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Chinese, U.S. chief trade negotiators agree to hold another phone conversation in coming days
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He discussed trade issues with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in a phone call on Friday.
ECB keeps key interest rates unchanged
The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday decided to keep the key interest rates for the euro area unchanged.
World Bank places China in top 10 most improved list
China joined the ranks of the world's top ten most improved economies for ease of doing business for the second year in a row thanks to a robust reform agenda, the World Bank Group's Doing Business 2020 study says.
China to further facilitate cross-border trade and investment
China will introduce more measures to better facilitate cross-border trade and investment, including improving foreign exchange management and further streamlining regulatory requirements.
China to further develop its service trade
China has set principled requests on having a more competitive service industry to meet the ever-growing demand of its consumers and improve the quality of the Chinese economy.
China releases regulation on optimizing business environment
The State Council on Wednesday made public a regulation on optimizing business environment in the latest step to unleash and develop productive forces and advance high-quality development.
Huawei to release new Honor phones on 5g network in Nov
Smartphone vendor Huawei Honor has announced to release new models running on 5G network in the coming months.
U.S. to start tariff exclusion process for Chinese imports
The United States would establish an exclusion process that will involve 300 billion U.S. dollars worth of Chinese goods.
China's private, smaller enterprises report faster industrial output growth
China's private and smaller industrial companies posted faster-than-average growth in industrial output during the first three quarters, an offical said Tuesday.
First Multinationals Summit Concludes in Qingdao
The inaugural Qingdao Multinationals Summit has wrapped up in east China's coastal city of Qingdao.
China's home prices remain stable in September
Home prices in 70 major Chinese cities remained generally stable with a slight pickup in large cities in September, official data showed Monday.
China's 'unicorn' startups exceed US number for first time
China now has more privately-held start-ups valued by investors at over $1 billion than the US, a report said Monday.
U.S. tariffs on EU products over aircraft subsidy dispute take effect
Additional U.S. tariffs on a wide range of goods from the European Union (EU) after World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on aircraft subsidies took effect on Friday, a move likely to fuel trade tensions between the two sides.
China's industrial output up 5.6 pct in first three quarters
China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, expanded 5.6 percent year on year in the first three quarters, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Friday.
China's GDP grows 6.2 pct in first three quarters
China's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 6.2 percent year-on-year in the first three quarters of 2019 to about 69.78 trillion yuan (about 9.87 trillion U.S. dollars).
Premier Li calls for healthy and stable China-U.S. relations
The healthy and stable bilateral relations between China and the U.S. are beneficial to both sides as well as the world, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said while meeting with a U.S. business delegation on Thursday.
China's FDI inflow rises 6.5 pct in Jan.-Sept.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland expanded 6.5 percent year on year to 683.21 billion yuan in the first three quarters of the year, an official with the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Thursday.
China's outbound investment up 3.8 pct in first three quarters
China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) posted steady growth in the first three quarters of the year, data showed Wednesday.
Jack Ma given Lifetime Achievement Award by Forbes
Jack Ma, the founder of China's e-commerce giant Alibaba, received a Malcolm S. Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award on Tuesday in Singapore.
Twitter says world leaders 'not above' its rules
Twitter said Tuesday world leaders are "not above" the rules of the online platform and could see their messages removed or demoted for egregious conduct violating its terms of service.