Category: China
China February HSBC services PMI falls from four-month highs
China’s services sector cooled in February after new business receded from eight-month highs, a private survey showed on Tuesday, in line with slower factory activity [...]
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China’s leader says must support privatisation -Xinhua
China must make room for private investors in sectors including railway, energy and finance over the next five years, a member of its decision-making Politburo Standing [...]
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China labour camp reform on agenda as parliament meets
Two years of forced labour in China’s controversial “re-education” system left Peng Hong’s life shattered. Now there are ever-louder calls for reform [...]
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China enlists Jackie Chan to kick off political meeting
Film star Jackie Chan joined other celebrities Sunday at a meeting of China’s highest-profile advisory body, a move seen by analysts as an attempt by the ruling [...]
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China services growth at five-month low in February: NBS PMI
Growth in China’s increasingly important services sector expanded at its slowest pace in five months in February, reinforcing the view that the recovery in the [...]
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Baht Falls for Second Day as China Data Worsens Export Outlook
Thailand’s baht weakened for a second day as data over the weekend showed China’s services industries expanded at the slowest pace since September, worsening the [...]
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China’s February Non-Manufacturing PMI Falls to 54.5
Following is a table for China’s non-manufacturing purchasing manager’s index (PMI) in February released by the Beijing-based National Bureau of Statistics and [...]
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Taiwan touch-panel maker TPK to ‘invest $1 billion’
Taiwan’s TPK Holding, a leading manufacturer of touch screens for Apple, will invest up to Tw$30 billion ($1.01 billion) this year to meet robust demand for mobile and [...]
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Analysis: China’s next inner circle
Even as Xi Jinping gets ready to assume the presidency of China this month, jockeying has begun for 2017 when rising stars of the ruling Communist Party move into top [...]
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Exclusive: China eyes market forces to drive forex reform agenda
China is set to use swelling offshore holdings of its tightly-managed currency worth around 1 trillion yuan ($160 billion) to justify a landmark shift in tactics to relax [...]
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China likely to set up single regulator for food & drugs: report
China is likely to set up a single watchdog for food safety and pharmaceuticals, streamlining a complex regulatory system that has seen a series of scandals over food [...]
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Foxconn Inland China Push Spurred by Labour, BI Says
Foxconn Technology Group and other electronics makers are saving little in wages by opening plants in inland China and are making the move because of labour shortages in [...]
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China Carbon Tax May Spur US Climate Debate, Trader Group Says
China’s potential carbon tax may spur US lawmakers to consider climate protection more seriously, according to a trader representative. “China’s [...]
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China’s graft-fighting Xi tells party future is on the line
China’s ruling Communist Party will only be able to mark its 100th birthday in eight years time if officials can learn from the selfless sages of the past, party chief [...]
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China Reserves Ample to Buy World’s Gold Twice: Chart of the Day
China’s foreign currency reserves, which have surged more than 700 percent since 2004, are enough to buy every central bank’s official gold supply – twice. [...]
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