Sri Lanka faces rising unemployment in Q...

COLOMBO, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Unemployment in Sri Lanka grew to 4.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 from 4 percent a year earlier, with loss of jobs in the agriculture and industry sectors, data

Liaoning sweep CBA quarter-final series ...

CBA defending champion Liaoning Flying Leopards beat Fujian Sturgeons 106-102 in Game 3 of their quarter-final series to reach the last four on Sunday. The champs won the first two at home and Guo Ai

Brazil's unemployment rate hits 12.4 pct...

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's unemployment rate grew to 12.4 percent for the quarter ending in February, the state-run Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said Frid

Vietnam posts GDP growth of 6.79 pct in ...

HANOI, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam is estimated to achieve gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.79 percent in the first quarter of this year, down against the first quarter of last year, but up

Business confidence index rebounds in Q1...

Business confidence among Chinese entrepreneurs rebounded in the first quarter of the year after falling for two quarters consecutively, according to a central bank survey. The entrepreneur confidenc

Business confidence index rebounds in Q1...

BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Business confidence among Chinese entrepreneurs rebounded in the first quarter of the year after falling for two quarters consecutively, according to a central bank surv

Urban households more upbeat about emplo...

BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhua) -- China's urban households were more upbeat about the employment situation in the first quarter of the year than the previous quarter, according to a central bank survey.

U.S. business sentiment drops for fourth...

WASHINGTON, March 20 (Xinhua) -- CEO's expectations for U.S. economy dropped in the first quarter of 2019, as trade uncertainty and slowing global economy weighed on business helmsman's sentiments. B

Japan's fourth-quarter growth revised to...

Japan's economy grew faster than initially thought in the October-December quarter, due partly to strong corporate investment, official figures showed Friday. The world's third-biggest economy grew 0

Japan's corporate profits down for first...

TOKYO, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Japan's government statistics showed on Friday that the country's corporate profits in the fourth quarter of 2018 decreased for the first time in two and a half years, loca