Black Cat - White Cat:
Newspaper clippings on issues related to economic development in China
[Source: Unless otherwise stated, all articles are clipped from the South China Morning Post]
2006
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03 Jan.06 - Guangzhou port sees jump in throughput
03 Jan.06 - Nudging up yuan while barring hot cash is a tricky task
03 Jan.06 - Survey boosts growth to 9.8pc
03 Jan.06 - Abolition of tax a threat to villages' finances
03 Jan.06 - China’s 2005 growth rate lifted to 9.8pc, thanks to new survey
03 Jan.06 - Guangdong tipped to defy the odds with 13pc growth
03 Jan.06 - Warning of speed bumps on the road to robust growth
02 Jan.06 - Mainland factories are barely managing to limp along
02 Jan.06 - Nanjing Auto shifts expansion up a gear
02 Jan.06 - Pudong to double capacity by 2015 as throughput soars
02 Jan.06 - 18pc increase in contracted foreign investment for Shanghai
02 Jan.06 - 9.8pc economic growth tipped
2005
31 Dec.05 - Obsession with growth has to end: economist
31 Dec.05 - Yuan could see pressure from falling greenback
29 Dec.05 -
Mainland marks a first with hybrid lender
29 Dec.05 - Beijing backs firms hit by US sanctions
28 Dec.05 - US$9.3b increase in China reserves
28 Dec.05 - Mainland stock investors losing faith
28 Dec.05 - HK professor's swipe at mainland's economists sets off academia storm
28 Dec.05 - Consensus on slower growth for next year
28 Dec.05 - Tighter laws urged to fight corruption
27 Dec.05 - Revised growth figures send mixed signals
27 Dec.05 - Revamping of SOEs to speed up, with giants cut by half
26 Dec.05 - Yuan reform is gradual, says banker
25 Dec.05 - Students in the west to get free lessons first
24 Dec.05 -
Mainland car output jumps 52.1pc in year
23 Dec.05 - Shanghai revision forecast to lag nation's
23 Dec.05 -
New-found wealth a foundation for reform
23 Dec.05 - Beijing GDP 41pc higher on service industry correction
23 Dec.05 - State steps further back from business
23 Dec.05 - Economic rise no threat to anyone, Beijing insists
22 Dec.05 - New bid to cool overheating sectors
22 Dec.05 - Migrant policy stirs fear of slums
22 Dec.05 - Wealth gap fuelling instability, studies warn
22 Dec.05 - Blueprint issued to rein in overcapacity
19 Dec.05 - Mainland urged to ease grip on power
19 Dec.05 - Spending on ads grows 9pc in mainland
19 Dec.05 - Fiat joins China venture to make trucks, diesel engines
19 Dec.05 - State asset firms eye foreigners for sale of bad loans
19 Dec.05 - Electricity reform was doomed, says watchdog
17 Dec.05 - UN warns of risk from income gap
17 Dec.05 - Census reveals boom in services
17 Dec.05 - Hu vows to help poor northwest
08 Dec.05 -
07 Dec.05 -
Private firms up 50pc amid focus on diversification
06 Dec.05 -
Seven cities opened to foreign yuan business
05 Dec.05 -
China says WTO deadline on banking to be met, no more bailouts
05 Dec.05 -
China mulls allowing foreign investment in futures markets
05 Dec.05 -
Economist adds voice to call for new development plan
04 Dec.05 - No plans for another revaluation, says Snow
03 Dec.05 - US textile lobby rails against bailout
02 Dec.05 - Mainland sets yuan value for own needs
02 Dec.05 - China pledges stable growth amid overcapacity worries
02 Dec.05 - Indices point to excess capacity
02 Dec.05 - Economic blueprint pushes for stable growth
01 Dec.05 - 'No clear link' between yuan and US trade deficit
30 Nov.05 - Mongolian coal to fuel China’s economic boom
30 Nov.05 - China not a currency manipulator yet, says US
29 Nov.05 - Yuan hits fresh high as US withholds 'manipulator' label
26 Nov.05 - Tone set for yearly economic meeting
25 Nov.05 - US to release embargoed garments
23 Nov.05 - IMF urges more movement on yuan
23 Nov.05 - Low growth target aims for quality, not quantity
21 Nov.05 - IMF presses China to overhaul currency system
21 Nov.05 - Policy body overrides power-tariff rise trigger
21 Nov.05 - Trade surplus may triple to US$100b
20 Nov.05 - Trade disputes reach disastrous stage, Beijing says
19 Nov.05 -
Yuan's rise to cost China exporters dearly
19 Nov.05 -
Quota-less firms face threadbare future
19 Nov.05 -
China fighting a losing copper battle
19 Nov.05 - IMF sees no sign of yuan manipulation
19 Nov.05 - Solid economic compromises on the cards
19 Nov.05 - Economy forecast to grow more slowly
18 Nov.05 - Sponsors of US tariff bill may put off vote until next year
18 Nov.05 - Growth to top 9pc for 10th quarter in a row
18 Nov.05 - China to serve Bush with its own trade complaints
18 Nov.05 - China and Chile sign historic free-trade agreement
17 Nov.05 - Foreigners drive Shanghai office prices
17 Nov.05 - Graduate shortage pushing Shanghai salaries to Hong Kong levels
16 Nov.05 - Fed chief-designate caŬls on China to relax currency
16 Nov.05 - Fixed-asset investment expands 27.2pc
16 Nov.05 - China's ballooning trade imbalance worries Apec
