THE yuan has become the 13th most used currency for international payments, a private report showed today.
2013-03-07
Reuters reports: China's new leaders are planning a system of national residence permits to replace the household registration or 'hukou' regime, a government source said, a vital reform that will boost its urbanization campaign and drive consumption-led growth. The hukou…
2013-03-07
SHANGHAI stocks traded flat this morning with the key Shanghai Composite Index crawling up 0.01 percent to 2,347 points. Turnover stood at 69.7 billion yuan (US$11.2 billion) by the noon break.
2013-03-07
THE price of oil regained some of its earlier losses yesterday after a report from the Federal Reserve showed the US economy strengthened across much of the country.
2013-03-07
AFTER barreling through a record the day before, the Dow Jones industrial average meandered higher yesterday.
2013-03-07
China HP's Printing and Personal systems group unveiled a new quality and service system which focuses on ensuring better product quality. In this new quality and service system, China HP's PPS group has integrated the former PC and printer after-sales…
2013-03-07
Until recently, the defence department did not even start to plan for sequestration, on the assumption that it would never happen, Geoff Dyer says
2013-03-07
CHINA is considering increasing the frequency of fuel price adjustments, and dropping a 4 percent trigger point, as part of plans to reform its pricing mechanism, the top planning official said yesterday.Under the current system, the government can adj…
2013-03-07
CHINA Eastern Airlines may establish a low-cost carrier on the Chinese mainland if its new joint venture budget airline based in Hong Kong proves to be successful, a senior official of the Shanghai-based airline said yesterday.
2013-03-07
UNITED States private employers added a larger-than-expected 198,000 jobs in February, bolstering hopes that hiring across the economy is improving, a report by a payrolls processor showed yesterday.