Chinese Economy

China president takes charge of economic reform plans

17 May 2013

Chinese President Xi Jinping has taken charge of drawing up ambitious reform plans to revitalise the economy, sources close to the government said, shunning policy stimulus for fear it could...

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Chinese premier says little room for policy stimulus

15 May 2013

China has limited room to use government spending and policy stimulus to boost its economy, China Premier Li Keqiang was quoted as saying on Wednesday, dashing hopes among some investors that...

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On the road to currency reform

14 May 2013

Ever since China's new top leaders were named in November, investors at home and abroad have been watching for pointers to financial reform as China integrates further with the world economy.

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Creative managers get cooking when fanciful targets served up

11 May 2013

In the corridors of power at state-owned enterprises you will hear two new buzzwords these days - bao shi and cao zuo. Bao, meaning guarantee, and shi (10) refer to the 10 per cent profit growth...

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China's mild inflation rise leaves door open for rate cut

9 May 2013

Chinese inflation rose in April from March but remained relatively low, leaving room for the central bank to cut rates to stem capital inflows and spur domestic demand. Central banks the world...

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China’s struggling automakers jump on SUV boom

8 May 2013

BYD is known for electric cars but this year’s flagship model is the S7, a petrol-powered SUV. It comes with an interior air purifier, radar to help with backing and digital TV. An onboard hard...

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Opinion

Placating graduates a work in progress

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George Chen

For HSBC, the first love is apparently not the deepest

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China export growth tipped to slow to 10pc

In a research report published in the China Securities Journal yesterday, the think tank forecast imports may grow about 8 per cent in the second quarter, slightly below the 8.4 per cent in the...

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China’s April official PMI to show recovery stabilising

China’s factory activity in April probably expanded at its fastest pace in 12 months, shoring up expectations that China’s economic recovery is stabilising into the second quarter, a Reuters poll...

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Data on exports raises capital inflow concerns

In March, mainland Chinese export growth slowed to 10 per cent from a year earlier, after a year-on-year gain of 21.8 per cent in February. Imports rose 14.1 per cent after falling 15.2 per cent...

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Interview with George Soros

t is going to be a very difficult transformation, because the household consumption is only 1/3 of the Chinese economy. Exports and investments are 2/3. The growth of 1/3 cannot make up for the...

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EARNINGS

China's industrial profits up as raw material costs fall

Industrial companies posted profits totalling 709.2 billion yuan (HK$877 billion) during the January-February period, 17.2 per cent higher than a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics...

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STOCKS

BlackRock goes for industrial counters

Jing Ning, BlackRock's top China fund manager, told the South China Morning Post in an exclusive interview that the firm had sold some mainland property and bank stocks earlier this year and was...

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