15 Nov.05 - Industrial output rises 16pc, planners warn of overcapacity
15 Nov.05 - Retail sales show no sign of slowing
15 Nov.05 - US trade chief raises WTO concerns
15 Nov.05 - China’s industrial output up 16.1pc in October
14 Nov.05 - Jin faces taxing task as ministry's role undergoes change
14 Nov.05 - Weiqiao sees slower growth in revenue
14 Nov.05 - Mainland to cash in on carbon credits
13 Nov.05 - Spain hopes to narrow the trade gap
12 Nov.05 - Consumer inflation rebounds
12 Nov.05 - Bush to push China on yuan reform
11 Nov.05 - Fixed-asset investment forecast to rise 25.3pc
11 Nov.05 - Trade surplus hits another record
10 Nov.05 - Bush to push president on trade and currency
09 Nov.05 - Foreign bankers find limited success in China
09 Nov.05 - Regulatory change reopens route for inflows of capital
09 Nov.05 - US wins key China concessions
08 Nov.05 - Yarn-spinning venture out of trade row loop
08 Nov.05 - Textile dispute takes toll on traders
08 Nov.05 - Economy is robust, says first report on stability
08 Nov.05 - Nation faces crop shortfall of 200m tonnes this year
07 Nov.05 - China's opening is slow and steady
07 Nov.05 - Samson plays down US duty impact
07 Nov.05 - China, US 'strike textile deal'
06 Nov.05 - Market economy status still elusive
06 Nov.05 - Deal on US quotas for textile imports
05 Nov.05 - EU urges more open markets
05 Nov.05 - US badgers China on piracy war
05 Nov.05 - Economy can handle freer yuan: bank chief
04 Nov.05 - World Bank tips modest 8.7pc growth for next year
03 Nov.05 - Foreign firms come at high price
02 Nov.05 - A lost opportunity for bold yuan trade reform
02 Nov.05 - Bankers lukewarm on yuan reform
02 Nov.05 - No signs of deflation on horizon, says bureau
02 Nov.05 - HK banks get new rules on yuan dealing
01 Nov.05 - Scale of bad loans proves elusive
01 Nov.05 - Rules eased for foreign banks in Shanghai
01 Nov.05 - New road a route to development
01 Nov.05 - Exporters ride out revaluation of yuan
01 Nov.05 - Annual growth target put at 7.5pc
01 Nov.05 - Current account surplus soars in first half
29 Oct.05 - Thaw seen as US lifts quota on ski-wear
29 Oct.05 - Incomes, spending continue to surge
28 Oct.05 - Tariffs wrong answer on yuan, says Snow
27 Oct.05 - Foreign players face uphill fight against great wall of local forces
27 Oct.05 - Payments suffer from textile dispute
26 Oct.05 - Basic Law change to protect foreign banks
26 Oct.05 - Controls fail to halt investment surge
25 Oct.05 - More yuan rises inevitable: expert
24 Oct.05 - Yuan to breathe easier under more relaxed regime
23 Oct.05 - Jobless numbers may double with new calculation method
23 Oct.05 - NPC set to give poor workers a tax break
23 Oct.05 - Hu secretly met Japanese business leaders in Beijing
22 Oct.05 - Private equity warms up for Chinese takeaways
22 Oct.05 - It is broke, so let the foreigners fix it
22 Oct.05 - Guangdong reports slower growth rate
21 Oct.05 - China's car-trade surplus hits record as imports slump
21 Oct.05 - 9.4pc rise in GDP fuelled by investors, consumers
20 Oct.05 - Calls grow for capital market reform
20 Oct.05 - Economy swells 9.4pc as exports boom
20 Oct.05 - Economy grows 9.4pc in first three quarters
18 Oct.05 - Financial markets opened at 'China's own pace'
18 Oct.05 - After week in China, Snow upbeat about reforms
18 Oct.05 - Beijing will let market drive yuan: Snow
17 Oct.05 - US presses mainland for drastic financial overhaul
17 Oct.05 - China gains in world finance reform
17 Oct.05 - Beijing economic reform real, says US treasury chief
16 Oct.05 - Snow to table reform wish list
16 Oct.05 - Co-operation key to growth, says Hu
15 Oct.05 - China's research leap forward challenges west at its own game
15 Oct.05 - Yuan likely to dominate on sidelines of summit
15 Oct.05 - HK, US dollar deposit rates raised again
15 Oct.05 - Growth seen at 9.4pc before slowing in '06
15 Oct.05 - British backing for yuan caution
15 Oct.05 - Textile stance rejects harmful deals
14 Oct.05 - Deal eludes Sino-US talks on textiles
14 Oct.05 - US 'failed to offer incentives' in textile dispute proposals
14 Oct.05 - Oil, trade, yuan dominate G20 agenda
14 Oct.05 - Growth seen cooling after 9.4pc spurt
14 Oct.05 - Foreign investment falls 2.11pc in first nine months
14 Oct.05 - Harmony hinges on the rule of law
14 Oct.05 - Beijing snubs demand for faster yuan reform
14 Oct.05 - Snow widens his view of mainland economic growth
13 Oct.05 - China city banks lure foreign investors
13 Oct.05 - Currency tightrope act a Snow job of the highest order
13 Oct.05 - Chinese consumption to triple
13 Oct.05 - China's oil demand 'pressures markets'
13 Oct.05 - Sino-US textile talks fail to reach accord
13 Oct.05 - China rejects US pressure on currency controls
12 Oct.05 - China's richest get gloriously richer
12 Oct.05 - Snow urges flexible currency policy
12 Oct.05 - Blueprint puts Hu firmly in control
