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China producer prices slump as Li warns of challenges
Sep 10, 2015 (AFP)
China's factory gate prices fell at their fastest rate in six years in August, the government said Thursday, as Premier Li Keqiang warned that transforming the ...
Change a heavy task in China's industrial heartland
Sep 09, 2015 (AFP)
Rising costs, falling prices, striking workers -- iron ore mine manager Song Denggan has a lot on his mind, and chain smokes as he faces the prospect of industr...
China to step up fiscal incentives to boost growth
Sep 09, 2015 (AFP)
China will adopt "stronger" fiscal policies to support growth, Beijing said as it seeks to sooth increasing fears about the world's second-largest economy follo...
EU businesses warn China over 'slow' reforms
Sep 08, 2015 (AFP)
The main European business lobby in China warned Tuesday that "slow" implementation of market reforms risks plunging the country into stagnation, as concerns mo...
China cuts 2014 GDP growth: govt
Sep 07, 2015 (AFP)
China on Monday lowered last year's growth figure, already the weakest in a quarter-century, days after worries about slowing expansion in the world's second-la...
US presses China over currency as G20 seeks to calm nerves
Sep 04, 2015 (AFP)
The United States on Friday pressed China to improve communication of its economic policy and avoid competitive devaluations, as G20 finance chiefs met hoping t...
G20 seeks to smooth economic shock waves from China
Sep 03, 2015 (AFP)
World finance ministers and central bankers gather in Turkey this weekend to grapple with the fallout of slowing growth in China, tanking emerging economies and...
Asia doing pretty well despite China slowdown: IMF chief
Sep 02, 2015 (AFP)
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said Wednesday Asian economies were doing "pretty well" despite the volatility created by China's slowdown a...
Dismal China factory numbers add to global gloom
Sep 01, 2015 (AFP)
Further signs of slowing in the world's second-biggest economy sent shudders through global markets Tuesday, adding to the worldwide sense of crisis over China'...
US to seek demand growth, press China for clarity at G20
Sep 01, 2015 (AFP)
The US will press fellow G20 economies this week to act to boost world growth, and urge China to better communicate its policies, a senior Treasury official sai...
Japan factory output turns down in July as China demand slumps
Aug 31, 2015 (AFP)
Japan's factory output contracted a worse-than-expected 0.6 percent on-month in July, official data showed on Monday, owing to lacklustre demand at home and as ...
Hong Kong banks turn to start-ups for tech edge
Aug 30, 2015 (AFP)
Hong Kong's towering skyline is dominated by major banks and investment houses -- but smaller start-ups are playing an increasing role on the financial landscap...
China premier insists economy 'within appropriate range'
Aug 29, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has issued assurances over his country's economy after global markets were roiled by concerns over its slowing growth, state media re...
Japan inflation flat, household spending slips in blow to Abenomics
Aug 28, 2015 (AFP)
Japanese inflation fell back to zero in July while household spending dropped again, official data showed on Friday, as a slowdown in China threatens Japan's al...
China-spurred market turbulence to hit global growth: analysts
Aug 25, 2015 (AFP)
Another bout of unnerving global panic-selling erupted Monday, with some markets recording their largest one-week losses since 2008, raising fresh worries over ...
China to try 30 in business paper corruption case
Aug 20, 2015 (AFP)
China will try 30 people tied to a massive media corruption case involving one of the country's best known financial newspapers, the 21st Century Business Heral...
Deutsche Bank mulls selling activities in China, India: report
Aug 19, 2015 (AFP)
Deutsche Bank, Germany's biggest lender, is considering selling its stake in Chinese group Hua Xia Bank and divesting its retail banking activities in India, th...
China's yuan cut a bad omen for France's luxury sector
Aug 19, 2015 (AFP)
China's triple yuan devaluation could hit France's lucrative luxury sector, which has already been impacted by Beijing's tough anti-corruption drive against spe...
Tianjin blasts echo across economy
Aug 19, 2015 (AFP)
With a swathe of one of the world's busiest ports in ruins, more than a billion dollars in losses, and some major multinational firms still unable to access the...
China strengthens yuan rate against dollar by 0.01%
Aug 17, 2015 (AFP)
China's central bank on Monday raised the value of the yuan against the US dollar by just 0.01 percent, the national foreign exchange market said, after a deval...
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