Business / Top News

China's industrial output grows 6.8% for Jan-Feb

[2015-03-11 14:33]

Industrial output in China grew 6.8 percent year on year in the first two months of 2015, down 1.1 percentage points compared to growth for December.

China retail sales up 10.7% in Jan-Feb

[2015-03-11 14:13]

China's retail sales grew 10.7 percent year on year to 4.8 trillion yuan ($779 billion) in the first two months of 2015, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.

China's February PPI down 4.8%

[2015-03-10 10:11]

China's producer price index (PPI), which measures inflation at wholesale level, dropped 4.8 percent year on year in February, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday.

China February inflation quickens to 1.4%

[2015-03-10 09:53]

The stronger-than-expected reading of consumer price index quickened from the 0.8-percent gain in January, the lowest level in more than five years.

China lowers 2015 economic growth target to around 7%

[2015-03-05 13:33]

China targeted economic growth of 7 percent in 2015, lower than the goal of 7.5 percent in 2014.

Exports surge, but imports dip on weak demand

[2015-03-09 11:02]

Exports surged 48.9 percent in February from a year earlier, reversing the 3.2-percent decline in January.

China producer prices continue declines

[2015-02-10 10:55]

China's PPI dropped 4.3 percent year on year in January, the NBS said on Tuesday.

Factory activity edges back into expansion zone

[2015-02-26 14:56]

Manufacturing activity in China is likely to have rebounded this month, HSBC Holdings Plc said on Wednesday as it released the flash estimate of the Purchasing Managers Index.

China's installed electricity capacity by the end of 2014

[2015-02-13 17:06]

China has signed memorandums of understanding on nuclear cooperation with the United Kingdom, Agrentina, Romania, the Czech Republic, Hungary and South Africa.

China steel industry struggles

[2015-01-30 09:20]

Although China's steelmakers saw a big rise in profits last year, the industry still has overcapacity problems that have dragged prices to record lows.

China's dependency on foreign oil nears 60% in 2014

[2015-01-29 09:31]

China's dependency on imported oil and natural gas grew to about 60 percent and 32.2 percent respectively in 2014.

China's foreign service trade deficit grows

[2015-01-27 17:17]

China continued to see a bigger deficit in foreign service trade in December.

China's information consumption continues to grow

[2015-01-27 16:01]

Consumption of information products and services in China surged 18 percent in 2014 from a year earlier.

China's imported iron ore prices continue to fall

[2015-01-27 13:49]

Prices of imported iron ore at 33 major Chinese ports have continued a downward trend due to a sharp decline in the price of steel.

China's cross-border e-commerce pilots see growing trade

[2015-01-27 10:00]

The trade volume in China's cross-border e-commerce pilot cities surpassed 3 billion yuan by the end of 2014.

Venture capital investment hits record high

[2015-02-03 10:56]

The value of venture capital (VC) in Chinese companies reached $15.5 billion last year, the highest level since 2006,according to Dow Jones VentureSource.

Ratio of Chinese banks' bad loans jumps in Q4

[2015-01-24 11:37]

The non-performing loan ratio of China's commercial banks rose to 1.29 percent in the fourth quarter last year, a level not seen since the second quarter of 2010.

China producer prices continue declines

[2015-02-10 10:55]

China's producer price index (PPI), which measures inflation at wholesale level, dropped 4.3 percent year on year in January, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday.

China January inflation cools to 0.8%

[2015-02-10 10:25]

China's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, grew 0.8 percent year-on-year in January, the slowest rise in more than five years.

China services PMI down in January: HSBC

[2015-02-04 13:48]

China's services purchasing managers' index (PMI) posted 51.8 in January, down from 53.4 in December, announced HSBC Bank (China) on Wednesday.

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