12 Oct.05 - Welfare tops agenda of new 5-year programme
12 Oct.05 - China's leaders set five-year plan, expect to double GDP per capita by 2010
12 Oct.05 - Poor hold little hope of change
12 Oct.05 - Party aims for leaner growth machine
12 Oct.05 - Action on yuan tops Snow agenda
10 Oct.05 - From the ground up
10 Oct.05 - Foreign banks' mainland assets total US$79b
10 Oct.05 - Record trade surplus raises ire of foreign partners
10 Oct.05 - More friction to come as export machine races ahead
10 Oct.05 - Transparency is still best way to beat corruption
10 Oct.05 - 5,000 jobs hope in textiles push
09 Oct.05 -
Wealth gap reaches a critical level
08 Oct.05 - EU slaps five-year tariffs on magnesia brick imports
08 Oct.05 - Beijing warns trade surplus may triple to US$100b
08 Oct.05 - Snow to step up pressure for more yuan flexibility
08 Oct.05 - Plenum set to adopt Hu's road map
07 Oct.05 - Trade surplus 'could triple to US$100b'
06 Oct.05 - China criticises US textile quota review
06 Oct.05 - No proof of yuan manipulation: IMF
05 Oct.05 - Rise of a new universal currency
05 Oct.05 - Garment maker profits from being out of quota firing line
04 Oct.05 - Five years until income 'red alert'
03 Oct.05 - Think-tanks oil cross-border ties
03 Oct.05 - US postpones quota decision
03 Oct.05 - Medical care: high-priced and hard to get
03 Oct.05 - Achieving social equity to test political courage of leadership
03 Oct.05 - China faces slippery road in oil politics
03 Oct.05 - China test for IMF chief
01 Oct.05 - Guangdong relaxes its grip on rural land
01 Oct.05 - Slow-burn China reforms light a fire under investors
30 Sep.05 - US textile discussions end with no agreement
30 Sep.05 - Mainland companies not yet ready to take on the world
30 Sep.05 - Sino-US textile talks end without agreement
30 Sep.05 - Beijing backs down on offshore rules
30 Sep.05 - China-Asean trade soars 25pc
30 Sep.05 - China, India reap lion's share of R&D outsourcing
30 Sep.05 - Anti-money laundering activities to be expanded
29 Sep.05 - Much at stake as textile talks hang by a thread
29 Sep.05 - State-run fund to help repay investor losses
29 Sep.05 -
ADB and IFC cleared to launch yuan bonds
29 Sep.05 - Beijing must head off risk of deflation, think-tank warns
28 Sep.05 - More banks cleared for yuan trade
28 Sep.05 - Prospects dim for US-China textiles deal: officials
27 Sep.05 - Singapore revises strategy on China
26 Sep.05 - Here's how China's outbound tourist boom could play out
26 Sep.05 - Uneasy bedfellows at best
26 Sep.05 - Beijing insists on gradual approach with currency
26 Sep.05 - Crucial decisions loom for domestic, world economy
25 Sep.05 - Another small step to free-floating yuan
25 Sep.05 - Yuan reform 'step in right direction'
24 Sep.05 - Beijing doubles range of yuan trading band
24 Sep.05 - Economic boom takes grim toll
24 Sep.05 - Guangdong releases list of serious labour abusers
24 Sep.05 - Guangdong tackles labour shortage
24 Sep.05 - Beijing widens yuan trading band, but dollar on tight leash
23 Sep.05 - Chinese savings pile an irresistible bait for foreign funds
23 Sep.05 - Textile firm takes IPO chance despite trade tiff
23 Sep.05 - Beijing allows banks to hold more forex
23 Sep.05 - Rush to complete money laundering, anti-terror laws
23 Sep.05 - US textile industry presses for China quotas in more areas
22 Sep.05 - Exporters losing billions in debt
22 Sep.05 - Investors board railway privatisation express
22 Sep.05 - Reforms must focus on sharing wealth, say economists
22 Sep.05 - IMF raises growth forecast to 9pc, issues policy tightening warning
21 Sep.05 - Nanjing Auto may sell Rover engines to Shanghai rival
21 Sep.05 - Toyota pays for late China start
21 Sep.05 - Beijing has its reasons to turn a deaf ear on revaluation
20 Sep.05 - Your mission is to help HK, Wen tells Shenzhen
20 Sep.05 - Graft is widening wealth gap: economist
20 Sep.05 - Foreign trade growth tipped to slow
19 Sep.05 - Saving for a rainy day
19 Sep.05 - Make or break for share reform
19 Sep.05 - Rise of China Inc offers mixed bag of pleasure and pain
19 Sep.05 - China pushes opening of power grid
19 Sep.05 - Booming Shanghai struggles with dearth of qualified lawyers
17 Sep.05 - Textile firms 'facing tough three years'
16 Sep.05 - Textile sector 'not hurt' by trade row
13 Sep.05 - Trade surplus tops US$10b as exports surge to record
13 Sep.05 - Insurance regulator issues forex rules
13 Sep.05 - China growth seen losing steam
13 Sep.05 - European carmakers eye dragons
12 Sep.05 - You're on your own
10 Sep.05 - Gradual widening plan for yuan band
10 Sep.05 - Economists agree rate of GDP growth will slow
10 Sep.05 - Hu seals trade, tech deals in Ottawa visit
09 Sep.05 - Wider change needed to address market woes
09 Sep.05 - China's PPI jumps 5.3pc
09 Sep.05 - Yuan's trading band to broaden
09 Sep.05 - China sees GDP growth easing, tips 9pc rise
