China's central bank pumps-in USD 25 bln to boost liquidity
China's central bank has injected a whopping 163 billion yuan into 20 financial institutions to ease liquidity strain in the world's second largest economy, currently witnessing sluggish growth.
Feb 21, 2016, 17:33 PM IST
China one of great thefts of all times: Trump
Republican presidential front- runner Donald Trump has slammed China for the devaluation of its tightly-controlled currency, describing the Communist country as one of the great thefts of all time.
Feb 18, 2016, 15:23 PM IST
China exports, imports slump in January: Customs
Chinese trade slumped in January, authorities said today, as both exports and imports tumbled with feeble domestic and global demand dragging on the world's second-largest economy.
Feb 15, 2016, 17:08 PM IST
China sets 2016 growth target at 6.5-7%
China has set its growth target for this year at between 6.5 and 7 percent, the country's top economic planner said Wednesday, an acknowledgement that expansion will continue to weaken.
Feb 03, 2016, 20:04 PM IST
China manufacturing index falls to three-year low: Govt
Manufacturing activity in China contracted at its fastest pace in more than three years in January, government data showed Monday, underlining weakness in the world`s second-largest economy.
Feb 01, 2016, 19:06 PM IST
China crude steel output falls for first time in 34 years
China`s crude steel output fell last year for the first time since 1981, official figures and reports said Tuesday, amid a wider slowdown in the country`s economy and European accusations of dumping.
Jan 19, 2016, 18:06 PM IST
China posts slowest economic growth in 25 years
For the first time in 25 years, China's economy grew at its slowest pace at 6.9 percent in 2015, sparking global concerns over the health of the world's second largest economy and its impact on investors as the Communist giant embarked on painful economic reforms.
Jan 19, 2016, 09:03 AM IST
China expected to report slower but still strong growth
As international markets watch anxiously, China is due to release a flood of data Tuesday that are likely to show economic growth slowed in the latest quarter but still is among the world's strongest.
Jan 18, 2016, 23:13 PM IST
China's economy grew by around 7% in 2015: Li Keqiang
China`s gross domestic product (GDP) totalled more than $10 trillion in 2015 and the economy grew by around 7 percent, with the services sector accounting for half of GDP, Premier Li Keqiang said on Saturday.
Jan 16, 2016, 16:45 PM IST
China bank lending slides in December despite loosening
New loans extended by banks slid to 597.8 billion yuan (USD 91.1 billion) in December, against 708.9 billion yuan in November, the People's Bank of China said.
Jan 15, 2016, 17:07 PM IST
China December exports, imports fall much less than expected
China will release fourth-quarter and full-year 2015 economic growth data on January 19.
Jan 13, 2016, 15:57 PM IST
Japan to patrol disputed islands if China sails too close: Yomiuri
Japan will respond to any intrusion by Chinese naval vessels into the waters around the disputed Senkaku islands, known in China as the Diaoyus, by ordering its Self-Defence Force ships to patrol the area, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Jan 12, 2016, 10:00 AM IST
Chinese stock markets closed after shares fall 7%
In total, the markets were open for less than 15 minutes.
Jan 07, 2016, 09:17 AM IST
China stocks swing as economy worries persist
Volatility shook Chinese stock markets on Tuesday, as the Shanghai index dropped more than three percent on concerns over regulatory uncertainty and slowing growth before recovering, a day after authorities halted trading to arrest falling prices.
Jan 05, 2016, 12:50 PM IST
China manufacturing worsens in December
China`s factory activity shrank further in December, a private survey showed Monday, the 10th consecutive month of contraction with the world`s second-largest economy set to post its weakest growth in a quarter of a century.
Jan 04, 2016, 14:51 PM IST
China slowdown may hit energy, steel sectors in APAC: Fitch
Energy and steel may be the hardest-hit sectors in Asia-Pacific (APAC) in the event of a sharp slowdown in Chinese growth, says Fitch Ratings.
Dec 18, 2015, 17:39 PM IST
China growth to slow to 6.8% next year: Central bank
China`s economic growth is expected to slow slightly to 6.8 percent next year, the central bank said Wednesday, adding that downward pressures would persist for a while.
Dec 16, 2015, 23:14 PM IST
China's foreign trade drops for 9th consecutive month
China's foreign trade in November dropped 4.5 percent year-on-year to USD 337 billion, the ninth consecutive monthly decline, compounding the slowdown in the world's second-largest economy, official data showed Tuesday.
Dec 08, 2015, 14:36 PM IST
China`s Spring Airlines to buy 60 Airbus planes in $6.3 bn deal
China, the world`s second-largest economy, is already Asia`s biggest aircraft buyer.
Dec 03, 2015, 16:33 PM IST
China official factory PMI at three-year low
The official Purchasing Managers` Index (PMI) fell to 49.6 in November.
Dec 01, 2015, 08:56 AM IST
