4:03am

Chinese inflation rises on vegetable prices

A woman buys vegetables in a market in Shanghai ©Getty

Consumer prices 2.4% higher in April

From WORLD 6:14pm

China calls for solar panel tariffs talks

European Commission agrees 47% levy on Chinese made panels

A worker operates hoists to unload containers at the Kaikou port, in south China's Hainan province ©AFP May 8, 2013

China trade growth raises data concerns

Rise in exports outstrips trend in neighbouring countries

File picture shows Roberto Azevedo, Brazil's permanent representative to the World Trade Organization (WTO), during an interview with Reuters in London March 14, 2013. The World Trade Organisation has overseen a 12-year stalemate in global trade talks. It will decide May 8, 2013, whether an insider or an outsider is better placed to break the deadlock. In Mexico's Herminio Blanco and Brazil's Roberto Azevedo, the WTO has a choice between two highly qualified Latin American trade diplomats who would bring very differing approaches to the job of replacing veteran WTO head Pascal Lamy. ©Reuters May 7, 2013

WTO head needs progress on global pact

Trade liberalisation drops down list of priorities for governments

From WORLD May 7, 2013

China reduces banking lifeline for N Korea

Bank of China ends business with main forex bank

Jim Kim, president of the World Bank, visits a training initiative on the Ivory Coast ©Getty May 6, 2013

China seeks to alter World Bank report

Growing Chinese assertiveness is test of institution’s new president

From WORLD May 6, 2013

China in crackdown on faked export deals

Quarterly export data spark concern over illegal capital inflows

Solar panels ©Reuters From WORLD May 5, 2013

Levy on China solar panels risks discord

EU trade chief pushes to impose duties of 40%

From PERSONAL FINANCE May 3, 2013

Markets insight: China isn’t broken

Worries are fashionable but unnecessary, says Philip Ehrman

May 1, 2013

Data cloud outlook for global economy

Manufacturing and trade figures point to weakening demand

May 1, 2013

Chinese manufacturing growth slows

Data provide fresh evidence of economic weakness

From WORLD Apr 30, 2013

Taiwan GDP growth falls to 1.5%

Sluggish global economy blamed for disappointing data

From WORLD Apr 29, 2013

China rejects Taiwan hacking allegations

Taiwanese report says Beijing has broadened its targets

From WORLD Apr 26, 2013

China’s leaders warn on financial risks

Rising concerns about growth and debt

From COMPANIES Apr 23, 2013

Cosmetics groups move deeper into China

L’Oréal and Estée Lauder fight over high-end segment

From COMMENT Apr 22, 2013

Migrant workers shape China’s future

The shift of blue-collar labour from surplus to shortage has turned the tables, writes James Kynge

Trading Post from MARKETS Apr 22, 2013

Unloved copper vulnerable to a rally

Red metal could benefit should current gloom lift

From MARKETS Apr 19, 2013

Spring heralds another seasonal sell-off

‘Go away in May’ has been a wise adage for the past three years

Apr 18, 2013

Consolidation trumps push for growth

Fiscal targets and currencies top agenda at spring meetings

Apr 18, 2013

Hidden benefits of China’s slower growth

Beijing shifts focus to developing a mass consumer society

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