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Source: Global Times Published: May 02, 2012 22:50
According to recent data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), China's GDP grew at a rate of 8.1 percent during the first quarter of this year, the slowest pace in nearly three years.
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Source: Global Times Published: May 01, 2012 23:20
Recently, there have been several reports in the media about moves aimed at promoting the use of the yuan as an international currency. In the middle of last month, for example, HSBC announced that it was planning to issue yuan-denominated bonds in London. Also, last week, it was reported that the P...
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Source: Global Times Published: May 01, 2012 23:20
Several airlines, including China Southern Airlines (CSA), announced they have raised their fuel surcharges for certain international flights.
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Source: Global Times Published: May 01, 2012 23:20
According to the Urban Planning, Land and Resources Commission of Shenzhen Municipality, 2,875 newly-built properties, covering 255,300 square meters in floor space, were sold in the city during April, down 16.18 percent and 14.94 percent month-on-month respectively.
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Source: Global Times Published: May 01, 2012 23:20
According to financial reports from 2011 and the first quarter of 2012, the accumulated revenue of 2,367 listed companies in China last year reached 22.42 trillion yuan ($158.92 billion), up 23.4 percent year-on-year, and equaling the total GDP of China's top 22 provinces and municipalities.
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Source: Global Times Published: May 01, 2012 23:15
Delta Air Lines, the second largest airline in the world, said it has purchased an oil refinery unit from ConocoPhillips Company, a US-based energy corporation, to ease pressures caused by rising fuel costs.
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Source: Global Times Published: May 01, 2012 23:15
Nearly 40 percent of the companies listed in China since 2011 saw decreases in net profits for the first quarter, a fact which analysts are blaming on intentionally inflated profits and revenues.
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Source: Global Times Published: May 01, 2012 23:15
According to the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship, China has surpassed the UK, the long-time leader, to become the largest source of permanent immigrants for the first time in Australia's history.
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Source: Global Times Published: May 01, 2012 23:10
Boeing may soon be looking for buyers for long-range passenger jets built by arch-rival Airbus under a rare trade-in deal with China’s third largest airline that underscores all-out competition between the planemakers.
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Source: Global Times Published: April 26, 2012 23:10
The yuan rose to a new record high of 6.2829 against the US dollar Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System.
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