Negotiations on a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) between China and the United States made "positive" progress in solving "remaining issues," the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Sunday.
China's fixed-asset investment grew 9 percent in the first half of 2016, down from 9.6 percent in the first five months and 10.7 percent in the first quarter, official data showed Friday.
China's economy expanded slightly faster than expected in the second quarter but private investment growth shrank to a record low, suggesting future weakness which could pressure the government to roll out more support measures.
China's economic growth likely cooled to a fresh seven-year low of 6.6 percent in the second quarter as the industrial sector loses steam and a boost from financial services fades, according to a Reuters poll of 61 economists.
Global currency fluctuations caused by the Brexit vote won't continue for long and won't affect long-term outbound investments by Chinese companies, the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday.
The British vote to withdraw from the European Union (Brexit) will have a negative impact on Vietnam's economy, especially regarding trade, investment, interest rate and the equity market.
China will expand market access for foreign investment to help drive industrial upgrades and economic transition, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday.
China is still one of the world's most attractive destinations for investment, according to a survey done by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Myanmar's new government is taking steps in its efforts to attain economic growth, reforming the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC).
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One year on from its launch, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voiced sharply divided verdicts on the progress of the multi-billion euro investment plan of the European Union (EU), or the so-called Juncker plan.
The Chinese are coming! The subject has been hitting the headlines of world media over recent years. "Chinese are taking over the world," the Guardian exclaimed in 2011; In 2015, Forbes reported about "Hungry dragon" buying America; and in 2016, the Daily Telegraph warned that Chinese buyers were "targeting Australia."
The Romanian government on Thursday approved the start of talks regarding the country's membership to the China-proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
Beijing aims to come up with a set of guiding principles for global investment when it hosts the G20 summit in Hangzhou in September.
Korea and six Central American nations began another round of negotiations for a free trade agreement on Monday.
Growth in gross domestic product returned to positive territory for the first time in two quarters in the January-March quarter, but the encouraging figures merely mask some worrying signs for the economy.
Business leaders and former senior officials of China and the United States on Thursday urged the two countries to complete their investment treaty talks as soon as possible.
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