09 Sep.05 - Banks call for slower appreciation of yuan
09 Sep.05 - More textile talks likely before New York summit
08 Sep.05 - Yuan to fluctuate, won't need revaluation
08 Sep.05 - European retailers may skirt Chinese textiles
08 Sep.05 -
Deal leaves loose ends in Sino-EU rag trade
08 Sep.05 -
EU members ratify deal to unblock Chinese garments
08 Sep.05 - Textile riches elude industry giant
07 Sep.05 - Textiles deal a sensible compromise
07 Sep.05 - EU members close to ratifying textile deal
07 Sep.05 - New laws urged to save resources
06 Sep.05 - A small- and medium-sized dilemma
06 Sep.05 - Mainland limits impact of currency revaluation
06 Sep.05 - Europe must adapt to China challenge: Blair
06 Sep.05 - EU, Beijing reach accord to break textile stalemate
06 Sep.05 - Blair meets Wen; set to oversee Sino-British trade and investment deals
05 Sep.05 - China faces facts on oil pricing reforms
05 Sep.05 - Zhou calls on banks to change focus
05 Sep.05 - China appeases workers with plan to raise tax threshold
05 Sep.05 - Beijing allows direct selling, keeps ban on pyramid sales
05 Sep.05 - China, EU talks drag on over textile deal
04 Sep.05 - EU goes into China summit with textiles dispute unresolved
02 Sep.05 - Soaring fuel costs a wake-up call to China reform pricing system
02 Sep.05 - US slaps additional quotas as talks stall
02 Sep.05 - Textile industry leader bearish on US talks
02 Sep.05 - Low marks for WTO compliance
02 Sep.05 - China boosts investment in Thailand
01 Sep.05 - Textile talks fold up without deal
31 Aug.05 - Overheating? More like fired-up imagination
31 Aug.05 - Textile talks in doldrums
30 Aug.05 - Splits within EU hold up Chinese textile deal
30 Aug.05 - China, US begin textile talks
30 Aug.05 - EU trade chief warns of textile logjam 'pain'
30 Aug.05 - Majority want higher income tax threshold
30 Aug.05 - Textile talks go on as EU team leaves
30 Aug.05 - Yuan rises as further gains tipped
29 Aug.05 - Brussels, not Beijing, holds key to untangling knot on textile quotas
29 Aug.05 - NPC to hold landmark public hearing
29 Aug.05 - A history worth repeating
29 Aug.05 - Merging HK and Shenzhen will give birth to a powerhouse
28 Aug.05 - US textile importers seek more open market
28 Aug.05 - China and EU struggle to end impasse over blocked clothes
27 Aug.05 - Exchange rates on agenda of global talks in Dalian
27 Aug.05 - Mixed reaction to increasing the threshold for income tax
26 Aug.05 - EU, China in day two of textile talks
25 Aug.05 - International investors get hungrier for taste of A shares
25 Aug.05 - China bites bullet by floating all its shares
25 Aug.05 - China mulls a G-share index for privatised state firms
24 Aug.05 - China's powder keg
24 Aug.05 - The dark side of power industry reform
24 Aug.05 - Quotas chaos a blow for protectionism
24 Aug.05 - China, EU hold summit on clothes mountain
24 Aug.05 - China anxious to eliminate poverty among women: white paper
23 Aug.05 - Demographic trends tip China growth ideas upside down
23 Aug.05 - Bras, flax yarn, T-shirts hit EU quota ceilings
23 Aug.05 - Warning of unrest over income gap
22 Aug.05 - Scholars warn growing wealth gap likely to trigger social instability
16 Aug.05 -
16 Aug.05 - Beijing hints at higher yuan
13 Aug.05 - Investing in China still risky, says US panel
13 Aug.05 - Oil prices threatening economic growth
12 Aug.05 - July's trade surplus the 2nd biggest ever
11 Aug.05 - US dollar top unit in basket to value the yuan
11 Aug.05 - Yuan forwards launched on interbank market
11 Aug.05 - Trade surplus rises to US$50b
11 Aug.05 - US unsure about textile pact ahead of next week's talks
11 Aug.05 - No problem meeting 2010 electrical output target, says official
11 Aug.05 - Social security system in sight for landless Guangdong farmers
10 Aug.05 - China lifts lid on yuan basket
10 Aug.05 - More flexible yuan on cards, says US
09 Aug.05 - Forecast for an easing of trade surplus
09 Aug.05 - Thousands of workers may lose jobs over textile quotas
08 Aug.05 - Bringing China into the world market
07 Aug.05 - Filled quotas leave British and EU retailers out in the cold
07 Aug.05 - Northeast to woo foreign investors
05 Aug.05 - Foreign food firms fined for dumping
05 Aug.05 - Migrants in north beaten for demanding unpaid wages
05 Aug.05 - Yuan to be adjusted as needed, says PBOC
05 Aug.05 - Benefits blow for HK workers on mainland
04 Aug.05 - CNOOC gains tactical edge from battle
04 Aug.05 - US gains strategic rival instead of a long-term partner
04 Aug.05 - Hard to see the winner in sorry CNOOC saga
04 Aug.05 - Acquisition failure puts expansion in doubt
04 Aug.05 - Convertible yuan edges nearer with forwards
04 Aug.05 - Acquisition failure puts expansion in doubt
04 Aug.05 - China condemns US political moves over Unocal
04 Aug.05 - Toyota picks China for first overseas production of hybrid vehicles
