Consumer confidence in China has topped that in other major economies to equal a record high, and economists are saying this signals that consumption will support the world's second-largest economy, where growth is slowing.
City to follow Beijing and Shanghai in introducing convenient policy
Zhu Wenqing, a 40-year-old farmer in Gansu province, had just gotten up on Monday when his house started shaking.
For Chen Zidan, a 28-year-old insurance company worker in Shanghai, yesterday's temporary loss of service on WeChat was a "Black Monday".
Foreigners' relatives expected to benefit from the change
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition sealed a decisive victory in Sunday's upper house election, a win analysts said may embolden Abe's right-wing political claims and further complicate ties with neighbors.
China brushed off global concerns over its economic slowdown, the latest display of policymakers shifting focus from high growth to structural reforms.
China scrapped the lower limit on bank lending rates on Friday, in a major step toward liberalizing interest rates.
Japan took a "big leap" in using its defense forces to target China last year as the United States at the same time listed China as its greatest potential security challenge, according to a report from a Chinese think tank on Friday.
The top court will blacklist people who refuse to abide by court rulings, in a move that may eventually restrict their business activities and market access.
International NGOs will find it much easier to become registered in China, as registration approval power has been handed over by the Ministry of Civil Affairs to provincial civil affairs authorities.
Singapore's central bank governor says the island state plans to widen its liquidity pool of the Chinese currency as part of extended efforts to turn itself into a major offshore yuan market.
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