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1. Business - Economy - CHINA

   Xi Jinping's birthplace, Fuping, set to prosper from leader's rise

   Posted Oct 22nd 2012, 12:00am by Toh Han Shih

   ... the accession of Xi Jinping as the next leader at the Communist Party next month. Xi, who is vice-president and has been anointed to succeed Hu Jintao as president, was born in the rural county in Shaanxi province in 1953. His father, Xi Zhongxun, a former vice-premier, was born and is buried in Fuping. "After Xi becomes president at the 18th congress, the Shaanxi government will make ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1066693/fuping-set-prosper-under-xi-jinping
2. Business - Economy - CHINA

   World relies on Xi Jinping's economic moves

   Posted Nov 15th 2012, 12:00am by BLOOM

   ... to the global economy than how the fiscal-cliff drama plays out in Washington. The Communist Party's 18th national congress this month, which will usher in the presidency of Xi Jinping, has been accompanied by a variety of indicators that the economy is strengthening. But there is reason to worry that Xi will not enjoy such good economic news throughout his tenure. Academic studies warn ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1082556/world-relies-xi-jinpings-economic-moves
3. Business - Banking & Finance - CHINA

   Lending adds increasingly less to Chinese GDP, pressuring Premier Li

   Posted May 31st 2013, 12:00am by BLOOM

   ... Without a refocus away from state-approved projects, Li and President Xi Jinping risk overseeing both a further slowdown in growth and an increase in non-performing loans. "Less efficient ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/1250089/lending-adds-increasingly-less-chinese-gdp-pressuring
4. Business - Economy - CHINA

   The new spirit of austerity

   Posted Feb 28th 2013, 12:00am by BLOOM

   ... bottle of the high-end spirit made by Kweichow Moutai that has become synonymous with banquets and gift-giving during the national holiday. Kong blames the vanished sales on incoming president Xi ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1160440/new-spirit-austerity
5. Business - Banking & Finance - CHINA

   China's central banker skips retirement bar to stay on

   Posted Feb 21st 2013, 12:00am by Victoria Ruan

   ... But the new arrangement is seen by the leadership as necessary for maintaining monetary stability amid global financial volatility. It also allows new leaders Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang to focus ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/1154944/zhou-xiaochuan-skips-retirement-bar-stay-boss-central-bank
6. Business - Economy - CHINA

   Mainland faces bumpy road in push for economic growth

   Posted Jan 03rd 2013, 12:00am by Victoria Ruan

   ... distribution, the state-owned sector, the tax system as well as the interest-rate and exchange-rate mechanisms. The statement came after party chief Xi Jinping followed Deng Xiaoping's footsteps ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1118445/mainland-faces-bumpy-road-push-economic-growth
7. Business - Economy - CHINA

   China heading for economic downturn, many warn

   Posted Dec 06th 2012, 12:00am by JANE CAI

   ... and a flawed social welfare system, discriminatory residency and land policies and the breaking up of state monopolies. In the first politburo meeting chaired by party chief Xi Jinping on Tuesday, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1098464/china-heading-economic-downturn-economists-warn