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Chinadaily
| 8 months ago
Lean times prompt entrepreneurs to develop new strategies to keep afloat Though winter is still a good two months away, icy winds from Europe seem to be already buffeting the low-cost manufacturing hub of Yiwu, in East China's Zhejiang province. The...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 8 months ago
The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Friday slashed its 2012 global trade outlook, citing the eurozone debt crisis and weak growth in the US and China as key factors behind the downgrade. Global trade is now expected to grow 2.5 per cent in 2012...
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GMA News
| 8 months ago
World trade will grow by a mere 2.5 percent this year, dragged down by Europe to less than half of the previous 20-year average, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Friday. The WTO cut its estimate from a 2012 growth forecast of 3.7 percent...
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New Zealand Herald
| 8 months ago
Friday Sep 21, 2012 New Zealand probably could not escape the consequences, but there is no need for it to throw its own caution to the winds...Photo / Getty Images The living standards of any country depend to a large extent on the stability of its...
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Taiwan News
| 8 months ago
Taipei, Sept. 20 (CNA) Export orders placed with Taiwanese manufacturers amounted to US $36.15 billion in August, down 1.5 percent from the year-earlier level, according to statistics released Thursday by the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
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Asia Times
| 8 months ago
If Iran had taken similar actions toward Israel or the United States, we would have considered it a declaration of open war...Israel - has possessed a sizable nuclear arsenal for decades. Nuclear proliferation is never desirable, but for Iran it...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 8 months ago
New Zealand's economy expanded 2.0 percent in the year to June, the highest annual growth in output for four years, according to official figures released on Thursday. Statistics New Zealand said it was the best result since the 2.5 percent rise for...
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United Press International
| 8 months ago
Japan Thursday reported a $9.62 billion trade deficit in August for the second straight month, blamed on slower exports to Europe and China. The August deficit was far higher than that of July's $6.53 billion. The country's export-reliant economy,...
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Globes Online
| 8 months ago
42, Koby Yeshayahou The Central Bureau of Statistics has raised its GDP growth figure for the second quarter of 2012 from an annualized 3.2% to 3.4%, based on updated data...GDP rose by an annualized 3.2% in the first half of the year, down from an...
