China August exports fall 5.5%, better than forecasts, but imports disappoint

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 8, 2015, 08:42

That left the country with a trade surplus of $60.24 billion for the month, the General Administration of Customs said on Tuesday, compared with forecasts of $48.20 billion.

Vedanta's Goa mine may restart iron ore export to China

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 12:53

Representatives of steel manufacturing mills from China's Jiangsu province and Tangshan area are currently in Goa to have discussions with officials of Vedanta's subsidiary, Sesa Iron ore.

China July factory growth unexpectedly stalls

Last Updated: Saturday, August 1, 2015, 09:13

Growth at China`s big manufacturing companies unexpectedly stalled in July as demand at home and abroad weakened, an official survey showed on Saturday, reinforcing views that the economy needs more stimulus as it faces fresh risks from a stock market slump.

India's exports to China in H1 declines by 24% to $6.8 bn

Last Updated: Monday, July 13, 2015, 20:31

India's exports to China declined by over 24 percent to USD 6.89 billion in the first half of this year, while the Communist trading giant's exports surged by 10.8 percent to USD 27.29 billion, pushing the bilateral trade to over USD 34 billion.

China June imports down 6.7% to 890.67 billion yuan: Govt

Last Updated: Monday, July 13, 2015, 08:17

Exports increased 2.1 percent to 1.17 trillion yuan on-year, and the country`s trade surplus leaped by 45.0 percent to 284.2 billion yuan, the General Administration of Customs said.

Record yuan strength hurts Chinese exports, immediate let-up unlikely

Last Updated: Thursday, June 11, 2015, 14:10

China`s exports in the first five months rose 0.7 percent from a year earlier, far from the government`s target of 6 percent this year. Exports to Europe and Japan fell 6.9 percent and 8.1 percent, respectively, and shipments to Southeast Asia were flat.

China factories scrabble for growth in May, export demand shrinks

Last Updated: Monday, June 1, 2015, 09:20

The official manufacturing Purchasing Managers` Index (PMI) edged up to 50.2 from April`s 50.1, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on its website.

China's April exports down 6.4% in sign of economic weakness

Last Updated: Friday, May 8, 2015, 09:23

China's exports unexpectedly fell 6.4 percent year-on-year in April to USD 176.3 billion, official data showed Friday, adding to signs of weakness in the world`s second-largest economy.

Chinese exports facing mounting pressures: Govt

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 22:42

Amid slow recovery of the global economy and some countries resorting to currency depreciation, China Tuesday said it is facing mounting challenges like boosting its declining exports this year.

China's March exports shrink 15% in surprise fall

Last Updated: Monday, April 13, 2015, 09:44

In a sign of soft domestic demand, imports into the world`s second-biggest economy also shrunk 12.7 percent last month compared with a year ago, data from the General Administration of Customs showed.