An unexpected contraction of manufacturing in January has raised speculation about the bottom line of GDP growth that the government can tolerate, given the "new normal" situation confronting China.
China's central bank is too preoccupied with supporting the economy to contemplate widening the yuan's trading band this year, a Bloomberg survey shows.
Guangzhou will continue to develop new business models to boost its foreign trade, the city's mayor Chen Jianhua said on Monday.
Naoko Ishii, head of the world's largest source of public funding for environmental grants, said that economic development and climate change must go hand-in-hand for the world to ensure a global agreement on climate change.
In the past few years, many Asian companies have entered the global stage and challenged the dominance of Western companies. Despite economic growth slowing in Asia, there is much to suggest this trend will continue.
Companies involved in infrastructure projects are set to explore more markets and increase exports to Europe in the coming years, with strong support from the Chinese government.
The new year has barely begun but already the international business news is once again dominated by Chinese companies' overseas investment and expansion plans.
The United Steelworkers union that represents employees at more than 200 US oil refineries, terminals, pipelines and chemical plants began a strike at nine sites in the biggest walkout since 1980.
Oil prices fell in Asia on Monday as dealers took profits from steep gains in volatile month-end trading last week, while a US refinery strike also weighed, analysts said.
Magda Szczukiewicz, who supports a family of three in Warsaw, said she hoped for the best when getting a Swiss franc-denominated mortgage in 2007. Her timing couldn't have been worse.
Germany's utilities, battered by the country's shift to wind turbines and solar panels, would be glad to sell you a power plant on the cheap. They'll even pack it up and ship it to another country.
The past few years have seen several malls come up in the suburbs of Nairobi, Kenya's capital, as Kenyans' love for shopping soars.
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