China Banking Association Issues Guidelines of China Banking Sector and Financial Institutions CSR

China Banking Association Issues Guidelines of China Banking Sector and Financial Institutions Corporate Social Responsibility

EU and China Sign Nine Cooperation Agreements

China, EU Agree to Hold Summit Soon

China and the European Union (EU) agreed on 27th January to hold a summit between the two sides at an early date.

China's Economic Growth Slows to 9% in 2008

China's gross domestic product grew by 9.0 pct in 2008, slowing from 13 pct in 2007, the National Bureau of Statistics said in January 2009.

China's GDP growth slows to 6.8% in Q4 of 2008

China's economy is sending out mixed signals, a raft of figures showed on Thursday, with growth decelerating for the sixth straight quarter to the lowest level in years and the specter of deflation rising，while some indicators showing signs of recovery.

Flows of FDI fall 21%, UN estimates

Global foreign direct investment fell more than a fifth last year, with experts warning that the drop is likely to accelerate as the global recession deepens.

Govt offers 10b yuan in subsidies for power sector

China is to provide as much as 10 billion yuan in subsidies to big power companies, the latest effort on the part of the government to help the country's struggling industries.

Wen urges steps to reverse slowdown trend

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Monday called for more steps in the first quarter this year to reverse the trend of economic slowdown as soon as possible and realize a good start for the whole of 2009.

Avian influenza ? situation in China

The Ministry of Health in China has reported 3 new cases of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus.