2nd LD Writethru: Facebook reports stron...
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. social media giant Facebook Wednesday reported strong growth in revenue, earning 16.91 billion U.S. dollars in the fourth quarter ending on Dec. 31, 2018. Desp
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2nd LD Writethru: Facebook reports stron...
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. social media giant Facebook Wednesday reported strong growth in revenue, earning 16.91 billion U.S. dollars in the fourth quarter ending on Dec. 31, 2018. Desp
Report: China's February inflation rate ...
China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, is expected to moderate in February, according to a UBS report. The CPI growth in February likely edged down to 1.4 percent year-on-year
What's been said on social media, Jan. 2...
The following is a selection of the latest posts on social media. U.S. President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump on Twitter) Last year was the best year for American Manufacturing job growth since 199
China's imports of crude oil, natural ga...
China's imports of crude oil and natural gas jumped in 2018, official data showed Monday. Crude oil imports surged 10.1 percent year on year to 460 million tonnes last year, a record high, the Natio
Macao's visitors arrivals up 24.9 pct in...
MACAO, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Visitors arrivals in China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) in January reached 3.42 million, up 24.9 percent year-on-year, down 4.1 percent over December last ye
Qinghai-Tibet Railway transports record ...
XINING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Qinghai-Tibet Railway has transported more than 1.64 million passengers, up nearly 2.6 percent year-on-year, during the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush which ended Frid
Investors see value in dollar bonds issu...
Last year, the dollar bond market had the worst year in six years, not only for China but for the entire Asian region. However, foreign investors see strong fundamentals in many sectors and expect su
China expects steady population growth d...
China expects a relatively steady population growth for the near future despite dropping new births, according to a statistics official. New births are predicted to continue to drop each year for som
70 years on, China redefines world's bus...
Editor's Note: With preparations for the 2019 Lunar New Year in full swing across China, Xinhua will release a series of Spring Festival reports covering nationwide celebrations for the Year of the P
U.S. dollar little changed despite bette...
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 2.6 percent year on year in the
Beijing's loan to small, micro businesse...
Beijing's financial institutions' loan to small and micro businesses reached 1.07 trillion yuan (159 billion U.S. dollars) by the end of December, up 15.7 percent year on year, according to China's
Romania's M&A up in number, down in valu...
BUCHAREST, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Romania's MA market valued at 5 billion euros (5.7 billion U.S. dollars) in 2018, down 12 percent year-on-year from a year ago, yet the transaction numbers exceeded the
Ancient royal lanterns light up Forbidde...
Large royal lanterns have returned to the Forbidden City in central Beijing, lighting up the former palace ahead of the Chinese lunar new year. The restoration of "heaven lanterns" and "longevity lan
Barca end contract of midfielder Sergi S...
MADRID, March 4 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona and midfielder Sergi Samper on Monday announced they had reached an agreement to rescind the 24-year-old's contract with the club, four months before it was d
China's Jilin province attracts more for...
CHANGCHUN, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's Jilin Province attracted more foreign capital in 2018, with its actual use doubling year on year to 702 million U.S. dollars, according to the Jilin provincial
Malaysia's exports grow 3.1 pct in Janua...
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's exports grew 3.1 percent year-on-year to 85.41 billion ringgit (20.97 billion U.S. dollars) in January as exports to China remained steady, official data
(Spring Festival) China Focus: A bite of...
BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Only four days until Chinese lunar new year's eve! Chinese people are busy shopping and preparing for new year banquets. With a greater variety of imported foods flooding
New techs drive upgrade of China's cultu...
BEIJING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Technology advances are powering the upgrade of China's traditional cultural industries and helped create new business models that are reliant on digital content consumpt
Tibet's foreign trade stable in 2018
LHASA, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Foreign trade in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region was stable in 2018. Official data showed that Tibet's import and export volume totaled 4.752 billion yuan (701 mi
Shanghai starts new year with soaring FD...
Shanghai has maintained strong momentum in foreign investment growth, with contracted foreign capital soaring 197.6 percent year-on-year to 10.1 billion U.S. dollars in January, statistics show. Abo