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Consumer spending to rise From: The Straits Times (Singapore) A ROBUST turnaround in consumer spending is expected in Singapore and across the Asia-Pacific region this year, with retail sales in Singapore, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea and Malaysia set for double...
Indonesia to upgrade fruit quality for exporting Indonesia will increase fruit quality as an effort to penetrate Australian market as the country adopts strict standard for imported commodity, a minister said on Sunday. Agriculture Minister Suswono told reporters at Mekarsari, ...
Chinese president calls for joint efforts to promote global economic recovery From: Xinhua Calling for renewing commitment not to impose new restrictions on goods, investment and services, he said developed countries should promote international trade with greater openness. It is ...
Local govt debt could trigger financial crisis From: China Daily The nation s chief auditor warned last Wednesday that local government debt will pose risks to the Chinese economy amid concerns that the debt could trigger a European-style financial crisis. The ratio of debt to ...
Experts: China s restrictions on resource exports consistent with WTO rules From: Xinhua China s curbing of exports of some raw materials to protect the environment and reduce its trade surplus is in line with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, experts say. In its biennial ...
China unveils first sovereign credit rating report From: Xinhua A Chinese company on Sunday unveiled China s own sovereign credit rating report, for the first time evaluating 50 countries and becoming the first non-Western rating agency to assess the world s sovereign credit and ...
China s new lending in June drops to USD88.7 bln From: Xinhua China s new yuan-denominated lending in June fell to 603.4 billion yuan (88.7 billion U.S. dollars), down from 639.4 billion yuan in May, the People s Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, said in a statement Sunday. ...
China kicks off trial program to integrate phone, Internet and TV services Chinese TV, Internet and mobile phone users will be soon be able to do all three activities through a single device after the government announced on July 4th a pilot scheme to integrate the three systems. ...
China s consumer confidence drops in June Chinese spent less in June amid surging commodities prices and floods in many of the country s southern provinces, according to the latest reading of an index that gauges consumer confidence last Friday. The Bankcard Consumer Confidence ...
Web supermarket war as Amazon launches internet grocery store It was one of the leaders of the internet shopping revolution. And it seems that Amazon may be about to transform our purchasing habits all over again. The retailer has started selling food and household products on ...
More foreigners visit China in first half of 2009 From: Xinhua The last six months have seen 23 percent more foreign visitors entering China, according to a statement from the Ministry of Public Security. The exit and entry administrative agencies of the ministry had recorded ...
High Fashion Relents to Web s Pull From: New York Times The Web site for Marc Jacobs, the flamboyant fashion designer with an estimated $5 billion brand, has many things: stylish videos of employees describing their jobs, footage from elite fashion shows and parties, and even a ...
EU approves Chinese carmaker Geely s takeover of Volvo The European Commission said on Tuesday it had approved the takeover of Swedish carmaker Volvo by Chinese rival Geely and China s state-owned investment firm Daqing. The commission concluded that the transaction would not ...
China s central bank to continue loose monetary policy during next 6 months From: Xinhua China will continue its relatively loose monetary policy during the latter half of the year to maintain the consistency and stability of macro economic policies, the People s Bank of China ...
Sales of fake Japanese goods spread on Chinese Web sites Increasing numbers of counterfeit Japanese goods such as watches and cosmetics are spreading on Chinese online shopping sites, according to a recent investigation by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. METI has ...
SAFE: Europe is still key investment market Europe would remain one of the major markets for China s more than $2.4 trillion foreign exchange reserves despite the continent's sovereign debt woes, the country s foreign exchange regulator said on Tuesday. Europe was, is, and will ...
China buys Japanese bonds at record pace From: China Daily China bought a net 735.2 billion yen ($8.3 billion) of Japanese bonds in May, more than doubling purchases for this year as it heads for the biggest annual increase since at least 2005. China s purchases of Japanese bonds ...
China allocates more relief funds for flood-hit south From: Xinhua China s Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Civil Affairs on Tuesday jointly sent 377 million yuan (55.2 million U.S. dollars) to four southern provinces which had been battered by rainstorms and consequent ...
China to impose resource tax nationwide From: China Daily China will impose nationwide a tax on oil and gas drilling and other resource industries to raise money for development in poor western regions, an official said Thursday. Beijing is carrying out a test of such a tax in ...
Multi-brand retail FDI back on table The Indian government has framed the formal debate on the question of foreign investment in multi-brand retail in populist terms, moving forward gingerly on a deeply sensitive political issue. Job reservations for local youth, stiff local ...
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