China's top economic planner has approved the construction of the second phase of a nuclear power station in the country's northeast, the first approved since 2011, a company source said on Tuesday. The second phase of the Hongyanhe ...
Glanbia Ingredients Ireland has opened a €235m hi-spec infant formula standard facility in Belview, a move that will create 1,600 direct and indirect jobs in South East. The facility will manufacture specialized milk powder products ...
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As China's financial environment has deteriorated, the performance of its financial leasing industry has been mixed. Financial leasing companies associated with banks have continued to receive adequate liquidity, especially because banks ...
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The entertainment industry in China has seen explosive growth in recent years (an expected CAGR of 17 percent between 2010-2015), growing at a much faster pace than the overall economy. As more and more people in China enter the middle ...
Last year definitely ended with two widely differing stories in the fashion world in China, with traditional well-known luxury brands experiencing a downturn while more affordable luxury products and fast fashion brands turning in ...
Tags: luxury market, luxury brands
China's trade rebounded in February from the previous month's surprise contraction, but imports were subdued in another sign of continued weakness in the world's second-largest economy. Exports surged 48.9 percent in February from a year ...
Tags: Dipping Imports, February exports
Chinese steelmakers are facing more headwinds this year as economic growth slows and need government support to tackle long-term overcapacity, the chairman of Anshan Iron & Steel Group said. China's steel sector has been struggling with ...
Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral
Environmental protection is an important growth driver for China and the demand for investment would be huge in the years to come, Minister of Environmental Protection Chen Jining said in Beijing Saturday. [Special coverage] Chen said at ...
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Chinese leaders and economists have said China must up its game to boost export growth against the backdrop of an anemic global economic recovery. SIX-PERCENT GROWTH Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng said on Saturday that China is confident ...
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China's diplomacy in 2015 will focus on making all around progress in the "Belt and Road" initiatives, said Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the ongoing national legislative session on Sunday.[Special coverage] China will ...
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As LED light quality improves and prices continue to drop, more consumers are choosing to replace incandescent, halogen and compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) bulbs in their homes with efficient and environmentally friendly LED bulbs. Hence, by ...
Tags: LED market, Lighting market, LED, Lamp, Light Bulb
Improved buyer demand at the beginning of the year pushed pending home sales in January to their highest level since August 2013, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). All major regions except for the Midwest saw gains in ...
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China will quicken the pace of implementing the strategy of free trade zones (FTZs) and turn institutional innovation into a strong impetus for the country's development, President Xi Jinping said Thursday.[Special coverage] To speed up ...
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China unveiled its economic growth target for 2015 Thursday, putting an end to months of speculation.[Special coverage] The target, as expected, was lowered to "around 7 percent," a level not seen since 2004 and 0.5 percentage points ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Growth
China will stabilize its property market this year, with tailored, market-based policies to guide "stable and healthy development," according to the government work report delivered by Premier Li Keqiang Thursday.[Special coverage] ...