Comment
No financial meltdown to worry about
2014-04-18 07:53
The market is always in search of a story and its corresponding trade idea. Unfortunately, so far this year, the United States, eurozone and Japan have been rather uncooperative on this matter, as their respective central banks and economies have stuck to prior trends. As a result, investors have turned to China in the hope of securing this year's story.
Lend more support to the real economy
2014-04-18 07:53
Against the backdrop of a fluidity policy that is prone to tightening and the accelerating interest rate marketization, as well as the substantial shift in the United States' monetary policy, it is urgent that China stabilize its economic growth and adjust its economic structure through enforcing a set of policy combinations and lowering the financing costs for the real economy.
Cities wrong to bank on free trade status
2014-04-18 07:53
So, as Chinese leaders said last week, there won't be a massive stimulus despite the economic slowdown. There won't be money for local governments to build more ghost towns (enough is enough). There won't be large increases in industrial output, which used to be the main driver of GDP. There won't be as much growth in exports either, according to merchants at the spring session of Canton Fair 2014 in Guangzhou.
When free does not really mean free
2014-04-18 07:53
Free e-mail, free games and free access to many online services when describing the Internet age it is hard to ignore its "for free" aspect.
Chaori default is a welcome milestone
2014-04-11 08:02
Chinese companies have borrowed enormous amounts in recent years, with the total outstanding corporate debt reaching an estimated $1.3 trillion (946 billion euros) this year, about 1.5 times China's GDP.
Xi visit cements ties with EU
2014-04-11 08:02
President Xi Jinping has returned to Beijing after spending more than a week in the European Union meeting with royalty, heads of state and government, business leaders and students. He even found time for a quick visit to see Hao Hao and Xing Hui, the two pandas that China presented to Belgium in February.
A slowdown that we can live with
2014-04-11 08:02
The central government has made consistent efforts to enforce its well-conceived reform and development plan, but recent gloomy economic data have fuelled suspicions that the government may slow its reform drive and launch a new stimulus package to boost the slowing economy.
Is Europe ready for Chinese tourists?
2014-04-11 08:02
Spring has finally arrived across Europe and with it the start of the holiday season. Tourists from all over the world will doubtless flock to the numerous European tourist destinations and once again a dramatic increase in the numbers from the Chinese mainland is predicted.
Stimulus very different from 2008
2014-04-11 08:02
Never have economists been so polarized in their views about China.
M&A portfolio begins to change color
2014-04-11 08:02
Chinese companies increasingly flexing their muscles on the international stage is nothing new; what is new is that they are growing fond of consumption-related targets.
Not in the best interest
2014-04-04 07:55
The recent directives issued by the People's Bank of China, the central bank, seem to be an indicator of the tough times that Internet finance companies are facing in China.
Appreciate the yuan depreciation
2014-04-04 07:55
Since the beginning of this year, the renminbi has been depreciating against the US dollar. That marked a departure from the earlier trend of the Chinese currency appreciating against the US greenback since the exchange rate reform in 2005.
Xi's initiatives for EU partnership
2014-04-04 07:55
President Xi Jinping's European trip from March 22 to 31, including a visit to the European Union's headquarters, has displayed clearly the importance the EU has in China's diplomatic agenda.
Prepare for pop of property bubble
2014-04-04 07:55
Signs have emerged that the curtain is falling on the decade-long golden period for China's real estate sector.
A good idea that won't work
2014-04-04 07:55
The city of Baoding, 150 kilometers south of Beijing, is a mirror of many deeply entrenched problems in the Chinese economy.
Writing history in the age of the Internet
2014-04-04 07:55
Since its inception, the Internet has always been closely associated with the production, distribution and consumption of news. Journalism is often said to be history in a hurry, and the Internet has become one of the very first "gatekeepers" of information about events and people that might go down in history. Nothing is as old as yesterday's news, and so yesterday's news may already be tomorrow's history.
Strategic ties that stabilize the world
2014-03-28 08:41
Rarely in the history of diplomacy does a new bilateral relationship change the existing order. But one was symbolized recently in Beijing by the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince and Defense Minister Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
China has many trade-deal options
2014-03-28 08:41
The World Trade Organization's 159 members reached a landmark agreement at the end of the last year, a "trade facilitation" deal, which will streamline international customs procedures.
Think services, inclusion and green
2014-03-28 08:41
Two defining features of today's new global economy are the rise of Asia and the power of interconnections.
Meeting the challenge to compete
2014-03-28 08:41
The 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15) is of key importance to China's technological innovation and industrial upgrading. An innovation-driven strategy is essential for determining whether China can finish the planned task of industrial adjustment and reform.
E-paper
We will not give up search, Li vows
International hunt for missing airliner continues after fruitless six-day search
Challenging times forecast as growth falls
IMF: China has pivotal role in 2016 economy
Snapshots
European Edition
