China on Wednesday vowed to improve insurance services to stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship.
Around 80 percent of government debt was financed by issuing securities in the European Union (EU) in 2013, including bills, bonds, etc., according to a report released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU on Thursday.
Under pressure at home and abroad, China is turning to the service sector to buoy foreign trade and restructure its economy.
China added 4.73 million jobs in the first four months of 2014, slightly more than the number created in the same period last year, figures from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MHRSS) showed on Wednesday.
The meteoric rise of the Chinese property sector has shown signs of abating since the beginning of this year, and economists say such a downturn could weigh on growth.
The failure of a major trust program to repay investors at maturity on Wednesday has alerted the sector to default risks after years of feverish "gold rush."
The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's non-manufacturing sector slipped for a third straight month in January due to a slowdown in the real estate sector, new data showed.
China's electricity consumption, a key indicator of economic activity, rose 7.5 percent year on year in 2013, the National Energy Administration said on Tuesday.
Australia's services sector finished 2013 in negative territory with the Australian Performance of Services Index (PSI) down 2.8 points to 46.1 in December, the Australian Industry (Ai Group) said Monday.
Myanmar and Germany saw economic and cultural cooperation between the two countries in 2013 encouraged by German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelles's visit to Myanmar in 2012.
Partnerships are vital in the global efforts to reduce poverty and advance social and economic progress, UN officials said here Wednesday, as they seek ways to accelerate the implementation of the global anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The purchasing managers index for China's non-manufacturing sector rose to 56.3 percent in October, the highest in the last 12 months, confirming the stabilizing trend of the Chinese economy.
The International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) has granted 300,000 U.S. dollars of aid to Myanmar to carry out project for agricultural development, official media reported Wednesday.
A two-day international commercial crime conference entitled "E-Crimes Without Borders -- E-Crimes Sans Frontieres" opened Tuesday at the Hong Kong Police Headquarters.
Employment in South Korea grew the most in 11 months as the government's efforts to create jobs, especially among the elderly, became effective and seasonal factors boosted job creation in the agricultural sector, a government report showed Wednesday.
The Philippines' gross domestic product grew 7.5 percent on year in the second quarter, beating market forecasts and affirming the country's position as the fastest growing economy in the Southeast Asian region.
Vietnam is speeding up recruitment of skilled professionals for the nuclear power sector as it prepares to start construction of the country's first nuclear power plant early next year, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) on Wednesday.
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