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China Promotes Sci-Tech Cooperation

Oct 9, 2016

The Chinese government has released a plan on scientific and technological (S&T) cooperation between China and countries along the Belt and Road. China plans to set up joint labs, research centers, tech transfer centers and S&T parks with ...

Tags: Belt and Road, Sci-Tech Cooperation, China

Brief Report of South Korea's Trade in August 2016

Sep 29, 2016

According to the statistics from South Korea’s Customs, its volume of goods trade was USD583.56 billion from January to August in 2016, down 10.1% year-on-year (the same below). Exports fell by 8.8% to USD322.30 billion, and imports ...

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Mainland-Macao Trade Slumps in First 7 Months

Sep 27, 2016

Trade between the Chinese mainland and Macao dropped by 26 percent year on year to 1.96 billion U.S. dollars during the first seven months of 2016, according to figures from the Ministry of Commerce. The mainland's exports to Macao ...

Tags: Macao capital, investment projects

China's Service Outsourcing Continues to Grow

Sep 27, 2016

China's service outsourcing industry continued to grow in the first eight months, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Tuesday. Chinese companies agreed service outsourcing contracts worth 629 billion yuan (95 billion U.S. dollars) in ...

Tags: service outsourcing industry, green industry

Massive Fund to Help Reform Giant SOEs

Sep 27, 2016

Major Chinese State-owned enterprises have launched the nation's largest private equity fund, worth 350 billion yuan ($52.5 billion), to finance SOE restructuring as part of China's efforts to advance supply-side reform. The money will be ...

Tags: Giant SOEs, nation fund

China Establishes SOE Structural Adjustment Fund

Sep 27, 2016

China on Monday established a national fund for structural adjustment of state-owned enterprises (SOEs). The fund has an estimated capital of 350 billion yuan (around 50 billion U.S. dollars) and will mainly invest in programs including ...

Tags: national fund, state-owned enterprises

China Retail Sales up 10.6% in Aug.

Sep 14, 2016

China's consumer goods retail sales grew 10.6 percent year on year in August, accelerating from the 10.2-percent growth posted in July on the back of robust online sales. Total retail sales of consumer goods amounted to 2.75 trillion yuan ...

Tags: consumer goods, retail sales

China's Fiscal Revenue Rises 1.7% in Aug.

Sep 14, 2016

China's fiscal revenue rose 1.7 percent year on year to 989.4 billion yuan (US$224 billion) in August, data from the Ministry of Finance showed Tuesday. Revenue growth was down from the 3.3-percent gain posted for July. The ministry ...

Tags: China's fiscal revenue, China's economy

Industrial Output Expands 6.3% in Aug.

Sep 14, 2016

China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, increased mildly in August -- an encouraging sign for a slowing economy. Industrial output expanded 6.3 percent year on year last month, faster than the 6-percent ...

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China's FDI Returns to Growth in Aug.

Sep 14, 2016

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland rose 5.7 percent year on year in August, compared with a 1.6-percent drop in July, official data showed Tuesday. FDI hit 57.3 billion yuan (US$8.8 billion) last month, according to ...

Tags: China's FDI, economic activity

Brief Report of India's Trade in June 2016

Sep 14, 2016

According to the statistics from the goverment and Indian Ministry of Commerce, India's volume of goods trade was USD298.21 billion from January to June in 2016, down 10.7% year-on-year (the same below). Exports fell by 5.1% to USD130.55 ...

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Brief Report of Turkey's Trade in July 2016

Sep 14, 2016

According to the statistics from Statistics Turkey, Turkey’s volume of goods trade was USD195.87 billion from January to July in 2016, down 6.4% year-on-year (the same below). Exports fell by 3.6% to USD81.52 billion, and imports fell ...

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Brief Report of Hong Kong's Trade in July 2016

Sep 13, 2016

According to the statistics from C&SD in Hong Kong, its volume of goods trade was USD582.12 billion from January to July in 2016, down 3.5% year-on-year (the same below). Overall Exports (including export and re-export) fell by 0.3% to ...

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Brief Report of Thailand's Trade in July 2016

Sep 13, 2016

According to the statistics from Thailand’s customs, Thailand’s volume of goods trade was USD231.57 billion from January to July in 2016, down 4.9% year-on-year (the same below). Exports fell by 1.2% to USD121.64 billion, and ...

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Brief Report of Sri Lanka's Trade in July 2016

Sep 13, 2016

According to statistics of Sri Lanka’s customs, its volume of goods trade was USD16.91 billion from January to July in 2016, down 2.5% year-on-year (the same below). Exports fell by 2.6% to USD6.0 billion, and imports fell by 2.5% to ...

Tags: Sri Lanka, goods trade