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Competition has been rising among governments across Asia – most notably Hong Kong and Singapore – which have launched a raft of initiatives to grab a slice of the $100 billion invested in financial technology…
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In June, some of the world’s top minds in design, entertainment and creative communications gathered at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. In a sign of China’s growing influence, Tuesday 20 June at Cannes…
China’s strong second quarter GDP growth paves way for deeper reforms
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economy expanded faster-than-expected in the second quarter, setting the country on course to comfortably meet its 2017 growth target and giving policymakers room to tackle big economic challenges ahead of key…
China property investment, sales ease in second quarter but remain resilient to curbs
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s real estate investment growth slowed slightly in the second quarter from the first, suggesting government curbs to rein in the red-hot property market are starting to hit speculators even though underlying…
UPDATE 2-China property investment, sales ease in Q2 but remain resilient to curbs
* Q2 sales by floor area +14.1 pct y/y (vs +19.5 pct in Q1) * June property investment +7.9 pct y/y (vs +7.3 pct in May) * June sales by floor area +21.4 pct y/y…
China second quarter GDP growth tops forecasts on strong investment, consumption
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter as industrial output and consumption picked up and investment remained strong, though analysts expect slower growth over the rest of the year…
UPDATE 1-China property investment, sales quicken in June despite gov’t curbs
* New construction starts +14.0 pct y/y (vs +5.2 pct in May) * Sales by floor area +21.4 pct y/y (vs +10.2 pct in May) BEIJING, July 17 (Reuters) – China’s real estate investment growth…
China property investment, sales quicken in June despite government curbs
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s real estate investment growth sped up in June after slowing in May, suggesting investment in the sector remained resilient even as the government has sought to tame soaring property prices by…
China H1 property investment rises 8.5 pct y/y, vs 8.8 pct gain Jan-May
BEIJING, July 17 (Reuters) – Real estate investment in China rose 8.5 percent in the first half of 2017 from the same period a year earlier, easing slightly from 8.8 percent growth in the first…
China second quarter GDP growth beats expectations on strong factory output
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter as industrial output picked up and investment remained strong, though analysts expect growth to slow over the remainder of the year as…
Dollar reeling after inflation blow; China news awaited
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The dollar carved out a 10-month trough on Monday as the diminished risk of aggressive U.S. policy tightening sent investors piling into leveraged positions in higher yielding currencies or risky assets. Charts…
China winter sports push boosts overseas outdoor brands
A state-led push to promote winter sports in China ahead of the 2022 Olympics in Beijing will help outdoor brands maintain faster sales growth in the country than the overall sportswear market, according to the…
