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Internet banking a game changer
2014-11-07 11:04
The Internet is transforming the way people do banking in China, according to a senior official from the People's Bank of China, the country's central bank.
China 'needs to resist outside pressure'
2014-11-07 11:04
Country should carry out domestic banking reform before it opens up capital markets, says academic
Savings accounts key to banking reform
2014-11-07 11:04
Liberalizing the last untouched interest rate would help cure many of system's ills
Inbound adventure
2014-10-31 09:45
Tourists are beginning to give china a miss, and efforts are now under way to find out why, and to get them back
Tourism battles on under dark skies
2014-10-31 09:45
Foreign travelers turn their backs on China, and it is not just pollution that is keeping them away
Lure of old China has not gone away
2014-10-31 09:45
To attract repeat inbound tourism, country must concentrate on its diversity of traditions
Country's alarming tourism deficit
2014-10-31 09:45
Key strategies country needs to consider to become top tourist destination
Slowdown comes at 'bad time' for Europe
2014-10-24 07:31
China is slowing. It grew by 7.3 percent in the third quarter, the weakest quarterly growth for 66 months, in figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Oct 21.
Growth in conflict with reform
2014-10-24 07:31
The stakes are high as leaders signal that GDP growth for the year can fall below target
Sound bites
2014-10-24 07:31
Louis Kuijs, chief China economist at the Royal Bank of Scotland, based in Hong Kong.
Ripple effect of China's slowdown
2014-10-24 07:31
While the world's financial recovery could be clouded, there are also reasons for optimism
Countries partner in boosting innovation
2014-10-17 10:59
A traditional Chinese puzzle may well be the most important symbolic key that unlocks cooperation on innovation between Germany and China.
Li's gift a puzzle for chancellor
2014-10-17 10:59
Premier Li Keqiang gave a traditional Chinese puzzle called the Lu Ban Lock to German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Oct 10 on a bilateral economic and technological forum, saying he hoped the two countries can "solve difficulties with intelligence and expand their future".
Timeline of progress
2014-10-17 10:59
The Sino-Germany Intergovernmental Consultations, the highest level of negotiations, were established in 2010. They are the only such intergovernmental consultation framework into which the Chinese government has entered with a foreign government.
Two partners working together
2014-10-17 10:59
Economic powerhouses China and Germany forgeven stronger trade and cultural links for new era of partnership
'Cultures differ over more'
2014-10-17 10:59
Peter Anders, director of the nonprofit Goethe-Institut China, says the cultural difference between China and Germany lies in the perception of "more".
Li offers UN aid to develop farming
2014-10-17 10:59
China will substantially expand a program to offer more funding and technical support to help developing nations put their agricultural growth on a firmer footing, Premier Li Keqiang said on Oct 15.
Evolving from hungry country to farm giant that feeds the world
2014-10-17 10:59
While China feeds the world's largest population, it is also feeding starving people across the world, playing an important role in helping tackle global hunger, experts say.
High-tech deals keep China-Russia ties on track
2014-10-17 10:59
China and Russia have reinforced their partnership by signing agreements on multibillion-dollar projects and strengthening collaboration in infrastructure, high-technology and innovation.
E-paper
We will not give up search, Li vows
International hunt for missing airliner continues after fruitless six-day search
Carbon emissions targeted by British-Chinese joint efforts
China a magnet for firms to commercialize new tech
Electric cars energizing China
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