August 22nd, 2009 at 7:45 am » Comments (1)

China's economy is expected to rebound robustly in the third quarter and gross domestic product (GDP) would grow 8.5 percent year on year in the third quarter, according to the ...more »

February 10th, 2009 at 11:42 am » Comments (0)

The consumer price index (CPI) in January rose only 1% year-on-year, the lowest in 30 months, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The rise was 0.2% points lower than ...more »

January 22nd, 2009 at 1:18 pm » Comments (0)

China's GDP grew 6.8% from a year earlier in the fourth quarter of 2008. Still an enviable figure by current world standards but it marked the slowest pace of growth ...more »

December 13th, 2008 at 2:06 am » Comments (0)

China's retail sales grew at a slower annual rate of 20.8% last month amidst easing inflation and weakening consumer sentiment, said the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The country's consumer ...more »

December 4th, 2008 at 7:08 am » Comments (0)

Bloomberg - Indonesia’s central bank unexpectedly lowered interest rates for the first time in a year to shield Southeast Asia’s biggest economy from the global recession. Governor Boediono and his ...more »

December 1st, 2008 at 4:52 pm » Comments (0)

Inflation in Thailand, South Korea and Australia plunged in November in sync with a global retreat, giving central banks room to slash interest rates to soften the blow from the ...more »