U.S. dollar little changed despite bette...
NEW YORK, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar was little changed on Thursday although data showed U.S. economic growth was better than expected toward the end of last year. The U.S. economy grew at 2
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U.S. dollar little changed despite bette...
NEW YORK, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar was little changed on Thursday although data showed U.S. economic growth was better than expected toward the end of last year. The U.S. economy grew at 2
S.Korean president's approval rating fal...
SEOUL, March 4 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in's approval rating fell last week to 49.4 percent after the second summit between top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Turnout of Moldova's parliamentary elect...
Less than 46 percent of voters had cast their ballots for the parliamentary elections in Moldova by 6:30 p.m. local time Sunday, lower than the 51 percent at the same time point back in 2014. Accord
China liquor maker Wuliangye net profit ...
SHENZHEN, March 28 (Xinhua) -- China's leading liquor producer Wuliangye Yibin Co., Ltd. saw net profit rise 38.4 percent year-on-year in 2018 mainly due to sales growth and cost cuts. In its 2018 fi
Construction industry boosts total reven...
BERLIN, March 11 (Xinhua) -- On average, sales of skilled trades in Germany rose by 4.9 percent year-on-year in 2018, in particular because of Germany's booming construction industry, preliminary fig
China's overnight Shibor interbank rate ...
BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The overnight Shanghai Interbank Offered Rate (Shibor), which measures the borrowing cost of China's interbank market, rose 34.5 basis points to 2.655 percent Friday. Th
China's stocks continue to rally Friday
BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares continued their gaining streak on Friday with trading remaining robust, following the MSCI's decision to increase the weight of China A-shares in its index
Vietnam's retail sales, service revenues...
HANOI, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's total goods retail sales and consumer service revenues in the first quarter of this year increased 12 percent year-on-year to nearly 1,185 trillion Vietnamese do
Japanese economy grows annualized 1.9 pe...
TOKYO, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Japan's economy grew an annualized real 1.9 percent in the October-December period, the government said in a report on Friday. According to the Cabinet Office, the 1.9 perc
Portugal celebrates historic budget defi...
LISBON, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Portugal's budget deficit fell to 0.5 percent of GDP in 2018, its best result since the country's return to democracy in 1974, the National Statistics Institute (INE) rev
Aussie scientists harness solar power fo...
SYDNEY, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Researchers from RMIT University in Australia's Melbourne revealed on Thursday they have developed a nano-enhanced material that can capture 99 percent of light and conver
Sales in German retail sector in Februar...
BERLIN, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The German retail sector continued to do well in February due to consumer spending, according to preliminary figures from the German Federal Statistical Office(Destatis)
2nd LD: Bukele leads El Salvador's presi...
SAN SALVADOR, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Nayib Bukele led El Salvador's presidential elections on Sunday with a decisive lead over his two main rivals, according to preliminary results from the Supreme Elect
China's spending on R&D rises to 2.18 pc...
BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- China's spending on research and development (RD) increased to 2.18 percent of its GDP last year, up by 0.06 percentage points, according to the National Bureau of Statis
Macao M2 supply up 8.1 pct in January
MACAO, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Macao's M2 monetary supply in January grew 8.1 percent year-on-year while M1 grew 7.2 percent, the special administrative region's monetary watchdog said here on Tuesday. A
Global markets close higher Friday
Global stocks ended higher on Friday, the final trading day of the first quarter. China stock inched higher with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index closing at 3,090.76, up 3.20 percent and the Sh
Analysts lower Brazil's 2019 growth fore...
BRASILIA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's financial analysts reduced the country's 2019 growth forecast from 2.48 percent to 2.3 percent, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Central Bank. An
China reports rising exports of cultural...
BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- China's exports of cultural products rose 4.9 percent in 2018 from the previous year to 92.53 billion U.S. dollars, the Ministry of Commerce said. Exports of Chinese art
China's imports and exports both fell in...
China's US dollar-denominated imports fell by 5.2 percent in February year-on-year, while exports fell by 20.7 percent, according to statistics released by General Administration of Customs in China
Close to 90 pct young Chinese worry over...
BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- A recent survey published by China Youth Daily showed 89.3 percent of the 1,876 polled young Chinese expressed concerns over old-age care issues, either their own or the