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Despite IMF projections, India still among fastest growing economies: FM

The minister is in Washington to attend the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank

China's rise and its challenges

For a political dispensation that has long relied on providing high economic growth rates to sustain political legitimacy, the current slowdown is a huge problem

China's great growth story has come at a cost: Manoranjan Mohanty

Rising inequalities, environmental degradation, social alienation and absence of civil liberties have accompanied this narrative, says former Professor of Delhi University

Beijing's message on an iconic anniversary

China is grappling with three immediate challenges of sustaining economic growth at a socially and politically acceptable level, of dealing with the Trump administration and of Hong Kong

Trade war impact? Asia's beaches go quiet as Chinese tourists stay home

The Chinese travel boom in the region is now in reverse gear

China's facing 'concentrated risks', must struggle for victory: Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping is gearing up to mark the anniversary of 70 years since the founding of Communist China on October 1.

China cuts taxes in Shanghai FTZ to lure investment, undo trade war damage

The new preferential policies come as rising labour and land costs, along with higher US tariffs on Chinese goods, prompt some foreign firms to move their production facilities overseas

China's slowdown deepens in August on declining exports, tensions with US

With trade tensions worsening and the currency weakening past 7 to the dollar, policy-makers have stepped up targeted measures to support the economy

'Longer it goes on, the stronger we get': Trump takes on China on trade war

Trump claimed that millions of jobs have been lost and thousands of companies are shutting down in China.

Germany nears recession and Chinese factories slow in trade war fallout

In China, factory output in July fell to its slowest pace in 17 years, according to government data

China's economy worsens in July, industrial growth hits 17-year low

Retail sales rose 7.6 per cent in July from a year earlier, compared with 9.8 per cent in June and analysts' expectations of 8.6 per cent

More signs of strain in Chinese economy as industrial output hits 17-yr low

Data also showed China's billion-strong army of consumers were showing signs of becoming more frugal

Cathay Pacific shares fall to decadal low on China snub over HK protests

The nosedive comes as the airline is caught up in pro-democracy protests that have rocked Hong Kong for more than two months

How Jack Ma's $290 billion loan machine is changing Chinese banking

The financial-technology boom that turned China into the world's biggest market for electronic payments is now changing how banks interact with companies that drive most of its economic growth

China Q2 GDP growth slows to 27-year low as trade war with US bites

Official survey shows factories were shedding jobs at the fastest pace since the global crisis a decade ago.

Trade war effect: China Q2 GDP growth slows to 6.2%, weakest in 27 years

The trade war with the US has hit China's economy, compounding a global slowdown

Beijing to further open up forex market, fend off risks: Chinese regulator

The regulator will deepen forex reform and strengthen a crackdown on forex-related irregularities

China to lift restrictions on foreign investment in new sectors

China has a "negative list" that states which industries are closed to, or regulated for, foreign investment.

China's GDP growth steadies at 6.4% in Q1 despite US trade war, debt battle

The rate is well faster than most nations can dream of and it shows China's economy has steadied after decelerating every quarter of last year

Slowing Dragon: Investors wary of China's economic slowdown

About a third of investors polled said that slower growth in China is their biggest concern, replacing trade war risks which had topped the list for nine straight months, according to a survey