12:00pm: The European Commission says it will impose provisional tariffs on solar panels imported from China, accusing exporters of flooding the EU at prices way below production cost. More
May 29: The IMF lowered its growth forecast for China Wednesday, saying the world's second largest economy must bring a rapid expansion in credit under control and combat rising income inequality.
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May 23: Fears of a slowdown in global growth were reinforced Thursday as a preliminary report on China's manufacturing in May showed activity contracted for the first time in seven months.
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May 20: Property prices continued to rise last month in China, defying policymakers who have sought to cool the housing market while preserving robust economic growth.
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May 9: China's wealthiest citizens are looking to secure their riches and improve the quality of their lives. And many of them are looking to do it overseas.
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Apr 23: Yum said Wednesday that same-store sales in China dropped 20% in the first quarter, as it continues to grapple with the fallout from a food safety scandal and fears over a new strain of bird flu.
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Apr 22: Factory activity in China grew at a slower pace in April, the latest in a series of data points indicating weakness in the world's second largest economy.
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Apr 17: Home prices continued to climb in China last month as buyers rushed to complete sales before new government efforts to cool the country's property market kicked in.
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Apr 14: Gross domestic product grew by 7.7% for the first three months of the year, slightly stronger than the government's target of 7.5% but well below analyst expectations and weaker than the previous quarter.
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Apr 10: Fitch Ratings has issued a warning over excessive debt levels in China, arguing that a surge in credit and a reliance on murky lending practices have increased the chance of financial instability.
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Apr 9: Chinese families are scouring the globe for powdered baby milk, creating shortages as far afield as the U.K. after a series of food scares damaged confidence in local supplies.
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Apr 8: China sought Monday to reassure foreign investors, saying it would never close its doors to the outside world and was committed to improving the business climate.
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Apr 1: Two leading cities in China have announced new efforts to cool their property markets amid a return to rapidly rising housing prices.
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Mar 31: Activity in China's manufacturing sector accelerated in March, bolstering hopes for a more robust economic recovery this year.
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Mar 26: Marc van der Chijs lived and worked in China for more than 13 years before moving to Vancouver.
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Mar 12: Sales at Yum Brands restaurants in China fall by about 20% in the first two months of 2013 as a food scare drove customers away, but the slump was less than the company had feared and shares rallied.
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Mar 11: Jonathan Lu, a 43 year-old Alibaba executive, has been named CEO, succeeding billionaire company founder Jack Ma who said in January he was resigning to make way for younger leaders.
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Mar 7: Virtually every piece of privately-owned concrete is up for grabs in Hong Kong as the city's overheated property market continues to swell, driven by low interest rates, limited supply and waves of cash from mainland China.
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Mar 5: China's political elite pledged Tuesday to tackle the country's environmental crisis in the face of a public outcry over pollution.
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Mar 4: China stocks dropped sharply Monday after Beijing stepped up efforts to rein in the property market ahead of the central government's annual parliament meetings.
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Feb 24: A key gauge of momentum in China's manufacturing sector fell unexpectedly in February, raising concerns about the strength of recovery in the world's second largest economy.
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Feb 22: Property prices ticked up last month in many Chinese cities, raising the chances of further government action to cool the housing market.
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Feb 21: Apple supplier Foxconn has slowed hiring at its factories in China as workers returned to their shifts after the Lunar New Year in greater numbers than expected.
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Feb 8: Hewlett-Packard has directed its suppliers in China to limit the use of student labor on its production lines.
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Feb 8: After hitting a seven-month high to close out 2012, China's consumer price index dipped in January.
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Feb 4: Consumer electronics manufacturer Foxconn is giving employees more union rights at its factories in China after a wave of criticism about working conditions and a series of labor disputes.
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Feb 1: Activity in China's manufacturing sector increased again in January, but separate surveys of purchasing managers' sentiment painted a mixed picture on the pace of recovery and hinted at continued weakness in export markets.
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Jan 26: China's economic growth is likely to pick up pace a little in 2013 and inflationary pressures will increase, the deputy governor of the country's central bank said Saturday.
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Jan 23: HSBC preliminary purchasing managers' index shows 5th straight month of gains for China's manufacturing sector.
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Jan 18: China's economy recorded its weakest growth in 13 years in 2012 but a rebound in the final quarter removed concerns that the world's second biggest economy may be heading for a hard landing.
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Jan 10: HSBC said its sale of a 15.6% stake in Chinese insurer Ping An to a Thai buyer was proceeding as planned, after media reports suggested the deal was running into trouble
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Jan 9: China's stalled IPO market is severely limiting the ability of private equity funds to cash out their investments in the country, according to a new research report.
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Dec 31: The Shanghai Composite has mounted a late-year rally to erase months of losses.
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Dec 30: HSBC said its Chinese purchasing managers' index, or PMI, rose to a 19-month high of 51.5 in December from 50.5 last month.
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Dec 13: HSBC said its initial Chinese purchasing managers' index, or PMI, rose to a 14-month high of 50.9 in December from 50.5 last month
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Dec 12: Chinese investors have spent $10.5 billion acquiring American companies this year, topping the previous annual record of $8.9 billion in 2007.
