Philippines becomes more investment-driv...
MANILA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' economy has become more investment-led in 2018, the chief economist of the Department of Finance said on Thursday, indicating that the country is enjoyin
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Philippines becomes more investment-driv...
MANILA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' economy has become more investment-led in 2018, the chief economist of the Department of Finance said on Thursday, indicating that the country is enjoyin
Economists warn auto tariffs would harm ...
A large majority, about 86 percent, of the economists surveyed believe car tariffs would have either a "somewhat consequential" or "consequential" harm, according to a report released Monday by the
China's overnight Shibor interbank rate ...
BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The overnight Shanghai Interbank Offered Rate (Shibor), which measures the borrowing cost on China's interbank market, rose 10 basis points to 2.705 percent Tuesday. The
U.S. stocks trade lower amid persistent ...
U.S. stocks traded lower on Wednesday, as broad fears of a slowing global economy erode a vigorous rallying momentum at the start of the trading day, which was driven by upbeat corporate performance
U.S.-listed Chinese firms trade higher
NEW YORK, March 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S.-listed Chinese companies traded higher on Monday with all of the top 10 stocks by weight in the SP U.S. Listed China 50 index ending the day on an upbeat note. Sha
Coach-truck crash in Vietnam injures 11 ...
HANOI, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- A coach carrying 16 South Korean tourists made a head-on collision with a container truck on Monday afternoon in Vietnam's central Da Nang city, injuring 11. The victims, i
Singapore stocks end up 0.4 pct
SINGAPORE, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Singapore shares closed 0.4 percent higher on Monday, as surprise rebound in Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) in February boosted market sentiment. Singapor
China's fiscal revenue up 7 pct in first...
BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- 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.
U.S. stocks open higher amid trade progr...
U.S. stocks opened higher on Monday as market sentiment was lifted by the latest progress on U.S.-China trade talks. Shortly after the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 176.46 po
Japan's industrial output rises 1.4 pct ...
TOKYO, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Japan's factory output rose in February from a month earlier, the government said in a report on Friday. According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, industri
China's overnight Shibor rate rises Tues...
BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The overnight Shanghai Interbank Offered Rate (Shibor), which measures the borrowing cost of China's interbank market, climbed 27.3 basis points to 2.365 percent Tuesday
Economic institutes in Germany lower gro...
BERLIN, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Munich-based Institute for Economic Research (ifo) on Thursday revised down its forecast for German economic growth in 2019 from 1.1. percent to 0.6 percent. "Industr
Health spending pushes 100 mln people to...
About 100 million people worldwide are pushed into extreme poverty each year by health spending, despite government coverage of an average of 51 percent, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on
China's overnight Shibor interbank rate ...
BEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The overnight Shanghai Interbank Offered Rate (Shibor), which measures the borrowing cost on China's interbank market, dropped 5.1 basis points to 2.654 percent Wednesday
Macao general unemployment rate remains ...
MACAO, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Macao's general unemployment rate remains stable at 1.7 percent from November 2018 to January 2019, the special administrative region's statistic service said here on Wedne
66.3 pct Chinese attribute youth's heari...
BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhua) -- A survey showed that 66.3 percent of 2,002 respondents believed unhealthy lifestyles resulted in hearing impairment among Chinese youth. While 79.7 percent of the respon
Morocco's forex reserves shrink by 2.6 p...
RABAT, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Morocco's net international reserves amounted to 23.6 billion U.S. dollars by the end of February, a year-on-year decrease of 2.6 percent, the Central Bank said Saturday. A
U.S. stocks close lower amid downbeat ec...
NEW YORK, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday, as market sentiment was dented by weakening economic data and corporate earnings, and investors digested latest remarks of U.S. Feder
China Int'l Marine Containers sees 35 pc...
SHENZHEN, March 28 (Xinhua) -- China International Marine Containers (Group) Co., Ltd. (CIMC) posted a 34.7 percent annual growth in net profit for 2018. In its 2018 financial results filed to the Sh
Australians less likely to be assaulted ...
CANBERRA, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Australians are significantly less likely to be assaulted or robbed than they were a decade ago, data has revealed. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesda