Thursday, July 14, 2005

China's Foreign Trade Still Ballooning

China's foreign trade grew 23.2 percent in the first half of this year to $645 billion, the government said Wednesday. The United States and Japan have China trade volumes of $96.3 billion and $86.5 billion, respectively.

Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Exports Grow by 32.7% in First Half

China's foreign trade continued its robust growth in the first half of this year, but is expected to encounter obstacles in the coming months. Exports from China grew to some US$342.3 billion in the first half of this year, a 32.7 per cent rise over the previous year; imports to China reached US$302.7 billion in this period, a year-on-year rise of 14 per cent.

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Big retailers switch import focus from China to India

United States retailers, including Wal-Mart Stores, Gap and Chico's FAS, are increasing purchases of cheap clothing and jewellery from India as they brace for rising costs when China, their biggest overseas supplier, revalues its currency.

Monday, July 11, 2005

China's June Exports Surge by 30.6 Percent

China's exports surged by a higher-than-expected 30.6 percent in June from a year earlier, the government said Monday.

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Sunday, July 10, 2005

Asian Gas Supply Said Key in CNOOC Study

The United States government panel that is examining a bid by China's CNOOC Ltd. to buy Unocal Corporation has a lot of different aspects to examine. "Taiwan, Japan and (South) Korea all import a significant amount of natural gas that's produced in Indonesia by Unocal," said the lawyer, speaking on condition of anonymity. All the various ways of deciding whether or not to take the bid will determind the outcome.