Now playing Next Business Price of pork meat rose 40% in China due to African swine fever disease African swine fever disease have reduced the country's pig herds by a third 23/08/2019
Now playing Next Business Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba 'sees revenues rise 42%' China's e-commerce giant income reached €14.7 billion in the last quarter, between from April to June. 16/08/2019
Now playing Next USA US-China trade talks will continue, but so will the tariffs Trump tweets that tariffs on China may or may not be removed, depending on what happens with respect to future negotiations. 11/05/2019
Now playing Next Europe News Brief from Brussels: What's the fuss about China and 5G? Brussels moves to protect security amid fears over Chinese 5G development 26/03/2019
Now playing Next Italy Italy joins China's Belt and Road plan The "Belt and Road" infrastructure project hopes to link China to Europe and speed up the process of getting goods to markets. Italy is the first member of the Group of Seven industrialised powers to endorse such a deal. 24/03/2019
Now playing Next China China lowers growth target amid trade and debt fears China is lowering its economic growth targets as it struggles with a US trade war, a slowing global economy and a crackdown on debt. 05/03/2019
Now playing Next Economy Indian economy to overtake UK and France India looks set to leapfrog Britain and France next year to become the world's fifth-largest economy in dollar terms, while China is predicted to overtake the US as number one by 2032 27/12/2017
Now playing Next China China's President praises the successes of 'socialism' at Communist Party Congress China's President Xi Jinping pledges to build 'modern socialist country' as he opens the Communist Party Congress in Beijing 18/10/2017
Now playing Next China 19th Chinese Communist party Congress opens with reforms in the air China's Communist Party opens its 19th Congress on Wednesday with a backdrop of sluggish reforms and slowing growth. 17/10/2017
Now playing Next Economy Chinese and U.S. business leaders meet to discuss their economic relationship and future challenges Twenty business leaders from China and the United States have met to set up an annual dialogue about the economic challenges ahead. 19/07/2017
Now playing Next China New Chinese law hurts foreign business say economists & industry organisations More than 50 world industry organisations have urged the Chinese government to delay enforcement of the country’s first cybersecurity law in a letter sent Monday, May… 18/05/2017
Now playing Next Economy China starts 2017 with robust growth but retail sales disappoint China's latest official statistics show the economy got off to a robust start in 2017 but economists are not sure how long the pace can be sustained. 14/03/2017
Now playing Next China China cuts its growth target to 6.5% for 2017 China has cut its growth target this year. 05/03/2017
Now playing Next Economy China's exports and imports surge China posted much stronger-than-expected trade data for January even as Asia braces for a rise in US protectionism under President Donald Trump. 10/02/2017
Now playing Next Economy Dismal year for Chinese exports as Beijing faces Trump trade threats Chinese exports fell last year with global demand for its goods weakening, amid fears of a trade war with the US under the Trump administration. 13/01/2017
Now playing Next Economy China seeks balance between growth and debt China is trying for more balanced economic growth and to avoid asset bubbles by ensuring companies don't build up too much debt. 10/01/2017
Now playing Next Markets China's yuan at 8-year low against the US dollar China's currency, the yuan, hit its lowest value in almost eight years against the US dollar having declined for eight days in a row. 15/11/2016
Now playing Next China Sales up but growth slows on China's "Singles Day" The discount shopping day for the unhitched and uncoupled still shifts more goods than the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales days in the United States. 11/11/2016
Now playing Next Economy China sees Trump election as a trade opportunity China hopes to turn the US election upset to its advantage by seeking support for a Beijing-led Asia-Pacific free trade deal to replace TPP. 11/11/2016
Now playing Next Economy China's economic growth stable at 6.7% in third quarter China's economy is stabilising the Q3 stats show though growth is increasingly dependent on higher government spending and a red-hot property market. 19/10/2016