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Workers walk along a tunnel of a subway construction site in Changsha, Hunan province

China economy growing, but at only half of official estimates – SMI survey

BEIJING (Reuters) – A survey of Chinese sales managers indicates that the economy is growing but at only about half the rate of official estimates, a private survey showed on Tuesday.

Emergency personnel work around the wreckage of a bus that crashed near Taipei

Taiwan bus burst into flames, killing 26, including 24 tourists from China

TAIPEI (Reuters) – A Taiwan tour bus carrying tourists from China crashed into a highway railing en route to the airport on Tuesday and burst into flames, killing all 26 on board, Taiwanese authorities said.

Residential houses are seen in a valley in Tengchong

Slowing China home price rises add to doubts about economy

BEIJING (Reuters) – Home price rises in China slowed in June for a second straight month, adding to fears that a construction-led rebound in the economy may not be sustainable.

A woman stands on an escalator at Yujiapu high speed railway station in Tianjin

China’s innovation economy a real estate bubble in disguise?

SHACHENG, China (Reuters) – The Chinese government’s call to the nation to build an innovation-driven economy from the top down has sparked a rush by … Read more

Popular Google search terms in China

Find out what’s trending in China. Showing latest trending searches in China: popular topics, rising queries, main categories. This page shows how often a particular … Read more

Floods hit China: almost 130 dead, 1.9 million hectares of crops damaged

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Severe flooding across central and southern China over the past week has killed almost 130 people, damaged more than 1.9 million hectares … Read more

China’s youngest billionaires 2016: Under 40

Fourteen of 500 China’s wealthiest people are under 40 years old.

Euro 2016 fuels online betting craze in China

Euro 2016 is going down a hit in China but not everyone’s love of the game is above board. As Graham Mackay reports, millions of … Read more

A man wearing a face mask walks on the bund near the financial district of Pudong amid heavy smog in Shanghai

Unexpected competition for China’s private infrastructure firms

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Private Chinese companies taking part in a scheme to reduce the state’s dominance in building infrastructure are finding competition is coming from … Read more

Guilin

Guilin (桂林) is a picturesque region and has long been one of the world’s most famous travel destinations. Guilin Travel Guide Guilin is a prefecture-level … Read more

Nanjing

Nanjing , situated in the heartland of the Yangtze River Delta, formerly romanized as Nanking and Nankin, is the capital of province, People’s Republic of China and the second largest city in the east China region, with a total population of 8,230,000.

Tianjin

Nowadays Tianjin is a dual-core city, with its main urban area (including the old city) located along the Hai River, which connects to the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers via the Grand Canal; and Binhai, a New Area urban core located east of the old city, on the coast of Bohai Sea.

Suzhou

Suzhou (苏州) is a major economic center and focal point of trade and commerce, and the second-largest city in the province after its capital Nanjing.

China Travel Guide

A comprehensive budget travel guide to China with advice and tips on things to see and do, ways to save money, places to stay, and … Read more