China leadership to hold key meeting to finalise 5-year plan
As China's continues to grapple with an economic slowdown, the ruling Communist Party Monday called for a key leadership meeting in October to chalk out the next five-year plan to arrest the trend in the world's second largest economy.
Jul 20, 2015, 17:38 PM IST
China's growth steady at 7% as investment rebounds
China`s economy grew an annual 7.0 percent in the second quarter, steady with the previous quarter and slightly better than analyst forecasts, though further stimulus is still expected after the quarter ended with a stock market crash.
Jul 15, 2015, 08:50 AM IST
China's FDI up 7.8% in May
Foreign direct investment (FDI), which excludes financial sectors, increased to $9.33 billion last month, the commerce ministry said, after a 10.5 percent year-on-year rise in April.
Jun 18, 2015, 10:30 AM IST
China economy shows more weakness as imports, exports fall
Chinese imports fell for a seventh straight month in May while exports also sank, data showed today, as the world's second biggest economy shows protracted weakness in the face of government easing measures.
Jun 08, 2015, 10:51 AM IST
China May imports down 18.1% to 803.33 bn yuan: Govt
China`s imports tumbled 18.1 percent year-on-year to 803.33 billion yuan ($129.4 billion) in May, official data showed Monday, suggesting further weakness in the world`s second-largest economy.
Jun 08, 2015, 09:08 AM IST
China should step up fiscal policy if GDP growth slows sharply: IMF
The IMF expects China`s annual economic growth to be 6.8 percent this year, before slowing further to 6.25 percent in 2016, it said in a report.
May 26, 2015, 15:00 PM IST
China May factory activity shrinks for 3rd month, more stimulus seen
The flash HSBC/Markit Purchasing Managers` Index (PMI) fell to 49.1 in May, below the 50-point level that separates growth in activity from a contraction on a monthly basis.
May 21, 2015, 09:46 AM IST
China confident of meeting 2015 GDP target of around 7%: Premier
Premier Li Keqiang said he was confident China has the ability to meet its 2015 economic growth target of around 7 percent, the official news agency Xinhua said on Thursday.
May 21, 2015, 09:44 AM IST
China April manufacturing sector steady at 50.1, little growth
Activity in China`s manufacturing sector barely grew in April, an official survey showed on Friday, holding slightly above the level separating expansion from contraction.
May 01, 2015, 08:49 AM IST
China's Q1 economic growth seen at six-year low of 7%
China`s economy probably cooled further to grow 7 percent in the first three months of the year, a Reuters poll showed, which would be the weakest pace in six years and raise pressure on policymakers to do more to bolster growth.
Apr 09, 2015, 15:10 PM IST
China factory sector dips to 11-month low, new orders shrink
The flash HSBC/Markit Purchasing Managers` Index (PMI) dipped to 49.2 in March, below the 50-point level that separates growth in activity from a contraction on a monthly basis.
Mar 24, 2015, 08:55 AM IST
China lowers GDP growth target to 7% amid slowdown
The growth target for 2015 is also lower than the 7.4 per cent economic growth rate registered in 2014, its weakest annual expansion since 1990.
Mar 05, 2015, 08:28 AM IST
China February factory activity at 4-month high
Employment in factories shrank as well for the 16th straight month as firms dismissed workers to adjust to slower business.
Feb 25, 2015, 08:49 AM IST
China cuts bank reserve ratio to boost economy
China's central bank said on Wednesday it would make an across-the-board cut in the percentage of funds banks must hold in reserve, the first such cut in nearly three years as the world's second-largest economy falters.
Feb 04, 2015, 21:51 PM IST
China's fiscal revenue growth declines to 23-year low
Chinese Finance Ministry said fiscal revenue stood at 14.04 trillion yuan (USD 2.3 trillion) compared to USD 2.11 trillion in 2013.
Jan 30, 2015, 14:57 PM IST
Shanghai eliminates 2015 economic growth target
Shanghai eliminated its economic growth target for this year, the city`s mayor said on Sunday, as China works to shift its focus to qualitative goals with the economy slowing.
Jan 25, 2015, 21:44 PM IST
China should not be judged by GDP alone: Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping Saturday said that China should not be judged by GDP alone, days after the country recorded last year's economic growth at 7.4 percent, missing the official target and slumping to a 24-year low.
Jan 24, 2015, 20:26 PM IST
China posts weakest annual growth in 24 years
China`s economic growth held steady at 7.3 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, slightly better than expected but still hovering at its weakest since the global financial crisis, keeping pressure on policymakers to head off a sharper slowdown.
Jan 20, 2015, 10:11 AM IST
China growth hit 24-year low in 2014: Survey
China`s annual GDP growth slowed to its weakest rate in more than two decades in 2014, according to an AFP survey, projecting further deceleration in the world`s second-largest economy this year.
Jan 18, 2015, 09:51 AM IST
China factory sector contracts to seven-month low
The weak performance will add to the debate over whether Beijing needs to engage in more policy easing or fast-track market reforms to stimulate demand - or both.
Dec 31, 2014, 08:51 AM IST
