China breaks with tradition at annual ‘Two Sessions’ meeting by scrapping premier's press conference
BEIJING — China kicks off its annual parliamentary meetings this week, which investors are watching closely for signals on economic stimulus.
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Time for China to move past GDP growth targets
Sometimes, good news on China’s economy is actually bad news for the broader global economy and financial system. The reference here is to the suspense surrounding Beijing’s highly anticipated annual gross domestic product (GDP) target.
China Scraps Premier’s Annual News Conference in Surprise Move
China’s premier will no longer hold a news conference after the country’s annual legislative meeting, Beijing announced on Monday, ending a three-decades-long practice that had been an exceedingly rare opportunity for journalists to interact with top Chinese leaders.
China in a surprise announcement says it is eliminating annual news conference by premier
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government said Monday it is eliminating an annual news conference by the premier that was one of the only times a top Chinese leader took questions from the news media.
Japan's Nikkei closes above 40,000 after Wall Street benchmarks hit record highs; China ‘Two Sessions’ meeting in focus
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China pledges to increase opportunities for foreign companies as it seeks to boost its economy
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Vice President Han Zheng pledged Friday to provide more opportunities for foreign companies in China as the government tries to restore confidence in the world’s second largest economy.
China’s got a fixable lost-in-translation problem
As Xi Jinping’s regulators tighten their grip on quantitative trading, they are inadvertently giving global investors another reason to make ill-timed comparisons to 2007.