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New data from China's central bank shows the M2 rate saw lower growth through the end of this past year. Observers suggest this is part of deleveraging and the prevention of major systemic risks in the financial sector. The M2, a broad measure of mon

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President Barack Obama wants the United States to join other industrialized countries in having an extensive high-speed rail system. The president has unveiled his plan to accelerate the development of high-speed rail in the U.S. President Obama, ac

中国新五年计划引关注

Addressing the opening of the annual gathering of the National People's Congress, Premier Li Keqiang has set China's GDP growth target for this year at between 6.5 to 7 percent. He has also unveiled the draft of the much-anticipated 13th Five Year Pl

US Economic Growth Slows

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Cities called key to growth

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EU leaders hold broad talks on growth

BRUSSELS, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Top leaders of the European Union (EU) Thursday held broad talks on growth without making concrete decisions on the first day of the two-day spring summit in Brussels, against the backdrop of easing market pressure but

China targets 7.5-pct GDP growth

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government announced Tuesday that its GDP growth target will remain around 7.5 percent this year to leave room for economic restructuring. The target is intended to help create jobs and improve people's well-b

China 2012 growth eases to 7.8 pct

BEIJING, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's economic expansion slowed to 7.8 percent year on year in 2012 amid external jitters and domestic woes, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday. The growth rate, the weakest expansion in a decade,

India Holds Interest Rates Steady Amid Slow Growth

India's central bank kept interest rates unchanged Monday in a bid to curb inflation, despite pressure to cut rates to spur lagging economic growth. The Reserve Bank kept the rate at 8 percent, and the cash reserve rate for banks at 4.75 percent. The

China to speed up service sector development

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China committed to back development of bamboo, rattan industry

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China keeps 2013 GDP growth target unchanged at 7.5%

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China to speed up TD-LTE development

SHANGHAI, June 20 (Xinhua) -- China will speed up the development of TD-LTE, the nation's fourth-generation (4G) telecommunications technology, during the next two years, an official with the country's top economic planning agency said Wednesday. Chi

CCTV9英语新闻：Fed keeps rate unchanged

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, but kept the door open to a hike in June while showing little sign it was in a hurry to tighten monetary policy amid an apparent slowdown in the U.S. economy. It's been hard recently to

2016年CRI China-Constructed High-speed Railway Starts in Indonesia

The 150-kilometer railway, linking the capital Jakarta with Bandung in West Java, is being built by a joint venture between an Indonesia consortium of four state-owned companies and China Railway. Chinese State Councilor Wang Yong, who attended a gro

Australian gov't signals lower economic growth rate

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China's top economic planner believes there is no chance the country will suffer from the recent slowdown. On the sidelines of the annual National People's Congress, Xu Shaoshi -- who heads the National Development and Reform Commission -- said China

China to speed up informatization development

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2016年CRI New Five-year Plan Draws Attention

Addressing the opening of the annual gathering of the National People's Congress, Premier Li Keqiang has set China's GDP growth target for this year at between 6.5 to 7 percent. He has also unveiled the draft of the much-anticipated 13th Five Year Pl