12:35pm

Foreign direct investment in China falls

Rising costs make country less attractive to multinationals

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 7:14pm

Research rewrites global trade data

US trade imbalance with China shrinks under OECD findings

From MARKETS 4:16pm

China to expand growth rate in 2013

Recent data suggest improvement, but can it last?

A stewardess walks inside a high-speed train running from the Beijing to Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong province, at the Beijing west railway station in Beijing on December 26, 2012. China on December 26 started service on the world's longest high-speed rail route, the latest milestone in the country's rapid and sometimes troubled super fast rail network. ©Getty From GLOBAL ECONOMY 1:55pm

China’s high-speed rail gets back on track

Revival in rail investment boosts economic growth

A boat enters Victoria harbour as a haze of pollution shrouds the Hong Kong skyline ©AFP 9:19am

Hong Kong commits $1.3bn to cleaner air

CY Leung says pollution and property prices are priority

An elaborately decorated mid-18th century Chinese porcelain vase is shown on Oct. 6, 2010. It was discovered during a routine house clearance conducted by the west London auctioneers Bainbridge's. The vase is thought to have been made for the emperor Qianlong and is estimated to fetch between 800,000 pounds and 1.5 million pounds at an auction on Nov. 11. ©Bloomberg From LIFE & ARTS Jan 15, 2013

Qing vase finally sells for £20m-£25m

Original £43m deal cast doubt over Chinese art market

Jan 15, 2013

Video: Hazardous smog blankets Beijing

Inside Business from COMPANIES Jan 15, 2013

Cash wave washes China’s banks off course

Too much cash leads to questionable lending practices

From COMMENT Jan 14, 2013

Chinese shoppers are thriving

The belief that the country’s consumption is too low is flawed, write Jun Zhang and Tian Zhu

Two waster-pickers wear masks at an industrial district in Qingdao city, in eastern China’s Shandong province. Monday January 14 marked fifth day of air pollution shrouding Beijing and other major Chinese cities leading to emergency measures, including a reduction of emissions at factories, no outdoor activities for schoolchildren and a stop to some work at construction sites ©EPA Jan 14, 2013

Pollution cloaks China

Authorities issue warnings as air pollution readings in Beijing and other major cities climb to hazardous levels

Jan 14, 2013

Beijing confronts pollution dilemma

Environmental fears take back seat to economic growth

Jan 14, 2013

Hazardous smog blankets Beijing

Emergency measures introduced to cut pollution levels

Lex from COMPANIES Jan 11, 2013

Video: Tough at the top for luxury goods?

From COMMENT Jan 11, 2013

China: Speech breaks out

Responding to calls for greater freedom of speech could remove vital pillar of Communist party’s power

Jan 11, 2013

Japan and China island tensions mount

Fighter aircraft from each country shadow one another

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Jan 11, 2013

Cold weather fuels Chinese inflation

Prices rise at fastest pace in seven months

Lex from GLOBAL ECONOMY Jan 10, 2013

Video: China’s surplus surprise

Jan 10, 2013

China clamps down on media protests

Police break up anti-censorship demonstration

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Jan 10, 2013

China trade rebound signals solid growth

Improving exports point to strength at home and abroad

From MARKETS Jan 10, 2013

China iron ore imports hit fresh high

Imports of crude oil and copper rise to record levels