Taiwan consumers have continued to show lower expectations about future income and investment as well as general economic situation for the eighth-consecutive month in December, said a survey publicized Monday. The consumer confidence ...
Tags: Consumer Confidence, Keep Lowering
The Chinese government's leading think-tank has released a new study downplaying concerns about the level of debt being held by local governments, suggesting that more spending needs to take place to cope with social issues. On the heels ...
Tags: People's Livelihoods
In the Chinese government's ongoing fight to try to clean up this country's air, a new focus is being being put on small-scale companies in an effort to get them onboard with reducing emissions. Over the past few years, the central ...
Tags: Local Enterprises, Green
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom World 2015 opened in Budapest on Monday with keynote addresses by ITU Secretary-General Zhao Houlin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Zhao underlined that small and ...
Tags: ITU, Telecom World
It's been about half a year since the idea of Internet Plus Strategy was raised by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. The strategy is an action plan to integrate the mobile Internet, cloud computing, big data and the Internet of Things with modern ...
China is set to become the global leader in renewable technology, aiding the rise of a moderately prosperous society following the significant reforms implemented in the five-year plans. Frederic Neumann, co-head of Asian Economic ...
The China-proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) was formally established Friday. Expectations are high for the new global multilateral financial institution, which will operate in an open, fair and efficient manner, AIIB's ...
The China-initiated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a complement to existing international financial system, was formally established Friday in Beijing and expected to start operation early next year. "The AIIB is legally ...
Tags: AIIB
China's economic growth is expected to be unchanged in the fourth quarter of this year, but an improvement is still distant due to property weakness and excess capacity, according to the latest report from UBS. The Swiss banking group ...
The decision by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to confer the reserve currency status on China's renminbi (RMB), "is good news," a former Chilean diplomat said. "It's good news because it acknowledges the role that the Chinese ...
Tags: RMB's Upgrade, Reserve Currency
Housing prices in China are expected to grow steadily in 2016, while divergence between bigger and smaller cities will continue, according to a property research organization. Government policy has perhaps helped to ease the housing glut ...
Tags: Property Sector, Mild Growth
Chinese lawmakers on Sunday approved a State Council proposal for stock listing reform at the end of a bimonthly legislative session which began Monday in Beijing. The decision by the National People's Congress Standing Committee will ...
Tags: Stock Listing, Registration-based
China is going to be the third-largest contributor to UN regular budget 2016-2018, with its assessed contribution accounting for 7.9 percent, said a senior Chinese diplomat Wednesday. The Chinese contribution to the total UN membership ...
China's latest efforts to stimulate its economy by deepening structural reform will produce rich "dividends" shared within China's borders and across the world. While the effectiveness of traditional demand-side policy support lessens, ...
Tags: Structural Reform, PRO-growth
This year China has seen its customs undertaking reforms to facilitate trade across the border. Yu Guangzhou, head of the General Administration of Customs, said the customs clearance reform is in accordance with the annual economic work ...
Tags: China's Customs, Work Efficiency