Published on 09.08.2011
Is China’s consumer prices index (CPI) very high? On the surface, the answer should be a big fat yes. The CPI, a major gauge of inflation, is estimated to grow at least 6.5 percent to reach a fresh three-year high in July. The official figure will be released on Tuesday. The runaway CPI prompted fresh calls for the government to further tighten m… » read more
Published on 10.08.2011
Chinese economy's growth pace fluctuating within normal range
Published on 09.08.2011
HONG KONG — Inflation in China accelerated last month to its fastest pace in three years, with consumer prices up 6.5 percent from a year earlier mainly as a result of rising food prices. Further price increases could be on the way. The National Bureau of Statistics announced in Beijing on Tuesday morning that producer prices, which are primarily w… » read more
Published on 23.10.2011
Hong Kong Airport flight movements up 6.1%
Published on 27.07.2011
Online business in China is growing even faster than the offline sort. Local tastes and needs, as well as the state, are endowing it with distinctive features.
Published on 23.06.2011
Chris and Karen Lane are in the market for a property in Hong Kong. They added a daughter, Bailyanna, to the family in October and are moving back to the city of Ms. Lane’s birth after nine years in Japan. But like many potential buyers here, they are hesitant. They fear that prices are about to decline, which means they could be caught buying at a… » read more
Published on 22.07.2011
Census & Statistics Department - Business forecast upbeat
Published on 18.07.2011
Germany has long sat at the center of the European economy, but Europe is no longer as central to Germany as it used to be. With large parts of Europe still in an economic rut and struggling to cope with a debt crisis, Germany is increasingly deploying its money and energy outside the euro zone to fuel its robust growth. The shift in focus, while… » read more
Published on 23.07.2011
China's textile industry posted a 30-percent growth year-on-year in output in the first half of this year in spite of a raft of challenges, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said. Output of the industry hit 2.39 trillion yuan (370.7 billion U.S. dollars) in the first six months, the ministry said in a statement on its website.… » read more
Published on 21.07.2011
One survey showed that growth stalled in the euro zone's manufacturing and service sectors, while in China another index showed that attempts to slow a red-hot economy are working.
Published on 10.07.2011
Hong Kong ranked #4 after Switzerland, Sweden and Singapore
Published on 01.06.2010
Based on the tax misery index Hong Kong's tax situation is good
Published on 27.06.2011
The government has succeeded in restoring significant level of macroeconomic stability in the past few months and gradual improvement in Vietnam’s economic situation is expected during the second half of 2011.
Published on 27.04.2011
Thailand’s economic activity is gradually returning to pre-crisis levels. The World Bank now predicts that the Thai economy will grow 3.7 percent in 2011, though considerable risks remain.
Published on 20.07.2011
In this TED talk, Martin Jacques looks at some false assumptions that prevent the West from fully understanding the rise of China.
