China's power use up 7.2 pct in February
BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- China's electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, rose 7.2 percent year on year in February, official data showed Wednesday. Total power use hit 489
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China's power use up 7.2 pct in February
BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- China's electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, rose 7.2 percent year on year in February, official data showed Wednesday. Total power use hit 489
China's iFlytek net profits up 21.62 pct...
SHENZHEN, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's AI firm iFlytek Co., Ltd. Wednesday announced that the company has registered a net profit increase of 21.62 percent in 2018. The net profits attributable to its
Macao's merchandise export up by 29.1 pc...
MACAO, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The total merchandise export of Macao in February 2019 amounted to 923 million patacas (about 114 million U.S. dollars), up by 29.1 percent year-on-year, the special admin
Fitch raises Poland's GDP growth forecas...
WARSAW, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The credit rating agency Fitch on Wednesday revised upwards expected GDP growth rates for Poland, following social spending plans announced by the government in February.
China announces detailed VAT reform meas...
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. Starting April 1, taxpayers th
Weekly snapshot of China's local busines...
BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are highlights of China's key local business news from the past week. -- Country Garden sees profit, revenue rise in 2018 China's leading property develope
France reports lower-than-expected growt...
PARIS, March 26 (Xinhua) -- France reported its economic growth for 2018 at 1.6 percent, according figures released Tuesday by France's national statistics institute Insee. The figure was below the g
Labor costs rise in Spain in 2018
MADRID, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Labor costs rose in Spain by 0.9 percent in 2018, according to data published on Tuesday by the Spanish National Institute of Statistics (INE). The INE 'Quarterly Review
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
Vietnam's CPI growth in Q1 lowest in 3 y...
HANOI, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The consumer price index (CPI) in March fell 0.21 percent on-year, helping the average CPI in the first quarter stay at a three-year low of 2.63 percent on-year, according
Int'l arrivals to Vietnam rise 7 pct in ...
HANOI, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam hosted 4.5 million international arrivals, up 7 percent against the same period last year, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism said on Friday. The highe
Over 35 pct delivery people consider the...
A recent survey by China's State Post Bureau said 35.8 percent of delivery workers considered their occupation "promising" and would like to continue in that position. The survey consisted of 6,000
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
Chinese shares close mixed Thursday
BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed mixed on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.14 percent, at 3,106.42 points. The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.23 percent
China's CPI up 1.5 pct in February
BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 1.5 percent year on year in February, the National Bureau of Statistics said Saturday. The increase wa
Fiji raises awareness on tuberculosis
SUVA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The Fijian government is committed to achieving the 2,035 global End-TB program targets that are to reduce Tuberculosis incidence and deaths by 90 percent and 95 percent re
German shares edge down 0.46 pct
FRANKFURT, March 21 (Xinhua) -- German stocks edged down on Thursday, with the benchmark DAX index down 53.93 points, or 0.46 percent, to close at 11,549.96 points.Global internet technology and fina
Being rationally optimistic about China'...
China announced its official economic statistics for 2018 on Monday. Among the stats, the country's gross domestic product (GDP) exceeded 90 trillion yuan for the first time, an increase of 6.6 pe
Factbox: China's economic and social pro...
BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Under the backdrop of complex and severe international environment, China achieved stable economic and social development last year and made solid progress in reform and
China's farm produce prices edge up
Prices of farm produce in China rose slightly last week, official data showed Tuesday. The overall price for farm produce edged up 0.3 percent from March 4 to March 10, compared with a 0.5-percent d