Positive catalyst for Africa
2012-05-16 08:10:15
Some of the major criticisms of contemporary Sino-African ties don't hold water at all, says a report released by Standard Bank in South Africa.
China growth risks signal need for fiscal action
2012-05-14 09:55:44
Faster, fatter spending on infrastructure and social housing, more tax breaks for business and incentives to boost consumer spending are among the typical additional measures called for.
China gas reforms spark investment boom
2012-05-11 15:58:00
The prospects for expansion and acquisitions also have China's natural gas distributors trading like growth stocks, instead of bog-standard utilities.
Petro-dollar windfall could help China's rebalancing
2012-05-10 15:56:17
Commodity exporting countries have had a windfall after commodity price rises and they are now recycling this back into the global trade system.
China's shipyards founder as building boom ends
2012-05-07 15:38:49
During a maritime recession, shipbuilding is usually the first and hardest hit sector as global ship owners delay or cancel orders for new vessels to save capital reserves.
Obama has 2 narratives on Afghanistan
2012-05-02 15:43:14
In President Barack Obama's twin narratives, the United States is both leaving Afghanistan and staying there.
Slower China economy a worry for Western firms
2012-04-28 18:30:17
As China's economy cools, some big US and European companies are losing what had been one of their surest growth bets.
China's dream of electric car leadership elusive
2012-04-26 14:31:22
China's leaders are finding it's a lot tougher to create a world-beating electric car industry than they hoped.
Stronger earnings prove pessimists wrong
2012-04-24 20:11:06
Wall Street may have written off corporate America too quickly.
China currency move nails hard landing risk coffin
2012-04-20 17:16:00
Shifting the yuan trading rules is about the strongest signal Beijing could give that growth downside has diminished and potential pitfalls are manageable.
Lower wind, solar prices to usher speedier adoption
2012-04-18 16:36:54
Rapid recent solar and wind price falls are likely to bring new markets and mass adoption a step closer over the next decade and raise the prospects of mergers.
US politics clash with reality over China currency
2012-04-17 15:13:32
The election campaign will cause candidates for many offices from both parties to say simple-minded things about China.