04 Aug.05 - Protest as US textile firms add to list of grievances
03 Aug.05 - Power firms face profit squeeze
03 Aug.05 - From bad to ugly, it's not looking good for Chinese firms
03 Aug.05 - US considers fresh textile quotas
03 Aug.05 - China protests US textile curb proposal
03 Aug.05 - Collapsed deal leaves CNOOC boss standing tall
02 Aug.05 - Lenovo moves to complete IBM deal with integration
02 Aug.05 - Think-tank counts cost to GDP of yuan's revaluation
01 Aug.05 - Singapore model suits China
01 Aug.05 - Mainland poor left out in the cold despite housing promises
01 Aug.05 - Now, China's central banker wields the power of the unspoken word
01 Aug.05 - Audit puts working standards to the test
30 Jul.05 - New line taken on yuan details
30 Jul.05 - Children forced to work in factories
30 Jul.05 - Textile talks fail to iron out differences
29 Jul.05 - Postal bank a step closer
29 Jul.05 - China urges loans for SMEs
29 Jul.05 - Bloodied CNOOC remains undeterred
29 Jul.05 - China offshore borrowing hits record
29 Jul.05 - Revaluation adds to garment makers' woes
29 Jul.05 - US told not to fear China's rise
29 Jul.05 - Cepa shopping mall tenants up in arms over refit
28 Jul.05 - Asset transfer eases banks' NPL burden
28 Jul.05 - Mall mania in mainland generating reit sort of interest
28 Jul.05 - Macquarie, partners snap up China malls
28 Jul.05 - New rules to govern broker bankruptcies
28 Jul.05 - CNOOC considering pledge to sell Unocal's US assets
28 Jul.05 - Half of city law firms believe Cepa will help them: survey
26 Jul.05 - US given notice of currency move
26 Jul.05 - Five-year plan to be mapped out in October
26 Jul.05 - Full convertibility still five years away
26 Jul.05 - A move towards international harmony
26 Jul.05 - Twin strategy to keep yuan in check
25 Jul.05 - At some point, yuan reform process could snowball out of control
25 Jul.05 - China's currency surprise a matter of timing
25 Jul.05 - Yuan revaluation does little to shake off big threat to economy
25 Jul.05 - Mainland banks seen safe from yuan fallout
25 Jul.05 - Shareholder presses Unocal board to reconsider CNOOC bid
25 Jul.05 - Washington 'given warning' of yuan plan
25 Jul.05 - Producers face tough new licence regulations
25 Jul.05 - Provinces still waiting for promised prosperity
25 Jul.05 - Industry federation welcomes yuan move
24 Jul.05 - Revaluation seen as boost to relations with Washington
24 Jul.05 - Axing peg won't fix trade deficit, bank chief says
23 Jul.05 - Currency traders feel the pinch amid uncertainty
23 Jul.05 - Strategists tip surge in stocks, hot money
23 Jul.05 - Long wait follows China's small step
23 Jul.05 - Hong Kong still needs its dollar peg
23 Jul.05 - Impact of peg going will be felt in long term, economists say
23 Jul.05 - Dearer food will give gentle push to HK inflation
23 Jul.05 - Revalued yuan gives markets a big boost
22 Jul.05 - Yuan switch will ease trade tensions
22 Jul.05 - The tiny but brave first step in a long and slow process
22 Jul.05 - Statistics bureau advises against more tightening
22 Jul.05 - Residents and firms assess impact
22 Jul.05 - Yen surges, others ready to play catch-up
22 Jul.05 - Beijing's move a mixed bag for Hongkongers
22 Jul.05 - Yuan revalued 2.1pc, markets bet on more
21 Jul.05 - Greenspan warns yuan peg could cause 'very serious' problems
21 Jul.05 - China revamps yuan peg
21 Jul.05 - Second-half slowdown predicted by experts
21 Jul.05 - China revamps yuan peg
21 Jul.05 - China GDP grows 9.5pc, outpacing forecasts
21 Jul.05 - Exports surge helps power 9.5pc growth
21 Jul.05 - Beijing outlines steel industry overhaul
20 Jul.05 - S&P upgrades China's sovereign rating
20 Jul.05 - Central bank sees currency reform as gradual process
20 Jul.05 - Economy grows faster-than-expected 9.5pc
19 Jul.05 - China and India finally add up in numbers game
18 Jul.05 - China urged to refrain from measures to further cool economy
18 Jul.05 - Economic imperialists undermine free market principles
18 Jul.05 - Booming Guangzhou really in a jam
16 Jul.05 - US bid to reduce trade deficit
16 Jul.05 - Reforms key to stability and growth, says EU head
16 Jul.05 - Now not the time to tighten policy further: economist
15 Jul.05 - Lower inflation eases pressure on the yuan
14 Jul.05 - Mainland must walk the talk on its 'peaceful rise'
14 Jul.05 - FDI plunges 20pc but analysts say long-term trends still firm
14 Jul.05 - Setback for media joint ventures
13 Jul.05 - Guangdong exports soar in rush to fill US textile quotas
13 Jul.05 - Compromise on farm tariffs hailed by US
13 Jul.05 - Tax breaks for foreign investors to stay
12 Jul.05 - Ageing population threat to health insurance
12 Jul.05 - Trade surplus rise may fuel discord
12 Jul.05 - Beijing steps up efforts to protect trademarks
11 Jul.05 - Trade ministers meet ahead of WTO summit
10 Jul.05 - Unocal panel to vet military uses of oil exploration gear
