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China's main growth engines falter in Oct as trade war with US continues
Disappointing numbers show China off to a rough start in the final three months of 2019.
 "China's main growth engines falter in Oct as trade war with US continues")
Alibaba Singles' Day: L'Oreal, Nestle score big as total sales hit $38 bn
Sales growth for the annual shopping festival this year eased to 26%, the weakest since the event started in 2009, in a reflection of how e-commerce sales in China have been slowing.
 "Alibaba Singles' Day: L'Oreal, Nestle score big as total sales hit $38 bn")
Trade war cost China $35 bn, hurt both economies, reveals UN study
Beijing and Washington have been locked in a trade feud for the past 16 months
 "Trade war cost China $35 bn, hurt both economies, reveals UN study")
Xi pledges wider market access, says world must 'knock down walls'
Chinese president says he will further open country's economy, day after India decided not to join the RCEP trade deal.
 "Xi pledges wider market access, says world must 'knock down walls'")
What slowdown? Chinese stay home, foreign luxury brands travel to them
BEIJING/LONDON (Reuters) - When Tiffany & Co said this month it was sending its priciest jewellery to mainland China to reach wealthy shoppers no longer jet-setting abroad, it reflected a trend helping global luxury brands weather a Chinese economic slowdown.
 "What slowdown? Chinese stay home, foreign luxury brands travel to them")
Despite IMF projections, India still among fastest growing economies: FM
The minister is in Washington to attend the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank
 "Despite IMF projections, India still among fastest growing economies: FM")
China's rise and its challenges
For a political dispensation that has long relied on providing high economic growth rates to sustain political legitimacy, the current slowdown is a huge problem
 "China's rise and its challenges")
China's great growth story has come at a cost: Manoranjan Mohanty
Rising inequalities, environmental degradation, social alienation and absence of civil liberties have accompanied this narrative, says former Professor of Delhi University
 "China's great growth story has come at a cost: Manoranjan Mohanty")
Beijing's message on an iconic anniversary
China is grappling with three immediate challenges of sustaining economic growth at a socially and politically acceptable level, of dealing with the Trump administration and of Hong Kong
 "Beijing's message on an iconic anniversary")
Trade war impact? Asia's beaches go quiet as Chinese tourists stay home
The Chinese travel boom in the region is now in reverse gear
 "Trade war impact? Asia's beaches go quiet as Chinese tourists stay home")
China's facing 'concentrated risks', must struggle for victory: Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping is gearing up to mark the anniversary of 70 years since the founding of Communist China on October 1.
 "China's facing 'concentrated risks', must struggle for victory: Xi Jinping")
China cuts taxes in Shanghai FTZ to lure investment, undo trade war damage
The new preferential policies come as rising labour and land costs, along with higher US tariffs on Chinese goods, prompt some foreign firms to move their production facilities overseas
 "China cuts taxes in Shanghai FTZ to lure investment, undo trade war damage")
China's slowdown deepens in August on declining exports, tensions with US
With trade tensions worsening and the currency weakening past 7 to the dollar, policy-makers have stepped up targeted measures to support the economy
 "China's slowdown deepens in August on declining exports, tensions with US")
'Longer it goes on, the stronger we get': Trump takes on China on trade war
Trump claimed that millions of jobs have been lost and thousands of companies are shutting down in China.
 "'Longer it goes on, the stronger we get': Trump takes on China on trade war")
Germany nears recession and Chinese factories slow in trade war fallout
In China, factory output in July fell to its slowest pace in 17 years, according to government data
 "Germany nears recession and Chinese factories slow in trade war fallout")
China's economy worsens in July, industrial growth hits 17-year low
Retail sales rose 7.6 per cent in July from a year earlier, compared with 9.8 per cent in June and analysts' expectations of 8.6 per cent
 "China's economy worsens in July, industrial growth hits 17-year low")
More signs of strain in Chinese economy as industrial output hits 17-yr low
Data also showed China's billion-strong army of consumers were showing signs of becoming more frugal
 "More signs of strain in Chinese economy as industrial output hits 17-yr low")
Cathay Pacific shares fall to decadal low on China snub over HK protests
The nosedive comes as the airline is caught up in pro-democracy protests that have rocked Hong Kong for more than two months
 "Cathay Pacific shares fall to decadal low on China snub over HK protests")
How Jack Ma's $290 billion loan machine is changing Chinese banking
The financial-technology boom that turned China into the world's biggest market for electronic payments is now changing how banks interact with companies that drive most of its economic growth
 "How Jack Ma's $290 billion loan machine is changing Chinese banking")
China Q2 GDP growth slows to 27-year low as trade war with US bites
Official survey shows factories were shedding jobs at the fastest pace since the global crisis a decade ago.
