China June factory activity shrinks at slower pace, but job cuts mount - HSBC/Markit PMI

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s factory activity contracted for the fourth straight month in June but at a slower pace than in May, a private survey showed on Wednesday, offering signs that the economy may be slowly levelling out but is still in need of more support measures.

China's c.bank vows to maintain steady credit growth

BEIJING, Oct 5 (Reuters) - China's central bank said on Sunday it will use various monetary tools to maintain adequate liquidity and reasonable growth in credit and social financing.

China's consumer inflation at 2.3 percent in July as forecast

(Reuters) - China's consumer inflation came in as forecast at 2.3 percent rise, data showed, reinforcing bets that benign price pressures will give authorities room to relax monetary policy if needed.

China May FDI falls by most in 16 months as economy slows

(Reuters) - The amount of new foreign investment that China attracted in May shrank by the most in 16 months, hurt partly by its cooling economy, though the trade ministry said the outlook may be brightening for exporters.

China's April services growth quickens slightly: government survey

(Reuters) - Growth in China's services sector accelerated slightly in April as new orders held steady, an official survey showed, an encouraging sign of strength in an economy that otherwise faces a cloudy outlook.

China's GDP growth in 2013 set to be weakest since 1999

BEIJING: China's economy, the world's second largest, may have grown around 7.6 per cent in 2013, its weakest growth since 1999, with latest economic figures indicating sluggish economic activities in the last quarter.

China likely to tolerate 7 percent growth before hitting stimulus button

(Reuters) - China's new leaders have adopted a greater tolerance for a slowdown in the economy than their predecessors and are likely to allow quarterly growth to slip as far as 7 percent before triggering fresh stimulus to lift activity, sources say.

Investors eye China services as the next big thing

HONG KONG: As Chinese leaders encourage the country's 1.3 billion people to open their wallets to boost domestic demand, hotel chains, supermarkets and other service providers offer investors a fresh tilt at the country's growth story.