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Japan faces wage hurdle in bid to end deflation

19 Jan 2013

A decade and a half after Japan slumped into deflation, the central bank is set to signal its strongest effort yet to reverse the trend. The biggest challenge may be that the nation has come to...

Demand from mainland China powers Taiwan's export growth

8 Jan 2013

Taiwan's exports rose more than forecast last month, signalling the island's recovery is gathering pace amid stronger demand from the mainland.

Factory surge drives index to 19-month high

1 Jan 2013

The mainland's economic recovery seems to be gathering speed as manufacturing grew in December at its fastest pace in 19 months thanks to Beijing's stable economic policies, which are likely to be...

Pricing move puts spark into power shares

28 Dec 2012

Shares in mainland power and coal producers gained after Beijing's announcement of a new power and coal price linkage mechanism that frees coal prices from state intervention and lets power prices...

China bankers expect monetary easing to foster growth: survey

19 Dec 2012

An increasing number of mainland bankers expect further monetary easing by the central bank in the first quarter of next year in order to foster economic growth, a survey by the People's Bank of...