China has put big money down on a momentous gamble: rush to build new cities in its poor interior, then wait for people to come and help drive the economy to a new stage of growth

China’s construction of a vast high-speed rail network will bequeath it one of the world’s most advanced rail industries, but it needs to monitor the debts it is running up in the process, according to the World Bank

Chinese consumer inflation spurted to a 16-month high in February and a raft of economic data displayed broad-based strength, providing fresh arguments for policy tightening sooner rather than later. The pace of credit growth halved in February, as expected, but some economists said the central bank would probably not wait long before increasing banks’ required […]

China easily beat its 2009 growth target after a blistering fourth quarter performance that set the stage for further monetary tightening and put it on course to overtake Japan to become the world’s second-largest economy.

China’s central planners won last year’s race, rushing to shore up growth before collapsing exports dragged down the economy.

China Merchants Bank (CMB) has said it is not tempted to accelerate its international expansion through acquisitions as it opened a London office recently to broaden its overseas footprint. The opening of a London representative office by China’s sixth-largest lender follows its launch of a New York branch in October and the buyout of Hong […]

Foreign firms eye Chinese telecoms, but they might have to wait

China has enjoyed an extraordinary period of growth, but concerns are growing about just how long the boom times will last – and the implications for the rest of the world economy if they don’t