] #China welcomes businesses from across the world to operate in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (#HKSAR) and share the dividends of both the region's development and the policy of "one country, two systems", a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday. #AsiaLeadershipRoundtable #CDNews #CDALR

[#Retail] #HongKong's November retail sales fell 7.3 percent by value from a year earlier, reflecting a change in consumption patterns and the relatively strong Hong Kong dollar, official data showed on Thursday. #AsiaLeadershipRoundtable #CDNews #CDALR

[#Economy] #SouthKorea's government on Thursday revised down this year's growth outlook amid the expected export slump following the launch of the new #US administration. #AsiaLeadershipRoundtable #CDNews #CDALR

[#Travel] #HongKong saw 292,009 visitors, including 225,921 from the Chinese #mainland or more than 77 percent of the total arrival, during New Year's Eve and the first day of the new year, Immigration Department statistics show. #AsiaLeadershipRoundtable #CDNews #CDALR

[#Economy] #Singapore's economy grew 4.0 percent in 2024, its fastest annual pace since exiting the pandemic, accelerating from an expansion of 1.1 percent in 2023 and 3.8 percent in 2022, preliminary government data showed on Thursday. #AsiaLeadershipRoundtable #CDNews #CDALR