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European firms' pessimism in China at all-time high: survey
Jun 07, 2016 (AFP)
Pessimism among European companies about their prospects in China has hit an all-time high, a lobby group said Tuesday, saying the country's slowing growth has ...
China manufacturing expands for third straight month: govt
Jun 01, 2016 (AFP)
Activity in Chinese factories expanded for the third straight month in May, official data showed, a further sign of stabilisation in the world's second largest ...
To save China's economy, read more Marx, scholars say
May 31, 2016 (AFP)
China's economics students are being "brainwashed by Western theories" and need to read more Marx, Chinese professors said in a letter to the education ministry...
Clashes as France gripped by fresh wave of strikes
May 26, 2016 (AFP)
Masked youths clashed with police in Paris and striking workers blockaded refineries and disrupted nuclear power stations on Thursday as an escalating wave of i...
Beijing picks London for first yuan-bond outside China
May 26, 2016 (AFP)
China's government has launched a renminbi-denominated sovereign bond in London, the first of its kind outside of the world's second biggest economy, Britain's ...
G7 warns over global economy as currency row flares
May 21, 2016 (AFP)
G7 finance ministers on Saturday voiced concern about the sputtering global economy as they looked for a plan to stoke growth, while a currency policy clash ove...
Global growth tops agenda as G7 meeting kicks off in Japan
May 20, 2016 (AFP)
Divisions over reigniting global growth were set to surface at the G7 in Japan Friday, with US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew expected to stand firm over any acti...
Currency wars, fiscal stimulus rift in focus at G7 meeting
May 18, 2016 (AFP)
Finance ministers and central bankers from the G7 meet in Japan this week for talks likely to highlight a sharp divide over currency policy and how to breathe l...
Chinese pouring billions into US real estate: study
May 16, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese nationals became the largest foreign buyers of US homes last year as they pour billions into American real estate, seeking safe offshore assets, accordi...
China economy eases in April, sparking worries on rebound
May 14, 2016 (AFP)
China's key economic indicators moderated in April from the previous month, official figures showed on Saturday, raising worries over the strength of a rebound ...
China producer price falls slow in April: govt
May 10, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese producer prices declined at their slowest rate in 16 months in April, official data showed Tuesday, a positive sign for the world's second-largest econo...
Top China paper warns of crisis risk over debt
May 09, 2016 (AFP)
China must turn off the taps of credit-driven growth to avoid a financial system crisis in the face of rising bad loans and other risks, the Communist Party's o...
China national rail company owes more than Greece: report
May 05, 2016 (AFP)
China's state-owned rail corporation is more than $600 billion in debt, reports said, almost twice the size of Greece's obligations. The China Railway Corporati...
China manufacturing weakens in April, private survey shows
May 03, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese factory activity weakened further in April, a private survey indicated Tuesday, as muted demand and market weakness hit the struggling export-oriented s...
HSBC profit drops on market volatility
May 03, 2016 (AFP)
HSBC on Tuesday said its net profit fell almost a fifth in the first quarter, with Europe's biggest bank hit by "extreme levels" of markets volatility, while ba...
Multinationals book more income in Bermuda than China: UN
May 03, 2016 (AFP)
Foreign multinationals in 2014 booked more profits in tiny Bermuda than in China, the UN revealed in a report Tuesday likely to bolster growing international ou...
China, Japan growth to slow sharply in 2016, IMF warns
May 03, 2016 (AFP)
China and Japan's economies are expected to slow sharply over the next two years but Asian growth will remain strong as domestic demand takes up the slack from ...
China manufacturing index expands at slower pace
May 01, 2016 (AFP)
China's economic recovery stabilised in April, an official factory activity gauge showed Sunday, as the property market recovered and credit grew. The Purchasin...
China's biggest bank ICBC reports rise in bad loans
Apr 28, 2016 (AFP)
China's biggest bank ICBC on Thursday announced mounting problem loans, after International Monetary Fund staff argued that the world's second-biggest economy n...
Hong Kong leader warns independence calls threaten economy
Apr 26, 2016 (AFP)
Hong Kong's Beijing-friendly leader warned Tuesday the city will lose investment and job opportunities if residents continue to seek independence, painting a bl...
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