Indian central bank keeps key rate unchanged
MUMBAI, June 17 (Xinhua) — Indian central bank Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced Monday to keep its key rate, repo rate unchanged at 7.25 percent.
The cash reserve ratio is also held unchanged at 4.0 percent, which in line with market [...]
Central China official removed after public outcry
CHANGSHA, June 16 (Xinhua) — An official in central China’s Hunan Province was removed from office after public backlash against her eligibility went viral online.
Local authorities said Sunday that Liu Qiong, who previously served [...]
Extra budget, rate cut in S.Korea to boost growth: central bank
SEOUL, June 13 (Xinhua) — Extra budget and policy rate cut would boost the growth rate of South Korean economy by 0.2 percentage point in 2013, central bank governor said Thursday.
“The effect of supplementary budget and rate cut [...]
China sees rising perils of bad loans: central bank
BEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) — China’s central bank said on Friday that bad loan balance had posted the first increase in eight years, warning rising financial risks in a range of sectors.
The bad loan balance stood at 1.07 trillion [...]
Floods sweep through central Europe
A house is partially submerged by flood water in the centre of the Austrian village of Emmersdorf, about 100 km (62 miles) west of Vienna June 3, 2013. Torrential rain in Tyrol, Salzburg, Upper and Lower Austria caused heavy flooding over [...]
Czech capital on alert as floods hit central Europe
By Jason Hovet and Jana Mlcochova ,ReutersJune 4, 2013, 12:02 am TWN
PRAGUE — Volunteers piled up sandbags to keep a swollen river from overwhelming the Czech capital’s historic centre on Monday after floods across central [...]
‘Occupy Central’ tramples the rule of law, will destroy HK luster
Updated: 2013-05-29 06:52
By Yang Sheng (HK Edition)
It is often said that if Hong Kong people have a defining ideology, it is the rule of law.
Any perceived threats to undermine it would face fierce counter-attacks and be condemned in our [...]
Six killed in shed fire in central China
Six people were killed after a fire engulfed a shed at a pig farm in central China’s Hunan Province early Tuesday, local authorities said.
The fire broke out at about 0:40 a.m. at a pig farm in a village in Jiangyong county and was put [...]
Police bust drug ring in central China
Police in central China’s Hubei Province have seized nearly 300 kg of ketamine and detained 12 suspects for making and selling the drugs in their latest crackdown.
The drug ring was operating out of a deserted poultry farm and deflected [...]
Police bust drug ring in central China
BEIJING – Police in central China’s Hubei Province have seized nearly 300 kg of ketamine and detained 12 suspects for making and selling the drugs in their latest crackdown.
The drug ring was operating out of a deserted poultry [...]
Maoist rebels kill 17 in central India ambush: police
Heavily-armed Maoist rebels on Saturday killed 17 people, including 12 local Congress leaders, after ambushing a convoy in a remote tribal belt of central India, a top police officer said.
“We can confirm 17 deaths. Among those who have [...]
Central, local gov’ts invest 350 mln USD in software
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Chinese governments at the central and local levels have invested 2.16 billion yuan (350 million U.S. dollars) in buying original office software over the past three years, the National Copyright Administration [...]
China plans to support central, western universities
China on Wednesday unveiled a plan to support universities in its less developed central and western regions, with these institutions having been left behind by peers in the country’s richer coastal areas.
The ministries of education [...]
Central, local gov’ts invest 350 mln USD in software
BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) — Chinese governments at the central and local levels have invested 2.16 billion yuan (350 million U.S. dollars) in buying original office software over the past three years, the National Copyright Administration [...]
British economy only in “modest” recovery: central bank governor
LONDON, May 19 (Xinhua) — Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said in a television interview on Sunday that Britain’s economy had achieved “only a modest recovery”.
“We are seeing a recovery. It’s only [...]
Central China Expo opens in Henan
The eighth Central China Expo, an important platform for contract-signing and investment in China’s central regions, kicked off on Saturday in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province.
Some 36,014 businessmen, including senior executives [...]
H7N9 bird flu kills one in central China
The H7N9 bird flu has killed one person in central China’s Hunan Province, local health authorities said Wednesday.
A 64-year-old woman surnamed Guan died Tuesday morning at a hospital in the city of Shaoyang some 20 days after her infection [...]
H7N9 bird flu kills one in central China
CHANGSHA, May 15 (Xinhua) — The H7N9 bird flu has killed one person in central China’s Hunan Province, local health authorities said Wednesday.
A 64-year-old woman surnamed Guan died Tuesday morning at a hospital in the city of [...]
Central banks rush to cut rates, but China stands firm
While central banks worldwide have cut rates and weakened their currencies in response to the plummeting Japanese yen, China has stood firm, confident that its economy, the world’s second biggest, can withstand current global weakness, [...]
French central bank estimates slight growth in second quarter
PARIS, May 13 (Xinhua) — France’s central bank on Monday estimated a slight rise in second-quarter economic growth to 0.1 percent.
Despite a grim business outlook in the eurozone, France’s industrial activity progressed in [...]
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