10 Jul.05 - Pipeline will favour China not Japan, says Putin
10 Jul.05 - 'Frank' talks fail to iron out textile row with Washington
09 Jul.05 - Curbs will not save US jobs, industry told
09 Jul.05 - EU steps up watch on Asian footwear makers
06 Jul.05 - G8 summit offers Hu a window to adjust yuan policy
06 Jul.05 - Tariff cuts planned for developing neighbours
05 Jul.05 - Deflation is on the way, warns top economist
04 Jul.05 - Full-steam ahead on nuclear power
04 Jul.05 - Motives are many in overseas raids by Chinese firms
04 Jul.05 - US textile quotas filled in a month
04 Jul.05 - Yuan rise 'would hurt grain'
04 Jul.05 - World Bank to loan US$1b over 5 years
03 Jul.05 - Central bank vows to keep stable yuan policy
02 Jul.05 - NPC delays passage of property legislation
02 Jul.05 - US senators put anti-China tariffs bill on hold
30 Jun.05 - Economic growth fails to allay fears over job prospects
30 Jun.05 - Back off on economy, reform body urged
30 Jun.05 - World 'must adapt' to China
30 Jun.05 - Beijing in change of course on economic controls
28 Jun.05 - Stocks rise as regulator calms fears on state share sales
28 Jun.05 - Mainland to make all state shares tradable
27 Jun.05 - Wen says revaluation will be step-by-step
27 Jun.05 - World clamours for Beijing to revalue yuan
26 Jun.05 - Yuan peg to stay, says governor
25 Jun.05 - Taiwan relaxes China bank rules
25 Jun.05 - Foreign investment at record high last year
24 Jun.05 - Greenspan issues warning on tariffs
24 Jun.05 - Greenspan warns on China curbs
24 Jun.05 - Commerce chiefs attempt to solve textiles dispute
23 Jun.05 - New export quota rules hailed for small firms
23 Jun.05 - Ownership break for foreign banks
23 Jun.05 - China says rich, poor income gaps to widen over next decade
23 Jun.05 - Bank chief urges gradual change
23 Jun.05 - US draft bill gives Beijing 90 days to reform yuan
22 Jun.05 - Bill would require tariffs on Chinese imports
22 Jun.05 - Yuan may be key issue for Hu at G8
22 Jun.05 - Push for speedy talks to end textile row
21 Jun.05 - Income gap endangers stability, expert warns
21 Jun.05 - New rules set quotas for textile exporters
19 Jun.05 - Beijing to limit sell-off of shares held by state
19 Jun.05 - Central bank chief seeks 1.8pc inflation
19 Jun.05 - Rich-poor income gap widens
18 Jun.05 - Attempt to break textile deadlock
17 Jun.05 - China shareholder backlash
17 Jun.05 - Beijing expands currency trading pairs
17 Jun.05 - China turns tables on west with anti-dumping tariffs
16 Jun.05 - US wants trade with India to match China's
16 Jun.05 - Investment in HK surges
15 Jun.05 - Spreading the wealth proves a difficult challenge
15 Jun.05 - Powell plays down row over textiles
14 Jun.05 - Let's hope WTO ministers see common sense in December
14 Jun.05 - Beijing slashes taxes on share trade
14 Jun.05 - A road to nowhere?
14 Jun.05 - WTO chief sees hope for progress at ministerial talks
14 Jun.05 - Wu Yi stands up for rights of China's exporters
13 Jun.05 - EU deal affords textile firms certainty
13 Jun.05 - No time to lose on yuan revaluation, Japan says
13 Jun.05 - Vice-premier condemns US for textile import restrictions
13 Jun.05 - WTO head says ending textile quotas benefits global economy
08 Jun.05 -
07 Jun.05 - CCB completes asset sale to Deutsche
07 Jun.05 - Greenspan urges flexibility on yuan
07 Jun.05 - Greenspan finds no easy explanation for unusual divergence of rates
07 Jun.05 - Slowing import growth adds to pressure on yuan
07 Jun.05 - Textiles tiff 'unlikely to spark trade war'
06 Jun.05 - Yuan devaluation seen when boom turns into bust
06 Jun.05 - Ecological ruin costs western provinces 150b yuan
06 Jun.05 - China to gradually make currency fully convertible: vice premier
05 Jun.05 - Beijing digs in heels on textile exports
04 Jun.05 - Quotas force Luen Thai to boost staff
04 Jun.05 - China positive on more yuan business
04 Jun.05 - Big growth brings deadly problems
04 Jun.05 - Quotas are unfair, says trade minister
04 Jun.05 - Officials prepare case for WTO trade row
03 Jun.05 - China makes nine out of 10 DVD players
03 Jun.05 - Chinese trade chief lashes out at US, EU moves in textile dispute
02 Jun.05 - Foreign banks need to target China's young looking at retirement
02 Jun.05 - Boom-resistant Shanghai stocks might reflect an unpleasant truth
02 Jun.05 - Revalue China's wages, not currency
02 Jun.05 - China’s light industry hub faces worst power shortage in history
02 Jun.05 - China faces ‘severe’ environmental problems: government
02 Jun.05 - Bush expects Beijing to trade by the rules
02 Jun.05 - Beijing not afraid to take textiles row to WTO
01 Jun.05 - It's a stitch-up! Textiles not villain in EU's trade deficit with China
01 Jun.05 - Knitwear firm sets up Cambodian plant to skirt quotas
01 Jun.05 - No material gain in textile row
01 Jun.05 - EU trade chief sees progress
