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Household spending leads modest British economic growth

TheBritisheconomycontinuedtogrowmodestlyinthethirdquarter(Q3),drivenbyrobustconsumerspendingdespiteinflationarypressuresonhouseholdbudgets.Growthingrossdomestic

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Macao's jobless rate stands low at 1.8 pct over 2015

Macao's general unemployment rate remained relatively low as it edged up 0.1 percentage points from the previous year to 1.8 percent in 2015, announced by the Statistics and Census Service on Wednesday.

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Singapore sees median household income up, inequality down in 2013

Singapore's median monthly household income from work rose by 1.6 percent year on year in real terms in 2013, the Department of Statistics said on Tuesday.

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China introduces tiered pricing to save water

All cities in China should be charging tiered prices for household water by the end of 2015, to encourage people to use less water.