New Zealand's GDP grows 0.6 pct in Decem...
WELLINGTON, March 21 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 0.6 percent over the year in the December 2018 quarter, Statistics New Zealand (Stats NZ) figures showed on Thursday.
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New Zealand's GDP grows 0.6 pct in Decem...
WELLINGTON, March 21 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 0.6 percent over the year in the December 2018 quarter, Statistics New Zealand (Stats NZ) figures showed on Thursday.
India's central banking institution proj...
NEW DELHI, April 4 (Xinhua) -- India's central banking institution Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Thursday said it was lowering the GDP growth projection for the financial year 2019-2020 at 7.2 percent
China sees over 30.5 mln trips by foreig...
BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Foreign travelers made 30.54 million trips to China in 2018, a 4.7 percent increase than that of 2017, according to China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Travelers sta
Singapore's CPI growth falls to 0.4 pct ...
SINGAPORE, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's consumer price index (CPI) grew 0.4 percent year-on-year in January, following a 0.5-percent increase in December 2018, said the Ministry of Trade and Indus
China's fiscal revenue up 7 pct in first...
China's fiscal revenue rose 7 percent year-on-year to 3.91 trillion yuan (about 582.6 billion U.S. dollars) in the first two months of 2019, official data showed Monday. The central government collec
Namibia youth unemployment rises by 2.7 ...
WINDHOEK, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Namibia's youth unemployment rate for 15-34 year old bracket has risen by 2.7 percent from 43.4 percent in 2016 to 46.1 percent last year, the 2018 labour force survey
Austria's economic growth to slow signif...
VIENNA, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The previously robust Austrian economy will grow noticeably slower in 2019, with two leading economic research institutes lowering their growth prognoses on Friday. The A
Guangzhou Automobile sees 4 pct sales de...
SHANGHAI, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese automaker Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (GAC Group) posted a 4 percent decline in its auto sales in the first two months of 2019, mainly dragged down by
U.S. remains world's top arms exporter: ...
STOCKHOLM, March 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. arms exports increased by 29 percent in 2009-2013 and 2014-2018, and the U.S.' share of total global exports rose from 30 percent to 36 percent, the Stockholm Int
Shanghai's per capita GDP reaches 20,000...
Shanghai mayor Ying Yong said on Sunday that the city's gross domestic product (GDP) per capita exceeded 20,000 U.S. dollars in 2018, while the per capita disposable income rose 8.8 percent. The ove
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
GAC Group reports over 50-bln-USD annual...
GUANGZHOU, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese automaker Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (GAC Group) saw its total revenue in 2018 grow 7.04 percent year on year to about 363.7 billion yuan (54.2 billio
LONDON, March 18 (Xinhua) -- British stocks rose on Monday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index up 0.98 percent, or 70.91 points, to close at 7,299.19 points. J Sainsbury, a UK-based company principall
Zelensky cements position as Ukraine's p...
KIEV, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Actor Volodymyr Zelensky has cemented his position as Ukraine's leading presidential nominee about one month before the election, an opinion poll showed Monday. Zelensky's a
Spanish stocks up by 0.72 percent
MADRID, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Spanish share values rose by 0.72 percent on Monday with the benchmark stock market index Ibex-35 opening on 9,342.20 points and closing on 9,409.10 points. A total of 26
British stocks down 0.45 pct Wednesday
LONDON, March 20 (Xinhua) -- British stocks decreased on Wednesday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index down by 0.45 percent, or 32.99 points, to close at 7,291.01 points. DCC, an international sales,
Up to 85 percent of Ukrainians to vote i...
KIEV, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Up to 85 percent of Ukrainians plan to vote in the presidential election scheduled for March 31, the government-run news agency Ukrinform reported Thursday, citing a public
11.4 pct of Brunei smokers found to be b...
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, March 19 (Xinhua) -- A survey carried out in 2016 found 19.9 percent of smokers in Brunei are over 18 years old and 11.4 percent of smokers are teenagers under the age of 17, loc
French shares drop 0.80 pct on Wednesday
PARIS, March 20 (Xinhua) -- French shares lost on Wednesday, with the benchmark Paris CAC 40 down 0.80 percent, or 43.24 points, to close at 5,382.66 points. Of the 40 selected large companies, 32 lo
China announces detailed VAT reform meas...
BEIJING, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities Thursday announced detailed measures to implement the country's value-added tax (VAT) reform to further reduce the tax burden on various industries.