Shanghai reports double-digit rise in to...
SHANGHAI, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai's tourism industry brought in 509.23 billion yuan (about 76 billion U.S. dollars) in 2018, up 13.54 percent year on year, according to the Shanghai Municipal A
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Shanghai reports double-digit rise in to...
SHANGHAI, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai's tourism industry brought in 509.23 billion yuan (about 76 billion U.S. dollars) in 2018, up 13.54 percent year on year, according to the Shanghai Municipal A
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
Chinese insurers record double-digit pre...
Chinese insurers saw their combined premium income grow at a double-digit rate in January, the latest official data showed. Premium income totaled 850 billion yuan (about 126.4 billion U.S. dollars)
Foxconn Industrial Internet net profits ...
SHANGHAI, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Tech giant Foxconn Industrial Internet (Fii) Friday evening announced that the company has registered a net profit of more than 16.9 billion yuan (2.52 billion U.S. dol
London sees boom in Chinese students
London is experiencing an unprecedented boom in international student numbers, with the growth rate doubling year-on-year, according to new data published on Wednesday. A report published by the Hig
China's new yuan loans expand in Februar...
China's new yuan-denominated loans stood at 885.8 billion yuan (about 131 billion U.S. dollars) in February 2019, up 46.5 billion yuan year on year, central bank data showed Sunday. The M2, a broad
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
Conch Cement sees net profits up 88 pct ...
SHANGHAI, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Leading Chinese cement producer Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd. saw net profits attributable to shareholders soar 88.1 percent year-on-year to 29.8 billion yuan (4.45 billi
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
Vietnam's animal feed import slightly in...
HANOI, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam spent 954 million U.S. dollars importing animal feeds and materials for animal feed production in the first quarter of this year, up 3.6 percent against the same p
Fiji extends moratorium on sea turtles h...
SUVA, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Fiji's Ministry of Fisheries said Wednesday the ban on the harvesting of sea turtles will continue this year, extending the 10-year moratorium that expired at the beginning
China sees improving water use efficienc...
BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- China saw improving efficiency in water consumption last year, as the country called for intensive and sustainable development. In 2018, China's water consumption per 10,
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
Robust consumption in China to facilitat...
A robust Chinese consumer market at the beginning of the year will provide a firm footing for stable economic growth in the first quarter, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said. The MOC said in a s
Economic Watch: Industrial profits maint...
Profits of China's major industrial firms maintained steady growth last year despite easing pace, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Monday. Combined profits of industrial firms with annua
China's February CPI hits 13-month low, ...
A citizen selects goods at a supermarket in Shexian County of Handan, north China's Hebei Province, March 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Hao Qunying) China on Saturday reported milder inflation in February, wit
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)
Great Wall Motor sales up 18 pct in Febr...
SHIJIAZHUANG, March 9 (Xinhua) -- China's largest SUV and pickup maker Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd reported steady sales growth in February, up 18.34 percent compared with the same period last year. The
China concludes 42 pct more IPR cases in...
BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese courts at all levels concluded 288,000 cases related to intellectual property rights (IPR) of first instance in 2018, up 41.8 percent year on year, a work report