Working Group News

2008-12-19 > All chapters

Now China is growing slower, can it grow cleaner?

China's dramatic economic slowdown is paying an environmental dividend, slashing emissions levels from the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter as its highest-carbon industries begin to contract.

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2008-12-17 > All chapters

China's output growth slumps

The growth of China's industrial output fell to a fresh low in November, providing further proof that the country's economy has been hit more severely by the global economic crisis than anticipated.

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2008-12-16 > All chapters

China investment in assets slows in Nov.

China's domestic investment in assets grew by 26.8 percent in the first 11 months of the year over a year earlier, cooling as companies crimped spending on real estate and factories.

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2008-12-16 > All chapters

WTO confirms China's breach of trade law in car parts case

The WTO has today circulated the Appellate Body report in the case brought by the EU, US and Canada against China's taxes on imported car parts.

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2008-12-15 > All chapters

China's 3G Connection

The call telecom equipment suppliers had long waited for has come through. China said last week it would issue third generation licences by early next year. This will spark a $44bn spending bonanza as operators in the world's largest mobile market tool up with new technology.

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2008-12-15 > All chapters

Money supply to be raised to boost liquidity

China's top policymakers have announced a series of measures to boost the supply of money and stabilize the capital market to arrest the slowing down of the economy.

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2008-12-12 > All chapters

Manpower Employment Outlook Survey

Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou employers report the weakest hiring intentions in two years according to Manpower employment outlook survey - Government’s Stimulus Package May Boost Job Prospects

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2008-12-11 > All chapters

Patently, China on the move

The number of applications for new patents has risen rapidly in China, which is set to pull ahead of Japan - the current leader in new patents - by 2012, according to a report released Wednesday.

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2008-12-11 > All chapters

China wholesale inflation slumps

China's wholesale price inflation collapsed in November, undershooting expectations by a wide margin and raising the risk that the once-sizzling economy could find itself mired in deflation before long.

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