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China must help shape investment rules

2014-07-11 07:25

A new generation of global investment rules has been taking shape since the end of the 2008-09 financial crisis, and China should take a more proactive approach in joining the ongoing negotiations, reform its domestic regulations and better use the rules to protect its interests.

China is a worthy World Cup host

2014-07-11 07:25

Millions of soccer fans in China are getting up in the middle of the night or staying awake to watch the FIFA World Cup being played in distant Brazil.

Local boost for property market can backfire

2014-07-11 07:25

A number of China's local governments are planning to lift restrictions previously imposed on the purchase of properties. While the move will provide a much-needed boost to the market, it is hard to improve the fundamentals of the sector.

Balancing financial risk and progress

2014-07-11 07:25

China has achieved phenomenal economic growth over the past 30 years and during that time it has learnt many valuable lessons from both developed economies and other developing nations.

China has a future as a high-income country

2014-07-11 07:25

News that a recalculation by the International Monetary Fund of prices in emerging countries makes China a larger economy by next year (after adjusting for local prices) than the United States has stirred up the Western media.

Boom of new firms is not what it seems

2014-07-11 07:25

Of China's half-year economic reports, one is less noticed, the one about the number of newly registered companies, which was issued by the State Administration of Industry and Commerce on July 8.

Beijing expectant over change at EU helm

2014-07-04 08:09

European politicians, similar to footballers vying for the World Cup in Brazil, have staged a European cup of politics to grab top seats in Brussels.

Abe leads march to a new constitution

2014-07-04 08:09

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has finally got his wish, even though some of his comrades in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are rebelling and the public protesting.

Why statistics make poor tea leaves

2014-07-04 08:09

We're once again close hearing the country's report of its half-year macroeconomic results. But what can we expect to hear except the commitment to a few familiar indexes, first of all GDP growth?

In new world, Britannia shows the way

2014-06-27 07:31

UK's welcoming of Premier Li Keqiang reflects constructive way of handling country's inevitable rise.

Energy deal creates a formidable force

2014-06-27 07:31

When Russia recently signed the 30-year, $400 million (294 million euro) deal to supply gas to China, officials greeted the close of the long-running negotiation with a mix of relief and delight.

Moving up industrial value chain

2014-06-27 07:31

Although China witnessed a record trade surplus last month, according to statistics from the General Administration of Customs, pressures remain on foreign trade growth.

Beyond Marco Polo and Matteo Ricci

2014-06-27 07:31

All the Italian prime ministers who have been in power recently have planned or paid official visits to China, even though their governments have had relatively short life spans.

Industrial transition cannot ignore nature

2014-06-27 07:31

Reading about China's economic transition in the official press tends to be all good, about solid progress being made every day.

Change needed to build a world-class team

2014-06-27 07:31

The planet's biggest party for football is on in Brazil until July 13. The "beautiful game" is uniting fans around the world in front of their televisions.

Forget big deals, small has its place too

2014-06-20 08:05

The visit to Britain by China's Premier Li Keqiang, his first as premier, rightly attracted huge media coverage.

New champions stand on the horizon

2014-06-20 08:05

Investors have been looking for changes since the beginning of the year, when the government shifted its priority to reform and shifting from just maintaining growth.

Fragile economy: please handle with care

2014-06-20 08:05

China's economy is now changing gear from its previously fast-paced growth to a moderately lower speed, during which the government has to continue to push forward economic structural adjustments and deal with the side effects of the large-scale economic stimulus package it adopted after the global financial crisis in 2008.

Spread of negative list a positive trend

2014-06-20 08:05

Pingtan, a small island in East China's Fujian province, made headlines on June 3 when it became the second place in the country to use a negative list for foreign investment.

It's all a matter of how you behave

2014-06-13 07:57

After 30 years of rapid development, behavioral finance has become an important field. At the very beginning, it was a very informal discipline, with scholars who had similar questions and interests regularly meeting to discuss their ideas

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