March 17th, 2009 at 11:50 am » Comments (0)

China's consumers are now more willing to spend rather than save, according to a first-quarter survey by the country's central bank. They have also shown a better willingness to invest, ...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 8th, 2008 at 5:48 pm » Comments (0)

The Australian government delivered more than A$8 billion (US$5.3 billion) in cash payments to families and pensioners to stop the nation from sliding into recession. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has ...more »

November 12th, 2008 at 4:20 pm » Comments (0)

China announced that the country's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.7% in the first 10 months of this year, down from 7% in the first three quarters of 2008. Food ...more »

October 6th, 2008 at 7:51 am » Comments (0)

China shoppers swamped Marks & Spencer as the UK retailer opened its first Chinese retail store in Shanghai, the company's largest in Asia. The retailer announced in July it would ...more »

September 15th, 2008 at 7:14 am » Comments (0)

Vietnam's retail landscape is set to be altered from January 2009, when the market will have to be opened up to 100% foreign ownership as part of the country's WTO ...more »