Fixed-asset investment

19 Jan 2013

The mainland economy turned the corner in the last quarter by growing faster than expected after seven straight quarters of slowdown, but economists fear weaker investment growth may limit the...

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Mainland economic growth expected to continue

18 Jan 2013

The mainland economy may have grown close to 8 per cent last year, with economists saying the gain in momentum starting late last year is likely to continue.

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Both good and bad news in China's property rebound

14 Jan 2013

Last week China Vanke, the country's biggest residential property developer, announced that home sales last month leapt an impressive 140 per cent compared with December 2011.

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Striking an economic rebalance

5 Jan 2013

As mainland growth limped across the line at the end of 2012, the jury was out on what lay in store for the world's second-biggest economy in the year ahead. Beijing correspondent Jane Cai quizzed...

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Power up, lending down, game on

1 Jan 2013

In the second of a two-part series, the Post examines how infrastructure, energy, shipping and gaming fared in 2012 and what lies ahead in 2013.

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Western China set for economic development: report

19 Dec 2012

Western China, where the economy is expected to grow faster than in the developed eastern areas, is likely to attract more overseas investors to its agriculture, education and financial service...

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Opinion

Michael Cox

The 1-2 punch heard around the world

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Wang Xiangwei

Placating graduates a work in progress

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Infrastructure spending key to mainland economic growth

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China Railway Construction Corp wins 13.2b yuan of orders

China Railway Construction Corporation has won two contracts worth 13.2 billion yuan (HK$16.4 billion), the company announced on the Shanghai Stock Exchange website yesterday.

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Post-congress leaders likely to shun stimulus in favour of lower growth

To buy or not to buy? This is a question home-buyers often ask themselves - particularly so on the mainland, where abrupt policy changes make timing crucial for investment success.

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Slower revenues hampers Beijing spending

The mainland spent more than planned in the first nine months of this year and revenue gains moderated, leaving little room for public outlays to stoke the economy this quarter without an...

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ECONOMY

Chinese economy stabilises as growth picks up

Mainland China's economic expansion slowed to a 14-quarter low in the third quarter, but economists say the worst may be over and another round of aggressive stimulus is unlikely with the...

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