20 May.05 - The Chinese Connection
26 Apr.05 -
25 Apr.05 - China losing advantage in low-cost production
24 Apr.05 - Energy policy to stress self-reliance
24 Apr.05 - Foreign pressure 'speeding yuan reform'
24 Apr.05 - Single currency would make Asia strong, Tsang says
23 Apr.05 - EU set to assess Chinese imports
21 Apr.05 - Beijing considering interim move on exchange rate, says Bush
21 Apr.05 - China's healthier growth mix reduces the danger of a crash
21 Apr.05 - Policy reins in foreign investment
21 Apr.05 - Mainland economy surges a hot 9.5pc
20 Apr.05 - China's economy grows 9.5 pc in first quarter
19 Apr.05 - Commerce chief seeks clarity on WTO rules
18 Apr.05 - Growing mountain of bank scandals obstructs road to listings
18 Apr.05 - Rich nations renew call for more flexibility on yuan rate
18 Apr.05 - Free-trade agreement the vital prize sought on Howard's visit
18 Apr.05 - Hu presses case for faster financial reform
16 Apr.05 - WTO faces crunch in sowing seeds for tariff-free harvest
16 Apr.05 - US looks to launch WTO piracy case
16 Apr.05 - Bush steps up pressure to float yuan
15 Apr.05 - Stack the deck and Cepa survey provides a guaranteed result
15 Apr.05 - WTO sees growth of global trading slowing this year
15 Apr.05 - IMF urges mainland to rein in investment
15 Apr.05 - New rules issued on buyouts of state firms
15 Apr.05 - Reserves grow 50pc to reach a record high
14 Apr.05 - Wen seeks curbs on fixed-asset spending
14 Apr.05 - More Arab trade and investment sought
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06 Apr.05 - US jumps gun on textile safeguards
05 Apr.05 - Tax scrapped on compensation
05 Apr.05 - Exchange mechanism, not yuan's value, is focus of change: official
04 Apr.05 - What are you waiting for, Beijing?
04 Apr.05 - Mainland growth spurs firms, study finds
24 Mar.05 -
23 Mar.05 - Bank denies report on looser yuan trading band
22 Mar.05 - Trade minister predicts Cepa will generate $4.2b and 7,000 jobs
22 Mar.05 - China 'contributes more than 10pc of global growth'
22 Mar.05 - New wave of foreign investors needed
18 Mar.05 - China needs to sustain cooling efforts, economist says
18 Mar.05 - Fully convertible yuan is 10 years away: policy chief
16 Mar.05 - Little value seen in strong yuan
16 Mar.05 - Mainland's industrial output heats up again
16 Mar.05 - Time ripe to loosen yuan peg, says IMF
15 Mar.05 - Too soon to ease credit controls, says Wen
15 Mar.05 - Brace for surprise on yuan, says Wen
11 Mar.05 - Textile exports drive surging growth
08 Mar.05 - Garment export restrictions dog mainland
08 Mar.05 - Local authorities lashed for falsifying GDP growth figures
08 Mar.05 - Fear of overheating keeps credit clamps in place, say ministers
07 Mar.05 - High compliance costs unlikely to deter US listings
07 Mar.05 - State pushes industry mergers
07 Mar.05 - China chases soybean futures
07 Mar.05 - Japan ore deals a bitter pill for China
07 Mar.05 - Pearl delta labour shortage worsens
07 Mar.05 - Beijing urged to end protectionism
07 Mar.05 - Premier needs to tackle the bloated government payroll
07 Mar.05 - Food security 'is assured' as farms meet 95pc of mainland's grain needs
07 Mar.05 - Analysts sceptical of growth target
04 Mar.05 - Trading of services likely to expand after Cepa talks
03 Mar.05 - Problems lurk behind contented farmers
02 Mar.05 - More consultation needed on end to tax breaks
01 Mar.05 - Foreigners face limits over car distribution
01 Mar.05 - Minorities to receive more funding
01 Mar.05 - Economic challenges remain focus of attention
01 Mar.05 - Proposal to ease pressure on yuan
28 Feb.05 - Mainland to open capital account this year
28 Feb.05 - Eűual terms sought for the private sector
28 Feb.05 - Wen in new salvo against corruption
26 Feb.05 - China, India rival US for competitiveness
26 Feb.05 - Surplus surges on yuan expectations
25 Feb.05 - More concessions needed in run-up to WTO meeting
25 Feb.05 - China outperforms US economy
22 Feb.05 - Growth in producer prices slows to 5.8pc
22 Feb.05 - Reform World Bank and IMF, say finance chiefs
22 Feb.05 - WTO entry worth US$40b a year, study says
21 Feb.05 - Beijing revisits FDI as country prepares to fully open market
21 Feb.05 - Economic control measures unchanged
19 Feb.05 - Company law reform inches ahead
19 Feb.05 - Booming industrial sector slowing
18 Feb.05 - Wen lays down priorities in rooting out cadre corruption
18 Feb.05 - Health reforms 'crucial to erasing poverty'
18 Feb.05 - Stronger yuan may hurt growth in Shanghai
18 Feb.05 - Consumption is ahead of the US
18 Feb.05 - Money supply growth slows slightly
17 Feb.05 - China cracks down on dirty money
17 Feb.05 - Ballooning China deficit bears down on limp dollar
17 Feb.05 - China has overtaken US as world's leading consumer: think tank
16 Feb.05 - Two sides to the boom in China textile towns
