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2014-10-17 11:07

"It is good that more countries are willing to adopt the yuan as a reserve currency as our economy grows. Of course it means some homework for us, including reducing administrative controls on our financial market making it more market-oriented and gradually making the yuan a convertible currency."

Key think tank scales back outlook for 2014

2014-10-17 11:09

The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences on Oct 10 lowered its forecast for this year's GDP growth to 7.3 percent, one of many institutions that are paring back their economic expansion outlooks for the nation.

Growth still healthy, says imf official

2014-10-17 11:09

Although economic growth has slowed in China, it is still in healthy territory, said Olivier Blanchard, chief economist of the International Monetary Fund.

Learning to be nimble in an evolving China

2014-10-17 11:09

When investors waited in long lines for elevators at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York last month to see Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma, little did they know that in a few days the Park Avenue landmark would have a new owner, Anbang Insurance Group of China.

Train wheels keep steelmakers on track

2014-10-17 11:09

The wheels of industry could be turning, literally, for the iron and steel industry as it combats overcapacity, according to a leading industrialist.

Industrial deflation deepens in September

2014-10-17 11:09

Wholesale prices fell in September for a record-tying streak while consumer inflation eased to a nearly five-year low, adding to signs of tepid demand in China.

Czech connection is crystal clear

2014-10-10 07:33

Geography offers a strategic advantage that many Chinese companies find hard to resist

Credit success in China

2014-10-10 07:33

A financial conglomerate is making its mark in consumer loans and immunotherapy cancer treatments

Quotable

2014-10-10 07:51

"We have seen strong demand from emerging solar markets such as Africa and India, giving a boost to quarterly growth."

What's news

2014-10-10 07:51

Resources

A change of channels

2014-10-10 07:51

Lian Yongping vividly recalls a difficult time in 2007 when many Czech white goods retailers turned down his offer for a business meeting to introduce the Changhong television.

Telecom giant's quiet route to success

2014-10-10 07:51

Within a decade, Huawei has become the Czech Republic's largest telecommunications equipment and service provider, and supplier to O2, T-Mobile and Vodafone, the country's three biggest operators.

Sealed for freshness in orange and blue

2014-10-10 07:51

Heng Qidong, managing director of Shanghai Maling (Czech) a.s., says it was a combination of luck and insight that led to the Chinese canned meat producer's tremendous popularity in the Czech Republic.

MBA doesn't always spell success

2014-10-10 07:51

Every year hundreds of thousands of young Chinese go abroad to study. In the United Kingdom alone there are about 84,000 in higher education, more than half are studying business, finance, accounting, marketing or economics.

Exchange sets out its stall in Beijing

2014-10-10 07:51

Top officials from the London Stock Exchange were in Beijing recently to present their case to Chinese investors of the benefits of listing there, rather than in New York or elsewhere in Europe.

Partnership for prosperity

2014-10-03 07:54

Companies in northeast England are putting a concerted effort into doing business with China

Strong China links across the northeast

2014-10-03 07:54

A growing population of Chinese is sparking something of a modern student revolution, which is strengthening ties between East and West

Game for a challenge

2014-10-03 07:54

Chinese connection puts english company and its customers in the driving seat

Quotable

2014-10-03 07:27

"We should analyze shadow banking from various aspects and then decide which kind of regulation is the most suitable and most needed, rather than completely deny its positive effects simply because of arbitrage."

What's news

2014-10-03 07:27

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