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Chinese president endorses policy easing
Recent remarks from President Hu backing a broad-based policy easing signals a strong likelihood for new growth-stimulating measures.
Chinese president endorses policy easing
Recent remarks from President Hu backing a broad-based policy easing signals a strong likelihood for new growth-stimulating measures.
Chinese housing prices dip for fifth straight month
43 out of 70 Chinese cities monitored saw their housing prices decline in May, causing an 0.11% aggregrate drop m-o-m.
China could gift Hong Kong with RMB policy easing package
Buzz is building that the mainland might relax RMB daily conversion limits on the eve of Hong Kong's 15th handover anniversary.
Caution on Chinese banks spreading to Asian counterparts
A contagion of worry looms over Asia-Pacific as weakened Chinese banks threaten to trigger a domino fall effect.
China growth slows but total crash still impossible: CIMB
Nothing short of a worldwide recession will push the resilient Chinese economy to a full meltdown, says the brokerage firm.
China's April - May power demand worse than expected
The unusually weak demand is giving China’s power producers cause for worry.
Asia-Pacific carriers' profit outlook downgraded on Euro woes
Impact of European losses now expected to be more than doubled at $1.1 billion will take its toll on Asia-Pacific carriers, says IATA.
China cuts interest rates for the first time in 42 months.
But what surprised analysts more was the government’s move to give banks the flexibility to offer higher loan rates and lower borrower’s costs.
Desperate China cuts interest rates
The People's Bank of China cut 25bp in interest rates to re-ignite growth, lift falling inflation and cope with global weakness.
China slapped with stiff solar cell tariffs
The United States starts to play hardball with Chinese manufacturers with tariffs ranging from 31% to 249.96%.
China's blistering credit growth loses steam
Credit growth decelerated for the first time since 2008 and should pile on more pressure to the economy.
China SMEs fear insufficient access to credit facilities
Growing credit card use among local buyers is also causing frequent payment delays.
China opening up state-owned enterprises to private investment
So-called SOEs are being urged to allow private investors to engage in share-stakes, property rights and private equity fund transactions.
China's fresh PMI slide not a cause for worry?
Its private sector index slid to 48.7% from 49.1% in April but government easing is softening the blow, says BBVA.
Chinese house prices slip again in April
But the gradual price decline is still manageable for the government and is a necessary pain for Chian to pop any forming price bubbles.
63% of computer users in AsiaPac admit they pirate software
And China has the most troubling piracy problem with an illegal software market worth nearly US$9 billion in 2011 versus a legal market of less than US$3 billion.
AsiaPac airports report increase in passenger traffic in March
China's Beijing airport continues to record the highest passengers throughout the region with almost 6.6 million.
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