Global M&A volumes hit a new record in 2...

Global merger and acquisition (MA) activity has reached new highs, building on the record-breaking dealmaking streak from the beginning of the year that has been aided by low-interest rates and soarin

China's service trade deficit narrows sh...

China logged a marked drop in service trade deficit in the first half of 2021, data from the Ministry of Commerce showed Tuesday.Service trade rose by 6.7 percent year on year to around 2.38 trillion

China's industrial profits surge over 83...

China's industrial profits soared by 83.4 percent year on year during the January-May period to about 3.4 trillion yuan ($530.4 billion), thanks to stable recovery of demand, data from the Nationa

In boundless universe springs hopes eter...

As we have grappled with COVID-19 over the past year, for many people the world over the arrival of spring anywhere has held hopes of the worst being over and for new beginnings.It was in this vein th

Zoom earnings strong at close of pandemi...

The Zoom video conferencing platform on Monday reported a strong finish to its fiscal year as revenue and use soared due to the pandemic.The quarterly earnings report came with a forecast by the compa

China's auto sales rise by 29.5% in Janu...

A Buick sales store in Shanghai, China, May 5, 2020. /CFPChina's auto sales rose by 29.5 percent year on year to over 2.5 million units in January, data from an industry association showed on Tuesday.

Chinese New Year celebrated in Auckland

Thousands of people from across New Zealand celebrated the upcoming Chinese New Year at the 2021 Chinese New Year Festival and Market Day event in Auckland on Saturday.The annual event, one of the lar

Nearly 2.97 mln cultural performances he...

Performing arts groups across China staged nearly 2.97 million performances last year, reaping around 12.78 billion yuan (about $1.8 billion), according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.A report

China's bicycle industry reports stable ...

China's bicycle manufacturers above designated size saw their profit at 1.48 billion yuan (about 212.4 million U.S. dollars) in the first 11 months of 2019, said the Ministry of Industry and Info

Economic Watch: China's trade sector fir...

Year-on-year drops of China's foreign trade halted in November in the latest sign of economic resilience. Despite external uncertainties and domestic downward economic pressure, trade volume expa