Annual trade between China, B&R countrie...
Trade volume between China and countries along the Belt and Road (BR) Initiative routes totaled 1.3 trillion U.S. dollars last year, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday. This marked a year-on-year
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Annual trade between China, B&R countrie...
Trade volume between China and countries along the Belt and Road (BR) Initiative routes totaled 1.3 trillion U.S. dollars last year, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday. This marked a year-on-year
Xinjiang's foreign trade up 11.6 pct in ...
The foreign trade volume of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region rose 11.6 percent year on year in January to 13.94 billion yuan (2.08 billion U.S. dollars), Urumqi customs data showed.
S. Korea's GDP growth hits 6-year low in...
South Korea's economic growth hit a six-year low last year as corporate investment shrank on uncertainties at home and abroad, central bank data showed on Tuesday. Real gross domestic product (GDP),
Hong Kong's retail sales up 7.1 pct in J...
HONG KONG, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's retail sales in January, provisionally estimated at 48.1 billion HK dollars (6.17 billion U.S. dollars), rose by 7.1 percent year-on-year, official data sho
Finland's basic income test fails to inc...
HELSINKI, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Finland's basic income probe did not increase the employment level of the recipients during 2017, the first year of a two-year test, initial results showed on Friday. How
2 shows featuring traditional paintings ...
Two shows presenting traditional Chinese New Year paintings kicked off here Tuesday evening. The Parkview Museum Singapore hosted the exhibition called "Breezing Willow - A Fine Collection of Ancient
European turtle dove named Czech Bird of...
PRAGUE, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Czech Society of Ornithology (CSO) has named European turtle dove "Bird of the Year 2019" in a bid to remind the public about the loss of a suitable environment for th
Illegal border crossings in Slovenia ris...
LJUBLJANA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- A total of 9,149 illegal crossings of the state border were recorded in Slovenia last year, which is almost a five-fold increase compared to the year before (1,934), lo
Shanghai port sees auto imports decline ...
SHANGHAI, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Automobile imports via Shanghai port fell 9.8 percent year on year to 373,000 last year, according to Shanghai Customs. The value of total auto imports went down by a na
Malawi expects 25 pct increase in maize ...
LILONGWE, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The maize harvest in Malawi during the 2018-2019 growing year will increase by 25 percent compared to 2017-2018, the country's agriculture minister said here on Tuesday.
Macao's visitors' spending up 13.6 pct i...
The total spending (excluding gaming expenses) of visitors in China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) for the whole year in 2018 increased by 13.6 percent year-on-year to 69.69 billion pat
Roundup: U.S. economic growth slows to 2...
The U.S. economy grew at 2.6 percent year on year in the fourth quarter of 2018, down from 3.4 percent in the previous quarter, the U.S. Commerce Department reported on Thursday. Real gross domestic
Palace Museum drawing more young visitor...
The nearly 600-year-old Palace Museum is attracting more and more young visitors, according to statistics made public on Monday. Among over 17 million visitors to the museum last year, 40 percent we
China's property investment up 9.5 pct i...
China's investment in property development grew 9.5 percent year on year in 2018, 2.5 percentage points faster than the pace in 2017, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday. The tota
Macao's merchandise export grows by 8.1 ...
MACAO, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The total value of merchandise export increased by 8.1 percent year-on-year to 12.19 billion patacas (about 1.51 billion U.S. dollars), the Macao Special Administrative Regi
China's solid economic performance in 20...
China's economy grew 6.6 percent year on year in 2018, beating the official annual target of around 6.5 percent, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Monday. The country's gross
Yunda Holding net profits up 67 pct in 2...
SHENZHEN, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Yunda Holding Co., a major Chinese express delivery firm, announced Wednesday that its 2018 net profits attributable to its shareholders rose 67.3 percent year on year t
China to include more drugs in medical i...
China's administration will work to include more life-saving medicines in the country's medical insurance this year, said Hu Jinglin, head of China's State Medical Insurance Administration, at the Mi
Macao's population reaches over 660,000
MACAO, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The total population in China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) at the end of 2018 reached more than 660,000, with the female population accounting for 53.1 perce
Zambia's year-on year inflation rate slo...
LUSAKA, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Zambia's year-on year inflation as measured by the consumer price index slows down in February compared with the previous month, statistics agency said on Thursday. The an