China CITIC Bank reports higher profits ...
BEIJING, March 27 (Xinhua) -- China CITIC Bank, one of the country's leading banks, saw its net profits rise 4.57 percent year on year in 2018. Net profits reached 44.51 billion yuan (about 6.63 bill
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China CITIC Bank reports higher profits ...
BEIJING, March 27 (Xinhua) -- China CITIC Bank, one of the country's leading banks, saw its net profits rise 4.57 percent year on year in 2018. Net profits reached 44.51 billion yuan (about 6.63 bill
Taiwan exports fall 10.9 pct in February
TAIPEI, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan's exports fell in February, dropping 10.9 percent year on year to 28.9 billion U.S. dollars, according to the latest data released by the island's statistical agen
China's retail sales up 8.2 pct in Jan.-...
BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- China's retail sales of consumer goods held steady in the first two months of the year, with strong growth in online sales and the catering sector, official data showed
France revises 2019 growth target due to...
PARIS, March 19 (Xinhua) -- France has reduced its economic growth target for this year to 1.4 percent from 1.7 percent after the "Yellow Vest" protest movement severely impacted the country's econom
China's mobile-payment users reach 583 m...
BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- About 583 million people used mobile payment in China in 2018, up 10.7 percent over 2017, according to a report from the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC)
Visitors to Macao on package tours down ...
MACAO, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The visitors to Macao on package tours fell by 4.6 percent year-on-year to 766,000 in January, owing to a decrease in the number of mainland visitors, the special administr
British car production posts double digi...
LONDON, March 28 (Xinhua) -- British car production dropped more than 15 percent in the year to February, marking ninth straight months of decline, according to data published Wednesday by the Societ
China continues to be Namibia's largest ...
WINDHOEK, March 26 (Xinhua) -- China continued to lead ahead of South Africa as the largest export destination for Namibian products, making up 18 percent of total exports, according to the annual tr
China's GDP growth target between 6%-6.5...
China said it is aiming for a GDP growth between 6 percent and 6.5 percent this year– a target that experts said is "realistic and positive," rather than pessimistic. "I certainly think it's the real
Supreme People's Court handles 34,794 ca...
BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The Supreme People's Court (SPC) of China handled 34,794 cases in 2018 and concluded 31,883 cases, up 22.1 percent and 23.5 percent year on year respectively, a work rep
German shares lose 1.57 pct Wednesday
FRANKFURT, March 20 (Xinhua) -- German shares lost on Wednesday, with the benchmark DAX index down 184.52 points, or 1.57 percent, to close at 11,603.89 points. Multinational chemical and pharmaceuti
Macao's merchandise export up 24.6 pct i...
MACAO, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Macao's total merchandise export in January amounted to 1.53 billion patacas (about 189.31 million U.S. dollars), up 24.6 percent year-on-year, and export rose 7.2 percent
China reports solid rise in freight tran...
BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The total freight volume transported in China saw a 7.1-percent increase year on year to 51.5 billion tonnes last year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
Egypt's annual inflation rate declines t...
CAIRO, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's annual inflation rate declined to 13.9 percent in February, compared with 14.3 percent a year ago, official statistics agency said Sunday. Meanwhile, the inflation
China's home prices up slightly in Febru...
Home prices in 70 major Chinese cities edged up in February, official data showed Friday. The National Bureau of Statistics said in a statement that new house prices in four first-tier cities– Beijin
Chinese shares surge more than 5 pct Mon...
BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Major stock indices in China surged more than 5 percent Monday led by the financial sector.The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index started the day with a 1.22-percent gain
Mexican economy sees 2 pct growth in 201...
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Mexico's economy grew 2 percent in 2018, sustained by a strong services sector, according to preliminary figures published on Monday by the National Institute of Stat
Mongolia leaves benchmark interest rate ...
ULAN BATOR, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's central bank has decided to leave the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 11 percent, local media reported Saturday. "The decision aims to bolster the eco
Vegetables harvests in Germany badly aff...
BERLIN, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Following the unusually dry summer of 2018, harvests in Germany of nearly all types of vegetables have declined by 14 percent in yields and decreased to a total of 3.3 mil
China toy market expands 9 pct in 2018: ...
SHANGHAI, March 29 (Xinhua) -- China's toy market volume reached 70.48 billion yuan (10.47 billion U.S. dollars) in 2018, up by 9 percent year on year, according to a report released Friday. The indu