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China Vows Investment, Financing Reform

Jul 18, 2016

China will overhaul its investment and financing system to stimulate market vitality amid the economic downturn, according to a document released Monday by the central authorities. The government will cut red tape, improve supervision and ...

Tags: Financing Reform

Domestic Demand Key Pillar of Chinese Economy

Jul 13, 2016

Domestic demand is a key pillar of Chinese economy as the second quarter saw smooth growth and China will continue to promote the new economy to foster growth, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday. The Chinese economy is going on ...

Tags: Chinese economy, Domestic demand

China's FDI Jumps 9.7% in June

Jul 13, 2016

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland rose 9.7 percent year on year to 15.23 billion U.S. dollars in June, the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday. This compared with a 1-percent decline registered in May. In the ...

Tags: FDI, China's FDI

Farm Produce Prices Post Mild Declines

Jul 12, 2016

Farm produce prices posted mild declines last week, the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday. The average price of six types of fruit fell 1.5 percent, compared to a drop of 0.7 percent a week earlier, according to the ministry's website. ...

Tags: Farm produce prices, Meat

China's Foreign Debt Decline Narrows in Q1

Jul 1, 2016

The drop in China's outstanding foreign debt narrowed in the first quarter of the year, with improving structure and rebounding intercompany loans, data from the country's forex regulator showed Thursday. The debt settled at 1.36 trillion ...

Tags: foreign debt, forex regulator

China's Manufacturing PMI Down in June

Jul 1, 2016

China's manufacturing sector in June posted a slight drop in June, official data showed on Friday. The purchasing managers' index (PMI) came in at 50 in June, slightly lower than May's 50.1. It was the lowest reading since March's 50.2, ...

Tags: manufacturing sector, PMI

China Struggling to Meet Fiscal Target

Jun 30, 2016

The Chinese government is struggling to meet its annual fiscal targets, finance minister Lou Jiwei warned Wednesday. The central treasury received 2.968 trillion yuan (about 446.4 billion U.S. dollars) from January to May, a year-on-year ...

Tags: fiscal targets

China June Inflation Forecast at 1.9%

Jun 30, 2016

China's Consumer Price Index (CPI) in June is likely to increase 1.9 percent year on year, slightly less than the 2 percent recorded in May, according to an industry report. The official CPI for June is due to be released by the National ...

Tags: June Inflation, CPI

China to Make up 25% of Foreign Delegations

Jun 12, 2016

Chinese companies make up a quarter of the foreign delegations to take part in the International Festival for Business (IFB) held this year in the northwestern British port of Liverpool, organizers said Saturday. "Our target had been for ...

Tags: bilateral trade, Foreign Delegations

China Q1 Non-Cash Payments Rise

Jun 8, 2016

The amount of non-cash payments in China in the first quarter rose 7.1 percent year on year, according to a central bank report released on Tuesday. The amount of money involved in non-cash payments,including commercial papers, bank cards ...

Tags: Non-Cash Payments, commercial papers

Yuan Rises Versus Basket of Currencies

Jun 8, 2016

The yuan edged up against a basket of currencies in May despite hopes for a stronger US dollar, according to an index released by financial services provider China Foreign Exchange Trade System. The yuan exchange rate composite index, ...

Tags: basket of currencies, US dollar

China's IP Market Slows: Report

Jun 8, 2016

China's intellectual property (IP) market slowed last year under economic pressure, an official report showed on Tuesday. The index evaluating trademark transfers, patent pledge financing and technology market transactions fell markedly ...

Tags: intellectual property, IP market

China's Exports Rise, Imports Rebound in May

Jun 8, 2016

China's export growth in yuan-denominated terms slowed to 1.2 percent year on year in May from 4.1 percent in April, customs data showed Wednesday. Imports grew 5.1 percent, significantly rebounding from a 5.7-percent decline in April, ...

Tags: China's export, Imports Rebound

China's Manufacturing Activity Expands Slowly

May 1, 2016

China's manufacturing activity expanded for the second month in a row in April but at a slower pace, official data showed on Sunday. The purchasing managers' index (PMI) came in at 50.1 in April, slightly down from March's 50.2 and below ...

Tags: manufacturing activity, sub-index measuring production

China's Non-Manufacturing PMI Slows

May 1, 2016

Business activity in China's non-manufacturing sector expanded at slower pace in April, official data showed on Sunday. The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the non-manufacturing sector stood at 53.5 in April, down from 53.8 in March ...

Tags: purchasing managers'index, PMI