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    China’s retail sales up 14.1% in first nine months

    17 january 2013 BEIJING — China’s retail sales grew 14.1 percent year-on-year to 14.94 trillion yuan ($2.37 trillion) in the first three quarters of this year, the National Bureau of…

    Vice Premier vows to narrow development gaps

    17 january 2013 BEIJING — Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu on Wednesday addressed the Poverty Reduction and Development Forum in Beijing, vowing to narrow development gaps among regions of the…

    More funds to pull people out of poverty

    A resident gives cash to a beggar in downtown Beijing on Wednesday. China promised more funds and favorable policies for poverty-stricken populations on Wednesday, which marked the International Day for…

    Urban netizens try living on $1 a day

    17 january 2013 SHANGHAI — Urban netizens gained a greater understanding of those who live in poverty by agreeing to spend only 6.3 yuan ($1) for the entirety of Wednesday,…

    China is going for green energy with NGO’s help

    17 january 2013 Peggy Liu, chairwoman of the Joint US-China Cooperation on Clean Energy, or JUCCCE, said that she often gets asked if China really wants to go green. “Of…

    L. America important for China’s sustainable growth

    17 january 2013 Latin America is an important partner for China’s sustainable development as the region seeks deeper involvement in global trade, officials said on Thursday. “China played an important…

    L. America seeks trade improvements with China

    17 january 2013 Latin America seeks more involvement of the manufacturing sector and small and medium enterprises in the bilateral trade with China, rather than just exporting raw materials to…

    China’s industrial value-added output up 10%

    17 january 2013 BEIJING — China’s industrial value-added output grew 10 percent year-on-year in the first nine months of this year, 0.5 percentage point lower than growth in the first…

    GDP growth rate declines to 7.4%

    17 january 2013 China’s gross domestic product grew by 7.4 percent in the third quarter, the lowest in 14 quarters, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics…

    Deeper Sino-Latin American trade cooperation urged

    17 january 2013   China should seek deeper trade and investment cooperation with Latin America amid the global economic slowdown and sluggish international demand, senior officials said on Wednesday. China,…