Affordability concerns keep bothering U....

Affordability concerns continued to bother homebuilders in the United States, as February housing starts and building permits dropped, U.S. National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) said on Tuesd

Affordability concerns keep bothering U....

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Affordability concerns continued to bother homebuilders in the United States, as February housing starts and building permits dropped, U.S. National Association of Ho

U.S. privately-owned housing starts tick...

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Privately-owned housing starts in the United States dropped in February, the U.S. Department of Commerce said Tuesday. Privately-owned housing starts were at a season

Hong Kong's exports, imports continue to...

HONG KONG, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's exports and imports of goods both dropped in February from the same period last year, official data showed on Tuesday. The value of total exports of goods

Singapore's CPI growth hits 0.5 pct in F...

SINGAPORE, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew 0.5 percent year on year in February, following the 0.4 percent increase in January, said the Ministry of Trade and Industr

Taiwan's unemployment rate up in Februar...

TAIPEI, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan's unemployment rate rose to 3.72 percent in February from 3.64 percent recorded in January, the island's statistical agency has said, citing the termination of tem

How Nuro plans to spend Softbank’s...

Autonomous delivery startup Nuro is bursting with ideas since SoftBank invested nearly $1 billion in February, new filings reveal. A recent patent application details how its R1 self-driving vehicle c

U.S. existing-home sales rebound in Febr...

CHICAGO, March 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. existing-home sales surged 11.8 percent in February, thanks to low mortgage rates and more inventory, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) said on Friday.Tota

UK retail sales rise slightly in Feb.: O...

LONDON, March 21 (Xinhua) -- British retail sales rose slightly in February 2019, with strong growth in non-store retailing and fuel, according to data released Thursday by the Office for National St

Macao's composite CPI up by 2.79 pct in ...

MACAO, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Macao's composite consumer price index (CPI) in February 2019 increased by 2.79 percent year-on-year to 115.31, down by 0.25 percentage points from the 3.04 percent growth