China factory output posts upturn surprise in recent PMI statistics2018-09-18

CHINA's manufacturing purchasing managers index stood at 51.3 in August versus 51.2 in July, exceeding the forecast of 51 in a Bloomberg survey of economists.The non-manufacturing PMI, covering services and construction, also rose to 54.2, the statistics

China Shipping Ports profit falls 43pc to US$247 million, sales up 1.1pc2017-04-24

COSCO Shipping Ports (CSP), Cosco group's terminal operator, suffered a 43 per cent year on year 2016 net profit decline to US$247 million, drawn revenues of $556.4 million, up 1.1 per cent.In a stock market filing, CSP blamed "the sluggish growth in

Dry bulk vessels to receive toll rebates from Suez Canal Authority2017-04-24

DRY bulk vessels transiting the Suez Canal will until the end of the year be entitled to rebates on canal transit tolls. Dry bulk vessels coming from ports east and south of Australia heading towards ports in northwest Europe via the Suez Canal will

China-New Zealand free trade talks to be renewed to expand accords2017-04-14

NEW ZEALAND and China plan to begin negotiations next month to expand its nine-year-old free trade, it was revealed during a visit by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.  New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English said the free trade agreement had

China and US set to lock horns over trade in upcoming bilaterial summit2017-04-14

CHINA has signalled little inclination to make concessions on trade with the US after President Donald Trump warned of a difficult meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the bilateral summit which starts tomorrow. "China doesn't intention