Economic Watch: Stability, reforms, people: focus of China in 2017
Through high-level meetings in late 2016, the Chinese leadership has signaled a clear orientation for the nation's policy stance for next year: to hold the economy steady, press ahead with reforms and improve the well-being of ordinary people.
Macro
Digital economy, new driving force of China's economy
With the rapid development of Internet and information technology, digital economy is experiencing high growth in China. Several experts and scholars shed light on this new type of economy and its role in driving China's economic development.
Industries
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Home prices gradually stabilize after curb policies
China's red-hot property market in major cities has continued to stabilize after authorities stepped in with a spate of measures to contain sky-high prices, an official survey showed Monday.
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China's express delivery sector sees strong growth
China's courier sector posted strong growth this year, due to efforts to boost consumption and services, the State Post Bureau (SPB) said Tuesday.
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In-depth
Yearender-Economic Watch: China's thorny property market tests policymakers
It has been a rollercoaster year for China's property market.
Yearender-Commentary: China economy skeptics should rethink their betting
It is time for predictions about the coming year, and you are bound to hear more than a few scary prophecies about an imminent economic hard landing in China, triggered by a debt crisis, a bursting property bubble, financial turmoil and more.
Yearender-Economic Watch: Foreign firms dig for gold in China's new growth areas
China was once a gold mine for foreign firms, but the country's economic slowdown is making it harder for multinationals to make easy money.