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Dec 9: Inflation in China accelerated in November, as economic growth picked up and food prices rose.
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Dec 2: China's official manufacturing index increased in November, boosting hopes for a sustained expansion in the crucial sector.
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Nov 29: China, along with many other developing countries, has long depended on government-funded investment to encourage economic expansion.
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Nov 15: China's ruling Communist Party named seven men to its powerful Politburo Standing Committee Thursday in a highly orchestrated ceremony that emphasized party unity and held out little immediate prospect of bolder economic reforms.
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Nov 9: A new EU investigation into subsidies for solar panel manufacturing firms in China could raise tension between the trading partners.
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Nov 4: China's economy has sprinted to prominence over the past three decades with year after year of sustained 10% growth. What will its new leaders change?
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Oct 23: HSBC's initial purchasing manager's index for Chinese manufacturing jumped to 49.1 in October from 47.9, the bank said Wednesday.
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Oct 23: President Obama and Mitt Romney said that China has great potential as an economic partner, but expressed worry over Beijing's trade practices.
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Oct 21: Mitt Romney accuses China of currency manipulation and, if he wins the election, he may impose duties on Chinese goods if the yuan is not floated.
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Oct 14: Chinese consumers paid 1.9% more in September than they did a year ago, the government's National Bureau of Statistics reported Monday.
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Sep 19: Americans are concerned over China's growing economic threat, and most want U.S. leaders to be tough with China on trade and economic issues - survey.
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Sep 10: Economists are lowering growth forecasts for China as the world's second largest economy hits a rough patch.
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Sep 8: Inflation in China finally ticked higher in August after four straight months of declines -- rising to 2%. Still, inflation remains at very low levels.
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Sep 6: Chinese consumers are becoming more sophisticated, and their motivations for purchasing luxury goods are complicated, according to analysts at HSBC.
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Aug 23: Initial HSBC China PMI reading falls to nine-month low as factory output and orders continue to fall due to weakness in overseas markets.
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Aug 10: China trade report shows exports up only 1% and import growth also slowing, raising worries of further weakness in world's No. 2 economy.
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Aug 8: China's CPI shows consumer inflation rate at lowest level in two-and-a-half years.
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Aug 1: Chinese manufacturing still shows signs of growth in July. But it's slowing down, with the PMI slipping to 50.1.
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Jul 25: Chinese foreign direct investing in the U.S. could hit $8 billion in 2012, spurred by acquisitions in manufacturing facilities, according to the Rhodium Group.
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Jul 24: HSBC purchasing managers' report shows China manufacturing improving, but remaining in contraction
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Jul 5: The People's Bank of China cuts interest rates for the second time in less than a month in a move to jumpstart a slowing economy.
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Jul 1: The manufacturing sector in China is still expanding, but barely.
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Jun 26: Chinese incomes for the middle class have exploded over the past 30 years. The average Chinese household earns $3,000 per person, per year.
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Jun 15: By 2030, China alone will account for 30% of the world's new college-educated workers, predicts a new study.
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May 31: China's manufacturing sector slows in May, according to two PMI reports, as the country's factories continue to struggle amid global economic woes.
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May 24: China's manufacturing sector continues to shrink in May, according to HSBC's Flash Purchasing Managers' Index.
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May 23: World Bank says slowdown in China will trim growth for East-Asia and Pacific region, says it needs to break dependence on exports.
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May 2: Notoriously bearish hedge fund manager Jim Chanos says investors should be wary of investing in China.
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May 2: Investing in China can be thorny. Just ask Muddy Waters founder Carson Block, known for his keen eye for spotting fraudulent accounting practices at Chinese companies.
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May 1: Government's reading on China manufacturing rises for fifth straight month, although reading on new orders declines.
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Apr 27: People.cn, the online arm of People's Daily, official newspaper of China's Communist Party, surged 74% in IPO in Shanghai. It's worth more than many U.S. newspapers.
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Apr 27: The financial system in China is inefficient and needs to be reformed in order for the nation's economy to continue its rapid expansion.
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Apr 25: The middle class in China has topped more than 300 million people. And they are a growing factor in the world's economy.
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Apr 25: Investing in the world's second largest economy is fraught with risks, given the uncertain economic and political backdrop, but there are still opportunities if you're prudent.
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Apr 24: Stung by rising costs at home, big Chinese manufacturers now see the U.S. as a more lucrative spot to open plants in America.
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Apr 24: China and the other countries surrounding the South China Sea have been in an ongoing dispute about the region's resources. But the area could see an energy bonanza, if everyone could get along.
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Apr 24: China is seeing its real estate market cool down. This will likely slow the nation's red hot growth, but it won't collapse like the American housing market did.
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Apr 24: China's economy may be losing momentum, but its big spenders aren't going letting anything get in the way of their love affair with luxury brands.
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Apr 23: China is the world's second largest economy, but it will still take years before living conditions are on par with other developed countries.
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