(ChinaPost.com.tw) – China’s auto sales will not rise as quickly this year as in 2009, but can still easily grow by double-digits thanks to strong demand and stimulus policies, a Commerce Ministry official said Friday.
Pepper famers face a tough Spring Festival after they failed to meet their costs this year due to lack of demand, xinhuanet.com reported today.
Privately run tiger farms are inhumane and fuel demand for the endangered big cat’s bones and skin, World Bank warns 13-nation tiger summitChina and other Asian nations should shut privately run tiger farms as they are inhumane and fuel demand for the endangered big cat’s bones and skin, the World Bank said today.The call came [...]
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Hong Kong’s exports climbed for a second month in December as global demand began to recovery.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Chinese steelmakers, the world’s largest buyers of iron ore, face escalating costs for the steelmaking ingredient as global rivals ArcelorMittal and Posco increase output to feed resurgent demand in developed economies.
• Sellers enjoy a golden period as demand soars• China named as the world’s biggest gold consumerThe assistant pushed the red velvet sacks across the counter discreetly. The customer quickly slipped them into her bag. With a brief, nervous look around, she walked briskly from the shop, already clutching her car keys.Few people feel comfortable [...]
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Crude steel production in China, the largest maker, rose 14 percent to a record in 2009 as the government’s stimulus spending boosted demand from builders and carmakers.
JAPANESE auto giant Honda Motor said on Wednesday that it would build a new factory in China to meet brisk demand in the fast-growing Asian nation.
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rade tensions have flared between China and some of its neighbours in spite of the generally positive impact of Chinese demand for raw materials on the regional economy
Part 2 – The consumer: Analysts say China needs to rebalance its economy away from excessive dependence on exports and investment and to do more to boost demand by its own consumers