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China: prepare for a slowdown

China: prepare for a slowdown

For the world’s second largest economy, 2011 was filled with many ups and downs – not just related to the declining stock market or the sluggish real-estate sector, but for everyone.

December 30, 2011  Filed under Outlook  

Globe: what weather will 2012 bring?

Globe: what weather will 2012 bring?

Will the world end in 2012? The supposed Mayan prediction has many scared.

December 30, 2011  Filed under Outlook  

Ensuring stability – Annual economic conference to map out 2012

Ensuring stability – Annual economic conference to map out 2012

“Stable” is going to be a keyword for the country’s economy next year, if voices from the annual Central Economic Work Conference last week are to be believed.

December 23, 2011  Filed under Outlook  

Police probing blast at Apple supplier

(AP) – Shanghai police are investigating the cause of an explosion over the weekend that injured dozens of people at the factory of a Shanghai supplier to Apple Inc.

December 23, 2011  Filed under Outlook  

Referee admits accepting bribes

(AP) – A Chinese soccer referee has admitted in court to taking bribes to fix local and international matches, including a 2007 friendly game involving Manchester United, Xinhua reported Tuesday.

December 23, 2011  Filed under Outlook  

China becomes world patent leader

(Reuters) – The country became the world’s top patent filer in 2011, surpassing the US and Japan as it steps up innovation to improve its intellectual property rights track record, a Thomson Reuters research report showed on Wednesday.

December 23, 2011  Filed under Outlook  

Decade in WTO

Decade in WTO

China’s decade in the World Trade Organization (WTO) thrust the country into the top spot in industries ranging from textiles to cars.

December 16, 2011  Filed under Outlook  

A brake on gov’t cars

A brake on gov’t cars

The new regulation, signed last month by several ministries, requires government bodies across the country to spend less and buy more fuel-efficient vehicles, the Wall Street Journal reported.

December 9, 2011  Filed under Outlook  

When homes become affordable

When homes become affordable

The country’s housing prices fell for the first time this year in October, a sign that efforts to cool the country’s surging property market are working, according to Reuters.

November 25, 2011  Filed under Outlook  

APEC leaders make strides in Honolulu

APEC leaders make strides in Honolulu

The global press attending the annual Asia Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) may have been disappointed by this past weekend. They waited outside hoping to get a shot of leaders in casual wear, as in years past, state heads have been seen in ponchos or silk tunics.

November 18, 2011  Filed under Outlook  

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