Industrial energy use drops in April
China’s industrial electricity consumption in April dropped 1 percent compared to the previous month, according to data from the National Energy Administration.
This is the first monthly decrease since September.
Industrial power consumption [...]
U.S. small business confidence rebounds in April
WASHINGTON, May 14 (Xinhua) — U.S. small business confidence went up again in April after last month’s drop, but pessimism still abounded within the sector, a leading industry association said Tuesday.
The National Federation of [...]
China’s April new loans drop
African Union (AU) Commission chair Nkosazana Dlamimi-Zuma said here on Thursday that she had high anticipations for Africa, a promising continent to be reckoned with.
Jan Slota, former head of the Slovak National Party (SNS), was detained [...]
China’s April new loans drop
BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) — China’s new yuan-denominated lending dropped to 792.9 billion yuan (127.85 billion U.S. dollars) in April, down from 1.06 trillion yuan in March, the central bank said Friday.
The amount marked an increase [...]
China’s inflation up 2.4% in April
China’s April inflation rate rose by 2.4 percent year on year. [File photo]
China’s consumer price index (CPI), a key inflation indicator, rose 2.4 percent year on year in April, the Naitonal Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced [...]
Hyundai Sees Major Growth Spurt in April
Hyundai saw its Chinese sales grow by 26% in April 2013 according to results released by the Korean company. Hyundai operates its joint venture with Beijing Auto and has introduced a wide range of models over the past few months, the latest [...]
Toyota Sees April Sales Fall 6%
Toyota sold 76,400 vehicles in the Chinese market in April according to data released by the company earlier today, a fall of 6.5% over the same time frame in 2013. The fall compares with an 11.7% fall in March. Toyota is still aiming to sell [...]
Nissan Sees 2.7% Growth in April
Nissan Motor Co sold 102,800 cars in China in April, a 2.7% increase from a year earlier according to a statement released by Nissan, in March Nissan announced a drop of 16.6%. Nissan’s sales increase is likely due to the recent introduction [...]
China swings back to trade surplus in April
China swung back to trade surplus in April after posting a rare deficit the previous month, official data showed Wednesday, but analysts cautioned the better-than-expected figures may not reflect reality.
The world’s second-largest economy [...]
GM Sees Strong Growth in April
GM reported a 15.3% year on year sales increase in April 2013 with total sales reaching 261,870 units in total. Buick, Chevrolet, Wuling and Baojun brands
SAIC GM Wuling sales were up 5.9% to 135,815 units whilst FAW-GM sales slipped slightly [...]
China’s non-manufacturing sector shrinks in April
BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua) — China’s non-manufacturing sector shrank in April, according to figures issued on Friday.
The purchasing managers index (PMI) for the non-manufacturing sector stood at 54.5 percent in April, down 1.1 percentage [...]
US private sector adds fewer new jobs in April: payroll data
AFPMay 2, 2013, 12:07 am TWN
WASHINGTON — The U.S. private sector added only 119,000 jobs in April, the slowest job growth in seven months, according to a report by payrolls firm ADP published Wednesday.
The April reading was well [...]
China’s manufacturing PMI drops in April
China’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector fell to 50.6 percent in April from 50.9 percent in March, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) said on Wednesday.
It was the seventh consecutive [...]
China’s manufacturing PMI drops in April
[unable to retrieve full-text content]China’s Purchasing Managers’ Index for the manufacturing sector fell to 50.6 percent in April from 50.9 percent in March, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) said on Wednesday.
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Refresh Roundup: week of April 22nd, 2013
Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it’s [...]
THE WEEK April 26: Jumping into the spotlight
Big week for UFOs, aliens
Shocking video out of Ireland this week shows what many people are calling a UFO sighting. The groups of seemingly flaming balls disappear and reappear several times in the Ireland sky. This video is reportedly from [...]
Fujian-Hong Kong joint event to begin April 27
Updated: 2013-04-26 21:17
By Sun Li (chinadaily.com.cn)
Fujian Xiamen Hong Kong Week 2013, an event aiming to enhance and deepen co-operation between South China’s Fujian province and Hong Kong in trade and economics, professional services, [...]
THE WEEK April 26: Jumping into the spotlight
Big week for UFOs, aliens
Shocking video out of Ireland this week shows what many people are calling a UFO sighting. The groups of seemingly flaming balls disappear and reappear several times in the Ireland sky. This video is reportedly from [...]
US factory growth sits at six-month low in April: Markit
ReutersApril 24, 2013, 12:00 am TWN
NEW YORK/LONDON — Manufacturing grew in April at its most sluggish pace in six months as demand from domestic customers fell, suggesting the American economy was losing momentum in the second quarter, [...]
Panasonic Announces G6 and LF1 on April 24? (Digital camera info)
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· (FT5) Panasonic announcement on Wednesday morning (6-7am London time)
and compact camera LF1 Brand New
, successor to the 14-140mm and microphone Four [...]
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