1/15/2009 11:23:00 AM
The government of China´s Tibet Autonomous Region is bullish to garner a more-than-10-percent economic growth this year. Qiangba Puncog, chairman of the regional government, disclosed the ambitious plan for the new year in his work report to the regional people´s congress which op…
1/15/2009 11:19:00 AM
Hong Kong continued to take the top place in the ranking of the 2009 Index of Economic Freedom for the 15th consecutive year, revealed the U.S. Heritage Foundation here Tuesday. According to the ranking, Hong Kong scores 90 this year, 0.3 point better than last year, well above the world average of 5…
1/15/2009 11:13:00 AM
The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) is a supporting organization of the International Year of Natural Fibers (IYNF) 2009, which is a program of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. The public awareness campaign officially gets underway in Rome on January 22, 2009. The…
1/14/2009 1:31:00 PM
Middlebury, Vt.-based Vermont Organic Fiber Co. (VTOF), a provider of organic wool yarn, fabrics and blankets, will launch its line of O-Wool® Washable fabrics at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, to be held January 22-25 in Salt Lake City. According to the company, the fabrics, made with o…
1/14/2009 11:44:00 AM
China´s exports and imports declined for the second consecutive month in December, reflecting weakening external and domestic demand amid the global financial crisis, the customs said Tuesday.Exports fell 2.8 percent year-on-year last month after dropping 2.2 percent in November in the firs…
1/14/2009 11:39:00 AM
- Yarn Expo Spring is a top event specially designed for the yarn and fibre market - Excellent time to visit fast-growing northern China The speciality trade event Yarn Expo Spring, which is organised by the Sub-Council of Textile Industry - CCPIT,Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, China Cotton Textile Assoc…
1/13/2009 3:17:00 PM
China´s economy will not recover until 2010, as it needs time for government stimulus policies to take effect, a senior economist said Saturday.Fan Jianping, chief economist of the State Information Center, a top government think-tank, made the remarks at a forum in Changchun, capital of th…
1/13/2009 10:46:00 AM
BEIJING, Jan. 12 -- The country could be the first to recover from the global financial crisis, and will introduce more measures in the next two months to bolster the economy, Premier Wen Jiabao has said. "Our aim is to be the first to recover from the financial crisis. We must have faith and de…
1/12/2009 1:41:00 PM
China´s central bank cut loan and deposit rates by 0.27 percentage points last week, effective from Dec. 23, in the government´s latest move to stimulate the economy. It was the fifth time the People´s Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, has cut rates since September…
1/8/2009 11:46:00 AM
BEIJING - A strange view has emerged recently from some US government and economic circles, which says high savings in emerging markets such as China and oil exporting countries sowed the seeds of a global credit bubble, whose bursting led to the current global financial crisis.The statement is both …
