China Sees Substantial Drop in Poverty Rate in Past 40 Years
BEIJING: China has witnessed substantial drop of poverty rate in the past 40 years, especially in rural areas, thanks to reform and opening-up, a top...
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China seeks economic boost as data disappoints
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SHANGHAI: China has unveiled moves to boost growth, including reducing taxes on small firms, as a slowdown in the world’s number two economy shows no...
China inflation accelerates in April
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BEIJING: China’s inflation accelerated to 2.4 percent in April, official data showed Thursday, rising above market expectations, but analysts said counter-measures were unlikely as economic...
China president Xi calls for ‘great renaissance’
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Beijing: China’s newly-installed president Xi Jinping said on Sunday he would fight for a “great renaissance of the Chinese nation”, in his first speech as...
China exports jump in February as economy recovers
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Beijing: China’s exports surged more than 20 percent in February on-year despite the Lunar New Year holiday, according to the latest data, in another...
US economy ‘picks up’, China ‘may slow’: OECD
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Paris: Economic activity in the United States is rising, in the eurozone it is steadying, but in China and India the growth trend is slowing,...
China trade surplus up, inflation eases
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Beijing: China’s trade surplus rose and inflation eased in January, official data showed Friday, adding to recent evidence the world’s number two economy is emerging...
China annual growth hits 13-year low
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Beijing: China’s economy grew at its slowest pace in 13 years in 2012, the government said Friday, but an uptick in the final quarter pointed...
China manufacturing grows for second month
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BEIJING: China’s manufacturing activity grew in November for the second month in a row, official data showed Saturday, in a further sign of strength in...
China manufacturing at more than 3-year low: HSBC
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Beijing: China’s manufacturing activity fell to its lowest level in more than three years in August as the global economic slowdown continues to weigh on...