economic growth
May 16, 2013
BEIJING--Global economic malaise has knocked the stuffing out of Luo Yan's business making toy animals.
February 11, 2013
The Chinese economy grew at a rate of 7.8 percent in 2012, China’s National Bureau of Statistics announced in January. Commercial news media mostly greeted the announcement...
January 13, 2013
The Liberal Democratic Party has returned to power in Japan with the inauguration of the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The change in administration closely...
January 10, 2013
BEIJING--China's trade growth rebounded strongly in December in a positive sign for the gradual and still uncertain recovery of the world's second-largest economy.
November 11, 2012
How is Brazil trying to develop the Amazon? We spoke to the official with responsibility for this, Izabella Teixeira, Brazil's minister of the environment.
October 09, 2012
The IMF cut its global growth forecast on Oct. 9 for the second time since April and warned U.S. and European policymakers that failure to fix their economic ills would prolong ...
October 06, 2012
In the background of the violent and radical turn taken by the recent anti-Japanese protests lurk young people who have no hope for the future and who feel they have nothing to ...
October 06, 2012
In the background of the violent and radical turn taken by the recent anti-Japanese protests lurk young people who have no hope for the future and who feel they have nothing to ...
October 03, 2012
The recent riots in China crossed the line because they featured the first attacks on factories in addition to shops that have created local jobs and generated tax revenues.
October 03, 2012
The recent riots in China crossed the line because they featured the first attacks on factories in addition to shops that have created local jobs and generated tax revenues.
August 14, 2012
With GDP growth slowing to 0.3 percent in the April-June period, Japan is hoping for an economic rebound led by exports as it has relied on previously, but this time around,...
August 11, 2012
With the economy stuck in deflation mode, a major concern about raising the consumption tax rate is the effect it will have on personal spending and overall fiscal health.
August 09, 2012
BEIJING -- China's factory output growth slowed unexpectedly in July to its weakest in more than three years, underlining stiff global headwinds that may prompt policymakers to ...
July 17, 2012
WASHINGTON--The International Monetary Fund on July 16 cut its forecast for global economic growth and warned that the outlook could dim further if policymakers in Europe do...
July 08, 2012
SEOUL--North Korea's moribund economy posted rare growth last year on robust harvests and a flurry of building activity in the capital Pyongyang, but it still remains one of...
May 31, 2012
MUMBAI, India--India's economic growth slowed to 5.3 percent in the January-March quarter, the lowest since 2008, as the malaise in manufacturing and other sectors spread to...
March 18, 2012
BEIJING -- China cannot delay tough economic reforms, Vice Premier Li Keqiang said on March 18, underscoring the top leadership's push for market-based change after the sacking ...
March 11, 2012
BEIJING -- If inflation is a dragon that must be slain, China's Premier Wen Jiabao has shown he is willing to sacrifice a part of the country's most vital asset to do so --...
February 06, 2012
BEIJING -- China's annual economic growth could be cut nearly in half this year if Europe's debt crisis tips the world economy into a recession, putting pressure on Beijing to...
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