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China’s economy grows more slowly than expected in second quarter
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economy grew more slowly than expected in the second quarter, official data showed on Thursday, as higher raw material costs hurt factory activity and new COVID-19 outbreak...
Jul 14, 2021
China industrial output rises 8.3% in June, retail sales up 12.1%
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's industrial output grew 8.3% in June from a year earlier, slowing from a 8.8% rise in May, official data showed on Thursday. But the figure was higher than a 7.8% rise forec...
Jul 14, 2021
China’s June new home price growth slows amid curbs
BEIJING (Reuters) - New home prices in China rose at a slower pace in June, data showed on Thursday, as government measures to cool the heated housing market further tapped the brakes on growth. Avera...
Jul 14, 2021
China central bank partially rolls over maturing medium term loans, rate unchanged
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's central bank partially rolled over maturing medium-term loans on Thursday, the same day as a cut in the banks' reserve requirements takes effect. The People's Bank of China...
Jul 14, 2021
World Bank trims East Asia, Pacific 2021 GDP forecast excluding China
(Reuters) - The East Asia and Pacific region, excluding China, is expected to grow 4% this year, World Bank Chief David Malpass said on Thursday, down from a forecast of 4.4% in March amid a shortage ...
Jul 14, 2021
South Korea reports 1,600 new COVID cases, outbreak on military vessel
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea reported 1,600 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, a slight drop from the record number the previous day, as it battles to contain an outbreak on board a militar...
Jul 14, 2021
Asian shares find support as Powell shrugs off inflation
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares held firm on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the U.S. economy was "still a ways off" from levels the central bank wanted to see ...
Jul 14, 2021
China’s Sichuan reports human case of H5N6 bird flu – state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has confirmed one case of human infection with the H5N6 strain of bird flu in Sichuan province, state media said on Thursday. The 55-year old male infected with the bird flu ...
Jul 14, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-For leukaemia survivor Ikee, just swimming at the Games is a win
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee does not really expect to win gold in the two events she will race in at the Tokyo Games but that does not matter. After surviving leukaem...
Jul 14, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Peaty aims for another dominant display in Tokyo
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Adam Peaty can make history in Tokyo as the first Briton to defend an Olympic swimming title but he wants to do more than just win. The 26-year-old has been so domin...
Jul 14, 2021
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