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China's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Peak by 2025

Jun 9, 2015

China's greenhouse gas emissions could peak over five years earlier than expected, which will contribute to the effort of curbing global warming, according to a report jointly published Monday by two institutes at the London School of ...

Tags: Greenhouse Gas, Energy

Chinese Imports and Exports Shrank Again in May

Jun 9, 2015

Chinese imports and exports shrank again in May, the latest sign of sputtering growth in the world's second biggest economy that adds to pressure on Beijing to avoid a sharp slump. Customs data released Monday showed that exports ...

Tags: China Economy, China Trade

India Has Risen to 15th Position on The Back of Solid Growth in Retail Sales

Jun 8, 2015

India has risen to 15th position on the back of solid growth in retail sales and strong prospects for future GDP growth, according to global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney's Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) 2015 that surveyed ...

Tags: India retail, E-commerce, Economy

China Leads The Pack of 30 Countries in Retail Growth

Jun 8, 2015

Global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney's Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) 2015 shows that C. China's GDP growth of 7.4 per cent in 2014 was its lowest in a quarter century. Yet, relative to other developing markets, its ...

Tags: Retail, China Retail, Economy, Service

The Bubble Question in China's Booming Stockmarket

Jun 8, 2015

Chinese stocks and economic growth have long had little to do with each other. Between 2010 and early 2014, when China boasted the world's fastest-growing economy, its stockmarket was consistently among the world's worst performers. Since ...

Tags: Stockmarket, Economy

World Cotton Imports May Recover Modestly, Increasing 2% in The 2015/16 Season

Jun 5, 2015

In the 2015/16 season, world cotton imports may recover modestly, increasing 2 per cent to 7.7 million tons with imports outside of China rising by 3 per cent to 6.1 million tons. In 2011/12, Chinese imports more than doubled from the ...

Tags: Cotton, Textile

Long-Term Consequences of China's Coming Stockmarket Correction Are The Ones to Fear

Jun 5, 2015

The long-term consequences of China's coming stockmarket correction are the ones to fear IF YOU were a Chinese worker you could have spent the past year toiling to earn a living. Or you could have bought some shares and sat on the sofa ...

Tags: Share Prices, Economy, Stockmarket

Reduce Food Waste Through Innovative Packaging Solutions

Jun 4, 2015

According to a recent report one third of all food produced in the world ends up as waste, costing consumers globally more than £259bn per year. In addition, around 200,000 tonnes of the 15 million tonnes of food thrown away in the UK ...

Tags: Packaging

SIMA to Lift 20% Power Cut and Remove 90% Evening Peak Hour Restrictions

Jun 4, 2015

The Southern India Mills Association (SIMA) has hailed announcement of the Tamil Nadu government to lift 20 per cent power cut and also remove 90 per cent evening peak hour restrictions. In a statement, SIMA chairman T Rajkumar thanked ...

Tags: Power

Textile Exporters in India Fail to Meet The Export Target for The Last Financial Year

Jun 4, 2015

Textile exporters in India are a worried lot after failing to meet the export target for the last financial year, according to media reports. "These declining trends in exports are a matter of deep concern," Texprocil chairman R K Dalmia ...

Tags: Textile

Non-Manufacturing PMI Continues Dipping in China

Jun 3, 2015

China's service sector activity expanded in May, but at a slower pace, an official monthly survey showed on Monday. The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the non-manufacturing sector fell to 53.2 in May, down from 53.4 for April, ...

Tags: Non-Manufacturing, PMI, Economy

China Manufacturing Activity Continues to Improve with an Important Index

Jun 3, 2015

China's manufacturing business activity continued improving in May, with an important index remaining in expansion territory, official data showed on Monday. The manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI), a key measure of factory ...

Tags: Economy, Manufacturing

Economies Pushing More Trade in RMB

May 25, 2015

South Korea, which sends around a quarter of its exports to China, is one of the few countries in the world to run a trade surplus with the Asian giant. Both countries want more of this trade to be done in yuan, which would make trade ...

Tags: trade surplus, Chinese currency

China Cuts Personal Import Tariffs by 50%

May 25, 2015

The Ministry of Finance on Monday announced adjustments on the tariffs levied on the import of personal items to stimulate domestic consumption. Starting from June 1, import tariffs on suits and sneakers will be trimmed from 14-23 percent ...

Tags: Import Tariffs, personal items

Positive Signs Emerge for Economy During Q2

May 21, 2015

Industrial restructuring, growth in services good indicators of improving conditions, say experts Positive signs have started to emerge in China's economy since the second quarter, suggesting deepened industrial restructuring amid rapid ...

Tags: Industrial restructuring, Positive signs, China's economy