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Russia saga potential roadblock for Trump's economic plans

The repeated national security scandals rocking the Trump White House could derail the president's economic agenda and dampen the wave of investor enthusiasm that greeted his election, analysts say.

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Russia saga potential roadblock for Trump's economic plans

The repeated national security scandals rocking the Trump White House could derail the president's economic agenda and dampen the wave of investor enthusiasm that greeted his election, analysts say.

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Russia saga potential roadblock for Trump's economic plans

TherepeatednationalsecurityscandalsrockingtheTrumpWhiteHousecouldderailthepresident'seconomicagendaanddampenthewaveofinvestorenthusiasmthatgreetedhiselection,an

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MOFA: Belt & Road Forum a success

Thehigh-profileBeltandRoadForumforInternationalCooperationconcludedinBeijingonMonday.Alargenumberofdealsweresignedandajointcommuniquewasreleased,seekinganopenan

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Belt and Road Initiative to benefit region,help achieve SDGs

TheChina-proposedBeltandRoadInitiative,oncefullyimplemented,willenhanceregionalconnectivityandeconomicdevelopment,andthushelpachievetheimplementationofthe2030Su

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CSIS: Populism rising

Populism’sglobalrisewastestedonSundaywhenFrenchvoterswenttothepollsinthefinalballotsofthe2017presidentialelectionthere.Centristinternationalismwon,thoughstrands

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World needs more globalization, not less

​Globalization arrives at a crossroad with a series of "black swan" events in Western countries in 2016.

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Xi addresses Davos forum for first time to advance global growth, governance

​Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for joint efforts to chart the course of economic globalization and forge new models of global growth, cooperation, governance and development.

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How China will impact the world economy in 2017

To open up or to close? To advance or go back? The global economy is currently at the crossroads and it is in desperate need of sufficient courage, wisdom and responsibility from around the world to chart a clear direction and path for sustainable economic growth.

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China's business index improves in Q4: central bank

Chinese businessmen reported better operational conditions for the fourth quarter of 2016 and were more confident about the broader economy, said the central bank Thursday.

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China contributes 30 percent to global growth: expert

China is expected to achieve an economic growth rate of 6.7 percent, which accounts for 31.8 percent of the world's economic growth. That performance is attributed to a series of favorable policies put forward by the Chinese government in 2016, said Cai Fang, deputy director of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

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Abe, Putin hold day two of summit with little to show on isles row

​Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a second day of talks on Friday after Abe made little headway a day earlier in his quest to resolve a territorial row that has festered since World War Two.

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U.S. Fed hikes interest rate after one-year pause, faster pace ahead

U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, the first and only time in 2016, and indicated a faster rate hike pace next year.

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Trump names Goldman president Cohn as his top economic advisor

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday picked Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn as his Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and director of the National Economic Council (NEC).

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China renews call for building FTAAP as economic globalization falters

China on Saturday renewed its call for pushing forward the building of a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), as protectionism has dented global trade and economic globalization.

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Surprise fall in British inflation may only be blip in upward trajectory

The British inflation rate took a surprise fall in October, dropping from 1.0 percent in September to 0.9 percent,the Office for National Statistics released. But it is a fall which economists believe does not herald a continued reduction.

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Election results define future Sino-US ties

As the results come in for the most dramatic election campaign in US history since World War II, uncertainty about the future of Sino-US relations persists.