China's bond issuance up 7.5 percent in ...
The value of bonds issued in China last year totaled 43.1 trillion yuan (about 6.4 trillion U.S. dollars), up 7.5 percent year-on-year, according to data from the country's central bank. The People's
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China's bond issuance up 7.5 percent in ...
The value of bonds issued in China last year totaled 43.1 trillion yuan (about 6.4 trillion U.S. dollars), up 7.5 percent year-on-year, according to data from the country's central bank. The People's
China's foreign trade down in February
BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- China's foreign trade of goods fell 13.8 percent year on year in February to 266.36 billion U.S. dollars, customs data showed Friday. Exports dipped 20.7 percent year on
Lion, dragon dances presented in Cambodi...
PHNOM PENH, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Folk artists performed lion and dragon dances in Cambodia on Monday to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, which falls on Tuesday. The dancers
Xinhua Headlines: Chinese New Year celeb...
BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- For centuries, the Lunar New Year has been the most important festival in China and a large part of Asia. People leave behind the worries and troubles of the past year and
Macao's CPI up by 3.04 pct in January
MACAO, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The composite consumer price index (CPI) in China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) increased by 3.04 percent year-on-year to 114.53 in January, an increase of 0.
China sees good start in battle against ...
China has pushed forward pollution control in the past year, and secured a good start in the tough battle against pollution between 2018-2020, the country's Ecology and Environment Minister Li Ganji
Greek economy grows at 1.9 pct in 2018, ...
ATHENS, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Greece's economy grew by 1.9 percent year on year in 2018, missing the government's full-year target of 2.5 percent, showed the provisional data released by the Hellenic S
Jiangsu sees growing foreign trade in Ja...
NANJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- East China's Jiangsu Province saw its foreign trade rise 5.6 percent year on year to 370.7 billion yuan (55.4 billion U.S. dollars) in January, according to Nanjing Custo
China has 829 million online users: repo...
The number of China's online users hit 829 million by the end of last year, up 7.3 percent from the previous year, according to a report on China's internet development released Thursday. The countr
University of Birmingham celebrates Chin...
LONDON, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- The University of Birmingham has marked Chinese New Year with a special star-studied concert featuring a magical fusion of East and West. World-class pianist Di Xiao and ce
China's coal industry sees better profit...
BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- China's coal supply and demand was basically balanced last year, with prices fluctuating within a reasonable range, an industry report showed. Profits of China's major co
Roundup: U.S. economic growth slows to 2...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- 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 o
U.S. economic growth slows to 2.6 pct in...
The U.S. economy grew by 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
Chinese, U.S. communities celebrate Luna...
HOUSTON, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Local Chinese and American communities gathered Friday night in Houston, the fourth largest city of the United States, to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. During the
Zambia arrests 5,241 over drug-related o...
LUSAKA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Anti-drug authorities in Zambia arrested 5,241 people last year over drug-related offenses, a government spokesperson said on Monday. The arrests represent a 9 percent red
Feature: "Peppa Pig" enlivens Chinese Ne...
by Julia Pierrepont III LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- "Oink! Oink!" is how a two-foot-tall animated character of the porcine persuasion introduced Chinese New Year of the Pig to American moviegoers
Alibaba creates over 40 mln jobs in 2018
HANGZHOU, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba created about 40.82 million jobs last year via its expansive retail ecosystem, up 10.9 percent year on year, a recent report showed. The
China's energy efficiency improves in 20...
China's energy consumed per 10,000 yuan of its gross domestic product (GDP) fell 3.1 percent year on year in 2018, indicating higher energy efficiency, official data showed Monday. The decline was i
Structure fires in Mongolia claim 14 liv...
ULAN BATOR, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Fourteen people have been killed in structure fires in Mongolia so far this year, the country's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said Wednesday. A total of
China's service trade hits record high i...
China's service trade rose 11.5 percent year-on-year and hit a record high in 2018, the Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday. Imports and exports of services totaled 5.24 trillion yuan (about 782.1 bill