15 Feb.05 - More than 150,000 corrupt Communist Party members disciplined in 2004
15 Feb.05 - China sizes up IT outsourcing
15 Feb.05 - Contrarian views on yuan debate are undervalued in west
12 Feb.05 - Fearful mainland elite disguise and obscure their fortunes
12 Feb.05 - China's capitalists embrace communism
12 Feb.05 - China sparks new textile fears
08 Feb.05 - Regulators hit net firms
08 Feb.05 - Shanghai Auto a litmus test of China's global aspirations
08 Feb.05 - Foreign supermarket giants record surging sales in China
08 Feb.05 - Central bank chief hints at loosening of peg
08 Feb.05 - Bullish tiŭes in 'textile city' as global quůtas come to an end
07 Feb.05 - China's Long March to globalisation
07 Feb.05 - IT firms seek 'national treatment' under Cepa
07 Feb.05 - Beijing cites trade figure to resist yuan pressure
05 Feb.05 - A reality check for China optimists
05 Feb.05 - Policy boost for services industry in Guangdong
05 Feb.05 - No free-trade pact until Beijing offers legal protection, says Tokyo
04 Feb.05 - Yuan threats 'wrong approach'
04 Feb.05 - Private firms almost double in three years
03 Feb.05 - Foreign-owned ventures get a break with simpler tax structure
02 Feb.05 - Guangdong needs 1m extra workers
02 Feb.05 - Warnings on rebound in inflation
31 Jan.05 - Top council report backs reforms in agriculture
31 Jan.05 - Not red hot, but in the pink
31 Jan.05 - Socialist economy 'far from perfect'
29 Jan.05 - Accords with Peru boost trade, tourism and investment
29 Jan.05 - Central bank plays down adviser's yuan comment
28 Jan.05 - Cepa would be an irrelevant agreement even with relevant figures
28 Jan.05 - Beijing police might scrap permit system
28 Jan.05 - Beijing has lost faith in dollar: economist
28 Jan.05 - China vice-president signs trade accords with Peru
28 Jan.05 - Unified taxation plan for businesses delayed
27 Jan.05 - Signs of success for economic controls
27 Jan.05 - C-share reform sparks investor fear in China
27 Jan.05 - M&As gain pace as sectors open up to foreign players
27 Jan.05 - Capital acts to scrap law on migrant restrictions
27 Jan.05 - Trade figures highlight political dilemma for Japan
27 Jan.05 - Signs of success for economic controls
27 Jan.05 - Beijing to vet local output data
27 Jan.05 - Mainland to slash redundant party jobs
27 Jan.05 - Chinese vice president brings economic mission to Peru
26 Jan.05 - Beijing debates barring migrants from rest of China
26 Jan.05 - More time needed for yuan adjustment
26 Jan.05 - Unexpected 9.5pc surge in GDP for mainland
25 Jan.05 - Satellite cities will transform Beijing
25 Jan.05 - Coal mining law to be revised to improve safety
25 Jan.05 - Economy grows 9.5pc in 2004 vs 9.3pc in 2003
22 Jan.05 - Team sent to HK to identify Cepa problems
22 Jan.05 - Beijing sees fastest pace of growth in decade
22 Jan.05 - We must continue to rein in economy, says Wen
21 Jan.05 - Guangdong attracts record US$10.1b foreign investment
19 Jan.05 - Mainland economists still waiting for a soft landing
14 Jan.05 - New financial committee wins approval
14 Jan.05 - Foreign direct investment reaches a record US$60b
14 Jan.05 - US trade chief plays down decision on textiles duty
13 Jan.05 - China to open up mobile phone sector
13 Jan.05 - Shanghai now world No 2 in port tonnage
12 Jan.05 - Trade surplus hits 6-year high
12 Jan.05 - Devil is in the detail of new rules on religion, say analysts
12 Jan.05 - Gap between the haves and the have-nots widens, survey shows
12 Jan.05 - IMF says jury is still out on soft landing
12 Jan.05 - Hu vows to root out graft; senior officials punished
12 Jan.05 - Bureaucrats stall anti-monopoly law
11 Jan.05 - Reforms loosen regulator's grip on the economy
10 Jan.05 - Smart money says yuan as reserve currency is Yam's pipe dream
10 Jan.05 - The likeliest doomsday scenarios
10 Jan.05 - Once despised, yuan comes into neighbours' embrace
10 Jan.05 - Convertible yuan unlikely by 2008
10 Jan.05 - Guangdong could see 15pc economic growth this year
08 Jan.05 - Central bank chief pledges to aid growth of capital market
07 Jan.05 - More mainland firms likely to set up shop in HK under Cepa
07 Jan.05 - Economy grew 9.2pc last year
07 Jan.05 - Top banker sees economic threats in pollution, water and oil
07 Jan.05 - Stability is still crucial, bankers are told
06 Jan.05 - State-owned firms to face closer scrutiny
06 Jan.05 - End of quotas a testing time for some prominent rag-trade heirs
05 Jan.05 - China's wooing of a coy Africa
05 Jan.05 - China shows mettle in trade tiff
05 Jan.05 - Stable currency policy 'to be maintained'
05 Jan.05 - Guangdong told to stop relying on foreign cash
04 Jan.05 - Ruling on quotas a victory for free trade
04 Jan.05 - Macroeconomic controls likely to remain crucial tools
03 Jan.05 - Too big a job for one
03 Jan.05 - Judge halts US bid to curb China textile imports
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