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New orders, employment climb in HSBC-Markit survey for June BEIJING - China's service industries expanded at the second-fastest pace this year as new orders and employment climbed, supporting growth amid the Chinese government's campaign to cool inflation. The purchasing managers ...
With an increase in the number of flights to China, Mauritius expects to receive up to 50,000 Chinese visitors annually by 2020. [Photo / China Daily] First direct flight between island and China lands in Shanghai SHANGHAI - The recent double-digit increase in the number of ...
Third increase this year reflects resolve to fight inflation scourge BEIJING - The central bank announced on Wednesday that it will increase interest rates, for the third time this year, by 25 basis points. The new rates take effect on Thursday. The rate paid on one-year deposits ...
The central bank announced on Wednesday that it will increase interest rates, for the third time this year, by 25 basis points. The new rates take effect on Thursday. The rate paid on one-year deposits will rise to 3.5 percent and the rate for one-year loans will rise by the same ...
A farmer feeds cows in Qingbao village in Baoding, Hebei province. Amid rising costs, unpredictable outbreaks of disease and industrial scandals, many farmers, including those in the village, have considered quitting the industry and seeking other jobs. [Photo / China Daily] A ...
Wei is staying in a small job hostel on North Zhongshan Road in Shanghai. He arrived a week ago from Shenzhen, Guangdong province.[Photo /China Daily] Young migrants, trying to make their way in life, struggle to survive, Yu Ran reports from Shanghai. Sharing a double bed with a ...
A staff work shows tax-rebate gifts for tourists in a department store in Taipei, June 64. [Photo/Xinhua] TAIPEI - Dozens of reporters carrying cameras and microphones eagerly waited at one of the Taipei Songshan Airport's exits while a number of satellite-equipped news-gathering ...
Shenhua, China's largest mining company by output, will get the largest share of Mongolia's Tavan Tolgoi coalfield project. [CFP] Shenhua Group Corp Ltd is to get a 40 percent share in developing Mongolia's Tavan Tolgoi coalfield, the world's largest untapped source of coal, ...
A delivery truck loaded with electronics and appliances moves through a housing project in Chongqing. The nation's second-tier cities will probably see a 10 to 20 percent drop in property prices.[Photo / Agencies] BEIJING - The inventory in China's property market will surge in ...
Shanghai - Stocks on the Chinese mainland rose on Monday, erasing the benchmark index's 2011 loss. The advance came on speculation that the government will offer help to smaller businesses and refrain from boosting interest rates amid signs of slumping economic growth. SAIC Motor ...
The Chinese are coming - with cash and credit cards in hand. Cities from Paris and London to New York and Tokyo are witnessing shopping sprees by hordes of Chinese buyers, who are spending money like there's no tomorrow on their favorite foreign luxury brands. In 2010, more than ...
Data showed that the price of eggs increased by 3.2 percent last month, keeping food prices the main cause of inflation. (Photo / China Daily) China's inflation is expected to reach a three-year high in June - possibly exceeding 6 percent for the first time since August, 2008 - ...
Customers walk through a shopping district in Beijing. Despite relatively sluggish domestic consumption, Chinese tourists have earned themselves the title of the biggest spenders in overseas markets. [Photo / Agencies] New trend in buying high-end goods is to visit place of ...
BEIJING - Want to witness the beauty of the Great Wall but don't fancy the sharp inclines and bustling tour groups? A helicopter prepares to take off at Badaling Airport in Beijing on June 29. Visitors can now have a bird's eye view of the Great Wall from the chopper. [Photo...
BEIJING - The funds raised in initial public offerings (IPOs) on China's capital market may reach 400 billion yuan ($61.9 billion) this year, down 16 percent from 2010 because of economic uncertainties both at home and abroad, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said on Monday. "Despite ...
Data showed that the price of eggs increased by 3.2 percent last month, keeping food prices the main cause of inflation. [Photo / China Daily] Price of pork increases for 10 consecutive weeks, driving up inflation BEIJING - China's inflation is expected to reach a three-year high ...
A Bank of China Ltd branch in Haikou, Hainan province. The bank has more than 10,000 branches in the domestic market. [Photo / China Daily] Board members make overseas business a strategic priority BEIJING - Bank of China Ltd (BOC), the only Chinese bank to have operated ...
People wait in line outside the sales office of an affordable housing project on Mingguang Road in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, at 11 pm on June 30. (Photo/China Daily) More than 1,000 low-wage residents in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, waited in line for four days ...
Supermarkets see potential as low and middle earners flee city centers SHANGHAI - Escalating city property prices have ignited a great race to the suburbs by the urban middle class, mostly young managers and professionals. Shanghai's metro facility. The operation of more metro ...
XI'AN - More than 1,000 low-wage residents in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, waited in line for four days and three nights, in order to register for low-income housing on Sunday morning. People wait in line outside the sales office of an affordable housing project on ...
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Chicago unveils Chinese New Year celebrations
Chicago unveils Chinese New Year celebrations
CHICAGO -- Chicago held a ceremony Friday at the landmark Daley Civic ...
UN chief, Syrian FM in verbal clash at conference
UN chief, Syrian FM in verbal clash at conference
The first day of the peace conference in Montreux, was marked by ...
Chaos on streets after three reported killed in Kiev
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Panel to push financial reform in FTZ
Panel to push financial reform in FTZ
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Economist sees world economy strengthening in 2014
Economist sees world economy strengthening in 2014
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China economic reform in focus at World Economic Forum
China economic reform in focus at World Economic Forum
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China's banks must evolve or perish
China's banks must evolve or perish
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Court rejects Apple lawsuit over iPad name
Court rejects Apple lawsuit over iPad name
Shenzhen Municipal Intermediate People's Court has rejected a lawsuit ...
Chinese steelmakers see profits plunge
Chinese steelmakers see profits plunge
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Injured star short-track skater Wang Meng left out of China's squad for Sochi
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Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
History-making tennis legend Li Na notched the first-ever grand slam ...