China industrial profits fall in August in latest weak data

(Reuters) - China's industrial profits fell 0.6 percent in August from a year earlier, reversing from July's 13.5 percent annual rise, the government said on Saturday, the latest in a series of weak data from the world's second-largest economy.

China's fiscal spending growth eases in August

(Reuters) - China's fiscal spending expenditure growth eased to 6.2 percent in August from a year earlier, data from the Ministry of Finance showed, reflecting the government's efforts to brake spending after a surge in previous months.