POLITICAL ECONOMY - SINO DAILY

China overseas investment jumps in February on Dutch deal: govt

Mar 17, 2015 (AFP)

China's overseas direct investment (ODI) surged in February as a state-owned oil company spent nearly $3 billion on a Dutch acquisition, official data showed Tu...

China has 'ample' room for stimulus: premier

Mar 15, 2015 (AFP)

The Chinese government has more weapons in its arsenal to boost the world's second-largest economy, Premier Li Keqiang said Sunday as he sought to ease concerns...

EU, Germany raise 'Grexit' alarm over Greece bailout

Mar 14, 2015 (AFP)

EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has warned of an alarming lack of progress in talks on Greece's bailout, as Germany raised the spectre of a tumultuous G...

Japan lower house passes record $793 bn budget

Mar 13, 2015 (AFP)

Japan's powerful lower house of parliament on Friday passed a record $793 billion budget, including fresh economy-boosting stimulus and more defence spending as...

China seeking yuan role in IMF reserve currency

Mar 12, 2015 (AFP)

China is in talks with the International Monetary Fund for the Washington-based institution to add the yuan to its basket of reserve currencies, a top banking o...

China data hits multi-year lows, boosting stimulus hopes

Mar 11, 2015 (AFP)

Chinese output, retail and investment growth have all fallen to multi-year lows, official data showed Wednesday, the latest anaemic indicators to raise expectat...

China inflation jumps but worries endure

Mar 10, 2015 (AFP)

China's consumer inflation rebounded in February from a more-than-five-year low, official data showed Tuesday, but a plunge in factory gate prices added to pers...

China's 2015 budget deficit rate higher than declared: minister

Mar 06, 2015 (AFP)

China's budget deficit this year will be higher than previously declared as the government boosts fiscal spending in a bid to bolster economic growth, the finan...

China lowers 2015 growth target to 'approximately 7%'

Mar 05, 2015 (AFP)

China lowered its 2015 economic growth target to "approximately seven percent" Thursday, scaling down expectations in the face of "formidable" difficulties for ...

China rate cuts just the start as growth slows: analysts

Mar 03, 2015 (AFP)

Factory employment has been falling for more than a year in the workshop of the world as Chinese growth slows, and analysts expect more intervention by the cent...

China manufacturing improves in February: HSBC

Mar 02, 2015 (AFP)

China's manufacturing activity in February improved more than initially thought, HSBC said Monday, but weakening foreign demand and declining prices signalled t...

China manufacturing shrinks again in February: govt

Mar 01, 2015 (AFP)

China's manufacturing activity contracted for the second straight month in February, the government said Sunday, a day after the central bank announced an inter...

Britain's Standard Chartered bank says CEO to depart

Feb 26, 2015 (AFP)

The chief executive of Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered will step down in June, the company said Thursday, following poor results, job cuts and fines for fa...

Protests blamed as Hong Kong misses growth targets

Feb 25, 2015 (AFP)

Hong Kong's leadership Wednesday blamed months of pro-democracy protests as the economy fell well short of predicted growth in 2014, and said "prolonged politic...

HSBC: China manufacturing expands in February

Feb 25, 2015 (AFP)

Chinese factory activity expanded in February, snapping two consecutive months of contraction, a closely watched private survey showed Wednesday in a bright spo...

Japan household spending drops fastest in 8 years

Feb 17, 2015 (AFP)

Japanese household spending in 2014 declined at its fastest pace in eight years, official data showed Tuesday, underscoring the impact of the country's first sa...

Dutch SNS Reaal sells insurer to China's Anbang

Feb 16, 2015 (AFP)

Dutch bank SNS Reaal on Monday announced it was selling its insurance arm to Chinese insurer Anbang for 150 million euros, as it restructured after being nation...

China January FDI jumps 29.4%: govt

Feb 16, 2015 (AFP)

Foreign investment into China accelerated in January, government data showed Monday, with overseas firms pumping more cash into the country's services sector as...

China's Dagong cuts France's credit ratings

Feb 16, 2015 (AFP)

A Chinese rating agency said Monday it has downgraded France's sovereign credit ratings, citing concerns about the country's debt repayment. China's Dagong Glob...

Alibaba staff denied traditional Chinese New Year gift by CEO

Feb 14, 2015 (AFP)

Internet tycoon Jack Ma has said his employees will not receive traditional Chinese New Year gifts because 2014 had not been "exceptional" for the company, desp...