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China's GDP grows 6.2 pc in first three quarters

-- 2019-10-18 15:36:39

China's GDP expanded 6.2 per cent year on year in the first three quarters of 2019 to about 69.78 trillion yuan (about 9.87 trillion US dollars), data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) show...

China's FDI inflow rises 6.5pc in Jan-Sep

Xinhua 2019-10-17 17:22:14

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland expanded 6.5 per cent year on year to 683.21 billion yuan in the first three quarters of the year, an official with the Ministry of Commerce (...

Inner Mongolia to lift all poor counties out of poverty by year end

-- 2019-10-17 14:45:30

Northern China's inner Mongolia autonomous region will lift all of its poor banners and counties out of poverty by the end of this year, said the regional government Thursday. So far, all the 26 regi...

PBOC skips reverse repos

-- 2019-10-17 13:56:45

The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank of the country, skipped open market operations via reverse repos on Thursday. The PBOC announced the move in a statement on its website, citing rea...

Unilever misses estimates as sales slow in China, India

-- 2019-10-17 13:20:02

Consumer goods giant Unilever reported weaker than expected third-quarter sales, citing softer demand in India and a slowdown in China, two of its biggest emerging markets. Emerging markets, which ac...

WB likely to cut global growth forecasts again

-- 2019-10-17 12:56:42

World Bank President David Malpass said the development lender will likely again downgrade its global growth outlook amid uncertainty over falling trade and investment flows. “As we look at the...

Netflix shares jump as subscribers grow ahead of Disney, Apple attack

-- 2019-10-17 12:14:33

Netflix Inc added slightly more paying subscribers than Wall Street expected in the third quarter, a relief to investors who had worried the company might fall short just as Disney and Apple prepare t...

China says US House should stop interfering in HK

-- 2019-10-16 11:53:15

China’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday that Beijing resolutely opposed new measures passed by the US House of Representatives related to the Hong Kong protests and urged lawmakers to stop in...

China further opens up banking sector to foreign investors

Xinhua 2019-10-15 14:54:16

China has decided to further open up its insurance and banking sectors to foreign investors by revising related regulations. Revisions to the regulations on foreign-invested insurance and banking fir...

China’s transportation sector maintains steady growth in September

-- 2019-10-15 14:40:38

China's transportation industry has expanded steadily in September as an index measuring the vitality of the sector remained at a high level, according to the China Academy of Transportation Sciences....

US cop faces murder charges after killing black woman in her home

-- 2019-10-15 12:03:53

A white Fort Worth, Texas, police officer was jailed on murder charges on Monday in the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old black woman who was babysitting inside her home, the police department said. At...

Japan typhoon death toll jumps to 66

-- 2019-10-15 11:48:28

The death toll in the worst typhoon to hit Japan for decades climbed to 66 on Tuesday as rescuers slogged through mud and debris in an increasingly grim search for the missing, and as thousands of hom...

Banerjee, Duflo, Kremer win Nobel Prize in economics

-- 2019-10-14 16:41:29

Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer were awarded the Nobel Prize in economics of this year on Monday for research on alleviating global poverty. Indian-born Abhijit Banerjee is an Ameri...

Nine Catalan leaders given jail for sedition

-- 2019-10-14 14:55:38

Spain’s Supreme Court on Monday sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition over their role in the region’s failed bid for independence in...

Singapore's GDP growth for Q3 remains at 0.1pc on year

-- 2019-10-14 14:05:11

Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry has announced that based on advance estimates, the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the third quarter of 2019 grew 0.1 per cent year on year....

China sees steady growth in trade with B&R countries

Xinhua 2019-10-14 13:50:34

China's trade with countries along the Belt and Road (B&R) posted robust growth in the first three quarters of this year, official data showed Monday. Trade with B&R countries totalled 6.65 t...

Saudi visit showcases Putin’s growing Middle East influence

-- 2019-10-14 13:15:32

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Saudi Arabia on Monday for the first time in over a decade, seeking to capitalise on growing influence borne of military advances in Syria, strong ties with reg...

Javid plans to deliver first post-Brexit budget on Nov 6

Reuters 2019-10-14 13:06:57

British finance minister Sajid Javid said on Monday he planned to deliver the first post-Brexit budget statement on November 6, less than a week after the country’s deadline for leaving the Eu...

Cooking gas cylinder blast kills 10 in India

-- 2019-10-14 12:32:19

At least 10 people died after a cooking gas cylinder exploded in a house in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, officials say. The building collapsed due to the blast, which took place in a t...

Vietnam to post economic growth of 6.6pc in 2019: WB

Xinhua 2019-10-13 17:24:46

Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP) expansion is projected to decelerate from 7.1 per cent in 2018 to 6.6 per cent in 2019, due to slower export growth and weaker agricultural production growth, ac...

UK election likely before Christmas: Corbyn

-- 2019-10-13 14:47:41

UK opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Sunday said there was a strong possibility of a national election before Christmas, Reuters reported. When asked if he was expecting an election to...

10 Kenyan cops killed by bomb near Somali border

-- 2019-10-13 13:44:51

At least ten Kenyan police were killed when their vehicle struck a homemade bomb near the border with Somalia on Saturday, according to a police report seen by Reuters. Police believe the device, for...

China's software, IT service sector sees steady growth in Jan- Aug

-- 2019-10-13 12:08:41

The revenue of China's software and information technology (IT) service industry reported stable growth in the first eight months, official data showed. The software and IT service sector raked in a...

Fierce typhoon pounds Tokyo, 10 dead

-- 2019-10-13 11:26:37

Ten people were killed and 16 were missing after the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in decades paralysed Tokyo, causing rivers to overflow and leaving almost half a million homes without power, pu...

Canada's Conservatives pledge to balance budget

-- 2019-10-12 16:00:46

Canada’s opposition Conservatives on Friday promised to balance the budget in five years without slashing government jobs if they win an election this month, but the ruling Liberals insisted the...

One killed in Japan as typhoon approaches

-- 2019-10-12 13:45:46

One man died and more than a million in Japan were advised to evacuate as a powerful typhoon was set to make landfall late on Saturday, bringing with it the heaviest rain and winds in 60 years. A man...

Apple's stock sets new all-time high

FE Online Desk 2019-10-12 12:39:13

Apple shares are currently trading above the $234 mark on the intraday market, setting a new all-time high for the company. As noted by CNBC, the stock's previous all-time high was $233.47 in Oct...

US Homeland Security chief resigns

-- 2019-10-12 10:37:21

The acting head of US Homeland Security, Kevin McAleenan, has resigned after six months in the post. In a tweet, President Donald Trump said Mr McAleenan wanted to spend more time with his family. He...

PBOC drains 30b yuan from market

-- 2019-10-11 11:43:31

The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank of China, drained 30 billion yuan (4.24 billion US dollars) from the financial system Friday. The PBOC did not conduct any operation of reverse rep...

Asian shares follow Wall Street higher on trade optimism

-- 2019-10-11 11:01:03

Asian share markets followed Wall Street higher Friday on optimism about US-Chinese talks on ending a tariff war. Benchmarks in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul advanced, while Shanghai edged lower followi...